by Hunter Patterson | Jun 30, 2011 | News Slider
The number one reason to plant a church is to ‘seek and save the lost.’ That was Ferrell Haile’s message during the one of the many sessions on church planting at Lipscomb’s annual Summer Celebration. Speaking to an audience of 20-plus people, Haile took time to elaborate on the advantages and disadvantages of church planting. “When planting a church we don’t have to conform to traditional ways,” Haile said. “It’s something that is attractive and exciting to be a part of something new.” Haile also talked about his own experience in church planting. It all started in the year of 2000 when Haile was considering planting a church in the area between Gallatin and Hendersonville, Tenn.. The thought became a reality soon thereafter, though. Without anyone knowing about his plans, Haile received a call from someone interested in the preaching position at the church, which had not even been established at the time. Haile stressed the point that one should not start a church based on a church-split. He believes that God does not bless church splits, and starting a church coming out of a bad experience is the incorrect way to go about things. Haile’s plan was to get one couple from each church to commitment to the new Antioch Church of Christ for at least two years. In order to attract people to the church, Haile stressed that guidelines would have to be made in order to answer the question, “What kind of church are you?” “Our church is probably the most conservative to scripture that you’ll find,” Haile said. “However, we are the most liberal to...
by Hunter Patterson | Jun 29, 2011 | News Slider
After 10 years and over 70,000 people meandering around a farm in Manchester, Tenn., Bonnaroo still proves to one of the biggest and best music festivals around. Bonnaroo is more than just standing around for four days. It’s actually everything other than boring and blazing hot. Boasting headliners such as Eminem, Lil’ Wayne, The Black Keys and Grammy winners Arcade Fire, Bonnaroo is quickly becoming this generation’s Woodstock. The sites would not be unfamiliar to former Woodstock goers, either. Everything from festival-goers painted from head-to-toe toe to people giving themselves colorful nicknames, Bonnaroo had a little bit of something for everyone. The stereotypical festival atmosphere was around, too. You know, the whole not showering thing? It’s definitely true. Even for Junior communications major Shelby Marvel, not showering was the right way to go about it. “I thought it was awesome,” the Ashland City, Tenn. Native said. “By Sunday I was definitely ready for a shower, but I am glad I went all out.” By all out she means sleeping in a tent without an air mattress and not showering four days. “It’s so much fun you forget about how gross you are and how gross you feel.” It would be easy to say that Marvel was not the only one present that had not showered in a few days, either. Some surprising acts such as Ratatat, Portugal. The Man, Grace Potter and the Nocturnals and Big Boi wowed the tens of thousands of fans in Manchester, but for Marvel it was a handful of performances other than those that made her want to attend the festival again. “My favorite...
by Lacy Pack | Jun 24, 2011 | News Slider
Are you breaking a sweat while walking from class to your car this summer? You’re not the only one, and Las Paletas is the perfect remedy to beating the heat. This Mexican popsicle shop located on 12th Ave. South has an extensive amount of flavors-all made with fresh, natural ingredients. They make fruit-only paletas, creamy paletas and “other paletas” like cucumber with hot peppers, hibiscus and avocado. From adults in business suits to mothers with small children, people of all ages come to Las Paletas. Sevier Park is conveniently located just across the street, too, which is an added bonus to the shop’s location. As a college student, I find Las Paletas to be an inexpensive, fun way to venture out of the usual flavor selections to more adventurous options like creamy avocado and chocolate with hot peppers. I don’t even like avocados, but I am hooked on the creamy, smooth avocado paleta. Las Paletas has already received national exposure from The Food Network, The New York Times and The Wall Street Journal, but Irma Paz-Bernstein, co-owner of the shop, is cautious of growing the business. “Success is very subjective,” says Paz-Bernstein. “To have kids prefer our paletas over ice-cream, we change kids’ tastes. We even had a marriage proposal here! We get to be part of people’s stories and that is a true success.” Las Paletas is open this summer from noon-8 p.m. on Tuesday through Saturday and noon-6 p.m. on Sunday. So, drop by Las Paletas, pick a Mexican caramel paleta and take a stroll through the park with that special someone. Many establishments around town sell...
by Lacy Pack | Jun 16, 2011 | News Slider
Sometimes it is the smallest decisions that can change your life forever. For Camille Santos and Rainey Lankford, choosing to spend two weeks in Ghana, West Africa has done just that. Camille Santos, a senior nursing major from Memphis, Tenn. says that Lipscomb’s summer mission trip to Ghana has opened her eyes in many ways. “This might sound sad, but I’ve been on mission trips before and I feel like I never actually got anything from it,” Santos said. “But even on the first day there I felt completely compelled… you do change as a person. I feel 100 percent myself when I’m there. No makeup. No shower. It doesn’t matter because the kids are the focus.” Santos is one of the students that returned from Ghana last week. Lipscomb works with an orphanage called the Village of Hope, which is home to around 200 children. The children are brought to the orphanage from off the streets, abusive or dangerous living conditions and even rescued from child slavery. Santos explained that the children live in homes overseen by couples who devote their lives to raising these children as their own. The orphanage consists of a medical clinic, dental clinic, Hope Christian Academy (a school of 600-700 students), the Village of Hope Church of Christ, staff houses and guest houses. Santos reminisced with a smile about the confusion she caused at the beginning of the trip. Santos is biracial and has several piercings. In Ghanaian culture, people are either white or black and facial piercings are not common. She gained the nickname,“The Black American,” but Santos wasn’t the only one...
by Hunter Patterson | Jun 9, 2011 | News Slider
For most students at Lipscomb, Advance means making friends, winning Chick-Fil-A sandwiches and revealing secrets during intense games of fruit basket turnover. For Jim Thomas, however, Advance runs much deeper than that. Dr. Thomas, a communications professor and an assistant to the president, started the Advance program 22 years ago with hopes of keeping incoming freshman at Lipscomb for the entirety of their college careers. “I see myself as more of a problem solver as opposed to someone who has great creativity,” Dr. Thomas said. “I always wondered why Lipscomb students transferred to Harding and vice versa.” After looking at the data, which had been complied after 20 years of research, Thomas soon found out that nearly 50 percent of those who start college never get their degree. Thomas then began to wonder if students were simply not as smart as they had thought upon entering college. “Surprisingly it is the brighter students who tend to drop out and never graduate,” Thomas said. “What is making the student say, ‘I’m just not going to do this?’” The main thing that Dr. Thomas found out was that most of the students’ decisions were made very early on in the college experience. He then concluded that if students were able to have a pleasant freshman year it was more likely they would finish college by walking the line and shaking the hand of the president instead of leaving during Spring break and never returning. “Having started at Lipscomb as a transfer student in 1967, I came in thinking that our registration process had a real problem with it,” Thomas said. “We...
