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Does Your Community Need a CU Fire Retreat?
Christian Union Is Offering Hosting Opportunities
By Tom Campisi, Managing Editor
Christian Union will host its next CU Fire Retreat on October 14-15 in living rooms across America—it’s a small group experience designed for the rejuvenation and inspiration of Christians.
Why We Shouldn’t Call America a “Post-Christian Nation”
The United States Has Been Marked by Spiritual Ebbs and Flows
By Dr. Chuck Hetzler
The light of the gospel has been fading for many years in the western world. America, along with Canada and many western European nations, are often referred to as “post-Christian.” I’ve caught myself using the term as well, but it’s actually a misleading and harmful catchphrase. Referring to America as a “post-Christian nation” reinforces a false narrative about our country’s Christian history and fosters an ungodly perspective that must be renounced.
Ukrainian Refugee Finds Support and Community Through Christian Union New York
Young Woman Is Thankful for God's Grace, Providence
By Anne Kerhoulas, Staff Writer
“You don’t know what it’s like to leave everything behind to follow Christ until you have to do it. Everything can change. Everything can change in a day. That’s why you need a relationship with Jesus. So you can be sure of him when everything else goes away.”
Why I Believe in the Life-Changing Potential and Power of CU Rise
Fondly Remembering An Evangelistic Blitz from 1985
By Tom Campisi, Managing Editor
Christian Union is currently in the midst of an ambitious evangelistic initiative called CU Rise, which includes social media campaigns and outreaches at the nine universities where it hosts leadership development ministries. CU Rise will run for eight weeks.
Feature Film: Brown Professor Hosts Viewing of C.S. Lewis Biopic
Dr. Flanigan, Infectious Disease Specialist, Speaks at CU Libertas Series
By Tom Campisi, Managing Editor
In November, the CU Libertas’ Leadership Lecture Series featured Dr. Timothy Flanigan, a member of the Division of Infectious Diseases at The Miriam and Rhode Island Hospitals and Alpert Medical School of Brown University. His message was entitled “Faith, Suffering, and Practicing Medicine in the Midst of the Pandemic.”
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.
Eric Metaxas: 'Is Atheism Dead?'
Social Commentator Speaks at NYCU Salon
By Tom Campisi, Managing Editor
Atheism is no longer an option for those who seek to be regarded as intellectually honest, according to Eric Metaxas. The cultural commentator and Yale alumnus of 1984 shared that premise when he spoke at Christian Union New York’s salon on December 15.
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.
Os Guinness and ‘A Tale of Two Revolutions’
Social Critic Speaks at Christian Union NY Forum
By Tom Campisi, Managing Editor
“America, who has bewitched you?” That was the question posed by English author and social critic Os Guinness when he spoke at a Christian Union New York virtual forum on September 21. The title of his lecture was “1776 versus 1789 — A tale of two revolutions and America’s present crisis.”
The Intersection of Faith and Vocation
“Whose Voice Are We Hearing?”
By Tom Campisi, Managing Editor
At first glance, the career path of Amilee Watkins may seem somewhat random. A trained classical musician, her resume includes employment as a manager of a Starbucks in New York City, assistant director for the Center for Faith and Work at Redeemer Presbyterian Church, and COO of a startup that centers on spiritual formation.
Healing, Evangelism, and Revival
Dr. Matthew Suh Speaks at NYCU Salon
Dr. Matthew Suh, a Harvard-educated surgeon, retired from the operating room to become a practitioner of ministry that is focused on proclaiming the good news of the gospel and supernatural healing.
All Hands On Deck To Save A Sinking Nation
Carter Conlon: "We Have Abandoned the Ways of God"
By Tom Campisi, Managing Editor
Carter Conlon, chairman of the board and general overseer of Times Square Church in New York City, recently compared the United States to a shipwrecked vessel—with more storms on the near horizon. The coming darkness and desperation, however, could usher in a great opportunity for the Church to be a voice of hope and salvation, he said.
Q and A with George Otis
Prayer, Revival, and Societal Transformations
At Christian Union’s Cities Conference in Manhattan in 2018, George Otis, Jr. talked about the first Great Awakenings in the United States and the ensuing socioeconomical impact that followed in various cities and communities that were “overwhelmed by the grace and presence of God.”
Blessing the City
Pilar Is Christian Union’s Minister of Music
By Tom Campisi, Managing Editor
Linnette Pilar has a heart for worship and a prayerful passion for New York City.
Pilar, executive assistant to Christian Union Founder and CEO Matt Bennett, is a member of the Brooklyn Tabernacle Choir, a six-time Grammy-winning group of singers who minister in their home church and around the world.
Spiritual Warfare and the Film ‘Chicago: America’s Hidden War’
Christian Union Associate Produces Timely Documentary
By Tom Campisi, Managing Editor
Once a month, Christian Union New York convenes local pastors for an intense, fourteen-hour time of prayer, fasting, Bible reading, and seeking the Lord. Christian Union Founder and CEO Matt Bennett leads the meetings, along with Dimas Salaberrios, a Christian Union ministry associate and a bold Christian leader in New York City.
The Seeking God Lifestyle
Christian Union Manual Satisfies Hungry Souls
By Dr. Chuck Hetzler
Marc Minella, of Kingston, Massachusetts, was searching for a discipleship course that could feed his hunger for the Lord. When Marc downloaded the Seeking God Lifestyle manual from Christian Union Day and Night’s website, God met him in remarkable ways.
A Weekend of Fire
CU New York Hosts Retreat for Young Professionals
By Tom Campisi, Managing Editor
A group of ten young professionals recently attended a Christian Union Fire retreat in New York City. Based on their feedback and ensuing testimonies, the event fueled a greater depth of seeking God and a passion for seeking revival.
Why Work is Necessary
HLS Alumnus Discusses the Implications of Genesis 2:5
By Paul Michalski
“When no bush of the field was yet in the land and no small plant of the field had yet sprung up—for the Lord God had not caused it to rain on the land, and there was no man to work the ground. (Genesis 2:5)”
