by admin | Mar 9, 2017 | Lent, Millennials, Presbyterian, Presbyterian Campus Ministry, Presbyterian Church, Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), student blogger, Taylor Swift, UKirk, UKirk at UTK, UKirk branding, UTK
About 6 months ago, I read a book of short stories written by Yann Martel, the author best known for writing the Life of Pi. These short stories were written early in his career, before he was successful, or, even by his own estimation, very good. As he continued in...
by admin | Mar 1, 2017 | Ash Wednesday, campus minister, Lent, Lenten Season, Mario Brothers, Nintendo, Presbyterian, Presbyterian Campus Ministry, Presbyterian Church, Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), safe space, UKirk, UKirk at UTK, UKirk branding, UTK, Worship
I think it would probably be no surprise to you that I love video games. My first video game system was the original Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) and I played that Nintendo quite a bit. I played countless titles but one game was set apart from the rest of the...
by admin | Jan 6, 2017 | ccm17, Current Events, love, Millennials, montreat, montreat college conference, Presbyterian, Presbyterian Campus Ministry, Presbyterian Church, Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), racism, UKirk, UKirk at UTK, UKirk branding, UTK, Worship
The new year is a time of fresh starts, different resolutions, and unwanted colds and sniffles. However, for many college students, the new year brings the annual College Conference in Montreat, North Carolina. This year the theme was Beyond Babel with a focus on race...
by admin | Dec 2, 2016 | garden, Presbyterian, Presbyterian Campus Ministry, Presbyterian Church, Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), safe space, student blogger, ugrow, UKirk, UKirk at UTK, UKirk branding, UTK
Isn’t it frustrating how at some point in college you realize your mother really was right all along? All those tid bits of advice that at the time felt like nagging, turns out they were actually valuable insights into the cycles and seasons of our lives. As some of...
by admin | Nov 14, 2016 | commumion, Current Events, election, politics, Presbyterian, Presbyterian Campus Ministry, Presbyterian Church, Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), presidential election, safe space, The Lord's Table, UKirk, UKirk at UTK, UKirk branding, UTK
I keep coming back to this. And my Lord I have so many essays to write and here I am doing this. I’ll be brief. So last week I went to a discussion about religion in politics held by the PCUSA ministry and a non-denominational one. Two different ministries with...
by admin | Oct 18, 2016 | Current Events, Fred Rogers, Millennials, Mr. Rogers, Mr. Rogers Neighborhood, News, Presbyterian, Presbyterian Campus Ministry, Presbyterian Church, Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), safe space, student blogger, UKirk, UKirk at UTK, UKirk branding, UTK
“Safe Spaces”, chances are that you have heard this term before, maybe in an article, or on television, or just in regular conversation. I would also wager a bet that the context you heard this term was a less than positive context. I have heard it many times...
