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How Accountability Friendships Work
Healthy accountability friendships give us space for self-discovery and for deep and genuine friendships. This leads to less anxiety, higher performance at work and school, and spiritual transformation.
On Food, Being Filipino & the Hospitality of God
Even on the other side of the world, I feel as though I’m brought back home by the different iterations of hospitality — from my family, my friends, and my Filipino heritage — and how all of them flow from the hospitable God who has welcomed us all to partake in his kingdom.
What I’ve Gained through Cross-Cultural Friendships
When we build cross-cultural relationships and live life with a diversity of people, we see other angles and pieces of the puzzle; we experience the fullness of life as God intended.
3 Latino Lessons on Racial Reconciliation
My first encounter with racial reconciliation occurred at Duke University. Black students coordinated a sit-in at the administrative building to encourage dialogue around racial issues on campus.
To See More Clearly: A Vision of Mentorship
But having had several great mentors and having mentored many students myself, I find that there’s something even more fundamental: A mentor is someone who helps you see more clearly — and in doing so helps you become wise.
The Gifts of Our Latino Ministry
We had the opportunity to sit down with the Director of ÂÌñÒùÆÞ’s , Orlando Crespo. He shared about how God is using LaFe in this generation of students on campus and what he’s most excited about.
5 Small Steps to Make Friends on Campus
I’ve pulled together five small steps you can take today to help open doors of friendship on campus — lessons drawn from my decades of awkwardness and awesomeness.
A Dinner in Chinatown — Taylor’s Story Finding Faith
I came into college with burning questions: Was the gospel really true, or was being Christian just a cultural expectation I had from where I grew up? Could following Jesus actually be good for me? Maybe moving to Boston was a chance to start over with new people and finally get some answers.
Lifelong Friendships: Fact, Fiction, and Tips
The summer after my sophomore year of college, I prayed to God for a community of friends. My time thus far in college had been dull and I knew something seriously important was lacking in my life. Shortly after, I got plugged into ÂÌñÒùÆÞ on campus and made a ton of new friends.
Advice for College Freshmen (and for Anyone, Really)
Each fall brings a few million new students to campus in the U.S., and the transition to college is one of the great hallmarks of life in our culture. Or, to put it more colloquially, it’s freakin’ crazy. In fact, here's an ode written especially for that experience we all know as Freshman Move-In Day...