Since former President Donald Trump won the presidential election Nov. 5, he has announced several controversial candidates who are eager to occupy government positions under his administration. Some of the candidates are Elon Musk, Matt Gaetz and Tulsi Gabbard. Lawyer Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who was endorsed by Trump to become the U.S. secretary of the Department of Health and […]
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College is exhausting. Students must learn to balance the challenges of school, work, a social life and other activities. By the time students reach week eight of the semester, burnout can hit quickly. With exhaustion growing heavy on the eyelids and the desperation mounting to carry on until the clock strikes 11:59 p.m., students frequently turn to quick […]
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One frequent command in Scripture is to sing, or more specifically worship through song. In fact, the longest book in the Bible is an ancient hymnal full of songs to be sung to the Lord. Clearly, worship through singing is an important part of our faith, and most churches take this command seriously by incorporating music into worship services. With […]
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Legacy is what we leave behind when we move on or pass away. For my grandfather, these were his children, his grandchildren and the trees he planted. Often, on long car trips with him, whether close to home or hours away, he would point out trees along the side of the road or in the woods and say, “I planted […]
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Being a college student at Liberty University, I hear “I want to get closer with God” all the time. We can do this in a number of ways, namely by praying to God, reading his Word and worshipping him. But in my opinion, spending time in his creation and appreciating the design with which he constructed the nature around us […]
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Christians face many moral dilemmas today, and the spotlight recently shone on transgender athletes playing women’s sports. One would expect a society that claims to be “pro-women” to protect and support female athletes; however, this is far from the truth, as transgender (male to female) athletes across the nation are being permitted to play among and against biological women. This […]
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Theo Von, a well-known comedian, recently sat across from U.S. Sen. JD Vance in an interview and conversed about personal struggles relating to mental health and drug addiction. In the same conversation, the two spoke about policy issues in the upcoming election. This transpired during the popular “This Past Weekend” podcast hosted by Von, two months after he spoke with […]
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Liberty University has some of the best living facilities in the nation. For the current academic year, Niche ranked Liberty’s dorm facilities as #22 among all the country’s colleges. With the rankings in mind, it’s interesting to see what the dorms are like from the perspectives of current students. This weekend, while campus is filled with prospective students attending College […]
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Every November, we are forced to turn our clocks back and sacrifice an hour of daylight. Although we may gain an extra hour of sleep, losing that extra portion of daylight negatively affects people’s health and overall safety. At college, we can certainly see how a sunny evening can improve mental health. Many students enjoy basking in the sun on […]
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A common conversation among young Christians focuses on the content of the seemingly false or humanistic undertones in modern worship music (worship music written in the last 10 years). Personally, when I walk out of a church here in Lynchburg that uses only modern music for worship, I feel strangely alone in my thought that what we just sang was […]
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The Bible tells of the wonderful friendship between Jonathan and David in 1 Samuel 18. Their friendship was one of trust, protection, love and support. In verse 3, Jonathan makes a covenant with David, promising that they would always be friends. Jonathan loved David so much that he protected him from his father, King Saul, and his malicious plan to […]
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Growing up near Michigan State meant not going downtown during the Michigan vs. Michigan State football game on October 30, 2021, due to the violence, chaos and couch burnings that would take place. “Over a football game?” I would say. I never quite understood how people could be so hostile when their favorite sports teams lose. The rivalry between these […]
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I was standing outside a church in the New Mexico countryside when a thin man came walking along the road with a backpack and a duffel bag. As he approached, stumbling with his head down, I assumed he was another intoxicated drug addict, just as many others there. But when he came up to me, he didn’t ask for drugs […]
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College internships are highly important and beneficial to students. Internships help integrate current studies into the professional workplace, build résumés and give students necessary job experience before they graduate. The Department of Education wrote that internships are unique opportunities to apply studied subjects to a professional work setting. The practice is even required in the medical field so aspiring doctors […]
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Do you drink coffee? From a venti iced Starbucks drink pumped full of fun syrups to a simple black coffee, millions of Americans enjoy the drink. A survey published in The Journal of Nutrition titled “Coffee Drinking is Widespread in the United States, but Usual Intake Varies by Key Demographic and Lifestyle Factors” estimated that 75% of U.S. citizens aged […]
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