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Josh and His Studies

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Thank you, again, for praying for Josh after he lost his job at the nuclear plant. He’s feeling assured that pursuing a masters degree at the University of Central Florida was the right new direction to take. He’s particularly interested in power generation and is learning about turbines, heat transfer, and more.

For one of his finals in December, he had to do two engineering problems that took him all day to figure out and six pages of equations! He had quite a feeling of accomplishment figuring out these solutions and earned an A in both of his classes. Continue reading “Josh and His Studies”

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Over Half a Million Came to Christ in 2012

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Many of you reading this post have partnered with us in ministry. We’re so grateful for you! (More than 200,000 people give financially every month to Cru staff like Mike and me and, of course, hundreds of thousands more pray faithfully for Cru staff and their ministries.)

Your ministry with us

Together with you, we have Continue reading “Over Half a Million Came to Christ in 2012”

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The Mayan Calendar and the End of the World

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Have you been reading about the people gathering because they believe December 21st is the end of the world? What are Christians doing to take advantage of this conversation? How about you? Would you like some ideas?

Continue reading “The Mayan Calendar and the End of the World”

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Christmas and Tragedies

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Thank you to Taryn who posted a  comforting perspective of the Newtown, Connecticut, shooting and how that impacts us while celebrating Christmas. This excerpt is from her blog, Waiting on God:

Our world is dark with mourning. Our tears won’t stop. Parents and non-parents have ruptured hearts. Americans’ and non-Americans’ spirits are heavy. All of us grieve. The heart of the Great I Am grieves more than any of us.

The heart of the One who created those precious lives lost in Connecticut and loved them with an unfathomable love. Continue reading “Christmas and Tragedies”

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Share a Video and Share Your Faith

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New Evangelistic Video

Cru released a video on Tuesday that has had over 70,000 views in two days.  This video, #Falling Plates, is a fantastic visual presentation of God’s love for us.

You can help the video to “go viral.” First, watch it to see what you think.

You Can Help

Now that you’ve seen the video, I know you want to help share it, using links in eMail, Facebook, Twitter, and more. Continue reading “Share a Video and Share Your Faith”

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Flight to Egypt Christmas Stamp

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I love this new Christmas stamp! According to Seasons of Grace,  the Post Office has issued both a secular and a religious stamp for fifty years.The stamps were typically taken from a medieval artist’s depiction of the madonna and child . Seasons of Grace quotes Louis Guiliano, representing the postal service’s Board of Governors, as he explained the departure from their usual stamp style:

“[The flight into Egypt is] another part of the Christmas story.  Forty-eight out of 50 years were the same type of image, we wanted to express a different part of the Christmas story.” Continue reading “Flight to Egypt Christmas Stamp”