3 Strategies That Strengthened Our Marriage
Marriage can be very difficult. You’ve chosen to commit your life to another person until death parts you. You’re flawed; your spouse is flawed; eventually, you could have children and they will be flawed. It is hard. But there are things you can do to protect your...
Engineering and the Christian Worldview
You’ve probably heard that engineers make the highest salaries, on average, of all college graduates. But is that their purpose? Are students who go into engineering and other highly technical undergraduate degrees only there for the expected large paychecks? Some...
Practical Advice: Dating & Long-Distance Relationships
Young people carry a lot of fear and anxiety when it comes to dating – how do I ask a girl out? What if she says “no”? What if I never get asked out on a date? Will long-distance kill the relationship? The list of fears can be endless and dangerous. That’s why Sue and...
6 Questions to Evaluate Your Dating Relationship
My wife and I married when we were college students and recently celebrated our 48th wedding anniversary. Though the average marrying age has risen in the last few decades, we still know plenty of students who date seriously and marry in their college years. Our hope...
Are you a beacon of hope in the world?
When people look at your life, do they see hope? The majority of my career has involved college students who are preparing to enter the world. While educators hope students will give their best effort in the present, we also know and expect college students to be...
The Christmas Season: Peace, Joy, and Blessing?
If you’ve watched the news, read the headlines, or scrolled through your social media feeds, you know this world is full of pain. And you’ve probably asked yourself, as I have, what do we do with all of this suffering and strife when Christmas is supposed to be a...
How To Cram for Final Exams
It’s finally exam time! And, as everyone who’s ever gone to school or studied for a big test knows, it’s not a good idea to “cram” for tests. The idea of cramming implies that you have to stuff a lot of information into your head in a short period of time. It implies...
The Secret about Giving Thanks and Having Faith
Sometimes it’s hard to have faith. Even for the Christian, who trusts Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior, there are moments when our faith flickers low. Oftentimes, those moments have a lot to do with our circumstances. Wavering Faith in Scripture Characters in the New...
Who deserves my thanks?
In this season of the year, it’s important we ask ourselves, “Who am I thanking this Thanksgiving?” Am I thanking football for existing? Am I thanking fate for the Astros’ win? Am I thanking Macy’s department store for the annual parade? Our thanks should have more...