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Black Mold, Worth and Identity

Reposted from Cru NYC by Kelsey Dunn I’m currently gazing downtown from my bedroom window, and let me tell you, it feels like a minor miracle. I eagerly embraced the new year with hopeful expectations, but then came January 2nd with four broken radiators, a leaky roof, and a very soaked and moldy apartment. […]

A Story of Father

Seven years ago, during my sophomore year of college, my dad was unexpectedly diagnosed with an advanced cancer. In the months that followed, I watched as he tried to fight the cancer wreaking havoc on his once strong and healthy 52-year-old body. I hated seeing my hero grow old, weak, and frail so very quickly. […]

The Dying Process

This past summer I decided to attend a Cru summer mission in North Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. This decision was one of the most stressful and terrifying ones I’ve ever made. During this process, I experienced intense doubt, anxiety, pain, and what it means to die to my own desires. The root of this anxiety […]

Listening Well

I was eating lunch with some friends the other day, and about 20 minutes into the conversation I noticed something. Someone said they’d seen a movie recently. They didn’t like it, but they didn’t really elaborate on their opinion. Someone else mentioned that she had seen saw a different movie over the weekend, and she […]

Productivity of Prayer

Reposted from Cru NYC “Well…all we can do is pray.” I’ll confess that I’ve said this a lot. And I heard it just last week. It’s usually accompanied by a smirk or a sigh or a shoulder shrug. The commonality of this phrase reveals my attitude toward prayer. It suggests that God is my back-up […]

A Hole in Our Understanding

When we talk about Jesus message for our lives we often describe how his message (the gospel) rescues us from our past and promises us a future. We are neither living in our past (hopefully) nor our future….so what about NOW? https://vimeo.com/191709771 Paul Tripp from Cru Winter Conference on Vimeo. The word gospel simply […]

The Significance of Being Lost

James White video clip I’m lost could mean, “I know where I am, just not how to get where I’m going.” Or it could mean, “I don’t even know where I am”. “Lost” is also one of those terms often thrown around in church settings. Where does this concept come from? James White sheds light […]

Finishers and Freedom

Our generation wants to leave a positive legacy on our world. We could be a generation God uses to change the world….what will it take to see that happen? https://vimeo.com/191535042 Hershey from Cru Winter Conference on Vimeo. What about you? How might God use you? In what areas of your life do you long for […]

Grief and the Good Life

We’d often rather not look too closely at the violence in our world. But on the days we can’t avoid it, where do we go? Violence is a broken part of our world…and unfortunately it is not an uncommon experience to university life with campus shootings, sexual assault, self-violence in the form of suicide, […]

People Guess What Christian Phrases Mean

Christians use a lot of jargon. Unfortunately, that means when we go to explain spiritual things or our beliefs to others, it can be pretty much impenetrable. Here’s a funny video of people who aren’t Christians trying to guess what Christian jargon means. You’ll notice that the interviewer STILL uses jargon when he’s explaining some […]