Will you keep your faith at University?
Will you keep your faith in university? Odds are you won’t, at least according to Barna Research. Barna estimates that roughly 70% of high school students who enter a university as professing Christians will leave with little to no faith. These students usually don’t return to their faith even after graduation, as Barna projects that 80% of those reared in the church will be “disengaged” by the time they are 29. Will you be one of the 80%? Will you abandon your faith when surrounded by peers who don’t know God? Most people assume their early faith will carry them through their lives. King Joash probably did. He began to reign at age 7 ( 2 Chronicles 24:1 ), and he “did what was right in the eyes of the Lord all the days of Jehoiada the priest” ( 2 Chronicles 24:2 ), King Joash’s mentor and most trusted advisor. When Jehoiada was alive, Joash faithfully followed God’s laws and made sure others did as well. He even inspired others to give joyfully to God: “All the princes and all th