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CU-Nexus-Highlights-CU-TodayChristian Union’s 2016 Nexus conference brought together students from all eight of the nation’s leading universities for a life-changing weekend of dynamic worship and world-class speakers. The weekend challenged students to think deeply about their faith, to consider how they might put that faith into action right now on their campuses, to recognize how God can use them in the vocation they pursue to impact culture for Christ, and to grow closer in faith and devotion to Jesus Christ in fellowship with like-minded peers.
What-Jesus-Mean-Poor-Always-With-You-CU-TodayWhen Jesus tells His disciples “The poor you will always have with you,” it may seem like He is telling His disciples that caring for those in need is a secondary concern. Some may use this passage as justification for tight-fistedness, but Jesus’ message is actually the opposite.

Love-God-Most-Others-Best-CU-TodayIt may appear contradictory at first to say that to love our neighbor best we must love God the most, but it is actually the best way to fulfill Jesus’ two great commandments of love in the gospels. 

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CU_today_hook_up_cultureThe recent rape at Stanford University has once again ignited the nationwide discourse about sexual misconduct on college campuses and what it does to students. Anne Maloney with Crisis magazine shares what her experiences with victims of the hook-up culture have revealed about the holes in society at large:

CU_today_Why_you_will_marry_the_wrong_personWhen looking for a spouse, young men and women often make the mistake of looking for a person who shares their exact tastes, strengths, and faults. Marriage, however, is more about a commitment to another person than it is about the romantic connection formed early on in a relationship.   

CU_today_Redefine_realityFrom the legality of transgender bathrooms to the morality of physician-assisted suicide, a series of social issues have become emblematic of the stark differences between worldviews vying to be cultural norms in the United States. More fundamentally, these hot-button issues illustrate a gap between starkly different ways of understanding right and wrong. As these differences play out in the public square, too little attention is given to the most basic assumptions made by the opposing positions.

iStock_000084650411_MediumEveryone in the world is looking for happiness. As Christians, we have the benefit of knowing that durable happiness lies in our faith in God. Despite this knowledge, many Christians often feel perplexed that they still experience emotions like sorrow. Randy Alcorn from Desiring God explains why Christians can enjoy profound happiness even if they are not perpetually experiencing the emotion that we think of as “happy”:

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CU-TransgenderismProponents of the legitimization of transgenderism try to normalize their agenda on three different—yet interconnected—fronts: social, medical, and legal. Activists for the cause seek to dismantle biologically based perceptions of sex and bend them to fit a vision of the human person that ultimately does not make sense.