My name is Glen Davis, a Nationally Appointed US Missionary with the Assemblies of God. I lead Chi Alpha Christian Fellowship at Stanford University. This is my blog, where I talk about things that interest me. I also maintain a database of quotes that I've found stimulating.
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Chi Alpha Favorably Profiled In The Stanford Daily
The Stanford Daily published an article titled Testimonies On Stanford Faith about people in our ministry (Chi Alpha Christian Fellowship).The website the article focuses on is testimonies.stanford.edu.
Reading this article was very encouraging to me because I always fear that Chi Alpha will wind up in the Daily because of some boneheaded thing I said in a sermon… this was a much better experience.
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Adventures at 320 Below
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Freshmen have arrived on campus this week, and we’ve had a blast meeting them. Our strategy isn’t super-sophisticated – we just set up a table on White Plaza and beckon students over to chat with us. We also give them free stuff (like popcorn and these really cool eco-friendly shopping bags).The photo on the right is me and a couple of our hardworking students.
But there’s been an unexpectedly cool development. The table next to us has been for the Stanford Educational Studies Program free easter egg adventure the (they’re trying to recruit some freshmen to teach high school students stuff) and is manned by one of our students, Ben. Ben works with really cold stuff – about as close to absolute zero as humanity has been able to get (millikelvins, if you’re curious). So something like liquid nitrogen is like hot chocolate to him – it’s at a mere 320 Fahrenheit below zero. I know 320 below sounds cold, but most of the universe is much, much colder than that – just not the part that we inhabit.
65927 avodart side effects the ballad of josie download So Ben brings these containers (called dours) of liquid nitrogen out to White Plaza and makes ice cream with them
in front of people. It’s very eye-catching. Massive amounts of fog are generated. And the resulting ice cream is yummy.
Anyway, the drink for my lunch had gotten warm, so I asked Ben if we could use some liquid nitrogen to cool it off. It worked like a charm. Plus it was fun to do. Extremely fun.
That morning I had already been thinking that I had one of the best jobs in the world. And then I get to play with liquid nitrogen. While doing my job. Campus ministry rocks.
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Typo at Stanford
I’ve been meaning to blog this forever, but I kept forgetting. On the first floor of the renovated Old Union is an acrylic sign telling the history of the building.
For the longest time (months) it had a glaring typo (I think it’s been fixed since I took this photo). It really amused me.
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If you have a hard time seeing it, look under the word Union or click on the picture to view it with the error highlighted.
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Stanford 24, USC 23
A hearty congratulations to the stalwart warriors of the Cardinal football team. Defeating the Trojans on their home turf with some of our key players sidelined is no mean feat.
May this be a token of things to come.
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The God-Soaked Daily?
Today’s Stanford Daily was replete with God-talk.
Front page: Scotty McLennan tells profs they need to address religious issues in the classroom.
Page 3: an favorable article on Mosaic’s Extreme Makeover service project.
Page 8: Frosh Tabitha Yim bears witness to Christ in her gymnastics profile.
Interesting, no?
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Cardinal Contributions
I present without commentary the 2004 presidential campaign contribution records for the Stanford ZIP codes: 94305 and 94309.
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Pac 10 Champions, Baby!
In case you’re completely disconnected from the campus scene, we’re the conference champions!
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“It’s bulletproof, practically.”
I found this quite funny: “It’s bulletproof, practically.”
Cheryl Toeppen, manager of design services for Residential & Dining Enterprises, describing the fabric she bought for seating in the lounge of the newly renovated all-frosh Branner Hall. The material is 10 times more durable than regular upholstery fabric. [source]
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Stanford Passwords
Just ran across this: More than 4 percent of dorm residents’ passwords are easily guessed, according to a Stanford pilot study. Ced Bennett, director of information security services, gives some highlights: “user,” “beatcal” and “four-letter-word-cal.” (source)
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Reading List For New Students
note for everyone who’s not a new student: there’s a new student orientation thingee happening today and on our promo pieces I promised them that we’d have some reading recommendations for them
So you’re coming to Stanford–that’s great! I know you’ve got a lot to read and do before you arrive, but I’d like to suggest some books you really need to check out.
How To Stay Christian In College by J. Budziszewski. If you only read one book from this list, make it this one! The author lost his faith while an undergrad and regained it after attaining his doctorate, and he’s packed this book full of extremely practical advice!
The Diversity Myth by Peter Thiel and David Sacks. This book is all about Stanford and its agenda when it comes to reeducating students (written by two Stanford grads). I need to preface my recommendation with several disclaimers: you should keep in mind that these guys have a huge ideological axe to grind and that there are always two sides to every story. In addition, the book is about a decade old, and so some of the details are no longer accurate. Finally, they’re not writing from a Christian perspective. Even after all those qualifications, I recommend that you read this book before you show up for your first day at Stanford. In case you’re curious, the title comes from the authors’ contention that there is no true diversity on campus.
Finally, consider reading The Spirit of the Disciplines by Dallas Willard. This is one of the best books I’ve ever read. Some people find it dense, and if you fall into that category I recommend The Life You’ve Always Wanted as an alternate. Either of these books will help you learn a life-changing lesson–that there’s a difference between trying to be like Jesus and training to be like Jesus. If all you do is try, you can kiss your faith goodbye once you go to college. If what do now is begin to train, you can thrive spiritually at Stanford University!
You might also want to check out previous posts we’ve made on Tips for New Students, Becoming Wise In College, and Books Every Educated Christian Should Know.
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