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Needs More Character Development

Tue, 18 Dec 2012 16:29:55 GMT

So I’m sitting in my last Fiction Writing class of the entire year, and I’m holding a story in my hand that says, amongst a page full of scribbled commentary from my professor, “Needs more character development… ...

We Are A-Changing

Mon, 10 Dec 2012 15:09:38 GMT

After I’d lived in Austin for an entire school year, I decided to stay there over the summer instead of going back home to Dallas. I figured it was time for me to start living apart from my family, find a job, and be in the place where I ...

Singleness

Mon, 03 Dec 2012 16:43:24 GMT

Singleness. All of us struggle with it at least once in our lives. I, personally, have been single for 98% of my 20 years on this planet… (yes, I did the math). In simpler terms it’s been over three years since I was in my last ...

A Change of Heart

Mon, 26 Nov 2012 15:58:00 GMT

“Do not be anxious about anything, but in all things, through prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your mind ...

What Did You Say?

Mon, 19 Nov 2012 16:01:17 GMT

For the past year or two, I’ve had this verse from Timothy stuck in my head. It’s not because Timothy is my name, and I’m conceited enough to only want to read books of the Bible that have my name in it. It’s because I ...

Feeling God's Presence

Mon, 12 Nov 2012 17:07:14 GMT

Lately, more than ever, God has been revealing Himself to me, in the smallest, silliest, yet most amazing ways. Most of the times it is just in my daily life, such as work or school. A couple weeks ago I had to write an essay in my Spanish ...

Same sin, Same habits, Same problems...

Sat, 05 Nov 2011 23:49:30 GMT

This is an exerpt from a blog written by Michael Dennis, a formar pastor of Hill Country UT and present pastor of North Village Church in Austin. Click the link to read the full blog post. "I think if we are honest there are times in ...

Stick Around

Wed, 04 May 2011 16:30:43 GMT

Being a student at the University of Texas has its perks. You get to go to football and basketball games for real cheap, meet a lot of people, roam around an awesome city, get a good education and have people around you that are passionate about ...

Maybe

Sun, 27 Mar 2011 22:40:33 GMT

"Why, you do not even know what will happen tomorrow. What is your life? It's a mist that appears for a little while and then vanishes." -James 4:14 After hitting the snooze button as many times as possible, we groggily crawl out of ...

Sharing the Gospel

Wed, 03 Nov 2010 17:15:06 GMT

I met Sean at a square dance for international students. At the end of the evening, after a couple of hours of dancing, we were chatting and getting to know one another. I mentioned something about church, and he was very interested. Sean, ...

Small Groups Producing Life Change

Tue, 21 Sep 2010 20:43:47 GMT

As finals passed and spring turned into summer this year, most of the Hill Country college students transitioned back home where they enjoyed the break from the pressure of tests, homework, and various campus groups. However, several of ...

Help Needed in Mexico

Fri, 09 Jul 2010 23:45:52 GMT

Church Family, As many of you know, heavy flooding has hit the border of Mexico and has had devastating effects on the city of Piedras Negras. Over thirty people have been reported dead, with several missing and many forced out of their ...

Keeping Up with the ROAD TRIPS

Mon, 15 Mar 2010 20:09:17 GMT

Keep up with what's going on with the different trips and know what to pray for specifically through these blogs updated by the teams: MEMPHIS"HCBCUT Goes to Memphis" SHERMAN"Serving in Sherman" FORT MYERS "Ft. Myers Spring Break Trip ...

Girls' Night

Thu, 29 Oct 2009 17:42:10 GMT

When I was a freshman, a few seniors began an unconventional girls’ night of authenticity, where they showed (by testimony) how the power of God through salvation revolutionized their broken lives. We praised Him for who He is and what He ...

You gave yourself for me

Mon, 28 Sep 2009 04:38:49 GMT

You gave Yourself for me – a concept echoed 1,000 times before, yet never to truly sink in. You, who are all that is good – a loving Father, a passionate lover, the love of my life – or so I say, so I claim. You gave, not ...

Yellow Butcher Paper is All We Need

Tue, 15 Sep 2009 01:55:03 GMT

This past Saturday a group of advertising and RTF majors, as well as students just interested in serving in this capacity, braved the rain and came into the offices of Hill Country UT to meet about an advertising campaign for our ...

Operation UT

Wed, 26 Aug 2009 23:06:15 GMT

Wow! There has been a whirlwind of activity going on with Hill Country UT this past weekend. I had just moved back from my summer job in Anchorage, Alaska, when I was immediately put to work getting ready for Operation UT. After driving ...