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The finals of the third annual SpokenWord Collegiate Bible Memorization Challenge were held in New Haven, Connecticut as part of Nexus 2016, the Christian Union Conference on Faith and Action. Students from five univerisities participated, and each contributed an inspiring presentation. A student team of four from the University of Pennsylvania was named winner despite tremendously inspiring presentations by students from the other schools.

Cornell was represented by Rob Hendricks. (3:47)

cu-other-side-of-the-cityOur job as Christians isn't just gospel proclamation - it's culture creation. It's about building up the social and civic structure in communities across the nation through the work that we do. That is integral to culture making and living out God’s calling.

what-is-real-love-CUWhat is love? Does love mean supporting someone in doing whatever they feel gives them present satisfaction? Or is love telling someone the truth, even when it’s difficult?

Why Culture Matters

By Gabe Lyons
From Q Ideas

People of faith differ on how much concern we should pay to the culture at hand, questioning what good can we really do engaging in a broken world. Can we really make a significant difference? Does God share these concerns? Every generation must answer these questions in the same way creatives, artisans, industry and civic leaders have done for two millennia...

CU-how-to-create-a-flourishing-cultureBuilding a thriving culture, whether within a single organization or on a larger societal level, requires time, patience, and serious dedication. A healthy culture is, after all, shaped by its leadership, so those in leadership roles and managerial positions – like it or not – can expect organizational effectiveness to be directly tied to their own values and attitudes.

CU-why-we-search-for-GodGod seeks relationship with those who don’t yet know him. He seeks a deeper union with those who do.

As we seek him, we can be confident that he is earnestly seeking us as well. –Leigh McLeroy

A-Case-for-Confident-Pluralism-CUWith all the contestation surrounding religious freedom and difference in beliefs, there are certainly times where we might think that the world would be better without such conflicts, or any differences for that matter. But differences are what enrich our lives, sharpen our minds, and expand our creativity.

Technology, Faith, and Human Shortcomings

By Billy Graham
From TED Talks

Billy Graham

In a throwback video, Billy Graham speaks at TED in 1998. It is still great today...
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christians-in-the-artsStudents entered the lecture hall to find the chalk boards clear of their typical dizzying array of equations, and instead saw four artists sitting on the raised platform at the front of the room. The event was facilitated by Columbia Faith and Action (CFA), a Christian ministry on Columbia’s campus, and hosted by Columbia College sophomore Migueyli Rivera.

justice-antonin-scalia-american-orginal-cuWith the death of Antonin Gregory Scalia, the nation has lost one of its greatest jurists and a man who embodied the principle of fidelity to the Constitution. Requiescat in pace. –Prof. Robert P. George