Evangeline Han has posted an interview with me about Thriving at College. Check out her post - she's giving away a free copy of Thriving at College. Here's an excerpt (my full answer is on her blog): In the preface of Thriving at College, you wrote that your “college years could have been better” and that you wish you can give your younger-self advice. How did you go from your college-self to a person who writes advice for college students? Many intervening years passed in between..... ...I wrote Thriving at College to help students do all four of these well: To not just keep the … [Read more...] about Evangeline Han interviews me about Thriving at College
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Two New Reviews of Thriving at College
A big thank you to Holly Ordway and Evangeline Han for taking the time to review Thriving at College. And a big thank you to Kevin Fiske for pointing out that Thriving at College would make a great gift for graduating seniors. Speaking of which, hats off to WTS Books for offering an additional 5% off to those who order 10 or more copies. I can also do group discounts and case discounts via the links on the right side of this website - works conveniently via Paypal, whether you have a Paypal account or not. … [Read more...] about Two New Reviews of Thriving at College
Free E-Copy of In Christ Alone by Sinclair Ferguson
Amazon has run out of copies of Thriving at College about 3 or 4 times in the last 5 weeks. Just this week, they got new inventory, and now are back down to 4 copies left. So let's teach them a lesson and have some fun. The goal is to blow out the 4 copies ASAP. Order a copy of Thriving at College and I'll send you a free e-copy of In Christ Alone by Sinclair Ferguson (courtesy of Reformation Trust). Really simple: Contact me when you've bought a copy of Thriving at College from Amazon. I'll e-mail you the free e-copy of In Christ Alone. … [Read more...] about Free E-Copy of In Christ Alone by Sinclair Ferguson
Don’t compare your beginning to someone else’s middle
There is a danger in comparing your performance at the beginning of an undertaking to someone else who has been doing it for 15-20 years. It's the danger of a new author comparing himself to a seasoned veteran. It can happen in any line of work - a doctor performing his first surgery, a lawyer giving his first delivery before a jury, a professor in the midst of her first semester. This is a concept that I labored to explain in writing Thriving at College. Comparison with others can be demoralizing or helpful, depending on how we do it. It's demoralizing if we internalize it to the extent … [Read more...] about Don’t compare your beginning to someone else’s middle
Cal Baptist Receives 1500 Copies of Thriving at College
Every incoming freshmen coming to Cal Baptist University next year will be getting a free copy of Thriving at College. Why not check it out? … [Read more...] about Cal Baptist Receives 1500 Copies of Thriving at College
Tom Ascol on the death of Osama Bin Laden
Tom Ascol, Executive Director of Founders Ministries, writes (in part): Yes, we can celebrate the proper execution of God-ordained justice against evil in the world. But should Christians celebrate the death of the wicked? God doesn't. "As I live, declares the Lord GOD, I have no pleasure in the death of the wicked, but that the wicked turn from his way and live; turn back, turn back from your evil ways" (Ezekiel 33:11). That's why some of the euphoric displays of joy on the part of Christians--even Christian leaders--at the news of Bin Laden's death leave me cold. Their celebrations strike … [Read more...] about Tom Ascol on the death of Osama Bin Laden