Chi Alpha Campus Ministries - Texas A&M

Another Attempt to Define the Millennial Generation

John Deisher — Tue, 22 May 2012 12:33:27 +0000

The Week beings another attempt to define the Millennial Generation in “Narcissistic, broke, and 6 other ways to describe the Millennial generation.” The key points:

They’re spendthrifts.
They’re broke.
They’re natural entrepreneurs.
They’re socialists.
They’re narcissistic.
They’re politically engaged.
They’re less religious.
They’re stressed out.

It’s All Over But The Graduations!

John Deisher — Wed, 09 May 2012 14:55:11 +0000

Today is the last day of classes for the 2011-2012 school year. For those of you graduating this weekend, congratulations! For those of you going home for the summer, be safe and we will see you in the Fall. For those staying this Summer, we will be getting together throughout the Summer for those good ol’ XA times of food and fellowship.

Another Year

John Deisher — Tue, 08 May 2012 11:12:30 +0000

Blessings to all as you finish finals (and extreme blessings to those that are already through!). We will be seeing those of you that graduating this weekend. Have a blessed summer.

Student Debt Infographic

John Deisher — Fri, 27 Apr 2012 11:25:58 +0000

The Intolerance of Pluralism

John Deisher — Tue, 08 Nov 2011 16:30:47 +0000

An interesting article on why pluralism (the belief that all roads lead to God) is intolerant and arrogant.

Proper Perspective – from Oswald Chambers

John Deisher — Mon, 24 Oct 2011 13:50:09 +0000

I have read Oswald Chambers book, My Utmost for his Highest, a number of times over the years. The reason? Entries like this:

“The proper perspective to maintain is that we are here for only one purpose— to be captives marching in the procession of Christ’s triumphs. We are not on display in God’s showcase— we are here to exhibit only one thing— the ‘captivity [of our lives] to the obedience of Christ’ (2 Corinthians 10:5). How small all the other perspectives are! …’We are to God the fragrance of Christ . . .’ (2 Corinthians 2:15). We are encompassed with the sweet aroma of Jesus, and wherever we go we are a wonderful refreshment to God.”

Friday Night – Special Guest Christopher Gornold-Smith

John Deisher — Wed, 19 Oct 2011 15:29:57 +0000

Join us Friday night, 7pm, as Christopher Gornold-Smith presents evidence for the trustworthiness of the New Testament documents compared with other literature of the same period. College Heights AG, 4100 Old College Road, Bryan TX

Chi Alpha Soaking Prayer, Thursday, 7pm, College Heights A/G

John Deisher — Wed, 19 Oct 2011 10:08:02 +0000

Join us this Thursday and rest in God’s presence as we learn about and experience Soaking Prayer.

“You have no idea of where God is going to engineer your circumstances, no knowledge of what strain is going to be put on you either at home or abroad, and if you waste your time in over-active energies instead of getting into soak on the great fundamental truths of God’s Redemption, you will snap when the strain comes; but if this time of soaking before God is being spent in getting rooted and grounded in God on the unpractical line, you will remain true to Him what ever happens.”
Oswald Chambers, My Utmost for his Highest

Altitude 2011 This weekend

John Deisher — Thu, 13 Oct 2011 14:27:20 +0000

There is still time to register for Altitude 2011 in Dallas this weekend. Go to www.altitude2011.org and register.

The Dead Sea Scrolls Are Now On-line

John Deisher — Mon, 26 Sep 2011 10:29:06 +0000

Official Google Blog: From the desert to the web: bringing the Dead Sea Scrolls online

“It’s taken 24 centuries, the work of archaeologists, scholars and historians, and the advent of the Internet to make the Dead Sea Scrolls accessible to anyone in the world. Today, as the new year approaches on the Hebrew calendar, we’re celebrating the launch of the Dead Sea Scrolls online; a project of The Israel Museum, Jerusalem powered by Google technology.”