From Will:
From the book “Alone with God” by Michael Warden.
It is possible to lose the Promised Land once it is gained, but in only one way - through idolatry. Idolatry is worshipping anything other than God. Such idols take many seductive forms - family, career, entertainment, comfort, money, pleasure, education, and even religion. Pride itself is a very common form of idolatry - the worship of self.

I just googled “NYU Seed” and I found an article about us in NYU Limewire. Although this was published a while back, it still feels great to know that we’re out there! God will provide the rest.
… Seed isn’t aimed at green thumbs — it’s the first on-campus Christian publication that is run by, and for, New York University students.
Check out the full article here: [NYU Limewire: "Seed" Takes Root at NYU]

Another email from Will:
Short story #2 entitled, “Distracted By Serving”.
“Not long ago, I spent 2 weeks teaching at a Christian college overseas. While traveling, I wrote out a prayer list that I determined to use every day. I was greatly enriched by keeping this commitment to pray, and I returned home confident that I would continue the practice. I didn’t! Soon I was so busy with church, family, and work that I prayed only in bits and snatches. I had lapsed into one of the most common snares of …

From Will:
Excerpt from “Pet Sin” by RBC ministry.
For 8 years, Sally had been the Romero family pet. She was only 1 foot long when they brought her home. But Sally grew and grew until eventually she reached a length of 11 feet and weighed 80 pounds. Then one day Sally, a Burmese python, turned on 15-year–old Derek, strangling the unsuspecting teenager until he died of suffocation. Police said that the snake was “quite aggressive, hissing, and reacting” when they arrived to investigate the young man’s death.