Cru Talks

Continuing with online Cru, Hannah talks about our endless cycle of emotions through quarantine.

Continuing our online zoom meetings, Tom gives a powerful testimony about our mindset when it comes to prayer.

Continuing with our online zoom meetings, Josh and Kathryn walk us through the disciplines of resting and fasting. Through these practices we can experience a deeper intimacy with God as he reveals to us more about his character.

Student Chandelle Keller talks with us about how our discipline is a response to God's grace and love for us. We act in obedience because of our love for the Father.

Penn State Cru is continually learning and adapting to our new virtual reality. This week Abe talks about how Jesus is our rock. When everything feels unstable and changing Jesus is our stability and strength.

With Penn State classes moving online for the remainder of the semester and campus facilities closed, we're adapting and learning how to continue our movement virtually. In our first virtual meeting, we discuss how COVID-19 has affected us and where God is during this difficult time.

Student Chris Madeira walks us through what it looks like to steward your finances with a Kingdom mindset. 

This week Tom walks us through James 5:13-20. He discusses how prayer is the key to experiencing joy in the midst of suffering.

This week Abe is continuing our series in James 4:11-12, 5:7-12.

This week Josh is continuing our series in James 4:13-5:6.

This week, Hannah spoke about the importance of having close relationships with other believers and God to flourish in your faith.

This week, Kathryn is continuing our series in James 4:1-10.

We're back from break and jumping right back into our series on James. This week, Tom is walking us through James 3:13-18.

In preparation for Christmas break, we're taking another break from James. Listen as Hannah teaches us the story of Jesus from a Christmas perspective.

Abe is continuing our talk series in James 3:1-12 after a short break.

This week, Josh walks us through James 2:14-26.

This week Josh is continuing our series in James 2:1-13.

Listen to our talk series from this year's Fall Retreat by our guest speaker Nick Nowalk.

Listen to our talk series from this year's Fall Retreat by our guest speaker Nick Nowalk.

Listen to our talk series from this year's Fall Retreat by our guest speaker Nick Nowalk.

Listen to our talk series from this year's Fall Retreat by our guest speaker Nick Nowalk.

We're kicking off a new series on the book of James. This week, Tom is introducing the book and going through James 1:1, 19-27.

This week, we're concluding our Christian Basics series with a talk by Abe on God's design for sexual wholeness.

Josh is continuing our Christian Basics series this week by talking about growth.

Tom is continuing our Christian Basics series this week by talking about being equipped in the Holy Spirit.

This week, Kathryn continues our Christian Basics series with a talk focused on receiving power from the Holy Spirit.

This week Hannah shows us what confession looks like using examples from her own life.

This semester, we're doing a series on the Christian Basics. Tonight, Tom starts us off by reminding us of the certainty we can have in our relationship status with God.

We're kicking off another year with a talk from Tom about our need for relationships.

As yet another semester comes to a close, we're finishing up our apologetics series. Listen as Josh Himes makes an argument for the Christian faith through Biblical prophesy.

This week, intern Morgan Kolonauski leads us through the historical evidence for Jesus and the resurrection.

This week, senior student Amy leads us in a talk on the Armour of God as we continue our Questioning Christianity series. This talk takes a unique look at how Christians can defend their faith by looking into the spiritual realm.

One of the strongest arguments for the Christian faith is the personal stories of those who believe it. That's why we had several students share their testimonies this week. Tune in to hear their stories and why they follow Jesus.

Continuing our apologetics series, we're taking a look at how science interacts with our Christian faith. This week, student Kyle Evernham explains how science and faith are not mutually exclusive by providing examples of famous Christian scientists and how science supports the Christian faith.

We're excited to be kicking off a brand new series on apologetics. Over the next 6 weeks, tune in to hear different defenses for the Christian faith. This week, Tom Sperlich walks us through some philosophical arguments that lead to the existence of God.

This week at Cru, senior student Ceci Richardsen shares some wisdom God has taught her over the last four years. Listen as she shares what it means to live in God's truth and how trusting Him has impacted her life.

A study on biblical prayer wouldn't be complete without learning how Paul uses prayer in his letters to the early church. Tune in as Tom Sperlich breaks this down with us.

We're excited to be back despite the cold weather to continue our series on prayer. Listen as Josh breaks down the Lord's prayer and speaks on the context surrounding this passage.

This week at Cru, Kathryn taught us what true confidence in prayer looks like and how closely it's tied to our trust in God. As we continue our series on prayer, take some time to build your confidence in God and see how much it can affect your prayer life.

We're kicking off a 40 Day Prayer Challenge this week with a talk on the purpose of prayer. Join us as we learn the power of prayer and begin to apply it to our lives.

It's Christmas time and our last meeting of the semester. Tune in as Tom Sperlich wraps up our series on Romans 8 by talking about God's love.

This week, Josh talks about our adoption into the family of God and the steps we must take to join this new family.

"It's not about thinking less of yourself, but thinking of yourself less." This week, Josh challenges us to set our minds on God's desires and not our own.

Listen as Roger Hershey leads a workshop on discipleship.

"Biblical freedom is being released from condemnation in order to be transformed by the Spirit into the person you were created and long to be." Listen as Josh kicks off our series on Romans Chapter 8 by speaking about Freedom in the Spirit.

Are you looking for significance or a purpose in life? This week guest speaker Roger Hershey shares how discipleship transformed his life and ultimately became his career.

Listen as Tom Sperlich walks us through Proverbs 31 and shows how this important chapter sheds a new light on the book of Ruth.

How do we know how to escape the rip current of life and avoid being lost at sea? Listen as Dylan from The Traveling Team walks us through escaping the pull of the world and paints a picture of God's vision for our lives.

"If you just try hard enough, you can do anything you set your mind to." While our culture thrives on self-sufficiency, scripture tells us we need help living the Christian life. In his final talk, Drew Jackson describes how the Holy Spirit can work inside of you to produce fruit for the kingdom of God.

"Jesus called his disciples first and foremost to be with him." In this talk, Drew Jackson lays out what it looks like to live out of the spirit's power and he invites us to accept that power in our lives today.

"Have you seen Jesus?" Have you been living under the reality that we serve a risen Lord? Listen as Drew Jackson outlines how the disciples reacted to the life changing news of Jesus' resurrection.