Two Resources for Your High School Graduate

High school graduation is almost here. I know what that’s like, because I’ve been through it three times. As parents, we have one simple question on our mind: Have I done a good job preparing my child for college?

Every Christian parent wonders this. We pray that we’ve adequately prepared our high school graduate to enter into the fray of college life: intellectually, spiritually, and morally. But, in the end, we must leave their future in the hands of the only person that controls it, God himself.

Even so, that doesn’t mean we can’t give them some resources to help them along the way—resources that can express our deepest hopes …

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6 Ways that Christian Students Can Prepare for College: #1 Take This Transition Seriously

Well, it’s that time of year. By now, many high school seniors have heard where they have been accepted to college. Others are still waiting. But all are beginning to think about the next stage of their life post-high school.

And for Christian students this time of anticipation can be particularly acute. It is natural for them to wonder, How am I going to survive at a big university as a Christian? Am I ready to handle the challenges coming my way? What if I don’t have all the answers?

Of course, this sort of angst is not just felt by the students. It is also felt (and maybe felt …

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