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St. Olaf Magazine | Winter 2024

Wish You Could Find a Devotion Book Devoted to College Students? Now You Can

St. Olaf College pastors Matt Marohl and Katie Fick recently published a devotion book titled Unscheduled Grace: 40 Reflections and Prayers for College Students. The book accompanies students through the changes, challenges, and joys of college living — from homework to relationships to vocation.

St. Olaf College pastors Matt Marohl and Katie Fick with "Unscheduled Grace," the devotion book they recently published.
St. Olaf College pastors Matt Marohl and Katie Fick with “Unscheduled Grace,” the devotion book they recently published.

The two pastors have printed homemade, spiral-bound devotion booklets for St. Olaf students on campus for years, but recently a publisher approached them with an idea to take their work to the next level. Unscheduled Grace is now available at major retailers like Target and Amazon, and Marohl and Fick say they’ve sold around 1,000 copies in the first few months.

They joined us in the studio for a conversation on why they wrote this book, how they see young people engaging with faith, and what their work on campus looks like. Listen to the conversation below.