Hope’s Campus Ministries team organizes corporate worship (chapel and the Gathering), small group Bible studies, campus events, and an annual tradition called Immersion Trips. On these trips, groups of students travel across the globe to serve God and be immersed in new cultures over spring break. Last year, my friend Millie and I signed up …
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Campus Ministries is one of my favorite places on Hope’s campus. It perches on a hill near the edge of the Pine Grove. In just the past year, it has held memories of early morning study sessions, nights reading by the fire, and days on the porch playing card games with friends. Memories of meeting …
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Last spring, the end of my freshman year, I dedicated a page in my journal to all my favorite things about Hope College. I’d only been a part of this place for a number of months and yet I loved it deeply. Going home for the summer and catching up with high school friends, I found …
As I approach my last semester at Hope College, I have spent more and more time thinking about my experiences at Hope, what I’ve learned in my classes, and what I’ve learned about life. The other day I was at chapel and the speaker said, “Guys, I don’t know if you’ve realized this, but college …
I distinctly remember my first class at Hope College. Dean Frost, my professor for my Freshman Year Seminar said, “What you seek to find at Hope, you will find.” He elaborated that if you seek to further your faith, you will have the opportunity to do so. If you want nothing to do with a …
My time at Hope college has been transformative for my faith. Growing up, I was enrolled in public school so my spiritual intake for the most part was limited to church on Sundays. I had a desire for a personal relationship with the God I heard about in church, but I did not understand how …
Do you know what Mark Wahlberg, Jennifer Aniston, Casey Neistat, and Michelle Obama all have in common? They all dedicate at least part of their success to their daily routines. Each of these celebrities attribute success to routine and more specifically, waking up early. As a new student at Hope, it is easy to fall …
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“We have this hope as an anchor for the soul, firm and secure.” —Hebrews 6:19 Hope College: a name itself founded in faith, illuminating the hope we have in Jesus. Faith is an evident and encouraging part of life on campus, from weekly services, to Campus Ministries, to student-led Bible studies. The beautiful part about …
Thanksgiving has been my favorite holiday for as long as I can remember. When I tell people this, I generally get a lot of questions asking why. No, it’s not because my favorite food is mashed potatoes (though it definitely takes a nice second to puppy chow) or because I love watching the Lions lose …
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Everyone has a story. But it is usually not the one that they are telling. These words were spoken by a good friend, in chapel this past Wednesday. It was something that I needed to hear. Something the people of Hope College probably needed to hear too. I’m a junior at Hope. And I by …
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