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Be nice to freshmen!

NYU Seed — Sat, 19 Sep 2009 21:08:44 +0000

Remember what it was like to be a freshman, new on campus and unsure about college life? Now that school is back in session, if you’re an upperclassman tempted to look down on the wave of freshmen students running around campus looking lost, let me point you to an article at StudentSoul.org about what freshmen wish upperclassmen would remember about their first year.

It’s a good reminder that you can be a good Christian witness to your fellow students simply by being patient with underclassmen and occasionally going out of your way to help them acclimate to campus life. Here’s the article’s concluding exhortation:

As you meet new students, remember their inexperience. Remember unknown roommates and more noise in the dorms than you had at home. Remember not knowing anyone. Remember learning to live with cafeteria food. Most of all, remember that freshmen are more than recruits to grow your numbers. They are people you will soon learn to love. Be open to who they are and let them grow into who they are becoming. Avoid pegging new students too soon, and introduce them slowly and clearly to the Christian subculture on your campus.

Be nice to freshmen, because you used to be one: sounds like good advice to me!

Full article: http://www.intervarsity.org/studentsoul/item/help-freshman

Download the Fall 2008 Issue of Seed

NYU Seed — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 15:31:23 +0000

The long-awaited PDF download of our Fall 2008 issue of Seed is now available!

SEED – Fall 2008 Issue (PDF format | 3.5MB)

The Spring 2009 issue is coming soon.

The Call to Leadership

NYU Seed — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 04:34:21 +0000

Everyone wants to be a leader, not a follower. But how do you become a leader without knowing what kind of leader people want to follow? How do you become a leader when the only voice you’re listening to is your own? How do you become a leader when you have no clear goal of where you want to be? And how do you become a leader, more specifically a leader of the Lord without being equipped with His words?

These very questions challenged each of us at the retreat as we reflected on our calling as Christians. Did God call us to be mere citizens or extraordinary members of society who mirror the power of God? Assessing our “now” state with brutal honesty guides us to create a vivid picture of where we ultimately want to be. Where are you “now”? Are you manifesting God’s glory with the time and talents He has given you, or are you merely getting by the daily grind? May your honesty and the Spirit guide you to be the leader you were meant to be- with or without recognition.

24-7 Prayer

Will — Thu, 14 Feb 2008 14:24:32 +0000

24-7 prayer is God’s idea. The Bible says in 1 Thessalonians 5:17, “Pray continually.” To pray continually means to “pray 24-7.” It is God’s command. Prayer is often compared to spiritual breathing, or the breathing of one’s spirit. We breathe 24-7. We breathe every 2 seconds for 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, and 365 days a year. We breathe 24-7 because we need fresh air, oxygen, so that our bodies can produce energy. If we stop breathing even for a minute, we can die because our bodies cannot produce energy.

Just as our body needs to breathe 24-7, our spirit also needs to breathe 24-7. If someone’s spirit dies, he or she doesn’t feel the need to pray or doesn’t want to pray, because a dead spirit doesn’t need energy. But once one’s spirit is alive by the breath of the Holy Spirit, his spirit needs to breathe in order to keep his spirit alive just like his body. Just as we take fresh oxygen through breathing, we take the fresh spirit through prayer. As we are designed to breathe 24-7 in our body, we are also designed to pray 24-7 in our spirit.

Now, question is, “How can we pray 24-7?” We will talk about this at the next meeting…

1-2-3 Teamwork!

NYU Seed — Mon, 10 Dec 2007 05:56:06 +0000

1-2-3 TEAMWORK! Bodybuilding, spiritual bodybuilding that is, was the theme of this semester’s Seed retreat. Learning about our place and unique function in the Body of Christ was the goal.

This is the time of year when schoolwork piles up and stress levels hit the roof. Are you feeling tense or disconnected? Take a moment to peruse this issue of Seed and get plugged back in. Enjoy!

Spring 2007 Issue: Letter From the Editors

NYU Seed — Sun, 08 Apr 2007 17:35:21 +0000

Welcome to Seed’s 5th issue! We hope that your semester is going well. We hope our now familiar cover inspires you to sit down and de-stress for even a few small minutes. It seems that for everyone, Spring Break really flew by this year, and now we’re all rapidly approaching the end of the semester. Many of us already have exciting plans for the summer such as traveling, going back home, or working at a summer internship.

This semester’s SEED winter retreat was about finding and achieving our ‘ultimate dream’ (see page 7). Most of us here at SEED were still too rushed these past months, spending weekends trying to put out this publication to have time to reflect on summer plans or ultimate dreams. But we hope as always that our articles inspire you, and that they will allow you to think, meditate, and discover your own passion and vision.

Fall 2006 Issue: Letter from the Editors

mary — Sat, 09 Dec 2006 05:18:23 +0000

It’s been a rough fall 2006 semester. We know, because when we were conducting the surveys on campus (See last page) for this semester’s issue, students were bent over their textbooks, with large coffees in their hands and stressed out expressions on their faces. We know, because every time we look across from our weekly meetings in Kimmel to the lighted windows of Bobst Library, students are sitting at study tables drooping over their heavy study materials, looking utterly defeated. We know because teary eyed students are struggling over exasperating physics tests and homework. In fact, many of our writers and illustrators pulled some all-nighters in order to put this issue together for you. And the fact that the sun sets at 4:30pm these days (which in student time means you have about four hours of daylight to complete your errands) makes things seem all a bit too dismal.

However, whatever you’re feeling these days, I’m sure that one of the articles featured in this issue of SEED will speak to your heart and give you encouragement and help you remember that God always sees and understands you. And don’t forget, Christmas and winter break are just a few weeks away. Happy Reading!