Seeking God
God’s Not Dead at Yale
Robb ’70 Inspires CU Lux with Message of Revival
By Anne Kerhoulas, Staff Writer
When Isaiah sees the glory of the Lord, his magnitude and power as just the hem of his garment filled the temple, he fell to his knees saying, “Woe is me! For I am lost; for I am a man of unclean lips.” (Isaiah 6)
Day and Night Fast Unites 4,500 Americans to Seek God for Revival
Participants Share Powerful Testimonies
By Chuck Hetzler, Director of CU Day & Night
God has a word for every nation. That’s why 4,500 American Christians joined Christian Union Day and Night’s fourteen-day fast on January 3-16, 2022.
Throwback Thursday: Pressing Toward the Mark at Princeton
Football Players Huddle Up for Christian Union Bible Course
Tom Campisi, MANAGING EDITOR
Editor's note: This Throwback Thursday article originally appeared in Fall 2019.
From Desperation to Deliverance for Harvard Kennedy School Alumnus
“Don’t Stop Pressing In!”
By Jacob Hawkins, Harvard Kennedy School ’20
About a year ago, my mom asked me, “When did it all change for you?” Without thinking, the answer was clear. “When I started to read my Bible every day,” I responded.
Holy Spirit 101 at Harvard
Twelve Things You Need to Know About the Third Person of the Trinity
In the fall semester, Fady Ghobrial, a Christian Union ministry fellow at Harvard University, challenged students to go deeper in their faith when he delivered a message about the Holy Spirit during DOXA, Christian Union Gloria’s Leadership Lecture Series. Ghobrial’s lecture, “Twelve Things You Need to Know About the Holy Spirit,” covered thematic threads through scripture, church history, and systematic theology, and was followed by a question and answer session that unpacked even more teaching about the Holy Spirit. Below is a summary and highlights of the twelve points:
Christian Union Vita Celebrates A Fruitful Season
Mott Center Christmas Party Is One of Many Highlights
By Tom Campisi, Managing Editor
Christian Union Vita enjoyed a warm, festive Christmas celebration at the John R. Mott Center in December. Students decorated Christian Union’s ministry home at Cornell, complete with a hand-cut Christmas tree. They wore ugly sweaters, built gingerbread houses, and exchanged gifts through a white elephant.
CU Day and Night: Fasting and Praying for Revival in 2022
Will You Join Our National Effort?
By Chuck Hetzler, Director of CU Day and Night
Many Christians are familiar with the first condition God sets before His people in 2 Chronicles 7:14, “If my people who are called by my name will humble themselves…” However, not many Christians are aware that fasting is the primary way to humble oneself according to Scripture.
A United Effort to Pray and Fast for Revival at Harvard Law School
“The Feeling of Christian Community Is Palpable”
By Tom Campisi, Managing Editor
“Something is afoot at Harvard Law School. God is on the move.”
A Psalm a Day
A Yale Student's Reflection on Seeking God Consistently
By Shi Wen Yeo, Yale ’23
Editor’s note: The following article was reprinted with permission from The Yale Logos, a student-led Christian Journal.
One of my favorite parts about Sunday mornings is walking into church and smelling the musty pews gently speckled with the mid-morning sun, and seeing the rows upon rows of pews, pews that are usually littered with hymnals and psalters. I have been doing some reflection on this recently. What does it mean that hymnals or psalters are usually distributed as separate books as opposed to the rest of the Bible?
A Fruitful Fall for CU Nova at Princeton
Student Leaders Welcome Freshmen; Resume In-Person Ministry
By Leah M. Smith, Princeton ’22
The first floor of the Melrose Center is reduced to a low hum; sounds of chatter from a senior women’s Bible course waft down the stairs to join the smell of Domino’s pizza. A few people sprinkle the chairs in front of the TV in the extended dining room, while others hover in the back, laptops out, pens pressed to paper. It’s a typical Monday night for Christian Union Nova at Princeton, where Monday Night Football and studying late into the night has become a Melrose norm.
The Overlooked Ending to the Birth Narrative
Early Years of Christ's Life Marked By Suffering and Trauma
Christmas plays always end with Jesus in the manger, the heavenly host singing around Him, and the shepherds and wise men bowed at his feet. But that is hardly where the birth narrative ends in the gospel of Matthew.
Shining the Light of the Gospel at Cornell
Simoni '23 Has a Passion for Evangelism
By Anne Kerhoulas, Staff Writer
Many Christians get nervous when they think about evangelism. Thoughts of difficult questions they cannot answer well or the possibility of offending another often lead believers to say less than they ought, and often to say nothing at all of the riches of Christ.
Throwback Thursday: Do We Have a Passion for Souls?
"That None Would Perish"
By Christopher N. White, Evangelist
As Jesus makes abundantly clear, the heart of God is never satisfied while even one soul is still lost, wandering in the darkness of sin:
Food Rules: How God Reshapes Our Appetite
Our Complicated Relationship with Eating and Drinking
As the holiday season approaches, most people begin to anticipate the culinary experience of feasting. Thanksgiving turkeys or Christmas hams, pies and frosted cookies, sparkling ciders, and holiday cocktails—they’re all part of our tradition of feasting with those we love during Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year’s.
Miracles and The Gospel Of The Kingdom
CBN Airs Segment on CU’s New York Conferences
By Tom Campisi, Managing Editor
In August, the Christian Broadcasting Network (CBN) highlighted some of the supernatural healings and manifestations that have happened at Christian Union’s Gospel of the Kingdom Conferences in New York City. Karen Hetzler, Assistant Ministry Director of Christian Union New York, was a guest on the CBN News Prayer Link program with hosts Wendy Griffith and Charlene Aaron.
CU Fire Burns Brightly Across the United States
Christian Union Multi-Site Event Stirs, Strengthens Believers
By Dr. Chuck HetZler, Director of CU Day and Night
Christian Union Day and Night hosted its first-ever, multi-site version of CU Fire on Friday, October 8 and Saturday, October 9.
The Stillness Our Soul Craves
Discovering the Beauty of Hesuchía
By Avery Johnston, Penn ’23
Editor’s note: The following article was reprinted with permission from The Penn Epistle, “a Christian journal at the University of Pennsylvania dedicated to sharing the words of Christ’s followers.” The author, Avery Johnston, is a student leader with CU Martus, Christian Union’s leadership development ministry at the University of Pennsylvania.
Exodus and Seeking God
Online Study Is Fruitful for CU Gloria Students
By Kelly Parks, Staff Writer
A group of students with CU Gloria at Harvard University systematically studied the book of Exodus during the summer.
Living Out Biblical Imperatives at Yale University
CU Lux Reaches Out to First-Year Students
By Tom Campisi, Managing Editor
Prior to the fall semester, Ben Pascut, Christian Union’s ministry director at Yale University, and Chitra Kovoor, a ministry fellow, challenged student leaders with CU Lux to put their faith into immediate action by living out specific biblical commands as they embarked on the Freshman Welcoming Campaign and another academic year.
Repentance and Freedom
Jesus said, “The Kingdom of God Is at Hand”
By Dr. Ben Pascut
Editor’s note: The following article by Dr. Ben Pascut, Christian Union’s ministry director at Yale University, was part of a series of devotionals for Christian Union Day and Night’s recent two-week “Return to Me” national fast.
