How do I keep waiting on God's promises? Especially when it seems like they've already failed? Rider University alumna, Kat Roffina, shares about her experience waiting for God to fulfill his promises about a disability ministry with a national reach.

Advent Resources

• Books
  • Wait With Me: Meeting God in Loneliness
  • Making Room in Advent: 25 Devotions for a Season of Wonder
  • Don't forget your 40% Alumni discount on all IVP books. FOR LIFE!
• Electronic Devotionals
  • Watch here for Advent devotionals
  • Text WONDER to 55444 to receive a free audio guided visio divina
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  • Instagram: @bette_dickinson

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Author and alumna, Bette Dickinson, joins us to share about her new book Making Room in Advent: 25 Devotions for a Season of Wonder. Listen in and purchase your copy for your own Advent rhythms this year!

Advent Resources

• Making Room in Advent: 25 Devotions for a Season of Wonder
• Don't forget your 40% Alumni discount on all IVP books. FOR LIFE!
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• Instagram: @bette_dickinson

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Why do we celebrate Advent? How do we celebrate Advent? When is it actually okay to listen to Christmas music??? InterVarsity Director of Alumni Relations, Jason Gaboury, returns to answer these (and many other) questions about the upcoming Advent season.

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After a trip to Ethiopia and learning about the massive sex trade operating there, Josiah (Drake University) began what would become Beza Threads: an organization empowering survivors of human trafficking through the sale of handcrafted leather goods.

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Urbana 22: December 28-31 in Indianapolis, IN

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• World Changers Cohort

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From the party scene to warm, intimate community on campus. From unhealthy relationships to a friendship that introduced Sarah to truly communing with God through prayer. From critical of and uninvolved with the church to developing a deep love for the local and global body of believers. A journey spanning college and post-college, Sarah (UNC Wilmington) shares her story of becoming a committed follower of Jesus and its impact on her life today.

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Urbana 22: December 28-31 in Indianapolis, IN

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"Agnostic with Christian tendencies." That's how Youngstown State University alumnus, Jeremy, describes himself today. Listen in as Jeremy shares about his departure from the church post-grad school and how that hasn't stopped him from meeting new IVCF friends in very unexpected places.

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Our very first interview with an alumni business owner! Get to know Tatiana and her business Zuahaza. Through the making of home textiles, Tatiana and local artisans are preserving Colombian culture and sharing it with the world.

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It's time for our next Urbana 22 preview! In addition to sharing about her Urbana origins, conference Director, Ruth Hubbard, gives the inside scoop on a few exciting changes we can expect at Urbana 22 and also shares why she believes Urbana is the perfect investment for alumni during this season.

Urbana 22: December 28-31 in Indianapolis, IN

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  • Why did you choose to go to Urbana?” (be sure to mention which one you went to)
  • What was something new, different, or challenging you experienced at Urbana that helped you grow?
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Is God even at work in the circumstances surrounding my life right now? We revisit the story of Nyika (University of Minnesota) and the way God is answering this question in his own post-college experience.

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What does hospitality look like post college and how can I get better at it? This week we're joined by Mike & Annie, two alumni who have made it the mission of their marriage to welcome others into the presence of Jesus through hospitality. 

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