Derek Melleby, Director of the College Transition Initiative, a ministry of the Center for Parent/Youth Understanding and the Coalition for Christian Outreach, pens an excellent, brief article on the benefits many students can accrue from a "gap year" between high school and college. If you're not familiar with the term "gap year," he also defines it and gives links to several websites which list all kinds of programs. An excerpt: Why do students take a gap year? A gap year brings focus. According to The Princeton Review, “Likes and dislikes, plans for the future, and even the reason why … [Read more...] about Derek Melleby: A “Gap Year” Before College
Archives for August 2012
Getting Your Teens Ready for College
An article I published last year with Christianity Today began this way: While seven out of ten high school graduates enter college, about 30 percent will never make it to their sophomore year, and about 50 percent won’t have graduated even six years later. Meanwhile the average student who does make it to graduation will have racked up $23,000 in debt. Today the cost of a college education is increasing two to three times faster than the overall rate of inflation. Besides being expensive, college is also time-consuming and life altering. Particularly for students who move away from home, … [Read more...] about Getting Your Teens Ready for College
Romney Supports Homosexual Boy Scout Leaders
I'm not sure what may have prompted this exchange, other than the Boy Scouts reiterating their position on avowed homosexual leaders, but Christian News Network reports: A spokesperson for Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney has advised that the former Massachusetts governor disagrees with the Boy Scout’s current policy prohibiting open homosexuals from serving as members and leaders. Read the whole thing. It's a bit confusing because Romney is apparently standing by his 1994 position in which he said: … [Read more...] about Romney Supports Homosexual Boy Scout Leaders
Is It Wrong for a Christian to Sue the Government?
Good thoughts from Dr. Russell Moore. An excerpt:A lawsuit in our legal system is not necessarily an attack. It is, however, when it’s the result of vengeance or acrimony between individuals. But the suit of a governing agency is less like an assault than like an appeal for a grievance to be answered. The normal mechanism of a citizen seeking justice, in our system, goes ultimately through the court system. In that sense, I think, if all other avenues are exhausted, suing this branch of government would simply be the equivalent of Paul appealing to Caesar to settle his legal dispute (Acts … [Read more...] about Is It Wrong for a Christian to Sue the Government?
Gabby Douglas Wins Gold, Gives Glory to God
The story you won't find reported in major media outlets: “Let all that I am praise the LORD; may I never forget the good things he does for me.” These are the first words 16-year-old gymnast Gabrielle Douglas tweeted after she won the all around gold medal at the London Olympics yesterday. On the stadium floor, Douglas also told a reporter that ”the glory goes up to Him, and the blessings fall down on me.” Read the whole thing. HT: Nancy Pearcey … [Read more...] about Gabby Douglas Wins Gold, Gives Glory to God
The Hole in Our Holiness – Kevin DeYoung
Kevin DeYoung discussing his forthcoming book, The Hole in Our Holiness: Filling the Gap Between Gospel Passion and the Pursuit of Godliness, set to release at the end of August, and currently pre-selling on Amazon for less than $10. … [Read more...] about The Hole in Our Holiness – Kevin DeYoung