intervarsity's articles General Christian Understanding & Honoring Gen Z The first time I thought seriously about the “new generation” was in 2012, my freshman year of high school. I was asked to discuss what would soon be known as Generation Z, also called iGens or Zoomers. With today’s teenagers and early twentysomethings starting to have a significant presence in society, I am pushed to […] Written by intervarsity July 30, 2021July 30, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked General Christian The Un-Instagrammable Instagrammable-ness of Haggai 1:12 Thank God for un-Instagrammable Bible verses. By now we all know the cornerstones of the Instagram Verse Canon: Philippians 4:13, John 3:16, Jeremiah 29:11, Psalm 23, Matthew 11:28, just to name a few. These verses wear their hope and positivity right on their sleeve. They’re inspirational, crystal clear, and look great on a picture of […] Written by intervarsity July 23, 2021July 23, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked General Christian Light in the Darkness—How to Face Our Pain & Love Others The pandemic has been hard for everyone. More and more, we saw the brokenness in ourselves and our world. We tried escaping through entertainment, pleasure, work, or school. Even in many places across the country where COVID restrictions are being lifted, and campuses are reopening soon, many things are still difficult with no easy solutions. […] Written by intervarsity July 15, 2021July 15, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked General Christian Community Rewritten, Creativity Rediscovered: JP's Story “Why won’t you give these things to me, God? I’ve done so much for you!” I asked during my senior year of high school. It honestly felt like my aspirations were falling apart right in front of me. Let’s rewind things back to my freshman year of high school. My parents and I moved to […] Written by intervarsity July 9, 2021July 9, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked General Christian That Riverdale Episode Can Wait: Calvin’s Story I’ve always been ridiculously jealous of television friend groups. While the friendship dynamic on Riverdale has never been necessarily enviable (there’s too much murder and backstabbing), it was the primary one I was consuming during my freshman year of college. So as I headed off to the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, one of […] Written by intervarsity July 6, 2021July 6, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked General Christian How InterVarsity Pursues a Biblical Vision for Racial & Ethnic Reconciliation As a ministry, InterVarsity longs to see students and faculty pressing into their calling: following Jesus as Savior and Lord, and growing in love for God, God’s Word, God’s people of every ethnicity and culture, and God’s purposes in the world. We know that cultivating these four key loves is a lifelong journey, one where […] Written by intervarsity June 29, 2021June 30, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked General Christian 3 Reasons to Go to Church In-Person In an age of world-class preachers available at the click of a button, why should anyone bother going to a local church in-person and listen to a perhaps less gifted pastor exposit Scripture? With many churches beginning to reopen, this question has special relevance. The pandemic has changed our church habits with many of us […] Written by intervarsity June 17, 2021June 17, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked General Christian Scripture, Worship, Fun, Together…In-Person! In-person Bible study. Worship and prayer in community. Ziplining, canoeing, hikes, and plenty of space for laughter and reflection with one another in beautiful camp settings. These were the hallmarks of end-of-the-year InterVarsity Chapter Focus Weeks and Chapter Camps across the country in years past. As with so many things, the pandemic’s disruptions have changed […] Written by intervarsity June 11, 2021June 11, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked General Christian 4 Tips to Cope with Social Anxiety after Quarantine The day finally arrived: two weeks after vaccination! I envisioned fireworks, chocolate fountains, a giant party . . . instead I celebrated my end of isolation with a quiet walk through Hobby Lobby. With so much of the world still in crisis, and half of my community unvaccinated, it wasn’t the climactic ending to a […] Written by intervarsity June 3, 2021June 3, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked General Christian The Gift of Going Second—Mental Health & Campus Ministry From maintaining relationships to being able to focus during class or work, from just getting out of bed to coping with past traumas, mental health affects us all—and it affects all of our lives. When we aren’t mentally healthy, it can be extremely debilitating. Liv Brazer has seen this firsthand as an InterVarsity campus minister […] Written by intervarsity May 28, 2021May 28, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked General Christian Reviewing Skip McDonald’s Anxiety Bible Study Anxiety is a monster, an intense, often debilitating monster. It can cripple us with fear and keep us from living our lives. If there ever was a time to call out the monster, it’s now. In 2020, our collective anxiety rose dramatically. With a pandemic, racial injustice, social isolation, closed campuses, and all the typical […] Written by intervarsity May 21, 2021May 21, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked General Christian Counselor’s Corner—Psalm 23 & 3 Tips to Handle Stress It’s been a strange and difficult year. As soon as I feel adjusted to one new hard thing, another shows up. And I know that it’s not just me who’s experiencing life like this. We are experiencing stressors stacked up, one on top of each other. And the bigger the stack, the worse we feel. […] Written by intervarsity May 13, 2021May 13, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked Loading Load more
General Christian Understanding & Honoring Gen Z The first time I thought seriously about the “new generation” was in 2012, my freshman year of high school. I was asked to discuss what would soon be known as Generation Z, also called iGens or Zoomers. With today’s teenagers and early twentysomethings starting to have a significant presence in society, I am pushed to […] Written by intervarsity July 30, 2021July 30, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
General Christian The Un-Instagrammable Instagrammable-ness of Haggai 1:12 Thank God for un-Instagrammable Bible verses. By now we all know the cornerstones of the Instagram Verse Canon: Philippians 4:13, John 3:16, Jeremiah 29:11, Psalm 23, Matthew 11:28, just to name a few. These verses wear their hope and positivity right on their sleeve. They’re inspirational, crystal clear, and look great on a picture of […] Written by intervarsity July 23, 2021July 23, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
General Christian Light in the Darkness—How to Face Our Pain & Love Others The pandemic has been hard for everyone. More and more, we saw the brokenness in ourselves and our world. We tried escaping through entertainment, pleasure, work, or school. Even in many places across the country where COVID restrictions are being lifted, and campuses are reopening soon, many things are still difficult with no easy solutions. […] Written by intervarsity July 15, 2021July 15, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
General Christian Community Rewritten, Creativity Rediscovered: JP's Story “Why won’t you give these things to me, God? I’ve done so much for you!” I asked during my senior year of high school. It honestly felt like my aspirations were falling apart right in front of me. Let’s rewind things back to my freshman year of high school. My parents and I moved to […] Written by intervarsity July 9, 2021July 9, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
General Christian That Riverdale Episode Can Wait: Calvin’s Story I’ve always been ridiculously jealous of television friend groups. While the friendship dynamic on Riverdale has never been necessarily enviable (there’s too much murder and backstabbing), it was the primary one I was consuming during my freshman year of college. So as I headed off to the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, one of […] Written by intervarsity July 6, 2021July 6, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
General Christian How InterVarsity Pursues a Biblical Vision for Racial & Ethnic Reconciliation As a ministry, InterVarsity longs to see students and faculty pressing into their calling: following Jesus as Savior and Lord, and growing in love for God, God’s Word, God’s people of every ethnicity and culture, and God’s purposes in the world. We know that cultivating these four key loves is a lifelong journey, one where […] Written by intervarsity June 29, 2021June 30, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
General Christian 3 Reasons to Go to Church In-Person In an age of world-class preachers available at the click of a button, why should anyone bother going to a local church in-person and listen to a perhaps less gifted pastor exposit Scripture? With many churches beginning to reopen, this question has special relevance. The pandemic has changed our church habits with many of us […] Written by intervarsity June 17, 2021June 17, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
General Christian Scripture, Worship, Fun, Together…In-Person! In-person Bible study. Worship and prayer in community. Ziplining, canoeing, hikes, and plenty of space for laughter and reflection with one another in beautiful camp settings. These were the hallmarks of end-of-the-year InterVarsity Chapter Focus Weeks and Chapter Camps across the country in years past. As with so many things, the pandemic’s disruptions have changed […] Written by intervarsity June 11, 2021June 11, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
General Christian 4 Tips to Cope with Social Anxiety after Quarantine The day finally arrived: two weeks after vaccination! I envisioned fireworks, chocolate fountains, a giant party . . . instead I celebrated my end of isolation with a quiet walk through Hobby Lobby. With so much of the world still in crisis, and half of my community unvaccinated, it wasn’t the climactic ending to a […] Written by intervarsity June 3, 2021June 3, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
General Christian The Gift of Going Second—Mental Health & Campus Ministry From maintaining relationships to being able to focus during class or work, from just getting out of bed to coping with past traumas, mental health affects us all—and it affects all of our lives. When we aren’t mentally healthy, it can be extremely debilitating. Liv Brazer has seen this firsthand as an InterVarsity campus minister […] Written by intervarsity May 28, 2021May 28, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
General Christian Reviewing Skip McDonald’s Anxiety Bible Study Anxiety is a monster, an intense, often debilitating monster. It can cripple us with fear and keep us from living our lives. If there ever was a time to call out the monster, it’s now. In 2020, our collective anxiety rose dramatically. With a pandemic, racial injustice, social isolation, closed campuses, and all the typical […] Written by intervarsity May 21, 2021May 21, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
General Christian Counselor’s Corner—Psalm 23 & 3 Tips to Handle Stress It’s been a strange and difficult year. As soon as I feel adjusted to one new hard thing, another shows up. And I know that it’s not just me who’s experiencing life like this. We are experiencing stressors stacked up, one on top of each other. And the bigger the stack, the worse we feel. […] Written by intervarsity May 13, 2021May 13, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
