Relay for Life

One of the university-wide events that NCSU Crusade participates in each year is the NCSU Relay for Life. It's an overnight event April 8-9 that raises money to support the American Cancer Society, and Crusade is doing that through having a Penny War between the different areas of campus! Just bring your loose change to Primetime and we'll have buckets for you to put them in. 1 penny = 1 point, but higher-valued coins give you negative points (i.e.; 1 quarter = -25 points, etc.). The area of campus that has the most points after Primetime on April 7th will win a hot dog cookout for their area!

If you'd like to join our team for Relay this year, sign up on the American Cancer Society website here, and then send an email to Kyle Hipp at ncsukyle@gmail.com and tell him when you'd like to work during the event. We hope to see you there!

The Great Debate

If you haven't heard yet, we're hosting The Great Debate this Wednesday at the NCSU McKimmon Center! Dr. William Lane Craig will be debating Dr. Lawrence Krauss... here's a bit of information about each of them.

Dr. Craig received his B.A. in Communications from Wheaton College in 1971, and went on over the next 13 years to earn two MA degrees from Trinity Evangelical Divinity School (TEDS), a Ph.D. from the University of Birmingham in England, and a Th.D. at the University of Munich. Dr. Craig is currently a Research Professor of Philosophy at Talbot School of Theology in California, a position he has held since 1994. He is an accomplished author of over 130 books and articles, and many of his more recent debates have also been turned into books.

Theoretical Physicist Dr. Lawrence Krauss graduated with dual degrees in math and physics from Carleton University and attended MIT to get his Ph.D. in 1982. Dr. Krauss is a professor of Physics and a Foundation Professor in ASU's School of Earth & Space Exploration. He is also a prolific writer, and has received numerous awards for his academic works.

Dr. Craig and Dr. Krauss will be discussing the question "Is There Evidence for God?", and will be moderated by Dr. Paul Newby, Justice on the Supreme Court of NC. The debate will start at 7pm sharp at NCSU's McKimmon Center (directions here), and seating will be limited and on a first-come, first-serve basis. If you aren't able to make it to the McKimmon Center we will also have a live web stream of the event available on our website at www.thegreatdebatencsu.com/. Due to the limited seating we ask that, if possible, only NCSU and Meredith faculty and students attend the live debate, and that others watch the online stream.

Also, Dr. Craig will be speaking at our Thursday night Primetime meeting at 8pm in Reynolds! It should be a great time to hear from so be sure to get there early to get a good seat. We hope to see you there!

A look ahead

Well Spring Break is behind us, and we've only got 6 more weeks of classes left before finals! Unfortunately that means that Crusade is winding down for the semester as well. But we're not done yet! Here's a look at what's coming for the rest of the semester...

Primetime meetings:
3/24: Jerome Gay (lead pastor of Vision International Church in Raleigh), 8pm in Reynolds
3/31: Dr. William Lane Craig (theologian and apologist), 8pm in Reynolds.
4/7: Praise & Worship Night, location TBA 8pm in Reynolds
4/14: Peter Rochelle (director of Camp Oak Hill), 8pm in Reynolds
4/28: Senior Night, location TBA

Other events:

Tuesday, 3/22: Prayer & Praise night (Court of Carolinas), 9-10pm

Friday, 3/25: Tacky Prom, 8-11pm at Jellybeans Skate Center in Cary.  This is always a fun event, so don't miss it! $5 admission

Wednesday, 3/30: Dr. William Lane Craig and Dr. Lawrence Krauss will be debating the question "Is There Evidence for God?" from 7:30-8:30pm in the McKimmon Center. We'll also be webcasting the event on the web! More information at www.thegreatdebatencsu.com.

Friday, 4/1: Half-night of Prayer, 8pm-midnight. Location TBA

Friday-Sunday, 4/8-4/10: Women's Beach Retreat in Ocean Isle, NC. Get more info on our Facebook event!

Friday, 4/29: End-of-year lake party/cookout! Location TBA

We'll have more information on these events they come closer, so keep an eye on our email announcements, Twitter, and Facebook for the details!

This week... Josh McDowell and Broomball!

This week is looking like a good one at Campus Crusade... here's what you need to know:

-- "A Skeptic's Quest: How an Atheist Found God" will be presented by Josh McDowell in Reynolds from 7:30-8:30pm. He'll be sharing the story of how he set out to disprove Christianity but ended up accepting it. We've got more info about the presentation is on the Facebook event.


-- Thursday night, we're moving back to Providence Baptist Church (directions) for Primetime. Dr. McDowell will be kicking off a 2-week series on relationships, so don't miss it!

-- And finally, Junior/Senior Broomball is this Friday at the Cary Ice House. This is an annual event where we play a lot of different games on the skating rink... but without skates. Dress warmly, and be sure to wear tennis shoes or boots!

Have a great weekend!

This week at Crusade

If you weren't at Providence on Thursday, you missed an excellent message from Dr. Alvin Reid on living a life sent by God. We'll have the podcast up soon on our website so be sure to keep an eye on our podcast page. If you want to hear more from Dr. Reid, check out his blog (www.alvinreid.com) or Twitter (@alvinreid).

This week we've got a couple of exciting things going on... first, Oxford University graduate Dr. Michael Green will be speaking this week at Primetime! Dr. Green has written quite a few books on Christian evangelism and apologetics, and seeks to help believers better understand the Gospel and share it with others. We'll be meeting in Reynolds at 8pm!

Friday night is our 2nd annual Girls' Night In! We blogged about this earlier this week so be sure to check that out here.

Also, Spring Break is coming quicker than you might think... only 5 weeks left! We're offering trips to Panama City Beach, New York City, and Chicago. Signups are closing fast, so check out our website for more information!

Hope you have a fantastic (homework-free) weekend!

Girls' Night In

Ladies... our 2nd annual Girls' Night In is on Friday, February 4th at 8pm! We'll be having it at Hope Community Church (directions here) from 8pm Friday night through Saturday morning... here's what you need to know:

- Since it's a sleepover you'll need to bring your own sleeping bag and pillow

- The more board games the better! We'll also have movies and crafts.

- There will be a talent show so the time to start planning is NOW!

- Cost: nothing! However, we do ask that you help us out by bringing some...

- Food: if your last name starts with A through I, bring a 2-liter drink; J through Q, a sweet snack; and R through Z a salty snack.

We have a Facebook Event set up so be sure to RSVP there, or send an e-mail to Cameron Malpass if you have more questions. We look forward to seeing you on February 4th!

Our first post!

Hey everybody!

Hopefully today finds you awake, energized, and ready to finish off another abbreviated week at school. If not, may we suggest getting more sleep, drinking coffee, and/or changing your major away from the hardest possible on campus :)

To better serve you, we'll be using this blog each week to get you more information about what's going on with Crusade, from more information about our Thursday night meetings to special events (Barn Party, Semiformal, etc) to Winter Conference, Spring Break, and Summer Projects!  If there's something you want to know more about, just let us know in the comments section.

Next week we'll be meeting at Providence Baptist Church at 8pm... more details coming soon. See you then!