A values-based guide to navigating that critical first year of college that speaks to college students in their own language and offers practical tools that readers need to keep from drinking, sleeping or skipping their way out of college.
There are numerous guides for choosing a college, paying for college and getting good grades in college But THE FRESHMAN SURVIVAL GUIDE is the first to offer advice on academics, relationships and lifestyle and combine it with guidance on how to cope with the spiritual, emotional and ethical questions and issues that confront young adults.
Divided into five sections (Relationships, Identity &Spirituality, Academics, Risk, Balance), the book tackles issues that include: Homesickness * Learning Who You Are * Real Stats on Mental Health * 10 Reasons to Show Up to Class * Are Your Earning Your BA or Your IM * Safety: Don't Be Paranoid, Just be Smart * Doritos Is Not A Food Group * and 19 other equally pertinent areas that other college guides don't address.
This is one college guidebook that freshman won't be ashamed to read and keep in their backpacks.
Craig Detweiler's collection of up-to-the-minute essays on video games' theological themes (and yes, they do exist) is an engaging and provocative book for gamers, parents, pastors, media scholars, and theologians--virtually anyone who has dared to consider the ramifications of modern society's obsession with video games and online media.
Top contributors address timely topics such as video games as the new storytelling medium; the theological implications of violent or apocalyptic video games like Halo 3, Grand Theft Auto IV, and Resident Evil; the impact of avatars, ;second lives; and social networks on our spiritual lives; the competitive aspects of gaming and the nature of play in Madden NFL and Guitar Hero; the active future of gaming (and faith) accompanying the Wii; medical ethics and theology in controversial games such as BioShock; and the rise of Islamogaming, analyzing how games can function as tools of identity formation and social protest for minority religions. Additional material includes interviews with current game designers, including Rand Miller, cocreator of Myst and Riven, and a helpful chapter from the Fuller Youth Institute on how parents and pastors can effectively talk to teens about gaming.
Many young people are searching for a personal faith experience and are open to prayer as a way to be in friendship with the living God. Fone a Friend is a booklet of prayers written by secondary school students in the Archdiocese of Armagh. The prayers are grouped together under various headings, for example: prayers for family, prayers in examination time, prayers about friendship and relationships, prayers dealing with the death of someone close and so on. The prayers are illustrated by relevant photographs.
An exhilarating faith life is a tricky business. But ask anyone who's sought after it--from the founders and members of Scum of the Earth Church in Denver to the apostle Paul, from whose letters the church took its name--and they'll tell you it's worth it. In Pure Scum Mike Sares, pastor of Scum of the Earth, takes us along a faith journey, telling the story of how a pretty normal, middle-aged guy met and became friends with Reese Roper and other members of the band, Five Iron Frenzy, and got hoodwinked by FIF and the Holy Spirit into pastoring of a vibrant church full of artists and skater punks. For anyone--pastor, church leader or plain old Christian--who wants to share the amazing grace of God with the "left-out" and "the right-brained," Mike's story will show you what this kind of exhilaration looks like, and more importantly, what it costs. It's a tricky business, but it's worth every step and misstep.
An inspirational graduation and life transition book full of life lessons learned in Latin America, Africa, and in service sites right here in our own backyard for those embarking on a mission of service with AmeriCorps, PeaceCorps, Jesuit Volunteers, Catholic Medical Mission Board, or one of the numerous service organizations in the global service movement.
Now what?"" After the five study segments of The Way of Pilgrimage, senior high and first-year college students may wonder how to pull together all their new discoveries. The series' tagline - ""Pilgrimage is not about the destination; it's about the journey"" - may have attracted you at the outset of this study because it was so open-ended and the end of the study so far into the future. Now, you may be terrified to step away from the safety and familiarity of the group to make your own path. Don't give in to inertia! It's not that overwhelming. And you're not alone. ""As you step out into the world, remember that your vocation is a moment-by-moment, breath-by-breath series of opportunities and choices,"" writes Oliver. ""God has created you perfectly for participation in this crazy world. ...Remember the risen Christ is willing to be your constant traveling companion."" In this volume, you'll see your vocation as the divine call to be radically available to God - wherever your path leads. Investigate your faith stories (so far) and consider your gifts. As you're sent into the world to become the person God created you to be, you're empowered to the hilt with a sense of unique spiritual purpose. Will you transform the world with newsworthy splash? Maybe ... maybe not. Our vocation as Christian pilgrims is to make everyday decisions that honor God and serve ""the least among us."" Find your own gifts to answer that call.
