How to Stay Christian in College

We've all heard the horror stories. Some of us have been the horror stories. A student grows up in a Bible-believing church where she has professed faith in Christ and participated in numerous programs designed to help nurture her in that faith. By the time she graduates from high school, she has been to church camp a half dozen times, participated in two mission trips, signed a True Love Waits card, and accumulated enough Christian T-shirts to "wear her witness" for a month.

She then goes off to college, where she is faced with a number of temptations, some of which weren't even on her radar in high school. There are the obvious vices like sex and drugs, both of which manage to find their way onto even the most conservative of college campuses. There is also a new sense of freedom; gone are the days of asking for permission to go to a particular event, checking in with mom and dad about changes in plans, or (at many schools) being home in time for curfew. If a collegian isn't careful, this newfound freedom can lead to newfound compromise.