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November 22, 2017

Christian Union Hosts Forum with Ravi Zacharias, Abdu Murray at Yale

Christian Union develops Christian leaders to transform culture for God’s glory. We serve and resource student organizations at some of the most strategic universities in America.
Why does the truth matter?This was the question posed by renowned apologists, authors, and scholars Abdu Murray and Ravi Zacharias to skeptics and believers alike at Yale University on the evening of October 10th. In the woody, warm sanctuary of Battell Chapel, a full house of 650 Yale students, local community members, and travelers from across the region congregated to hear Murray and Zacharias discuss “The Quest for Meaning in a Post-Truth Culture.” The Yale University Open Forum was made possible through the sponsorship of Ravi Zacharias International Ministries and Christian Union at Yale. 

November 16, 2017
Columbia Ministry Center Update; Faithful to Christ in Hollywood: An Oscar-Nominated Director Shares; Sit with Me': Currents of Grief in Wind River; Balancing Rhythms of Rest and Work; Are You Hearing God's Voice? Five Ways You Can Hear God Speak Directly to You and more, in this issue of Christian Union's bimonthly email brief.  I will give thanks to the LORD with my whole heart; I will recount all of your wonderful deeds. — Psalm 9:1

November 1, 2017
Until Midnight Nov. 1, Your Gift to a Columbia Ministry Center Will Be Tripled; Advice That’s Better Than ‘Follow Your Passion’; C.S. Lewis’s Famous Mud Pies: How Imagination Opens the Heart to Truth; A Reformation Day for American Christianity and more, in this issue of Christian Union's bimonthly email brief.  I thank my God in all my remembrance of you, always in every prayer of mine for you all making my prayer with joy, because of your partnership in the gospel from the first day until now. And I am sure of this, that he who began a good work in you will bring it to completion at the day of Jesus Christ.— Philippians 1:3-6

October 18, 2017
The Great Experiment; Serious Dating That Works; Hundreds Attend Christian Union Sponsored Open Forum with Ravi Zacharias at Yale; Please Give Today to Open the Columbia Ministry Center and more, in this issue of Christian Union's bimonthly email brief.  Praise him for his mighty deeds; praise him according to his excellent greatness!— Psalm 150:2

October 13, 2017

October 10th Event with Abdu Murray Draws 650

On Tuesday, October 10th, Christian Union's ministry at Yale hosted world-renowned Christian apologist Ravi Zacharias, and the North American director of Ravi Zacharias Ministries, Abdu Murray, who addressed an audience of approximately 650 at Yale's historic Battell Chapel. Watch the event, or find quotes from their talk and Q&A, below.

October 5, 2017
Tragedy in Las Vegas; Science, Mathematics, and Christianity; Alvin Plantinga: a Transformative Christian Leader; Let’s Save the University from Secular Privilege; Speaking Ill of Hugh Hefner and more, in this issue of Christian Union's bimonthly email brief.  The LORD is near to the brokenhearted and saves the crushed in spirit.  — Psalm 34:18

October 3, 2017

A Yale Alumna Shares

"Growing up, I imagined Christianity was about being right, and I sought to understand God intellectually. It was only in college that God became real, as I was nearly 10,000 miles away from home and constantly challenged about my faith. I had to figure out what I actually believed.  Christian Union’s ministry at Yale was a safe refuge to bring my questions and doubts.

September 30, 2017
Christian Union New York hosted an evening of fellowship and fun for young professionals on Saturday, September 30, 2017.Christian Union's campus ministries, as well as other young professionals and recent graduates (classes of 2011-2017) to sailed down the Hudson and into New York Harbor on the yacht Manhattan II.Guests enjoyed snacks, beer, wine, and soft drinks as they got to know other Christians in the city and hear more about what Christian Union has to offer professionals to thrive in the city and engage redemptively in work and culture. This was an opportunity for professionals in New York City to build connections with other Christians while enjoying an evening together on the Hudson River. Questions For questions regarding upcoming events or the Christian Union New York City ministry, please email CUNewYork@christianunion.org.
September 20, 2017
You are Invited to Christian Union's 2018 Summer Getaway; Pluralism and the Art of Disagreement; A Great Book for Thoughtful Outsiders; Why is Work Good? Six Quick Reminders; Want Less Sexual Trauma on Campus? Stop Telling the Big Lies; A New Look for ChristianUnion.org and more, in this issue of Christian Union's bimonthly email brief.  Now therefore, O kings, be wise;    be warned, O rulers of the earth.Serve the Lord with fear,    and rejoice with trembling. — Psalm 2:10-11

September 7, 2017
The Closing of the Modern Mind; Lessons in Leadership; We Can Be Hopeful for Houston: The Church is There; The Magnanimous Man: In Remembrance of Michael Cromartie; No One Actually Follows Their Heart; and more, in this issue of Christian Union's bimonthly email brief.  The LORD is good, a stronghold in the day of trouble; he knows those who take refuge in him.. — Nahum 1:7

August 25, 2017
A Student's Perspective Molly Richmond, Class of 2018, is involved with Christian Union's ministry at Harvard. The History and Literature hails from Watertown, Massachusetts.

August 25, 2017
Christian Union New York hosted an evening of fellowship and fun for young professionals on Saturday, September 30, 2017.Christian Union's campus ministries, as well as other young professionals and recent graduates (classes of 2011-2017) to sailed down the Hudson and into New York Harbor on the yacht Manhattan II.Guests enjoyed snacks, beer, wine, and soft drinks as they got to know other Christians in the city and hear more about what Christian Union has to offer professionals to thrive in the city and engage redemptively in work and culture. This was an opportunity for professionals in New York City to build connections with other Christians while enjoying an evening together on the Hudson River.Contact: Scott.Crosby@christianunion.org
August 24, 2017
The Damsel and the Villain; N.T. Wright Answers 5 of Life's Biggest Questions; Mourning Charlottesville: A Domestic Sorrow, a National Woe; The Prayer-Obedience Relationship; and more, in this issue of Christian Union's bimonthly email brief.  But when the goodness and loving kindness of God our Savior appeared, he saved us, not because of works done by us in righteousness, but according to his own mercy, by the washing of regeneration and renewal of the Holy Spirit, whom he poured out on us richly through Jesus Christ our Savior, so that being justified by his grace we might become heirs according to the hope of eternal life. — Titus 3:4-7

August 10, 2017
Susan Gonzalez on Recent Yale graduatate Stephanie Siow; Jean M. Twenge on Smartphones; Joni Eareckson Tada on the 50th anniversary of her diving accident; and more, in this issue of Christian Union's bimonthly email brief.  Therefore encourage one another and build each other up, just as in fact you are doing.  — 1 Thessalonians 5:11

July 29, 2017
Carol Kaminski on Approaching God with Confidence; Mark Dever on Discipling; Roland Warren on Pro-Abundant Life; and more, in this issue of Christian Union's bimonthly email brief.  I give thanks to You, O Lord my God, with my whole heart, and I will glorify Your name forever.  — Psalm 86:12

July 13, 2017
The biweekly eNewsletter from Christian Union Therefore, confess your sins to one another and pray for one another, that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous person has great power as it is working. — James 5:16

July 6, 2017

How Can Christians Be Most Strategic in Impacting Culture?

Out of the 3,039 four-year colleges and universities in the country, 63 percent of the most influential leaders in our nation come from just twenty universities. Christian Union develops Christian leaders at the leading universities in America, in the most culturally strategic cities, and through the Christian Union Day and Night initiative. The ministry is confident that this three-pronged approach will have extraordinary influence on our culture and society, transforming the landscape of the entire nation, for God’s glory. Nearly 1,400 students from Brown, Columbia, Cornell, Dartmouth, Harvard, Harvard Law, Princeton, Stanford, University of Pennsylvania, and Yale are enrolled in one of more than 250 semester-long Christian Union faculty-led Bible courses.

July 5, 2017

Princeton Ministries Host Women’s Wellness Event

God designed women to enjoy a profound sense of wholeness and peace as the fruit of yielding their hearts to a loving savior.  That was one of the major themes from Ellen Dykas when the women’s ministry coordinator for Harvest USA appeared at Princeton University at the invitation of four campus ministries. 

July 5, 2017

Addenbrooke ’17 Has Burden for the Lost, for Yale

As the editor-in-chief of the Yale Daily News, Stephanie Addenbrooke often worked until 4 a.m. to oversee the production of the next edition of the newspaper. It was an exhausting, trying time for Addenbrooke, who had to attend classes later in the day and balance other responsibilities while assuming the helm of “The Oldest College Daily” in the United States. On campus, things were tumultuous. She noted how headlines often focused on “racism, sexual assault, crime, discrimination, depression, injustice, and overwhelming dissatisfaction.” 

July 5, 2017

Ministry Director Thankful His Family Stepped out in Faith

Hey Jim, hope all is well with you. Just thought I’d reach out to let you know how grateful I am for the guidance you gave me throughout undergrad. I’ve been meeting with a guy here at graduate school every so often… and it’s been good. But it reminded me of how huge it was to have that from you (and your family) during a pivotal four years of my personal growth. Love you all — Josh A dear friend and former student sent me that text this morning and it caused me to reflect on God’s kindness and faithfulness to me over the last six years of surprising service in Christian Union. You see, in the summer of 2011, my family and I made a remarkable transition. I had been joyfully serving as the senior pastor of a church in the Houston, Texas area for a number of years. I loved being a pastor and felt very content in my calling.