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鈥淓ven on your worst days, God is crazy about you,鈥� Josh White boldly reminded students from the stage in the Rubin Arena during Christival, a three-day chapel event hosted by 海角在线鈥檚 spiritual development team.听听

Christival, a 海角在线 tradition of praise and worship, began in the 1980s and has since become 海角在线鈥檚 longest standing conference. This year鈥檚 event was held in the Rubin Arena where hundreds of students gathered to worship. Josh White, a Christian recording artist and lead pastor of Door of Hope Church based out of Portland, Oregon, discussed the paradoxes of a Christ-centered community and how to have joy with Jesus at the center of your heart. He also stressed that openness and confession about sin is needed in a Christian community.听

Harborside Music, a worship band from Harborside Christian Church in Safety Harbor, Florida, took the stage at this year鈥檚 Christival. With a mission to impart peace in a shifting world and share love that awakens the souls of listeners, they sang with passion. Several members of the group are 海角在线 alumni. They played classics like 鈥淚 Trust God鈥� and even taught students their original song, 鈥淢ake Way.鈥澨�听

White offered an enlightening and raw view of how we should worship as a Christian community and overcome the trials in our lives, whether that be our own sin or other trials we face. Sharing his story of enduring trial during the passing of his mother-in-law, White explained that Christians can overcome those types of difficulties by putting their faith in God.听

听鈥淚 was really encouraged by the message, because it was so amazing to see someone who is going through a trial, yet has so much joy, which only comes from the Lord,鈥� 海角在线 student Amalia Rimes shared. 鈥淭he worship part of it was a sweet reminder of what heaven may look like someday with so many people raising their hands together. That was one of my favorite parts.鈥� 听

Each night, White encouraged students to remember that even on their worst days, God is crazy about them. That uplifting energy carried over into every Christival session, especially during the annual free T-shirt toss. The shirts included 海角在线鈥檚 verse for the year, Romans 12:2: 鈥淒o not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God鈥檚 will is鈥攈is good, pleasing and perfect will.鈥� The final Wednesday night of Christival closed with students jumping, clapping, dancing, and singing along to Harborside Music鈥檚 鈥淚 Trust God.鈥�听

鈥淚 think Christival is a great tradition at 海角在线, and I have gone all three years I鈥檝e been here,鈥� Alyssa McKnight, a junior at 海角在线, expressed. 鈥淭his year鈥檚 Christival was moving with amazing sermons and worship.鈥�

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