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Five Practices for Developing Deep Friendships
Are you satisfied with your relationships? If you’re like most Americans, you probably aren’t. But here are five practices that can help you develop deep friendships.
The God of Second Chances — Silbano's Story
Silbano uses his story and experiences to reach often overlooked corners of campus, including formerly incarcerated students.
Reading the Bible with a Diverse Community
Each of us wears cultural lenses. Our culture lenses shape our worldview, our relationships, our behavior … even the way we read the Bible.
“What Does God Want Me to Do?”: Urbana 22 and the Heart of God
In a way that is so holy and sacred and perfect that it’s almost incomprehensible, God wants.
How to Prepare Your Faith Story
Since your first awareness of God’s presence in your life, you’ve had a story worth telling.
Tips to Overcome Loneliness
Now I often find myself hunched over my phone in line at the grocery store or sitting in my car checking TikTok for some fresh hits of dopamine before I set out on my way. It’s like I’d rather have something take up the space in my mind than be alone with the quiet of my own thoughts anymore.
“It Felt Magical”: A First-Generation Student Meets God, Finds Community & Discovers Real Love
Brandon met Jesus for the first time as a freshman at MIT.
Highway Hypnosis & Self-Reflection as a Spiritual Practice
But the phenomenon of highway hypnosis reveals that there are many, many ways in which you are not the boss. You are so not the boss of you, in fact, that your conscious mind can take a full daydream holiday while you’re driving and some other part of you will manage that unbelievably complex task quite well.
Meet Your Urbana 22 Worship Director: Imer Santiago
Next month, Imer Santiago will lead thousands of students in multicultural musical worship in Indianapolis.
Flour Fights & Building Trust: Zelma’s Story
Zelma had some joyful and some traumatic childhood moments. She was baptized as a kid, but turned away from God as she grew up. When she attended College of the Muscogee Nation, she struggled with nightmares, sleeping, and drinking. But eventually, she accepted Jesus transferred schools, and stumbled upon the ñ chapter, making friends, reading Scripture, praying, and having her many questions answered. By the next year, she was leading a Bible study.