I was deeply honored to see that Thriving at College once again made the list of Truth For Life's 'Staff Picks' for College Student Reading. They write: Do you have a young adult, college student or prospective college student in your life? The new series, Lessons For Life, features Alistair Begg teaching university students the pitfalls of real-world dangers, namely jealousy, laziness and temptation. Alistair uses humor and relevant examples to navigate a young audience through the value of friendships, generosity, and a sustained devotion to Christ. Lessons For Life Volume 1 and Volume … [Read more...] about Truth For Life ‘Staff Picks’ For College Student Reading
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5 Tools Needed to Reach Today’s Teens
Cameron Cole, Director of Youth Ministries at Cathedral Church of the Advent in Birmingham, Alabama, and the chairman of Rooted: Advancing Grace-Driven Youth Ministry, articulates five tools needed to reach today's teens: 1. Knowledge about the canonization of Scripture. 2. Developed theology of sexuality, particularly homosexuality. 3. Ability to teach the Bible in the greater context of redemptive history. 4. Theological, not only moral, understanding of sin. 5. Understand adoption as an element of salvation. See his post for an explanation of why each of these is vital in … [Read more...] about 5 Tools Needed to Reach Today’s Teens
Christian Colleges and Student Debt
Leigh Jones, writing for World magazine, highlights the rising student loan default rates for graduates of Christian colleges. The good news is that many of these institutions are taking steps to promote financial literacy among incoming students and to help graduates stay on top of their payments. Read the whole thing (may require login). … [Read more...] about Christian Colleges and Student Debt
John Piper and Mark Noll on the Life of the Mind
Jonathan Parnell: Last fall Mark Noll and John Piper converged to discuss this topic. In an event hosted by Bethlehem College and Seminary and the MacLaurin Institute, Noll and Piper, authors of Jesus Christ and the Life of the Mind and Think: The Life of the Mind and the Love of God respectively, each presented a lecture and interacted with questions related to the mind and Christian scholarship. Read the rest from Parnell. … [Read more...] about John Piper and Mark Noll on the Life of the Mind
Thriving at College, Reggie Rogers, Power Jamz
I'll be discussing Thriving at College with Reggie Rogers this Saturday on Power Jamz. … [Read more...] about Thriving at College, Reggie Rogers, Power Jamz
Religious Schools Perform Better Than Public Schools
No surprise there. Joe Carter:According to a new study, private religious schools perform better than both public schools and public charter schools. William Jeynes, professor of education at California State University at Long Beach and senior fellow at the Witherspoon Institute at Princeton, told the Christian Post that he found religious, mostly Christian, school students were a full year ahead of students who attend public and charter schools.The suspected underlying reasons, however, are quite fascinating. Check it out. … [Read more...] about Religious Schools Perform Better Than Public Schools