by Emily Snell | Apr 12, 2011 | News Slider
Despite severe weather, students and community members filled Willard Collins Alumni Auditorium on Monday night to learn more about the Dead Sea Scrolls. Dr. Weston W. Fields, one of the world’s leading Dead Sea Scrolls scholars, was the featured speaker at the Prentice Meador Distinguished Lectures, an annual series designed to honor quality communication in the area of faith and spirituality. “It was as though someone at the time of Jesus had the ability to take a picture of the Bible as it was at that time, and then had hidden it away, and someone 2,000 years later could open it up and see exactly what the text of the Bible was like in that day,” Fields said of the scrolls. Fields said that people often wonder how closely the current English Bible resembles the Bible of that time. He said the scrolls assure people that the Bible has been passed down carefully and reliably. “The text has been transmitted amazingly well and faithfully,” Fields said. “Much more faithfully than any other ancient text.” Dr. Ken Durham, the Batsell Barrett Baxter Chair of Preaching and emcee for the evening, agreed. “This gives us even more confidence in the Biblical text,” Durham said. According to Fields, the Dead Sea Scrolls were discovered nearly 65 years ago, mostly in caves in Qumran, the northern area of the Dead Sea. He said the scrolls were hand copied and preserved by a “separatist” group, possibly called the Essenes. Fields said the group who copied the scrolls probably had no “direct connection” with Jesus, but he said Jesus would have likely spent time near...
by Emily Snell | Apr 12, 2011 | News Slider
Pancake Pantry received a rating of 59 out of 100 on its Metro Public Health evaluation two weeks ago. The restaurant’s low score has some students wondering if they should pay more attention to health ratings. “It makes me rethink why I don’t check health scores more often,” said Rachel Hacker, a sophomore communication major. “I go in with assumptions about a place just because of its atmosphere, but those aren’t always correct.” Hacker, who is from Gallatin, Tenn., said she looks at health scores if they are posted in obvious places in restaurants, but if not, she said she doesn’t search for them. Hacker said she thinks students consider price more than any other factor when choosing where to eat. Kathryn-Claire Watts, a junior from Murfreesboro majoring in public relations, agreed with Hacker about price being students’ main concern. Watts said she usually doesn’t research health ratings before she goes to restaurants off campus but said she notices if they are posted in a visible spot in the facility. “I really pay attention to the ones on campus because they’re right there while you’re waiting for your food,” Watts said. William Bratton, a senior from West Palm Beach, Fla., said he also thinks about price first. He said that he trusts local businesses and isn’t too concerned about their health ratings, but he said he pays attention to health scores if he isn’t familiar with the place. “Like a local burger joint, I can forgive it being under an 85,” Bratton said. “If I don’t know the restaurant, I do look for that.” Watts said that she heard...
by Kelli Blackshear | Apr 12, 2011 | News Slider
The sights and faces he encountered during a class trip to Washington, D.C., still excites freshman Zac Rediford. “Coming to college I never imagined one of my three-hour class credits would come from a five-day trip to Washington, D.C.,” Rediford said. “I probably learned more about the path I’m pursuing on this trip than I ever would sitting in a classroom three days a week.” Rediford was one of the Lipscomb students who visited the nation’s capital as part of a course Lipscomb offers called Introduction to American Law. This opportunity is part of the Institute for Law, Justice and Society, an undergraduate academic program that focuses on how to use law and the legal system to implement social change. The Institute is fairly new and was established by Dr. Charla Long, director of LJS. This program is unlike many others because it offers various forms of hands-on experience and practical learning. A unique aspect of the program is “Education for a Cause.” This is a project that spans over the entire semester and Lipscomb is the only school in the nation to incorporate it into their curriculum. Each student chooses a specific social cause of significance and works throughout their educational career to eliminate or improve the cause. Prior to the D.C. trip, the class attended three meetings in which they learned about important political figures they might encounter, how to maneuver through the city with the Metro system and the sites they could expect to visit. A few of the sites the class went to included the Capitol, the White House, the Supreme Court, the International Justice Mission headquarters,...
by Aaron Schmelzer | Apr 11, 2011 | News Slider
After a limb fell from the tree on the south side of Bison Square during this morning’s rain storm, Facilities was brought in to clean out the rest of the dead limbs on the ailing trees in the square. The dead limbs were considered a safety hazard. Please upgrade your...
by Amy Estepp | Apr 11, 2011 | News Slider
After failing to become a hit Christian music artist, Constance Rhodes joined the 75 percent of women to struggle with eating issues. She tasted bits of all eating disorders (bulimia, anorexia, binge eating, etc.) before founding FINDINGbalance Inc. and becoming an author and advocate who endorses positive body images for all women and men. Last Monday, Lipscomb women listened to her candid conversation that stripped to the bone the lies of eating disorders and body image during the first NAKED event. The NAKED series continues for the next two Mondays. Rhodes set the stage for events to come when she spoke from her heart about her own experience and her personal mission to demystify and attack eating disorders. Her non-profit, FINDINGbalance, is the first national organization for creating consumer awareness and understanding of Eating Disorders Not Otherwise Specified (EDNOS). The mission is to remove the stigma of eating disorders and body image issues and to promote prevention while encouraging a path to freedom for those effected by EDNOS. The Dallas native now lives in Franklin, Tenn., with her husband, AJ, and three kids. Rhodes moved to Music City as an aspiring Christian radio artist with sky-high aspirations. “I dreamed of being the next Amy Grant,” Rhodes said. “But then I flopped.” After her dreams of becoming a Christian music artist fell, Rhodes had what she referred to as a “story change.” She soon began climbing the corporate ladder in music business and worked for six years at EMI Christian Music, where she ended as marketing director. At this point she recognized herself as being “a highly productive person [whose] life...
by Emily Snell | Apr 11, 2011 | News Slider
Dead Sea Scrolls scholar Weston W. Fields will be presenting at the Prentice Meador Distinguished Lectures on Monday, April 11 in Collins Alumni Auditorium. The event will begin at 7 p.m., and students who attend will receive chapel credit. A question and answer session and a book signing will follow the lecture. Terry Briley, dean of the college of Bible and Ministry, said the discovery of the Dead Sea Scrolls was important because it offered insight into the Bible that was 1000 years older than previous manuscripts. “This has been, for the last 50 or 60 years, one of the most significant Biblical discoveries that has been made,” Briley said. “It’s very revealing in terms of the text of the Bible.” Briley said that Fields is “one of the leading scholars in the world on the Dead Sea Scrolls.” Fields has been the executive director of the Dead Sea Scrolls Foundation since 1991. He has written four books, the most recent of which is The Dead Sea Scrolls. A Full History, Vol. 1. Briley said he thinks the event will give attendees greater confidence in the reliability of the Bible. “I think they’ll have a clearer picture of the significance of the Dead Sea Scrolls for Biblical study,” Briley said. “I think they will probably come away with a better appreciation for how reliably the Biblical text has been handed down over time.”...
