“Wow! What a book! Quite frankly, this is the book I’ve been waiting for the last forty years to give to college students. It is the single best volume I have ever read for preparing students for how to follow Jesus and flourish as his disciple in college.”
—J. P. Moreland Distinguished Professor of Philosophy Talbot School of Theology, Biola University
“What will you do with your life?” One huge, frightening question! In college, whether you know it or not, you answer this question every day with each decision. That’s why it’s important to know how you will handle college before you find yourself in the thick of it. College is a great time, with new friends and new experiences, but it is also a time that will shape your future.
How do you grow spiritually? How do you share your faith in a hostile environment? How do you manage your time so that you can study and have fun? Is all truth relative? Are there good reasons to be a Christian? What about alcohol? How should you think about dating and sex as a Christian?
Jonathan Morrow tackles these questions and other tough issues that arise during the college years. Grounded in his own experience as well as biblical truth, Morrow writes quick, easy to read chapters packed with good advice. Each chapter is summarized into “big ideas” and includes a handy list of related resources.
Jonathan Morrow spent his college years at a large state school. In between classes and hanging out with friends, he ministered to fraternities and sororities and served in Campus Crusade for Christ. Jonathan recently completed graduate work at Biola University in Los Angeles. His considerable experience interacting with students prepared him to equip students for what they will encounter in their formative undergraduate years. Jonathan lives with his wife and son in Tennessee.
Anonymous
Posted March 21, 2008
Fresh out of High School and that last summer break, you pack up your child and send them out into the world. You have had 18ish years to prepare them for the world, and now you send them out into it. Your biggest concern is for their safety and that maybe they will call home now and again. But what about their faith? Have you, your church and their youth group been enough? Are they strong enough? Do they know where to find the answers? Do you? How do they deal with the first ¿God is dead¿ statement they hear from a professor? Morrow provides a handy and engaging resource for just this dilemma. Designed not just for full reading but also a flash-point resource, the book is packed with Godly wisdom, practical advice and ¿been there, done that¿ experiences. For situations that demand more information he provides a wealth of resources for further exploration and the end of each chapter as well as a synopsis of each chapter for quick review. Written for the new college student this book has value for anyone who has ever been stymied, stifled, cajoled, ridiculed or ostracized for trying to defend the faith. It will be even of greater value for those who don¿t even know were to start. It is a magnificent work in helping you to think Christianly, live Godly, build your faith and defend God and his word.
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Posted February 22, 2008
Welcome to College is an outstanding work! As wise as it is current. Here are FIVE reasons why you should buy this book today. 1. Relevant. Welcome to College is focused on college students¿on their concerns, on their needs, and on this pivotal time of their lives. But it is not just a book for college students. It is for anyone who knows, interacts with, teaches, ministers to, parents, or is involved with college students 'or college age folks'. Welcome to College is a worthy read, no matter your age. 2. Accessible. These chapters come out of a life lived. They are practical, thought out, lived out insights into a Christian life. Not just Jonathan¿s life, but all of those he¿s served, worked with, and befriended¿a vast number of whom are college students. He¿s lived this stuff. 3. Diverse subjects. Welcome to College synthesizes subject matter normally not found together. Practical `how to¿s¿ like how to deal with syllabus shock, bad roommates, alcohol use and abuse, are combined with intellectual challenges that many young people face on campuses like how Christianity and Science relate and what sort of things we can actually know to be true. Not to mention questions of Christian spirituality, like how to come to know God¿s will, how become more like Jesus, and Biblical man and womanhood. This is a timely handbook. 4. Great resource. Jonathan has thought through these many issues to provide a ready reference for the most common questions, concerns, and difficulties a college student will face. But knowing that every person is unique and generally will need more of one thing than another, he also provides an abundance of suggested readings and resources 'internet and other' if one desires to dig more deeply into any of these issues. 5. This book is an integrated expression of a Christian worldview and a great gift to the next generation of Christendom.
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Posted June 13, 2012
An excellent handbook for High School graduates - whether they are college-bound or taking a different path in their adult life. Morrow addresses questions and challenges every contemporary Christian will face at sometime in their adult life. This is a book filled with solid, readable and thoughtful Christian answers to the tough questions - in bite-size chunks that don't overwhelm the reader. And - if you want more info - Morrow provides excellent references for futher reading after every chapter. A meaningful and USEFUL graduation gift that will be referenced over and over by the thinking Christian student!
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“Wow! What a book! Quite frankly, this is the book I’ve been waiting for the last forty years to give to college students. It is the single best volume I have ever read for preparing students for how to follow Jesus and flourish as his disciple in college.”
—J. P. Moreland Distinguished Professor of Philosophy Talbot School of Theology, Biola University
“What will you do with your life?” One huge, frightening question! In college, whether you know it or not, you answer this question every day with each decision. ...