We want to know how college has affected your faith. God is at work around you — in campus ministries, in your classwork, when you're out on the town, or in a moment of meditation.

How does God speak to you? STEPnetwork.org wants your story. E-mail it to web@stepnetwork.org with your name, college or university, hometown, and major. A photo of you or your activity would be greatly appreciated.

Here are a few stories to get you started:

Trayce Stewart: The end is near Graduation looms for Trayce Stewart, and she's beginning to reflect on her college experience. She has made life-long friends, learned every day, and run track. But her biggest accomplishment, she believes, has been the challenge of her Christian journey.
Kelly Rand: The work of becoming... Some days being human is downright hard. In the midst of classwork, applying for graduate school, work, and other student obligations, Kelly Rand took off work to visit a dying friend. A wise mentor pointed out Kelly didn't take the afternoon off work; she had been doing "human work." It's all part of becoming who we are and who God wants us to be.
Tony McMahon: A look back at General Synod The United Church of Christ's General Synod in Hartford marked the 50th anniversary of the church's founding. It also marked Tony McMahon's first Synod. Check out the Synod through the eyes of a first-timer — from young adult events to his fascination with the business sessions and "guerrila worship."
Danica Lute: Three poems When Danica Lute is writing poetry these days, themes of sadness and struggle seep in. Maybe it's because of what she's reading, she thinks. Ours is a society, though, where we often try to ignore sadness and struggle. She offers three poems: "Purity Behold," "We Are Not Created Equal," and "The Life" as markers of her spiritual journey.
Kelly Rand: First week on the job Kelly Rand is working with torture survivors and asylum seekers this summer at an internship in Dallas. Seeing people struggle to come to the United States to find safety and health has helped her appreciate what Americans often take for granted. It's also giving her new ways to think about who deserves thanks in the immigration process.
Katie Blaisdell: Run fast and walk slow Run fast and joyfully, for we have a good reason to. Walk slowly and remember that God is a God of grace. Katie Blaisdell feels the tension between the advice of two scriptures in the hectic life of a college student. When we have difficulty balancing these needs, often God finds a way to remind us.
Trayce Stewart: Tune out and tune in Trayce Stewart recently did something daring: She left her laptop behind and turned off her cellphone when she left campus. And she lived to tell about it! The gadgets and gizmos that make life easier can also make it harder to engage in life and Christian community. Acknowledging the irony that you're reading this on the Internet, check out Trayce's break from technology and its effect.
Katie Griffin: What took you so long? Seven hundred college students converged on New Orleans during the New Year's holiday for Celebrate! at the River, a time for fellowship, worship, and service. Katie Griffin spent a drizzly afternoon gutting a home on the city's northeast side. The house's appearance changed drastically in just a few hours, and Katie knows the students who have seen the devastation in New Orleans are changed, too.
Sarah Little: The Times They Are A-Changin' The transition from "youth" to "young adult" left Sarah Little unsettled. Where would she find her annual trip to the spiritual mountaintop? Since she's arrived at Eureka College, she learning new ways to find God in her life — and that being a young adult is not necessarily a different path; it is simply a different environment.
Katie Griffin: What changes, what stays the same Katie Griffin headed home after five years away at college, and it reminded her of seeing a friend she hadn't seen in a long time: "so much about them has changed, yet so much has stayed the same as well." Her faith has changed a lot during college, and sharing her updated faith has provided a few awkward moments with the people who know her best. But one thing has stayed constant — Katie's never lost her faith.
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