by Danielle Boyd | Jan 20, 2012 | Uncategorized
Well known Christian author and speaker Donald Miller challenged his audience to contemplate this question when he spoke at Lipscomb Wednesday night: “Why do we not see Jesus?” Miller, who led a discussion entitled “Where in the world is Jesus?” in Collins Alumni Auditorium, travels around the world to speak at universities, sharing his faith through real life experiences. Answering his own question, Miller said, “The reason we don’t see Christ in the world is because we are not bringing Christ in the world.” Miller said the people of Christ must allow their faith to manifest itself in their daily activities. Miller, the author of Blue Like Jazz, which was a New York Times bestseller in 2002, and several other books, visited Lipscomb two years ago and jokingly said he wanted to pick up the discussion from where he left off previously. Miller challenged the audience with a deeper self-contemplation on the reasons “why we can’t recognize Jesus.” Miller said the first issue is that “God is not attractive (in an American culture).” He supported this idea with the Biblical text in Isaiah 53:2-3 (NIV). “He grew up like a tender shoot, and like a root out of dry ground. He had no beauty or majesty to attract us to him, nothing in his appearance that we should desire him. He was despised and rejected by mankind, a man of suffering, and familiar with pain. Like one from whom people hide their faces he was despised, and we held him in low esteem.” The second point Miller made is that “Jesus in not helping us to win validation in a...
by Crystal Davis | Jan 17, 2012 | Uncategorized
Lipscomb students gathered Saturday, Jan. 14 to celebrate Martin Luther King, Jr. Day by serving the community in coalition with the SALT program. “We wanted to give students the opportunity to remember the legacy of Dr. King through service this weekend,” said SALT Program Assistant John Williams. “We have planned projects with Feed the Children, the Red Cross and Hands on Nashville to prime and paint the walls of Fire Station #20 in Nashville. Nearly 100 students have already registered to participate in service projects over the weekend.” Williams and the SALT program offered Tier 1 SALT credit, chapel credit and free t-shirts to student volunteers who opted to revamp the dated fire station walls. They painted throughout the common area, the bathrooms and the space allotted for the firefighters to sleep while on break at the station. The fire station had freshly painted walls by the end of the day. On-duty firefighters smiled as they looked around the station and expressed their deep appreciation for the volunteer work. “This project was a blessing to not only Lipscomb but also to the community,” said Trey Hudgins, vice president of Sigma Pi Beta. “The importance of recognizing how much courage Dr. King had to stand up for what he believed in is monumental and definitely reflected this past Saturday by the volunteers choosing to take time out of their weekend to serve others. “The roots of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. involved love and his compassion for others, which is a perfect representation of the love Christ had for us. Needless to say, the volunteers being there also showed that...
by Sydney Poe | Nov 22, 2011 | Uncategorized
While Thanksgiving is a national holiday, that doesn’t mean everyone celebrates it the same way. Sometimes having small families means you have a small close knit dinner, while others celebrate the holiday with their extended family and have close to thirty people in one home. For other students, location is a factor in how they celebrate their Thanksgiving. Besides offering a week off of classes, the Thanksgiving holiday break allows Lipscomb students to reflect on many traditions, some that may be a little comical. “My grandpa always cuts the turkey and manages to cut his finger every year,” said Amber Leach a junior finance major from Jackson, Ohio. While some may have unique or crazy traditions, Leach says her Thanksgiving is pretty consistent. “We always break the wishbone, and it’s always at my house,” she said. Some families like to celebrate Thanksgiving as a big family meal, with turkey, stuffing, pumpkin pie and anything else you might think of as traditional. On the other hand, a few Lipscomb students say that their families use it as a way to prepare for Christmas. Please upgrade your browser “We always make plans for Christmas at Thanksgiving,” said sophomore Jessica Royster, a psychology major from Fayetteville, Tenn. “We do things like swap names for gifts and make sure everyone knows what they’re bringing for dinner.” She also gets a luxury that many students would love to have: two Thanksgiving dinners. “I go to my grandmother’s on my step-dad’s side, and then I go to my dad’s for a second Thanksgiving.” Royster says her Thanksgivings are usually more traditional and family-oriented, while Christmas...
by Hunter Patterson | Sep 12, 2011 | Uncategorized
We sent our Editor In Chief out to the Tennessee State Fairgrounds this weekend to see what they were serving up. While the food wasn’t too far out of the ordinary, we still managed to save some lives. Check it out. Please upgrade your...
by Danielle Boyd | Sep 9, 2011 | Uncategorized
This week, 28 students packed their bags and boarded a flight to study abroad in Vienna, Austria. Each year, Lipscomb offers students (sophomores and above) the opportunity to expand their horizons through a study abroad program. “Our world is globalizing very quickly, and studying abroad equips students and gives them tools they can’t learn in a classroom,” said Melissa Swann, site director for the Vienna study abroad program. While spending three months in the country, students will live in apartment-style housing at the International Student Housing Facility, a not-for-profit agency that provides housing for students from all over the world. With the apartments located in the center of the city, students will have fast and easy access to one of Vienna’s finest shopping centers. During these three months, students will also study German and experience a whole new way of life. “I have never spoke German in my life,” said Andrew Hunt, a sophomore student traveler majoring in law, justice, and society from Centerville, Tenn. “The only thing I know how to ask for is ‘tap water’ at a restaurant, so it will be interesting to be in a culture where I cannot communicate with many people.” In order to enhance their cultural knowledge and communication skills, students will study at the Austria American Institute, an 85-year-old experienced collaborator for students studying abroad. “This exponential learning experience is provided to enhance students’ knowledge of the world around them,” Swann said, “while also continuing to strengthen their faith through small groups and community worship.” “I think I am going to do a lot of self-searching out there, growing spiritually and maturing,”...
by Aaron Schmelzer | Apr 25, 2011 | Uncategorized
CAMPUS RECREATION Campus Recreation Survey Last week to take the Survey! Only 367 students have taken the survey and we need 800 to make a difference. Do you want more cardio equipment, weight machines, intramural sports, a swimming pool, free wellness services? Complete the Campus Recreation Survey sent to your email account. (type “campus recreation survey” in your “search mail” feature) 13TH ANNUAL SPRING GOLF SCRAMBLE Sponsored by: Whitts BBQ/SGA Where? Through The Green Golf Course When? – Thursday April.28 Shot gun start at 8:30am Cost per Player? $28.00 student & $38.00 faculty/staff. (pay April 28!) Registration limited to first 144 players What does my cost cover? 18 holes of Golf & Golf cart, Free range balls(beginning at 7:30am), T-shirt, lunch provided by Whitts BBQ, & prizes for the winners! How to enter? Sign the sheet at the SAC Front Desk. What is the format? It is a scramble where you can pick your team of 4. It will be a best ball where everyone hits off the tee then each Golfer hits his/her second shot from the best ball from the 1st shot. Sign Up at SAC Front Desk...
