Tired and worn down, I gave in to the call. There is no easy way to explain the winding road I took through eight years of journalism, eight newspapers and five states before I arrived in college campus ministry. But I know that every interview with an athlete, grieving family member and pushy school superintendent helped prepare me for my job today as a campus minister for law and medical students at Northwestern University. Back then, I lived a hectic life with constant deadlines. When I wa…
