He has told you, O man, what is good; and what does the LORD require of you but to do justice, and to love kindness, and to walk humbly with your God?
— Micah 6:8
Stranger Stories
By Jon YeagerFrom Christian Union
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Christian Union Ministry Fellow Jon Yeager, speaking at the ministry's leadership lecture series at Harvard, gives a talk called "Stranger Stories at Harvard." He tackles the question, 'What does the Netflix original Stranger Things — a show that has captured the imagination of many students — have to do with the story of God?' His conclusion? Mystery and glory. (Note: This is one talk, posted in two parts. The total length of the two is 41:00.) |
Tolstoy’s Familiar Crisis of Faith
By Nick Nowalk
From ChristianUnion.org
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Few things are more paralyzing to believers than that particularly dread gloom which inevitably dawns whenever a vague, gnawing sense of the unreality and irrelevance of the claims of Christian faith begins to crystallize in experience... |
A Healthy Dose of Religious Freedom: New HHS Division to Protect Medical Professionals
By John Stonestreet and Roberto Rivera
From BreakPoint
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For healthcare providers facing restrictions on their rights of conscience, reinforcements are on the way. On January 18th, the Trump Administration announced the creation of the Conscience and Religious Freedom Division of Health and Human Services... |
Vive la révolution(?): on the ‘progress’ of the sexual revolution
By Kevin Antlitz
From Patheos.com
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As I’ve tried to pay attention to, study, and understand the common perspectives of sex in our American cultural milieu, I’ve come to the conclusion that we abide by a paradox. The pervasive and paradoxical perspective on sex is this: sex means nothing and sex means everything... |
How to Seek the Holy Spirit
By John Piper
From Desiring God
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December 6 last year at 6:45 in the morning, I was sitting in my chair in our living room. It was still dark outside, and my one reading light was on beside the chair. My iPad was open to my daily Bible reading portion. I had just spent... |
Prayer Requests
UNIVERSITY MINISTRIES
Praise the Lord for providing the urgently needed facility for a ministry center just steps from Columbia University. Pray for a smooth purchase closing that will take place six days from now. Also, be in prayer for Nexus 2018, a conference that convenes hundreds of students involved in Christian Union University ministries. More than 280 students have registered to attend the February 23-25 conference in New Brunswick, New Jersey, and still more are anticipated. Pray for those still deciding, that they would come! Ask God to move mightily in their lives through the speakers, prayer, breakout sessions, and small groups.
CITY MINISTRIES
With multiple events in February we’re looking forward to seeing God work through speakers and activities that draw us into a fuller engagement of work, community, and issues in the city – with the Gospel. Please pray to this end, giving thanks for how God redeems.
CHRISTIAN UNION DAY & NIGHT
Please pray for Christian Union Day and Night's outreach through Facebook. Pray that American Christians would be inspired to a whole new level of devotion in seeking after God as we host “Keys to Revival,” a series of Facebook Live videos.
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