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Curve Balls, Gut Punches and Heartaches
The last day of 1999, we had a curve ball thrown at us: We were going to have a baby. Medical specialists had told us years before that we'd probably never have any more kids after our first and only...
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9 Top Apps for College Students
Apps are everywhere. Whether you play for Team iPhone or Team Android, I know you have a roster of go-to apps. College students can use apps to improve their higher education experience. Here, we...
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If I were a Christian College Freshman Again... 3 Things I'd Do Differently
I began my freshman year of college in the Jurassic era, 48 years ago this month. What if I could start all over, knowing what I know now about life and relationships?
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The Heart of the Matter
During one of my son’s Christmas parties, my chest started to hurt. It lasted all day. Then while watching a college football game on TV that evening, my chest started to tighten. And it wasn’t...
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CIU Athlete Spotlight - Emory Rowland
Emory is in his first semester at Columbia International after transferring from Hagerstown Community College. He has already made a mark in just a few weeks. In the season-opening 5K on campus, he...
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The Best Study Playlist of All Time
Uh oh! It's late into the semester and those project deadlines are looming. You've got papers, books, and sticky notes strewn across your dorm room and your computer lovingly just erased three...
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Maturity Rarely Happens Solo
By: Dr. David Olshine As a young Christian attending seminary, I once heard a sermon in chapel that explained God’s goal for us is to become mature. The message was good, but the messenger never...
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CIU Athlete Spotlight - Kayla Swails
A native of Lexington, South Carolina, Kayla Swails began her studies at CIU in 2012 in the teacher education program. She was a standout for White Knoll High School where was captain for two years,...
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Farley and Me
Two Relationship Lessons from My DachshundFrom my 7-year-old badger dog, I am striving to learn and apply these insights.Value of Presence If I plop down on the couch to watch TV, Farley hops up to...
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CIU Athlete Spotlight - Ethan Chandler
Ethan Chandler is a senior midfielder from Lexington, SC. Ethan signed with CIU as part of the inaugural team back in 2012 and has been a three-year starter for the Rams. He also served as a team...
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7 Questions for Personal Accountability
According to Patrick Morley, “accountability is to be regularly answerable for the key areas of our lives to qualified people.” Charles Swindoll adds, “Accountability is giving a few trusted persons...
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How To Give Thanks Like Jesus
...When times are tough“Give thanks in all circumstances; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you.” - 1 Thessalonians 5:18 At times, these words are tough to hear and even tougher to obey....
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Under the Threat of Terrorism: Choose To Love
The following are the thoughts of a 2007 alumna of Columbia International University serving alongside her husband with The Alliance in Europe. Her name and specific location are withheld because of...
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CIU Athlete Spotlight -Angela McMaster
Angela McMaster enters her sophomore year for the Rams women's soccer team, majoring in humanities. The Parker, Colorado, native aspires to be a social worker or physical trainer after graduation.
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Just a Humble Guy
Ron Baker, a redshirt freshman led the Wichita State Shockers to upset the No. 1 ranking Gonzaga Bulldogs in the March Madness basketball tournament. In the matchup against highly favored Gonzaga,...
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A Reason Not To Take My Own Life
I pleaded with him....to no avail, as it turned out. Ronnie * (not his real name) and I were on the patio behind my house. He was a 31-year-old divorcee with two young girls who adored him....
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College at 16: Why CIU?
How I got here is not important. I could ramble on about how my unique mix of rigorous international education and homeschooling made it possible, but I don’t want to bore you, so we’ll jump right in:...
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Dive Deep: Encouragement for Building Community
If I could only give you one piece of advice for college, this is it: dive deep and hard into the community around you. Coming in as a freshman is all sorts of things - terrifying, exciting, new,...
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