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: Come to the Feast "Come to the Feast" is a biennial ecumenical gathering of young adults and young workers seeking to connect, empower, and strengthen young adult ministries. Trayce Stewart reflects on the conference's commissioning of young adults in the church.
Beau Underwood: The complete college experience Beau Underwood has a new title: Eureka College alumnus. After crossing the graduation stage in May, Beau reflected on everybody who had contributed to his collegiate experience: professors, friends, family, and churches. All these supporters provided him with wisdom, insight, and help, providing examples that allowed him to honestly examine his own understanding of the Christian faith and explore to explore his own call.
Nandi Shareef: Sowing what we reap We've all heard the parable that you get back what you put into an effort. Nandi Shareef sees it differently. God has bestowed each of us with a gift, and we must use those gifts to help others and to change the world. What talents do you have that are underused?
Katie Griffin: A Lenten experience: a follow-up Katie Griffin was a vegetarian for Lent. Sacrificing during the season serves two purposes: one, it can help you realize how dependent (or, in many cases, independent) you can be, but two, it's a way to broaden horizons and see things differently. After 40 days without meat, Katie's decided to keep going. Check out her reflection on a Lenten sacrifice. Part 1: A Lenten sacrifice
James Darnell: A Normal Heart Playwrite Larry Kramer's A Normal Heart hit home for James Darnell when his theater department took on the play about the 1980s struggle to get government to recognize and address the threat of AIDS in. The struggle was personified when James interned at an Open and Accepting congregation in Iowa. When he thinks about the challenges facing the GLBT community, he hopes the church will be willing, able, and energized to be a forceful partner.
Trayce Stewart: Celebrate? "My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?" We hear this call for compassion every year during Lent. During a recent visit to New Orleans, Trayce Stewart heard it from the people of New Orleans — but she also heard people relying on their faith in tough times. Get a preview of Celebrate, and take a quick trip to the Big Easy, where things are still tough these days.
Justin Lyman: Calling Why does God call us specifically? For what ever reason we on the StEP team have been called by God to serve and be served by the church. One of the reasons we never think of is why. Justin Lyman is still waiting for an answer to that question, but he awaits not with frustration but with joy. "I have no clue what's going to happen next year, and I'm thrilled."
Katie Griffin: A Lenten sacrifice Katie Griffin used to give up things like chocolate or caffeine for Lent, but she hasn't followed that tradition recently. This year, though, she's taking the plunge — she's going to forego meat during Lent. Katie explains the choices that have led her to a vegetarian spring.
Kelly Rand: Sharing a scoop with STEP We don't believe the stereotype about college students having spare time — dedicated students are some of the busiest people on the planet. Take Kelly Rand for instance. As if her academic work at TCU and commitments to the church aren't enough, she's just joined the Student Ecumenical Partnership's Leadership Team. Balancing all these is like having an ice cream cone piled high with lots of precariouly balanced scoops. Balance a busy schedule with Kelly.
Katelyn Macrae: Radical Inclusivity? The campers and staff at Pilgrim Lodge gather to praise God before their meal, and an energetic wave of song and clapping overwhelms the Lodge as they sing Demos Gracias el Senor, Demos Gracias, Demos Gracias por su amor... We give thanks God, We give thanks, We give thanks for your love. From years as a camper and on summer staff, I have learned many things, but the most important is that God is Love. Each summer our camp director instructs the campers to do three things while at camp - Love God, love yourself, and Love one another. These are simple words for a difficult task.
Beau Underwood: Discovering new blessings I come from a small church in a rural town. My church is the type of congregation where everyone tries everything. We do not have enough members active in the life of the church to rotate elders; instead of leaving committees, people just get reassigned to a different church committee. Up until a year ago, this was my church experience, An exhausting but rewarding time of constant demands. It was great to see something I had worked hard on come to life, but at the same time, there was always something else that I needed to begin on once another project was completed.
Sharlissa Moore: Pumpkins in a jar Justice and activism have always been central to my faith journey. Throughout my college years I have really struggled to understand why some people who call themselves Christian actively spread hatred instead of justice and love. At times, this struggle has caused me to try to live out my faith journey alone. A year ago I joined the STEP Leadership Team, and through this experience I have come to understand the importance of community.
Jonathan Hall: Learning languages for faith's sake This school year has been completely different than any previous year. This past fall, I spent three and a half months in Morocco. I had four classes in the Arabic language, Moroccan culture and society, field study seminar, and an independent study. Each one of these aspects of my program deeply affected my leadership style.
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