Student Life Archives - Sattler College https://sattler.edu/blog/category/student-life/ Equipping Jesus' Peaceful Revolution Fri, 27 Mar 2026 20:58:52 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1.1 https://sattler.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/favicon.png Student Life Archives - Sattler College https://sattler.edu/blog/category/student-life/ 32 32 A City of Connection https://sattler.edu/blog/a-city-of-connection/ https://sattler.edu/blog/a-city-of-connection/#respond Fri, 27 Mar 2026 20:58:46 +0000 https://sattler.edu/?p=1016169 Sattler’s location within the city of Boston provides a benefit lacking in many Christian universities. This benefit is the opportunity to find healthy community outside the bounds of the college. Rather than conflict with the college’s mission to disciple its students, this freedom actually contributes to the flourishing of student culture. I have found that stepping out into relationship with others has improved my relationships with those in the college, and I would encourage both prospective and current students to do the same. On Mondays, Wednesdays, and Sundays, I bike two miles to the Masters Swim Program at Boston University. At first, this was something I did to check a box. I needed an exercise discipline for the discipleship program, and this seemed a natural choice considering my background as a club swimmer. However, I soon found myself enjoying this activity, not only because it provided a break from studying but also because of the community I found within it. Individuals from all walks of life come together and bond through swimming, and this has led to a thriving culture that is neither unwelcoming nor overbearing. As an extrovert, I have flourished in this environment. Ultimately, I have found that this has allowed me to keep my sense of self distinct from Sattler. My concern for our school is that people can become so focused on integrating with the other students that their sense of value is centered on their connection to the community. This makes conflict within the student body challenging to navigate. In situations like this, having other communities to engage with can provide a healthy distance that allows tensions to ease. In any kind of relationship, there is a healthy room for space, and Sattler is no different. The college’s location in the city has allowed students to seek this space if they so desire, and I have taken advantage of the opportunity.

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]]> https://sattler.edu/blog/a-city-of-connection/feed/ 0 How Chemistry Class Expanded My Faith and Friendships https://sattler.edu/blog/how-chemistry-class-expanded-my-faith-and-friendships/ https://sattler.edu/blog/how-chemistry-class-expanded-my-faith-and-friendships/#respond Fri, 13 Feb 2026 22:13:29 +0000 https://sattler.edu/?p=515954 Nevan Miller shares how intentional daily rhythms have become anchors for both academic focus and spiritual growth. Shaped by Sattler’s discipleship program, these “stakes in the ground” help him remain rooted in Christ amid the demands of college life.

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]]> https://sattler.edu/blog/how-chemistry-class-expanded-my-faith-and-friendships/feed/ 0 Life Between Beacon Street Walls https://sattler.edu/blog/life-between-beacon-street-walls/ https://sattler.edu/blog/life-between-beacon-street-walls/#comments Tue, 27 Jan 2026 20:19:22 +0000 https://sattler.edu/?p=515826 Through a snowy Boston evening, a Sattler sophomore reflects on Beacon Street dorm life and the formative power of Christian community and shared life.

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]]> https://sattler.edu/blog/life-between-beacon-street-walls/feed/ 1 How Sattler’s Location and Community Paved My Way into Teaching https://sattler.edu/blog/how-sattlers-location-and-community-paved-my-way-into-teaching/ https://sattler.edu/blog/how-sattlers-location-and-community-paved-my-way-into-teaching/#respond Thu, 13 Nov 2025 04:00:02 +0000 https://sattler.edu/?p=515361 Nevan Miller shares how intentional daily rhythms have become anchors for both academic focus and spiritual growth. Shaped by Sattler’s discipleship program, these “stakes in the ground” help him remain rooted in Christ amid the demands of college life.

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]]> https://sattler.edu/blog/how-sattlers-location-and-community-paved-my-way-into-teaching/feed/ 0 Stakes in the Ground: Finding Rest in Daily Rhythms https://sattler.edu/blog/stakes-in-the-ground-finding-rest-in-daily-rhythms/ https://sattler.edu/blog/stakes-in-the-ground-finding-rest-in-daily-rhythms/#respond Fri, 07 Nov 2025 21:57:47 +0000 https://sattler.edu/?p=515174 Nevan Miller shares how intentional daily rhythms have become anchors for both academic focus and spiritual growth. Shaped by Sattler’s discipleship program, these “stakes in the ground” help him remain rooted in Christ amid the demands of college life.

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]]> https://sattler.edu/blog/stakes-in-the-ground-finding-rest-in-daily-rhythms/feed/ 0 Sattler College Announces Class of 2029 https://sattler.edu/blog/sattler-college-announces-class-of-2029/ https://sattler.edu/blog/sattler-college-announces-class-of-2029/#respond Tue, 02 Sep 2025 18:55:39 +0000 https://sattler.edu/?p=514826 Having successfully graduated our fourth class, Sattler College is thrilled to announce the arrival of our incoming class, consisting of 17 students.

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]]> https://sattler.edu/blog/sattler-college-announces-class-of-2029/feed/ 0 Discipleship at Sattler: A Journey of Transformation https://sattler.edu/blog/discipleship-at-sattler-a-journey-of-transformation/ https://sattler.edu/blog/discipleship-at-sattler-a-journey-of-transformation/#respond Sat, 19 Apr 2025 19:26:56 +0000 https://sattler.edu/?p=513938 What is it like to study history at Sattler?

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]]> https://sattler.edu/blog/women-of-the-past-shaping-women-in-the-present/feed/ 0 Sattler College Announces Class of 2028 https://sattler.edu/blog/sattler-college-announces-class-of-2028/ https://sattler.edu/blog/sattler-college-announces-class-of-2028/#respond Fri, 06 Sep 2024 19:58:27 +0000 https://sattler.edu/?p=512175 Having successfully graduated our third class, Sattler College is thrilled to announce the arrival of our incoming class, consisting of 22 students.

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]]> https://sattler.edu/blog/sattler-college-announces-class-of-2028/feed/ 0 Hope and Healing from Sexual Addiction – Episode 012 https://sattler.edu/blog/hope-and-healing-from-sexual-brokenness-episode-012/ https://sattler.edu/blog/hope-and-healing-from-sexual-brokenness-episode-012/#comments Tue, 30 Apr 2024 15:18:38 +0000 https://sattler.edu/?p=511024 Don’t miss a future episode. Subscribe wherever you get podcasts! Special guest Arthur Nisly shares his passion for redemption from sexual brokenness. He started an organization to help men find freedom from unwanted sexual behaviors and to train others to do the same. In this conversation with President Zack Johnson, he shares his story of leaving El Salvador after 30 years and hearing God’s call to start this ministry. He explains why many stay trapped despite trying desperately to get free, why “symptom control” doesn’t last, and his approach of getting to the issues underlying addiction. He also gives practical advice on responding to others who reach out to us for help. Learn more about studying at Sattler College. Mentioned: Hope Journey Guide – Arthur’s websiteThe Freedom Fight – Free materials that Arthur uses Chapters: 0:05 Journey to Freedom11:43 Overcoming Addiction Through Emotional Healing21:59 Training Local Helpers for Struggles37:27 Transforming Lives Transcript This transcript has been auto generated and likely contains errors. Zack Johnson: 0:05 It is Friday, march 22nd 2024. I’m here with Arthur Knisley and, arthur, we don’t have your bio printed on our website because you are one of our first guests on the podcast. That’s not from Sattler, okay. So I thought I could just open by asking you your story, sure, how do asking you your story? Sure? How do you share your story? Where are you from? What are you about? Are you married? Do you have kids? Arthur Nisly: 0:30 Whatever you want to include, Okay, I grew up in Kansas, the South Central Kansas Hutchinson community. From an early age, I just knew that I wanted to be involved in missions. I didn’t know what it would look like, and then, in my early 20s, I went to Costa Rica for two and a half years and then, while I was there, they asked me to come to El Salvador, where they were recovering from all the missionaries having left because of the Civil War there. I loved—I was a single pastor and I loved what I was doing and so I just told the people I’m going home to get married and I’m coming right back. I married my childhood sweetheart and it was about two years later that we moved to El Salvador and I worked there as the mission director under Amish Mennonite Aid, and my wife and I loved it. We thought we would be there the rest of our lives, and so 30 years of living there, we loved it. We thought we would be there the rest of our lives, and so 30 years of living there, we loved it. We thought that was a perfect fit. And then, in 2016, we had to come back to the States because of my wife’s health, and that was a jolt unexpected. We didn’t know what to do with that. Arthur Nisly: 2:03 And so I still remember the day I was driving truck for my brothers. Here I am, I’m almost 60 years old. I thought I was going to live the rest of my life in El Salvador and then, all of a sudden, I’m transplanted back to my home community and I’m trying to figure out what to do. I’m working for my brothers community and I’m trying to figure out what to do. I’m working for my brothers, trying to figure out what to do next. And so I still remember the date June 30, 2017. I just, kind of out of the blue, said so what am I supposed to do now? And I just it wasn’t an audible voice, but it was a clear sense that God wants me to. I want you to learn how to help people who are struggling with addiction. And I immediately knew that meant my people conservative Anabaptists and that it meant a sexual addiction. And so you know, I would listen six, eight hours of audio per day while I was driving, and I was just trying to figure out what this looks like. My constant question was will this help my people? And so there was a lot of. You know, brain science is a big deal in sexual addiction recovery. And my question is always will this help my people or will this be something that is theory, that doesn’t really make a difference? Arthur Nisly: 3:35 Fast forward to where do I learn? Where do I take training? Where do I get the step to dive in and start? And so I took some training and before I took the training, I sent the guy an email and said would you be willing to teach me? I don’t have a significant sexual addiction story. And he said, sure, you can take the training, but I don’t think anybody will listen to you. And I said, okay, that’s fine, but I feel like God is calling me and I’m willing to take that risk. And so that’s what I did, and basically he taught me about the technology he uses and how he goes about doing it. He didn’t help me very much with a curriculum, and so I, but it felt safe. Arthur Nisly: 4:36 I said, if people come to me, it’s going to be slow and I’ll just keep working part-time for my brothers. And yeah, that’s what I thought would happen. But the first person came to me via email and said, arthur, would you walk with me? That was 2019. And then I got busier and busier. Word got around. I think it was a God thing. And then in 20, june, the 29th 2021, was my last day of work for my brothers. Arthur Nisly: 5:14 So then on, I knew I could tell that I was going to have enough people that really wanted help, that I was going to be able to do this full time. I took the way of doing this for profit because I didn’t think. I […]

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