2023 Israel Study Trip
by Jerry Pauls, Biblical Studies Program Director On May 16, nine Columbia students and one faculty arrived in Ben Gurion International Airport in Tel Aviv. Each arrived tired from their lengthy flights but brimming with anticipation and excitement about the opportunity to move their study of the Bible out of the too-familiar CBC classrooms to the incredible
Embracing the Start of a New Chapter at Columbia: Orientation Weekend
by Adrian Warkentin, Interim Dean of Students As anticipation filled the air, we warmly welcomed our new students to Columbia's orientation weekend, and their enthusiasm was a source of great satisfaction for us in the student development department. Months of meticulous planning had led to this moment, where fresh beginnings, informative sessions, and the forging of connections
To Be Known
By Savanah Price, Graduated in 2021 from the Youth Work Program “Sometimes the story we’re telling the world isn’t half as endearing as the one that lives inside us” (Miller 22). I spent over a decade of my life hiding from people, from myself, from God. I felt like everyone around me was so certain they knew who