Ah Lord GOD! Behold, You have made the heavens and the earth by Your great power and by Your outstretched arm! Nothing is too difficult for You...
— Jeremiah 32:17
Leadership: Think Different
By John Cunningham
From YouTube
A leader can be characterized as capable and competent. They are the one "making things happen." But these are not the only distinguishing characteristics of a Christian leader. Using Matthew 20, John Cunningham, Christian Union ministry fellow at Penn, addresses students at Dartmouth to unpack the mode, motivation and model of distinctively "Christian" leadership...
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The Miracle of Squanto's Path to Plymouth
By Eric Metaxas
From The Wall Street Journal
Last Christmas, The New York Times #1 best-selling author and syndicated radio talk show host Eric Metaxas wrote one of the Wall Street Journal's most popular articles ever, called "Science Increasingly Makes the Case for God". This Thanksgiving, he did it again — this time on a miracle God performed. If you are a subscriber to the Wall Street Journal, click below, otherwise, go to Google and search for "The Miracle of Squanto's Path to Plymouth"...
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Could America Survive without Religion?
By Robert P. George
From Public Discourse
John Adams famously said that our Constitution was made “only for a moral and religious people and is wholly inadequate to the government of any other.”
Was he right?...
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What Amazing Bosses Do Differently
By Syndey Finkelstein
From Harvard Business Review
We all know that job satisfaction often hinges on the quality of the relationships we have with our bosses. Yet in today’s rapidly evolving, 24/7 workplaces, it’s not always clear what managers should do to create the most satisfying work experiences and the happiest employees. My research into the world’s most successful bosses has unearthed...
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Advent: What It Is & Why You Need It
By Kevin Antlitz
From The Transcendentalish
Each year, the season of Advent commences on the fourth Sunday before December 25. Unlike the Gregorian Calendar (the calendar most of the world observes), the Church year or liturgical year begins not on January 1 but on Advent Sunday. It is no accident that the Christian year begins with Advent. This season frames how we ought to view God, ourselves, and the entire arc of human history...
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Prayer Requests
Students involved in Christian Union's ministry at Cornell recently distributed 1,000 copies of Tim Keller's book "The Reason for God." Many students were very receptive to the book. One student was able to connect with a skeptical friend who agreed to meet again to discuss the book.
Continue to pray for students, particularly at Yale, Columbia and Princeton, as racial tensions rise and protests continue. Pray for unity among believers and for peace among those who protest.
There has been a movement toward confession and repentence lately among many involved in Christian Union ministries. Students have been recognizing areas of their lives that need to be surrendered to the Lord. Please pray for God's work to continue in the hearts of both students and university faculty at these schools.
