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One Long Walk

November 12, 2010 in Cross Point Church with 23 Comments

I think college students get a bad wrap. The words I often hear used to describe them in somewhat of a sarcastic way are…

Lazy

Careless

Lackadaisical

Unmotivated

We’ve been blessed to have a ton of great college kids here at Cross Point. They breathe so much life and energy into this place.

I love a story I heard this weekend from Chris Surratt our Pastor of Spiritual Transformation about a freshman from Belmont named Desmond who walked to Cross Point Nashville on Sunday from his dorm.

Now in case your wondering just how far that is my friend, Megan, tweeted this map showing us.

3.7 miles! Are you kidding me? And some of you complained about the traffic in the parking lot of your church on Sunday. Some of you complained about having to step over people to find a seat.

Now I know this sacrifice to come to church pales in comparison to what our fellow believers around the world have to experience, but I still thought it was pretty cool.

In a day and age when so many of us worship based on convenience I loved seeing a 19 year-old dude taking a hike to get to church.

Praying For College Students

March 24, 2010 in Relationships with 94 Comments

I was shocked last week to hear that the second leading cause of death among college students is suicide. Furthermore, I read that as many as 50% of college students have thought about suicide with 15% of them seriously considering it.

That’s heartbreaking and after thinking about it I kind of get it. It’s a difficult time of life.  While I ultimately had a blast in college, thanks mostly to an incredible network of friends, I still remember wrestling with feeling…

lost

lonely

confused

displaced

anxious

inadequate

and increasingly stressed.

At Cross Point we are so blessed to draw a lot of college kids from surrounding schools.  Starting today I want to make a more concerted effort to love on them a little intentionally.

If you see a college kid at your church this Sunday why don’t you stop and give them a hug and tell them how much you appreciate them. Take time to ask them a few questions and see how their “really” doing.

If you have a kid in college, you are in college, or you know someone in college, leave the name and college below. We’ll spend some time praying for them today.