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The most recent articles, videos, blog entries, and more that have been added to ChristianUnion.org.

Article shows despair some residents experience

by Catherine Elvy, Staff Writer

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For medical residents in obstetrics-gynecology, abortion training can prompt deep soul searching.

That scenario was well illustrated when a Brown University clinical instructor and pro-choice advocate recently penned a disturbing article for a leading medical journal reflecting the divergent experiences of young doctors as they confronted the realities of abortion training.

Students Invited to Pick their Pronoun

According to an Associated Press Article, students registering at Harvard this fall were entitled to choose from various pronouns to describe themselves on their forms. The offerings included: he, she, and the "gender-neutral" options of they and ze.

Yale Paper Identifies Religious Trends

By Eileen Scott, Senior Writer

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A Yale Daily News survey of the class of 2019 revealed that, while a majority of students identify with some form of religious belief, a large portion of the incoming class has no spiritual moorings.

NYCU Hosts Lecture by Anthony Bradley

by Catherine Elvy, Staff Writer

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Laboring in the marketplace is part of a divine calling.

That was the message from scholar and theologian Anthony Bradley when he spoke to a crowd of professionals at a New York City Christian Union Forum this summer in Midtown Manhattan.

Q & A with Caitlin La Ruffa

Christian Union: The Magazine interviewed Caitlin La Ruffa, the director of the Love and Fidelity Network in Princeton, New Jersey.

The mission of the Love and Fidelity Network (LFN) is "to equip college students with the resources, support, and arguments they need to uphold the institution of marriage, the special role of the family, and sexual integrity within their university communities."

On October 30-31, the LFN hosted the Sexuality, Integrity, and the University Conference at Princeton University. Over 300 students attended the event, and nearly 300 more watched via live video stream.

Conference Audio is Now Available

Did you miss the New York City Christian Union Conference on Spiritual Warfare? Conference audio is now available for listening and learning about this thought-provoking issue in Christian life. Click on "Continue Reading" to find audio links.

Cause and Effect

by Nick Nowalk, Christian Union Teaching Fellow

"A soul that turns away from You therefore lapses into sexual immorality when it seeks apart from You what it can never find in pure and serene form except by returning to You. All those who wander far away and set themselves up against You are imitating You, but in a perverse way; yet by this very mimicry they proclaim that you are the Creator of the whole of nature, and that in consequence there is no place whatever where we can hide from Your presence." − Augustine

Sooner or later, all thoughtful and sensitive Christians who are immersed in the stunning biblical vision for the flourishing of human sexuality must ask a simple yet pressing question: What went wrong?

Panel Discussion Features Princeton Alumni, Civic Leaders

by Catherine Elvy, Staff Writer

Rhinold Ponder is using his skills as an attorney, talk show host, and artist to advance dialogues about race in Princeton, New Jersey.

"My major focus is how we talk to each other to facilitate the conversation," said Ponder, Princeton '81. "We have a difficult time speaking to each other about race because we don't have a public language we all understand."

On September 20, Ponder appeared in a panel discussion entitled Getting Beyond Racism on behalf of the Princeton Community Democratic Organization inside the Suzanne Patterson Center.

His divine power has granted to us all things that pertain to life and godliness, through the knowledge of Him who called us to His own glory and excellence...
— 2 Peter 1:3

Measuring Life by Love

By Barrett Block
From ChristianUnion.org

Meet Barrett Block, Class of 2017. He is studying at The University of Pennsylvania Wharton School. Studying Scripture in depth, and spending regular one-on-one time going deeper with a Christian Union ministry fellow, prompted Barrett to consider how his life could better reflect his faith in Christ...
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Kayla & Andrew Ferguson, Harvard Law School '17

"We had only recently become engaged when we both applied and were admitted to Harvard Law School—and still only newlyweds when we began our studies.

We were inspired by the rich Christian legacy at Harvard, and we felt called to rekindle spiritual passion at this historic law school while training to live out our faith in the legal field.