by admin | Dec 24, 2020 | Advent, Covid 19, Current Events, Devotional, PC(USA), Presbyterian, Presbyterian Campus Ministry, Presbyterian Church, Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), Sprituality, UKirk, UKirk at UTK, University of Tennessee, UTK
“While they were there, the time came for her to deliver her child. 7 And she gave birth to her firstborn son and wrapped him in bands of cloth, and laid him in a manger, because there was no place for them in the inn.” Luke 2:6-7 A couple years ago, a friend of mine...
by admin | Mar 31, 2020 | A big God, campus minister, coronavirus, Lent, Lenten Season, love, PC(USA), Presbyterian, Presbyterian Campus Ministry, Presbyterian Church, Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), Social Media, Sprituality, UKirk, UKirk at UTK, University of Tennessee, UTK, Virtual Ministry
Like most of you, I have spent the past week deep in zoom and facetime calls, working with my peers to figure out a way forward, a way to navigate this unprecedented and uncertain time. We are all navigating these unsteady and shaky steps, doing the best we can with...
by admin | Mar 13, 2020 | campus minister, coronavirus, Current Events, Lent, Lenten Season, love, Love everyone, Missions, PC(USA), Prayer, Presbyterian, Presbyterian Campus Ministry, Presbyterian Church, Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), Sprituality, The Lord's Table, UKirk, UKirk at UTK, University of Tennessee, UTK, Wilderness
Welcome to the wilderness. It’s fitting that we are in the season of Lent, walking with Jesus through unknown territory. No one knows what to do here, we are all anxious, uncertain, and fearful. And yet, when I think about this time, I am reminded of an article I read...
by admin | Feb 6, 2020 | All Are Welcome, beatitudes, campus minister, commumion, Love everyone, PC(USA), Presbyterian, Presbyterian Campus Ministry, Presbyterian Church, Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), Sprituality, UKirk, UKirk at UTK, University of Tennessee, UTK
Blessed are the college students In brick buildings and behind computer screens Those with a trust fund and those on financial aid Those in their first year, those finishing a fifth, and all the spaces in-between For theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Blessed are the...
by admin | Oct 22, 2019 | campus minister, Events, love, Love everyone, Millennials, Missions, News, PC(USA), Presbyterian, Presbyterian Campus Ministry, Presbyterian Church, Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), safe space, Social Media, UKirk at UTK, UKirk branding, University of Tennessee, UPerk, UPerk Coffee, UTK
In the late spring our campus minister resigned to take a new call. With the timing of everything we knew we would not be able to have a new campus minister in place by the time the new school year started, but we were ready for the challenge. The Board of Directors...