Student to Student A Guide to College LIfe

by Buchanan, Paul; Miller, Paula

• ISBN13: 9780830745388
• ISBN10: 0830745386
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2008-04-01
• Publisher: Regal

Summary

Spiritual growth, facing fear, time management, roommate conflict, love and loneliness, honesty and integrity ... if you're a college student, you're probably facing a world of adjustments as you take on the challenge of campus life. One of the biggest tests is learning to thrive in the midst of monumental life change. To help you, Student to Student is a collection of reflections that takes an honest look at the most common pitfalls and opportunities that life on campus affords. Written by college students from a variety of Christian and secular institutions (more than 20 schools are represented), each entry opens a window into real-life campus experiences. In the weekly readings, you'll instantly identify with students who are finding their way through the maze of college life while growing their relationships with God. You can thrive in college. Here's how. Book jacket.

Author Biography

PAUL BUCHANAN , MFA, is an associate professor of English at Biola University who teaches creative writing and advanced composition. He holds graduate degrees from the University of California and the University of Southern California, and has published 20 juvenile and young adult novels, including 10 titles in The Misadventures of Willie Plummet series and five titles in the Heebie Jeebies series. PAULA MILLER, MA, is a full-time professor in English at Biola University who teaches composition and literature. She has also served as an English professor at Azusa Pacific University and the University of LaVerne. A freelance writer, she has published a number of literary articles for high school and college students in works such as Masterplots, Critical Survey of Short Fiction and The Dictionary of Literary Biography.

Table of Contents

A Note from the Compilers	p. 9
An Exercise of the Mind: Taking Our Thoughts Captive	p. 10
Me: The Anti-Conflict: Learning to Love Head-On	p. 13
Do You Not Perceive It?: Being Alert for What God Has in Store	p. 16
The Hug: Loving a Hurting Child	p. 19
The College Lost and Found: Pursuing Christ and Finding Myself	p. 22
Miracles Are No Myth: Experiencing the Hand of God	p. 25
Never Alone: Trusting the Presence of God	p. 28
I Am Not Ashamed: Rejoicing Freely When God Moves	p. 31
Come What May: Waiting on God Through the Pain	p. 34
Stick with It: Persevering When the Going Gets Tough	p. 37
Letting Go of Pride: Learning Humility Through Homesickness	p. 40
God Moments: Blessing When You Least Expect It	p. 43
Making the Effort: Living in Peace with Roommates	p. 46
Growth in Wisdom, Increase in Sorrow: Through Uncertainty to Understanding	p. 49
Let Them Eat Steak: Sharing with Enemies Can Make Them Friends	p. 52
Loaning My Sandals to Jesus: Loving My Roommate as I Love Christ	p. 55
The Bells Toll: Following God's Song	p. 58
The Deepest Parts: Welcoming Grief to the Table	p. 61
With Friends Like These: Partying Away the Good Life	p. 64
Unequally Yoked?: Honestly Addressing Interfaith Relationships	p. 67
When the Heart Is Ready: Trusting that God Is at Work in a Friend's Life	p. 70
Under God's Roof: Believing the Father Will Meet My Needs	p. 73
Giving Thanks: Counting My Blessings	p. 76
Sidewalk Chicken: Stepping Aside in Humility	p. 79
Lean on Me: Rejecting Self-Sufficiency	p. 82
The Work of Your Hands: Seeing the Wonders of Creation	p. 85
No Walls: Trading My Good Works for Christ's Righteousness	p. 88
Little Labels: Finding My Identity in Christ	p. 91
Clockwork: Spending Time on What's Important	p. 94
Outer Shell: Keeping Up Appearances	p. 97
Black Hours: Feeling God's Presence in Despair	p. 100
The Return of the Light: Traveling Through Darkness Toward Jesus	p. 103
Thoughts from a Dorm Hallway: Hurting and Rejected by Roommates	p. 106
Her Last Morning: Treasuring the Present Moment	p. 109
Constant, Consistent, Continual: Taking Joy in the Reign of God	p. 112
Taking the Plunge: Resting in the Fear of the Lord	p. 115
A Firm Rock Amid Waves: Safe in the Hands of Jesus	p. 118
Unbroken Hallelujahs: Delighting the Lord of Laughter and Song	p. 121
Love with Love: Letting God's Love Shine	p. 124
Shortcuts: Choosing to Do the Right Thing	p. 127
Perfect Plans: Relying on God's Guidance	p. 130
The Destructive Path: Turning Bad Choices Around	p. 133
A Time of Silence: Hearing the Heart of God	p. 136
When It Is Okay to Trust: Confiding in the Father	p. 139
He Lives: Believing in What Comes After	p. 142
Thief: Taking Peace over Fear	p. 145
Seasons: Learning Patience as Life Unfolds	p. 148
Flight: Soaring with Confidence	p. 151
My Greatest Fear: Losing Faith, Finding Faith	p. 154
Would You Like Fries with That?: Working for the Lord	p. 157
Lessons from My Dad: Living with Open Hands	p. 160
Coming Home to Christ: Taking Refuge in Transition	p. 163
Seeing Jesus: Serving Others to Serve Christ	p. 166
Corn Dogs and Commission: Bringing God's Love to the Lonely	p. 169
Shattered Pieces: Struggling with Sexual Temptation	p. 172
Awesome Wisdom: Submitting to God	p. 175
Not Your Father's Faith: Preparing Your Faith for Testing	p. 178
Comfort in Community: Surrounded by God's Sons and Daughters	p. 181
Cold: Recovering from Date Rape	p. 184
Haydn No Longer: Reaching Beyond My Crowd	p. 187
About the Student Authors	p. 190
Acknowledgments	p. 203
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