A Real Tragedy On Sunday, October 26, 2014, the St. Louis Cardinals' promising, young, rookie ballplayer, Oscar Taveras, died. He was only 22-years old. Taveras' 18-year-old girlfriend, Edilia Arvelos, died by his side, in the passenger seat of Taveras' car. Initial reports of the tragic death of these two young people indicated that Taveras was driving his car at a very high … [Read more...]
24 Thoughts About College Campus Ministry
This morning, between studying Greek and working on sermons, I shared some thoughts on Twitter regarding College Campus Ministry. Some were shared from the perspective of an observer, and others were shared from the prospective of how I engage in ministry on college campuses. I hope you will be both challenged and edified by what I shared. Here are the tweets. 1. Y can almost … [Read more...]
Gordon: Absurdity and Hatred for God
I love sharing the gospel on college campuses. Most of the students with whom I interact are polite, respectful, and reasonable. The campus of California State University Northridge is a place near and dear to my heart. Two of my daughters graduated from CSUN with degrees. I have been engaging in evangelism of various kinds on the CSUN campus, for more than six years. As nice … [Read more...]
Patrick: Comfortably Living in Absurdity
This is Patrick. Bart McCurdy, while "phone fishing" for yesterday's edition of Cross Encounters Radio, met Patrick and his girlfriend in the Mount Shasta Mall, in Redding, CA. Patrick is 18 and entering his senior year in high school. Patrick is an athlete and a member of his school's football team (defensive tackle) and wrestling team. Patrick plans to attend Mount Shasta … [Read more...]