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May 20, 2015

Seek the LORD and his strength; Seek his face continually. — 1 Chronicles 16:11

Chosen for the Sake of the World

By Nick Nowalk
From Princeton Faith and Action YouTube Channel

Nick Nowalk

What does it mean to be a part of God's chosen people? Harvard Ministry Fellow Nick Nowalk challenges the common debate surrounding the doctrine of election.
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The Cost of Relativism

By David Brooks
From The New York Times

One of America’s leading political scientists, Robert Putnam, has just come out with a book called "Our Kids" about the growing chasm between those who live in college-educated America and those who live in high-school-educated America. It’s got a definitive collection of data about this divide...
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Pregnant at Harvard?

By Anonymous
From The Harvard Crimson

In the Women’s Center, my friends and I giggled awkwardly at the rainbow condoms and joked about a brochure entitled "Pregnant At Harvard?" I never dreamed that it would be relevant to my life. And yet two and a half years later, I walked sobbing out of a clinic in Boston after having an abortion...
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Student Leader Reflects on God's Work at Columbia

By Christian Union
From ChristianUnion.org

James Lin

James Lin, Class of 2015, has been active in the ministry of Christian Union for all four of his undergraduate years. A founding member of the ministry at Columbia, James Lin '15 has seen doors open to the Gospel in stunning ways: "The ministry at Columbia began with 8 students four years ago and now involves 184 students!
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The Paradox of Power in Weakness

By Justin Mills
From ChristianUnion.org

Much of the Christian faith is rife with paradox, irony, and surprising plot twists...
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Prayer Requests

Dartmouth students continue their spring quarter for a few more weeks. Pray for strength and discipline as they study, seek the Lord and continue to be a light to their friends on campus.

Please pray for graduating seniors that are involved in Christian Union ministries. Pray for the transition during their next steps and for their fervor to seek the Lord wherever He leads them.

A Cornell student involved in Christian Union's ministry made the decision to get baptized last weekend. Praise the Lord for her desire to profess her faith publicly and stand as a testimony to God's work in her. Praise God for providing a local church body for her to be surrounded with as well. "She is just one of the many students who took significant steps of faith — some coming to faith for the first time — this year."