Campus Survival Guide

Description

The Campus Survival Guide, from the editors of the popular Student to Student and Campus Voices books, features sixty student essays on topics ranging from communion sacraments to super heroes. Like its popular predecessors in the series, each devotional includes a list of Scripture readings for the week, along with a companion article offering helpful, humorous, or inspirational information. Articles coincide with events commonly occurring during the academic year, with seasonal entries focusing on holidays, semester exams, spring breaks, and summer vacations. A perfect gift to keep Christian college students focused on what matters most!

Sujets

• Philosophie et théologie

Informations

• Publié par: Baker Publishing Group
• Date de parution: 28 mars 2012
• Nombre de lectures: 1
• EAN13: 9781441265920
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 1 Mo

Extrait

© 2012 Paula M. Miller and Paul Buchanan
Published by Bethany House Publishers 11400 Hampshire Avenue South Bloomington, Minnesota 55438 www.bethanyhouse.com
Bethany House Publishers is a division of Baker Publishing Group, Grand Rapids, Michigan. www.bakerpublishinggroup.com
Bethany House Publishers edition published 2014
ISBN 978-1-4412-6592-0
Previously published by Regal Books
Ebook edition originally created 2012
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Contents
A Note from the Compilers
1 . Trust Fall by Courtney Bishop
A Little Danger Can Be Healthy by Ryan Simmons
2 . The First Day by Jessica Prichard
Sure-fire Conversation Starters
3 . I Have the Power! by Charlie McCoin
The League of Unorthodox Gentlemen
4 . Nervous? Don't Be! by Victoria Jean Clare
How to Avoid Looking Nervous by Erin Conn
5 . Needing and Giving by Natasha Fowler
Learning to Share the Burden: Tips on Fostering Mutually Supportive Friendships by Marissa Lopez
6 . Waiting on God by Phillip Castelluccio
How Am I Going to Learn All Those Details?
7 . Be the Gust to My Sail, God by Lisa-Anna Migliore.
God Is Faithful by Kim Winter
Ten Ways to Share Your Love by Karen Thune
8 . Reach Out by Jennifer Curinga
Chilly Season by Mallorey Bischof
9 . Why Worry? by Amanda Christine Persons
Structure and a Stopwatch by Joel Buck
10 . How Greek Life Brought Me Closer to the Alpha and Omega by Jennifer Milas
Navigating the College Social Scene by Taylor Holbrook
11 . The Siren Call of Duty by Corey Hurtado
The Deep End by Joel Buck
12 . Balancing the Bread and the Cup by Lisa Marie Jones
Hamburgers, American Style
13 . The Selfish Race by Lydia Stoltzfus
Fitness Is a Decision by Steve Metcalfe
14 . Trusting God with Everything by Heather Searcy
Healthy Snack Foods for Every Dorm Room
15 . Preacher, Teacher or Missionary? by Charlie McCoin
A Map to Career Paths
16 . Family Dinner by Erin Conn
Keep in Touch: Phone Home by Rebecca Metcalfe
17 . Count It All Joy by Rebekah Corbett
Feeling Under the Weather?
18 . Righteous Refinement by Sarah Megan Testerman
Thoughts on Thankfulness
19 . Surrounded: Comfort in a Caravan by Corley Madden
In Case of Emergency
20 . Christian, College by Mallorey Bischof
What's on Your Happy List? by Michelle Williams
21 . I'll Do It, Tomorrow by Tida Wright
Some Things Procrastinators Can Try Today…or Tomorrow (Next Week at the Latest) by Taylor Holbrook
22 . The Zebra Cathedral: Encountering Stillness by Hannah Armbrust
Lost in the Crowd? by Taylor Holbrook
23 . Chill Out: Take a Rest by Alyssa Peiser
Survival Tips for Facing a Lonely Christmas by Darilyn Edmison
24 . Culture Shock with Kimbap and K-Pop by Sarah McMillen
Pieces of Home by Joel Buck
25 . Jehovah-Jireh: The Lord Will Provide by Lauren Rachelle Staley
Keep Looking Up by Erin Arendse
26 . And a Happy New Year! by Darilyn Edmison
You Are What You Eat?
27 . The Best-laid Plans by Kaitlyn McLaughlin
Develop Your Personhood by Taylor Holbrook
28 . In Retrospect by Ramona Dale Myers
Sufficient Grace
29 . Let Your Word Come Alive Deep Inside by Krista Lynae Ballard
Scriptures About Scripture
30 . Faithful Friends by Catherine Hawkins
Be Your Sister's Keeper by Darilyn Edmison
31 . The Dating Pool by Chrisanthy Kohn
The Joys of Going Solo by Taylor Holbrook
32 . Without Love by Brittany A. Meng
Roommate Mismatch by Taylor Holbrook
33 . A Canker of the Soul by Kate Strong
Face to Face by Christian Koons
34 . Decidedly Dependent by Cassie Ariel Sizemore
Different Forms of Trust by Cambria Aviles
35 . Lost Souls on Ralston Street by Joshua Prichard
Break Out of the Bubble
36 . No, Really, Just Obey by Edwin Soto
A Communication Conversation
37 . Control by Rebekah Corbett
Name Above All Names
38 . Sunshine and Light by Amanda Christine Persons
Break the Spring Break Mold
39 . Perfect Poets by Elizabeth Ann Wright
You Are What You Think?
40 . The Grave Reality by Aaron Erlandson
Taking Wing
41 . Do You Need to Slow Down? by Courtney N. Coiro
How Did I Get Myself into This Mess?
42 . Homesick by Madysn Hanley
Tips for Dealing with Homesickness
43 . The Eye of My Beholder by Jennifer Ross
Too Good to Be True?
44 . By My Right Hand by Coral Cullum
When Buildings Fall by Katie Twigg
45 . Denzel by Angela Stephens
It's Not Fair! by Linda Pue
46 . Seen by the Savior by Becky Dobyns
Fishing by Todd Miller
47 . Where There Seems to Be No Way by Heather Searcy
Trust
48 . Swimming Uphill by Sarah Hagerstrom
When God Brings Joy and Hope by Erin Arendse
49 . My Summer Job as a Theologian by Heather Buchanan
Where Do I Look for a Summer Job?
50 . I Saw the Sign by Corley Madden
Signs and Blunders by Joel Buck
51 . We Will Wait Upon the Lord by Lisa-Anna Migliore
Roadtrippin' by Julian Aaron Widjaja
52 . Working on Rest by Elizabeth Caldwell
Whatever Works
Movie Wisdom
53 . Hide and Seek by Whitney Ann Gregory
Healer and Friend
54 . Commute: An Irritation or a Mission? by Amanda Christine Persons
How to Stay Awake
55 Do You See Me? by Corley Madden
Decisions, Decisions by Joel Buck
56 . Holy Delight by Courtney N. Coiro
Want More? by Ashlee Hancock
57 . Learning to Be a Witness by Katie Pridgen
Out on a Limb
58 . Finding Ourselves in an Alien-Nation by Julian Aaron Widjaja
Fitting In
59 . “Lord, Lord” Versus “Love of My Life” by Rebekah Corbett
Lip Service?
60 . Red Light, Green Light by Holly Katherine Sullivan
The Light in the Middle by Laura Wray
About the Student Authors
Acknowledgments
A Note from the Compilers
University life offers unique challenges. It's more complex than high school, but still a prelude to that wonderful world of life and work that awaits the university graduate. Maybe you're moving onto campus for the first time, or transferring to a different school with a new set of challenges. During times of change, it's important to have resources to assist you in what can sometimes be trying or lonely situations.
Sure, you're linked to friends and family by email, phone, Skype, texts and tweets. On campus, there are many resources available to you, from financial aid counselors and student life reps to professors and obliging staff. Yet even those connections may not suffice when your roommate starts driving you crazy or your scholarship suddenly disappears. Sometimes a student just wants to hear from other students who have “been there.”
That's why The Campus Survival Guide offers an array of “been there” stories. These essays, written by Christian college students from across the country, describe your peers' experiences with temptations and tests, pain and joy, even signs and wonders. The Campus Survival Guide can be that good book in your pocket that you pull out and read when you need a verse, a prayer, a laugh or a good idea.
We hope the students' honest, open, heartfelt stories will inspire and encourage you on your university journey. Further, we hope this book may rouse your faith, bring cheer on a difficult day, and remind you of God's ultimate love and care.
May God bless you!
Paula Miller
Paul Buchanan
Trust Fall
Courtney Bishop, Lee University
I look up to the mountains—does my help come from there? My help comes from the Lord, who made heaven and earth! He will not let you stumble; the one who watches over you will not slumber. Indeed, he who watches over Israel never slumbers or sleeps.
P SALM 121:1–4, NLT
I tentatively climbed to the top of the platform and peered over the six-foot drop. There stood two lines of teenagers, arms extended, peering up at me. I took a ragged breath, stepped to the edge, and turned my back to them. Then, I fell.
This was my first experience with a “trust fall.” I was at a high school camp, and it was definitely a challenge. Giving up control, falling into the (feeble) arms of my peers, trusting them to catch me—all this was contrary to my character. I like to know exactly what is going to happen next, and there was too much uncertainty in this thing called a trust fall. I was not a fan.
Little did I know that this would not be my last trust fall—though not all of them would involve literally falling from a raised platform. College, as I would soon discover, is one huge trust fall. The uncertainti