College Group

Writings for College Group

Loving the church

The following are a few thoughts I wrote down in a question and answer format. It is not intended to give a full answer, but to get the conversation started. Why is it important to talk about loving the church? In my opinion, there are three main reasons why it is important to remind people [...]


Ecclesiastes 7:1-13 “Better” and “Wisdom”

Ecclesiastes is a hard book to interpret. Without carefully reading, it is easy to miss the point. For instance, Ecclesiastes 7:16 says do not be overly righteous or overly wise, presumably because all is vanity. If we make absolute these words, then we should strive to live mediocre lives in two important areas – righteousness [...]


Matthew 6:25-34 – Goals and Byproducts

The older I become, the more the words of Matthew 6:25-34 ring true. The message in this text can be summarized in three points. First, people are prone to worry about the necessities and desires of life. Within in this context, Jesus mentions eating, drinking, and clothing, but we can broaden each of these. His [...]


How to find a church

This is a difficult question to answer, because in the end you have to go with your convictions after reflection and prayer. But with that said, the Bible has certain principles for making decisions that may help you in this area. More importantly, when we look at the Bible for guidance, the logic of the [...]


A Challenge to Comfort – Worshipping Together

It is a truism that people feel most comfortable with people who are like them. So, when people look for a church they usually seek comfort unwittingly; we can say that the default mode of the human heart is comfort. For this reason, things will not change unless there is intentionality and great effort. Who [...]


A Perspective on Reading the Bible – Heart Matters

When I was in college, a common sentiment was that the summers were spiritually difficult. There was the lack of fellowship, community, and just too much time or the lack of it. You can complain about anything! From a spiritual point of view, most people in my college fellowship were glad to be back to [...]


Counsel and Change

The things we watch, read, and expose ourselves to may seem innocuous. After all, we have the ability to decide what is right and wrong, and we are all adults. This makes a lot of sense in some ways, but it is wrong on one important level. We are neither autonomous beings, nor perfect arbiters [...]


A Thought on College

College is a unique time in life. Unfortunately, people usually find this out only after college, and so many people are filled with some regret. I think many people would say that if they could do it all over again, they would. Here are few things that you will probably never have again once you [...]