Posts Tagged ‘relationships’
Marriages often struggle in Grad School
While most of the people who attend Campus Edge are single, a significant number of people in grad school are married. And grad school is hard on marriages, as a somewhat recent article in Chronicle of Higher Education points out. The article contains a number of difficult-to-read anecdotes: stories from real people for whom getting a…
Read MoreDifficult conversations
Conversations that matter are often difficult. Stone, Patton, and Heen do a good job of explaining what makes a conversation difficult: “Anytime we feel vulnerable or our self-esteem is implicated, when the issues at stake are important and the outcome uncertain, when we care deeply about what is being discussed or about the people with…
Read MoreNew Study: Conversations that Matter
As it’s so hard to have conversations about things that matter, we’re choosing to focus on that in the coming weeks at Campus Edge. We’d love to have you join us!
Read MorePracticing hospitality – a sermon excerpt on Romans 12
The following is excerpted from a sermon that I preached at a wedding earlier this summer: When most of us hear the word hospitality we think of an elegant house with fine dishes and a delicious meal. There is polite conversation and good guests go home at the proper time. But, sooner or later, the…
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