Emphasis Preaching Journal
Twenty-one years after graduating...
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Twenty-one years after graduating from college I became a
college president. Thinking that, from experience, I still knew
the problems and stresses of college students, I was amazed to
discover that times had changed. The big concern of many students
was not classes and exams and dating. Rather it had more depth
and sprang from the question frequently asked of me: "Who am I?"
This was a question which had never bothered me. I had always
felt secure in the knowledge of my name and the family to whom I
college president. Thinking that, from experience, I still knew
the problems and stresses of college students, I was amazed to
discover that times had changed. The big concern of many students
was not classes and exams and dating. Rather it had more depth
and sprang from the question frequently asked of me: "Who am I?"
This was a question which had never bothered me. I had always
felt secure in the knowledge of my name and the family to whom I
