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been trying out Agape in order to explore Christian community for the first time ,” she said . “ At the Thanksgiving banquet , he committed to following Jesus for the first time .”
For Lee , seeing one freshman commit to faith was an incredibly rewarding experience , and demonstrated for her how powerfully God was working that night .
“ This experience confirmed for me the importance of living out the Great
Commission and how God always provides if we step out in faith ,” she said . “ As we continue to follow up with our friends who came that night , we know God will help us to share our faith boldly on our campus .” | cu
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DA R TM O U TH | On Campus
Grilled Cheese and the Gospel
TEXT-4-TOASTIES EVENT IS POPULAR AT DARTMOUTH By Jessica Tong , Dartmouth ’ 17
In November , Dartmouth students from various campus ministries partnered with the Dartmouth Apologia : A Journal of Christian Thought to host “ Text-4-Toasties .”
During the day , they e-mailed students across campus inviting them to text in a question about Christianity and its intersection with any aspect of life , whether it was philosophy , science , pop culture , or anything else . In return , the students delivered toasted sandwiches ( of either Nutella or grilled cheese ) and discussed their questions with them .
Participating ministries included Christian Union , Agape , and Aquinas House .
Some questions that were texted concerned interpretations of the Bible , e . g . how do you reconcile the message “ faith without works is dead ” with the message that “ you should just have faith and not worry about things you have given up to God ”? Since Text-4-Toasties was scheduled on Election Day , other questions reflected curiosity about the relationship between Christianity and politics . Keenan Wood , a sophomore , stated that his favorite question and follow-up discussion was centered on
Robert Moore , Dartmouth ’ 20 , was glad to be part of the Text-4-Toasties outreach .
hell and how a merciful God could see fit to punish anyone for all of eternity .
Text-4-Toasties at Dartmouth was inspired by a similar outreach by the
Harvard Ichthus , a Christian journal . After hearing about the success of the initiative at Harvard , students at Dartmouth followed suit by hosting a trial event in the summer of 2015 . With a smaller group of Christian students on campus , they sought to answer only the first 50 questions that were sent in . The event revealed a great curiosity about Christianity amongst Dartmouth students .
This fall , Text-4-Toasties encouraged Dartmouth ’ s Christian students , who ordinarily fellowship in different ministries , to come together . It also provided an avenue for Christians of all years to work together , either by grilling sandwiches or by discussing answers to questions with each other before delivering the sandwiches .
For Robert Moore , a freshman from Georgia , participating in Text-4-Toasties was a chance to help “ clarify misconceptions about Christianity and help people in moments of need .”