staff blog
I've been thinking about knowing God's will...
Summer Thoughts - from NCXA Director, Gina White
How many times have you had the thought, “I just wish I knew what God was doing…”? For me, I can’t count the number of times over the last 20 years that that thought has passed through my mind.
I've been thinking about influence...
Summer Thoughts - from XA Staff, Devonte’ Porter
What’s the difference between living your life like a thermometer and like a thermostat?
I've been thinking about God's goodness...
Summer Thoughts - from XA Staff, Madison Smith
This whole summer I’ve been trying to wrap my mind around trusting in God’s goodness. This is something I desperately want to understand, but I often hear that nagging voice in the back of mind that sounds like this, “if God was really good, would _____ have happened to you?” “Would coronavirus be here?”
I've been thinking about nevertheless...
Summer Thoughts - from XA Staff, Jon Mathews
You are probably wondering why I chose such a weird word.
It has been on my mind a lot lately and to be honest I ripped it off of a book I am reading, Pure Desire by Ted Roberts. I am gonna use the author's idea, but add the thoughts I have been having about it.
I've been thinking about knowing Jesus
Summer Thoughts - from XA Staff, Collin Smith
Can we know Jesus?
To answer this question, we first have to understand that Jesus is a person. God is a person. He is not the ink on the pages of our Bibles, he is not our own conscience or ideas, he is not the icon that every cause will try to squeeze into their agenda.
I've been thinking about slowing down...
Summer Thoughts from NCXA Director, Gina White
When did we decide slow was bad?
Everything around us highlights the speed of results and the deficiency of "slow" : "three times faster than our competitor's brand", "no more waiting!" "our product will help you accomplish twice as much in half the time!"
I've been thinking about character...
Summer Thoughts - from XA Staff, Lucas Lanham
Call me crazy, but I love mathematical equations.
Especially if they are as simple as 2 x 2 = 4.
I've been thinking about answers...
Summer Thoughts - from XA Director Tyler Staton
But what happens when we don't have the answer or the problem seems too complex to solve?
I've been thinking about scarcity...
Summer Thoughts - from XA Staff, Molly Mathews
I normally love grocery shopping. It's one of the weekly rhythms in the Mathews household- every Saturday morning we meal plan for the week, make a list of items we need, and then head to our local Food Lion and Asian market.
I've been thinking about endurance...
Summer Thoughts - from XA Director, Tyler Staton
Based on the above title, you might have guessed that your campus pastor recently took up running and, if that was your speculation, you would be incorrect.
I've been thinking about discouragement...
Summer Thoughts - from XA Staff Paige Staton
I'm attempting to read through the whole Bible this year and I recently started the book of Joshua. Immediately, I came to one of my favorite verses in the whole bible: Joshua 1:9
Way to go team!
What we do isn’t about making Chi Alpha look good. It’s about welcoming people into a community where they can see and experience an authentic relationship with Jesus, and you are all doing a fantastic job at bringing people in!
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