Ever asked yourself: What are my college years suppose to look like?                                              Well, maybe you haven't come right out and asked that question but chances are you have thought a lot about college!  I remember being excited about heading off to college - a chance to be on my own - make my own decisions - do what I want to do...You may be shouting along with Mel Gibson in Braveheart, "F-R-R-R-E-E-E-E-E-E-E-D-O-M-M-M-M!!!"  But what is freedom?     According to St. Augustine freedom is always pursuing what is MOST pleasing.  For the Christian, the ideal of freedom is to be so...

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 So we are moving RUF Large Group to the NEW University Center!  We will still meet on Thursday nights at our regular time (8-9pm).  Join us if you can and invite a friend.  By the way... Yesterday I ate lunch with some students in the UC for the first time!  Ordered the California Whopper (with guacamole and bacon) and it was delightful!  Good grief...  How can you not believe in the goodness of God when He gives you things like that?!Psalm 34:8 tells us to taste and see that the Lord is GOOD.  We have opportunities every day to go...

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So sometimes.. scratch that, a lot of the time, I feel like a big wimp when it comes to living the Christian life.   Honestly, there is so much that I am afraid of...  Hmmm, let's see.  I'm afraid of failure!  I'm scared that you won't like me.  I'm afraid of tons of other stuff too.    Can I get an amen?  Well, I ate lunch with a friend today who talked about the possibility of dying.  He claimed (as the Bible does) that the instant he dies, he will be found in the burning presence of God, the eternal Judge,...

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Last week we studied Hosea and we saw the heart of God for the harlot.  We were confronted with the reality that we have all committed spiritual adultery and yet our Faithful Husband has not divorced us!  Derek Webb sings a song called "Wedding Dress" in which he communicates some offensive truth.  We are too easily satisfied with so much less than we are offered in the gospel.  Our unbelief drives us away from the true Lover of our souls to competing lovers less wild!    But Jesus is jealous for you!  He is not interested in simply dating you.  He...

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For the Bible tells me so...  Well it is simple, right?  It was one of the first songs many of us learned to sing.  You should hear my 2 yr old Nephew's rendition - amazing!  I want to simply suggest that we need NOT get over this song - ever.I know that Jesus loves me... but I don't know.  I tend to act like someone who has forgotten this reality.  I act as if other people's opinions are more important than His.  As an approval addict, I search for the respect and acceptance of everything breathing.  WHY?  Because - a...

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