May 28, 2014
Columbia Lecture Attracts Christians, Non-Christians
By Luke Foster, Columbia '14
Thursday nights at Columbia University tend to be quiet. Few students have classes on Fridays, so almost everyone prepares for the weekend and tries to recover from the hectic week. The Christian ministries on campus use Thursday evenings as times to worship and reflect.
But Thursday, February 20 was a little different.
For a week, posters and Facebook posts had been proclaiming an exciting event for that evening. Compass Christian Koinonia and Apologetics Café co-hosted a lecture with Dr. Nabeel Qureshi, a Ravi Zacharias International Ministries speaker. Several campus organizations helped publicize the event. Approximately 150 people of all faiths and no faith crowded into a small auditorium to engage with the ideas of Dr. Qureshi.
Dr. Qureshi, who titled his talk after his new book, Seeking Allah, Finding Jesus, challenged students to pursue truth above beauty, and to be willing to submit to the most compelling view of the world, no matter the cost.
May 28, 2014
Course Reflects on Harvard's Religious History
By Brian Zhang, Harvard '15
In th
Susan Overall, Harvard Class of 2014e spring semester, Harvard students taking Religion 1513: Harvard's History and Religious Evolution have a chance to study their university's religious roots in the classroom. With 60 undergrads and four Harvard Divinity School students enrolled, the class is the most popular in the religion department.Dr. Stephen Shoemaker, the course's instructor, summarized the legacy of Harvard as "a history of left turns."While it is today regarded as a secular university, Harvard was founded in 1636 as a seminary for training Puritan ministers in the New England area.
May 28, 2014
The King's College President Greg Thornbury Speaks at Manhattan Salon
By Catherine Elvy, Staff Writer
The new president of The King's College encouraged participants in a New York City Christian Union salon to reflect Christ as they labor in the powerful, but decidedly secular, corridors of their megalopolis.Greg Thornbury spoke on February 20 at the ministry's quarterly salon, which was held at the editorial offices of First Things journal in Manhattan.Thornbury, who stepped into his newest leadership role in July, entitled his message, "He Is Not Far from Any of Us: The Art of Living and Working with People of Non-Faith."
During the evening, Thornbury told listeners to be aware that many of their atheistic and agnostic counterparts are open to meaningful discussions on topics of faith, but they are exhausted with cultural wars.
April 18, 2014
The following was a Plenary Session at the 2014 Ivy League Congress on Faith and Action, presented by Dr. Charles Gilmer, the president of The Impact Movement.(41:27)
April 18, 2014
The following was a Plenary Session at the 2014 Ivy League Congress on Faith and Action, presented by Christian Union Teaching Fellow, Nick Nowalk. (45:50)
April 18, 2014
The following was a Plenary Session at the 2014 Ivy League Congress on Faith and Action, presented by Ken Eldred. (40:00)
April 18, 2014
The following was a Plenary Session at the 2014 Ivy League Congress on Faith and Action, presented by Baroness Caroline Cox. (46:09)
April 17, 2014
In March, Christian Union brought together nearly 400 students from the eight Ivy League universities for the fourth Ivy League Congress on Faith and Action. This is one of the four plenary sessions from the Congress, with Baroness Caroline Cox. (46:09)
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In March, Christian Union brought together nearly 400 students, from a variety of ministries and representing all eight Ivy League universities, for the fourth Ivy League Congress on Faith and Action. This is one of the plenary sessions from the Congress, with Nick Nowalk. (45:50)
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In March, Christian Union brought together nearly 400 students---from a variety of ministries, representing all eight Ivy League universities---for the fourth Ivy League Congress on Faith and Action. This is one of the plenary sessions from the Congress, with Ken Eldred. (40:00)
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In March, Christian Union brought together nearly 400 students from the eight Ivy League universities for the fourth Ivy League Congress on Faith and Action. This is one of the plenary sessions from the Congress, with Dr. Charles Gilmer. (41:27)
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Ryan T. Anderson at the Ivy League Congress of Faith and Action seminar. (1:29:47)
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Marriage is based on the truth that men and women are complementary, the biological fact that reproduction depends on a man and a woman, and the reality that children need a mother and a father. Redefining marriage does not simply expand the existing understanding of marriage; it rejects these truths.
Marriage is society’s least restrictive means of ensuring the well-being of children. By encouraging the norms of marriage— monogamy, sexual exclusivity, and permanence—the state strengthens civil society and reduces its own role. The future of this country depends on the future of marriage. The future of marriage depends on citizens understanding what it is and why it matters and demanding that government policies support, not undermine, true marriage.
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Marriage is society’s least restrictive means of ensuring the well-being of children. By encouraging the norms of marriage— monogamy, sexual exclusivity, and permanence—the state strengthens civil society and reduces its own role. The future of this country depends on the future of marriage. The future of marriage depends on citizens understanding what it is and why it matters and demanding that government policies support, not undermine, true marriage.
April 17, 2014
Dr. Garth Rosell spoke at the Ivy League Congress of Faith and Action seminar.(1:27:58)
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Many centuries ago, God gave a vision of “dry bones” to the Prophet Ezekiel and asked him an important question: “Can these bones live again?” It is a question that confronts each of us too. Is spiritual renewal really possible? Can the “dry bones” of our own lives and institutions be truly revived? Can old structures be given new life and hope? If you, like hundreds of students throughout New England, yearn to see a fresh outpouring of spiritual awakening on our region and throughout the world, then this seminar is the place for you.
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in the window below: Many centuries ago, God gave a vision of “dry bones” to the Prophet Ezekiel and asked him an important question: “Can these bones live again?” It is a question that confronts each of us too. Is spiritual renewal really possible? Can the “dry bones” of our own lives and institutions be truly revived? Can old structures be given new life and hope? If you, like hundreds of students throughout New England, yearn to see a fresh outpouring of spiritual awakening on our region and throughout the world, then this seminar is the place for you.
April 17, 2014
Baroness Caroline Cox spoke at the Ivy League Congress of Faith and Action seminar in 2014. (1:24:44)
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In this seminar, Baroness Cox discussed the Biblical mandate to “speak for the oppressed” with examples taken from the experience of Humanitarian Aid Relief Trust (HART). HART works with people suffering from oppression and persecution, often trapped behind closed borders, off the radar screen of major aid organizations and the international media. Baroness Cox discusses ways in which we can address contemporary challenges such as modernday slavery, human trafficking and the suffering of girls and women subjected to forced prostitution and female genital mutilation.
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April 17, 2014
Mark Catlin at the Ivy League Congress of Faith and Action seminar. (1:20:45)
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God calls us to transform the world. The good news is that God doesn’t abandon us for this task. God is reconciling to himself all things through Christ—including Ivy League campuses. Christ now extends his ministry of reconciliation through his people. Hence, we are called to transform the culture of our campuses in the name of Christ, by the power of the Spirit, the joy of the campus, and the glory of God. What then does it look like for us to engage our campuses with a cruciform way of life in order to transform our campuses with resurrection power?
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in the window below: God calls us to transform the world. The good news is that God doesn’t abandon us for this task. God is reconciling to himself all things through Christ—including Ivy League campuses. Christ now extends his ministry of reconciliation through his people. Hence, we are called to transform the culture of our campuses in the name of Christ, by the power of the Spirit, the joy of the campus, and the glory of God. What then does it look like for us to engage our campuses with a cruciform way of life in order to transform our campuses with resurrection power?
April 17, 2014
Dr. Carol Swain at the Ivy League Congress of Faith and Action seminar. (1:35:36)
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Dr. Swain shares her own abortion story and how it has influenced her position on abortion and the law. In addition, she discusses Planned Parenthood and the prevalence of abortion in black communities across the nation.
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April 17, 2014
Quincy Watkins at the Ivy League Congress of Faith and Action seminar. (31:04)
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“But everyone who prophesies speaks to men for their strengthening, encouragement and comfort.” (1 Cor 14:3 NIV)
Many believers have never experienced the supernatural ways God still speaks today, but he does! Quincy Watkins ministered prophetically to the attendees of this seminar, for their strengthening, encouragement and comfort.
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Many believers have never experienced the supernatural ways God still speaks today, but he does! Quincy Watkins ministered prophetically to the attendees of this seminar, for their strengthening, encouragement and comfort.
April 17, 2014
Peter Ochs, Cally Robertson Everett, Roger Pilc, and Hank Higdon. The audio of this panel discussion was recorded at the Ivy League Congress on Faith and Action. (1:29:30)
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Eileen Bakke, Peter Becker, and Julia Snyder. The audio of this panel discussion was recorded at the Ivy League Congress on Faith and Action. (1:23:57)
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