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The first time I ventured into campus ministry I was nervous. I didn’t know what to expect, what to do, or how the kids would respond. I was like a lot of youth leaders: I wanted to reach out to students, especially those who didn’t know Christ, but my experience and skills were lacking. Being a bit uneasy I did what any anxious person should do… I prayed. It was the best decision in campus ministry I ever made. A friend told me of how he would travel into the mountains to find a place to pray. “Gives a good…

Then Jesus came to them and said, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age.” Matthew 28:18-20 Perhaps you already know these verses in Matthew 28:18-20. Many Christians know the Great Commission. Many preachers have declared, “go, witness, and share Jesus with others.” We know Jesus wants…

I met him on a recent flight, and our light banter soon turned more serious. “Having a more rationale mind, how do you see faith in God playing a part?” I asked. “Not at all,” he confided. “If I can’t prove it, I don’t believe it.” Sebastian is a recent high school graduate, and one of just ten students chosen last year from a pool of 60,000 in a robotics contest, to be honored by the inventor of the Segway. Brilliant, a scientists’ mind, he said he wanted to someday invent the newest prosthesis. He told me he had no…