Spiritual Growth and Disciplines
Many things compete for a student's time, especially worthwhile ministry opportunities. Do our studies have any eternal value?
It's vital to have good reasons for believing in the truth of the gospel. A brief quote.
Just like learning to tune an instrument, it takes time to tune into the voice of God.
Some trends that mark student culture today, and some of the obstacles Christian students face.
What makes you busy yourself with every part of your day, so that God has no room to just be with you and speak with you, and you with him?
How do we discern God’s will for our lives? Many Christians feel paralyzed and frightened because they hold false views of God’s will.
Looking for a job can be like riding an emotional roller coaster. It's important to remember that our identity and sense of self-worth need not be defined by those who have the power to hire us.
We want to be efficient and plan well, but we also want to rest in God's sufficiency.
The crucial decision about vocational Lordship and stewardship comes not when we decide to be a foreign missionary rather than an architect, but rather when we decide that we will live our entire lives in holy obedience.
Have you struggled with being too busy all through your college years? You're not alone.
A quote about busyness and productivity by J. Robert Clinton
A busy leader decides to change his priorities.
If only we could be more confident, more articulate, more available, more . . . No, empowered leadership means joyfully accepting an impossible task.
Praising one another is like praising God, because we're talking about his sons and daughters.
Failure affects everyone. That’s why learning to deal with our limitations is the key to avoiding a mental, spiritual or physical breakdown.
Each of us—even as a Christian leader—has a little Hulk inside. We need to be aware of our hulkish tendencies, restraining them where necessary and channeling them where appropriate.
A series of journal entries about God, dating, singleness and the future.
Family relationships offer both joy and pain. Brokenness and dysfunction can seriously affect our relationship with God.
Forgiveness is the key to healing.
A poem about relationships.
Help for couples who are dating, whether just starting out or about to be engaged.
Christian men wrestle with very basic relational questions. Some of these questions live in our souls at the most existential level.
The theme of Urbana 03 was “Your kingdom come, your will be done.” In this article, Lendol Calder explores ways we talk to God.
Thoughtful quote on prayer worth meditating on.
Growing and maturing as a believer is a core value of InterVarsity.
Thoughts of the victorious life of a lone believer are replaced by appreciation for perseverance, faith, community and the sovereignty of God.
Sometimes perfectionism bogs us down. Here's how to keep yourself from being overwhelmed by the negative, nagging voices in your head.
C. S. Lewis quote. God's work in our lives can be painful, but His ultimate goal is to transform us into something better.
Martha Stewart and chicken soup just don't cut it.
Sidebar to "How to Care for your Soul". Busy leaders, it's okay to let your walls down and allow others to care for you.
Sidebar to "How to Care for your Soul": Discover how to avoid spiritual burnout.
Sidebar to "How to Care for your Soul": Help for busyness and burnout.
Driven leaders often lose perspective on ministry and success. Author learns to become the returning prodigal son and to be held by the Father.
We tend to build our worth on how we appear to others. Let's build our worth on the love and forgiveness of Jesus Christ instead.
Sidebar to "How to Care for your Soul": A poem for leaders who live busy, active lives.
Trying to be humble is a slippery prospect at best, but there are ways...
Sidebar to "Got Humility?"
Suggestions for summer: great reading and excellent videos
We long for something deep--something only a love relationship with God can satisfy.
Sidebar to "Kindling Your Love for God": Discussion Questions
A Poem
A conversation with God: What are your motives in asking for wisdom?
How can you become free from the tyranny of the urgent?
Don't take on the burdens that Jesus hasn't asked you to carry.
Risk is hard, risk is good, and sometimes God calls us to take challenging steps of faith.
Are you considering studying abroad? God's plans for you may go beyond just studying...
Many voices tell us what leadership is, but God's perspective may surprise you.
What does God want us to pray for, and why do our prayers often seem to go unanswered?
Sidebar to "Prayer Attitudes"
Is enjoying yourself wrong?
Where is your money going?
Having friends and being friends are two very different things.
Sidebar to "The Art of Friendship"
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