When you first meet Pradeepan, a senior biology major at The University of Texas at Austin, he may seem a bit on the quiet side. However, it doesn’t take long for his smile to take over, and you discover his…

I love the way the Lord uses some of the most mundane things to bring Him glory. I saw an example of this first hand last week, when my outreach partner and I spent time one morning on campus at…

The form clearly read “Requested Amount: ____”. That was it, nothing complicated or abstract. Yet, why was I so nervous to enter an amount? I was submitting a request for funds from the university to help pay for our upcoming…

When I talk about unity, some people get it.  Part of my job as the director of Campus Christians entails making the rounds to visit our supporting churches on a regular basis.  When I visit these churches, I like to…

It was Friday, November 13th. The time was 10:30pm and there were about twenty-five of us college students, several of whom I had never met, in desks, chairs, and on the floor of a huge lecture hall –fervently praying. We had been…

Over the course of one week, The University of Texas at Austin was inundated with united prayer, worship, and evangelism. That trifold combination led to the salvation of one student (let’s call her Jasmine), as well as thirty-eight others on…

As I’ve shared the vision of missional communities with students, I’ve noticed a pattern. Most of the time, students get overwhelmed. It just seems like so much. Building relationships with non-Christians can seem daunting when you look at your schedule…

“…Who can withstand His icy blast?” I paused my reading of Psalm 147 to let out a guffaw as my shaking hands testified with the Scripture.  Trying to steady my hands so I could read from the snow-dotted iPhone screen,…

When I first arrived at college, I had a slew of beliefs that I’d acquired from a lifetime in religious America. Call it an ‘us vs. them’ mentality, or ascribe it to my natural tendency to assume the worst, but…

I played basketball all through elementary, middle, and high school. I just loved the game. I even took it with me a bit to college (UT Coed Champs of 1999….My 15 minutes of fame).  In middle school I had this…

We never know, when the Lord weaves someone into our lives, how much He will use their life to impact ours. Such is the case with a special man my husband and I met 33 years ago at Church on…

I’ve been a book-lover since before I could read.  My parents would read to me every night from classics like The Chronicles of Narnia, A Wrinkle in Time, and The Lord of the Rings.  Mom and Dad took turns reading…