Champions for Christ are mission-minded, share the love of Christ and value the local church. Hyland Heights Baptist Church is located in Rustburg and strives to equip members to live on mission and fulfill the Great Commission. “Our church is a spiritual family with a global mission to glorify God, make disciples for Jesus and plant churches,” Josh Carter, senior […]
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Stewarding her musical gifts for the Lord is how junior Mary Ruth Williams, a violin performance major, has been working toward her dream of teaching aspiring musicians. According to Williams, this means using her musical talent to glorify the Lord and the Lord alone. Williams first began playing the violin at age 9, using a hand-me-down violin from her mother, […]
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Liberty University will be hosting its first ever Out of the Darkness campus walk for suicide prevention in collaboration with the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention. The event will begin at 10:30 a.m. on April 20. The Out of the Darkness campus walks are a student fundraising series meant to get students involved in the fight for suicide prevention. Liberty […]
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Students learned about steadfastness and joyfulness at the Rooted in Resilience workshop April 8. Leanne Gifford, director of the Center for Student Thriving, and Sophia Payne, associate director of the Center for Student Thriving, gave a presentation called “Handling Hard Conversations.” Payne began by discussing James 4:1-3 and how steadfastness is the most important character trait for a student. The […]
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Liberty University’s Office of Disability Accommodation Support (ODAS) will be hosting its second annual Deaf Field Day April 18 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. The main events will take place on the Academic Lawn where middle and high school deaf students from across Virginia are invited to experience a fun-filled day on campus. Liberty Deaf/Hard of Hearing (D/HH) students […]
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Liberty University’s Forensics Showcase featured student presentations from 6-7:30 p.m. at the School of Business auditorium April 10 to highlight the forensics team’s hard work. Laurel Stiekes, a Liberty University graduate student seeking a master’s degree in professional communication, helped run the event and shared her insight on the Forensics Showcase. “I think this event was a wonderful way to […]
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After five years of serving as dean of Liberty’s aeronautics program, Rick Roof is retiring at the end of this semester. Along with School of Aeronautics staff, he helped the school flourish and reach new limits. Now, upon announcing retirement and getting ready to leave, he’s handing over the role to someone new. But his journey to this position did […]
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Almost every American can say that the COVID-19 pandemic changed their life in some way. In particular, those who work in healthcare can testify to the impact it had on medicine and the healthcare industry. Dr. Sigmund Seiler, an associate professor of family medicine at Liberty University College of Osteopathic Medicine, described his own experience when news of the pandemic […]
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I find myself increasingly unable to identify with either of the major political parties in the U.S. When researching party alternatives, I came across the Freedom Socialist Party, a self-proclaimed “feminist, working-class organization made up of people of many races, nationalities, genders, sexual orientations and ages.” Upon further reading of their website, it became clear that one of their central […]
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The Liberty University Rocketry team shoots for the stars as team members build rockets from scratch and compete in worldwide competitions. The team is preparing to compete against teams worldwide in the annual Spaceport America Cup in New Mexico June 17-22. The competition is altitude based, meaning each team shoots the rockets up to 10,000 feet, or about 1,000 […]
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Fashion combines creativity and inspiration; it has no barriers or borders. It is a medium that everyone can speak through, and in this case, it is Liberty University students who are communicating through their creations. Liberty’s Family & Consumer Sciences department (FACS) is hosting its 18th annual FACS Fashion Show in the School of Music Concert Hall April 13. This […]
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To love is to be considered. To serve is to make oneself available and open. To grow is to listen with a willingness to hear. Within the walls of DeMoss Hall exists a club with the mission to intermingle these attributes and impact the community of Lynchburg: This club is the Family & Child Development Association. Sarah Kenthack, the president […]
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Finding a comfortable place to study, hang out and indulge in a great cup of coffee can be difficult. Luckily for the Lynchburg area, The Muse Coffee Company hits all three of the marks and sits less than 15 minutes from Liberty University. The shop produces a variety of flavorful coffees, teas and freshly baked food items. After losing his […]
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On April 3, Jackie Hill Perry shared a message titled “But as for You.” The author spoke on a passage from 2 Timothy 4. “This message is for every Christian that actually wants to make disciples,” Perry said. Perry’s first point was to preach the Word. She spoke of the need to share the Word in any and every ministry. […]
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Many people have heated opinions on climate change and sometimes, the topic of conservation gets caught in the crossfire. Conservation is the “careful maintenance and upkeep of a natural resource” — such as land, minerals, water, plants, animals and even air — “to prevent it from disappearing,” according to the Natural Resources Conservation Service. Kyle Harris, director of organismal and […]
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