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Messages from the ministry of RUF at Western Carolina University. RUF is a ministry of the Presbyterian Church in America (PCA), to college campuses around the country and around the world, that seeks to reach students for Christ and equip them to serve. Whether you're a believer, a skeptic, exploring Christianity, wrestling with doubt, or just looking for community, RUF is for you!

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Last Words - Place

2026/10/29

What does it mean to think of ourselves as "sojourners and exiles" in the world? What does it look like to love our place, not just endure it?

Last Words - Scripture

2026/10/22

As Andrew's time as CM at Western winds down, listen in as we talk about the core of the Christian faith and life. This week, how does Scripture shape the way we think about God, ourselves, and others?

Relating through Conflict

2026/10/08

We wrap up our series on relationships talking about conflict: our hope in conflict is that we have a reconciling God, which frees us to be reconciled to one another. But how do we do it? Does the Bible give any direction in resolving conflict?

Dating 2 - The Fruit of the Spirit

2026/10/02

Continuing our series on relationships, what would it look like if the fruit of the Spirit showed up in the way we date? And, if dating is "two friends figuring out if they should get married," how do you wisely answer that question?

Dating 1 - Various Texts

2026/09/24

We can't date wisely if we don't know what dating is! In this talk, we examine the definition of dating, and explore some implications for the ways we ought to date and not date.

Marriage - Ephesians 5

2026/09/24

What is marriage? What is it for? And what does that mean for you today as college students?

Singleness - 1 Corinthians 7

2026/09/10

This week we look at the topic of singleness. Paul calls it a gift, but do we see or experience it that way? What is singleness for, and how can we spend it well, even if we long for marriage one day?

Relating to Friends - Psalm 133

2026/09/03

This week we look at friendship. What is it? How does it happen? And what stands in the way of us developing new friendships?

Relating to God - Matthew 6:9-13

2026/08/27

We start our relationship series with the most fundamental of our relationships: with God. Looking at the Lord's Prayer, we discuss the three primary ways the Bible describes how God and his people relate: creatures to a Creator, subjects to a King, and children to a Father.

RUF 101 - Mary & Martha (Luke 10:38-42)

2026/08/21

What is RUF? What do we want for you in your time at WCU?

Ephesians - The Armor of God (6:10-24)

2026/04/22

Finishing up the series on Ephesians, we look at the armor of God and see how this book is still all about Jesus.

Ephesians - A New Way of Relating (5:21-6:9)

2026/04/15

This week we look at Paul's instructions for the various relationships we have, asking what power looks like when it's used to serve rather than be served.

Ephesians - Walk in Love (5:1-21)

2026/04/08

Paul continues his instruction on what sanctification looks like in our lives. We explore a danger that can happen as we progress in sanctification: thinking that Christianity is about performing. What if, instead, it is about being formed?

Ephesians - New Clothes (4:17-5:2)

2026/03/25

What does it mean to "put off the old self" and "put on the new?" And what does any of it have to do with kudzu or Eustace Clarence Scrubb?

Ephesians - Varied Grace (4:7, 11-12)

2026/03/18

Paul says that God gave each individual in the Church a gift. What's yours, and what does it look like to use it for the building up of the body of Christ?