Humankind was created by an infinitely creative God who deserves our best when it comes to how we worship him. Whether it be in our everyday lives, the music we play, the prayers we pray or the love we show to our neighbors, our God deserves the absolute best we can give in our worship to him. None of these […]
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Listen, friends. We’ve known each other for a while: a whole five issues now! It’s about time that I tell you some nerdy stuff about my major. For those wondering what my major is, it’s writing. Shocking, I know. It’s important in every blossoming friendship with English or writing majors to bear with us when we tell you some English […]
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Dungeons & Dragons. The role-playing game that captivates so many players. The game that is fused with imagination. The game where players spy on goblins hoarding mines and ask crusty old shopkeepers where they can find the treasure. The game that has caused so much conflict within the Christian community. Ever since the creation of the game, Christians have raised […]
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THEN From Debbie Johnson’s “Going home for many brings a less than wonderful vacation” (Vol. 2, No. 12; March 1985): A big thing at LBC is looking forward to breaks, vacations or just a weekend at home. … But for many, … going home means living with an unsaved family where every minute you must prove Christianity by being “perfect,” […]
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Cultures around the world are crying out for something they do not understand. They do not understand the light that they seek, and as a result, they pursue false glimpses of fleeting light. The light that I know, however, is a lasting light. As the world searches for a light that can refresh and satisfy souls, many have come and will come […]
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As the leaves on Liberty Mountain begin to take on orange and yellow tints, the air grows colder, and the sun makes shorter appearances, I begin to develop a familiar somberness. For many, these signs are the tidings of beginning seasonal depression. For me, they represent a mix of things. Once the first day of fall hits, my family pulls […]
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Gaming is a worldwide pastime. According to the statistics site Exploding Topics, in just seven years the number of gamers has increased by one billion. There are over three billion active video game players in the world today, and that number is only expected to grow. In the U.S., two out of every three people play some sort of video […]
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Shall I ruin a classic Christian children’s song for you? I think I will. Let’s sing along to the refrain of “Jesus Loves Me, This I Know”: “Yes, Jesus loves me / Yes, Jesus loves me / Yes, Jesus loves me / The Bible tells me so.” How many of us would sing these lines with annoyance now? I mean, […]
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Dignity does not decrease for those who sleep more. Still, rest and the Sabbath are two of the most transparently ignored and often discouraged observances in American culture. The standard college campus is perhaps plagued by this attitude worse than most places. Educational facilities hold all the information in the world, and yet, the notion that proper sleep is […]
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THEN From Tony Virostko’s “Perspective determines success or failure in life” (Vol. 3, No. 2; September 1985): Perspective. What could be more difficult, especially at a place like Liberty University? … You can’t be successful until you put your life into the right perspective. Now look at where you want to go. See where God wants to put you. Difficult? […]
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Let me describe what my educational experience looks like as a biomedical sciences major. I go to a lecture. I listen to information I don’t understand and am not expected to understand. I try to capture the words on the PowerPoint as much as possible. I memorize the words and images on 250 slides of PowerPoints for this unit’s test. […]
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Heart pounding, knees shaking, I listened to my EVAN 101 professor outline the assignment requirements for the evangelism paper. My forehead wrinkled and eyes directed to the floor, something within me didn’t feel right as I began to prepare myself for approaching and talking to an unbelieving stranger. I took EVAN 101 in the fall semester of my freshman year […]
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Dear Lord, As you are, of course, my Lord. In fact, it’s hard to think of you in any other way but as my Lord or King. Sometimes it’s very difficult to see you as other things, like my friend. To me, with a friend, I can complain. To you, I don’t believe I have the right. I’m just the […]
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Have you heard the new Olivia Rodrigo album? I have heard this question a lot lately from unbelievers and Christians alike. Christians are called to not conform to the world (Romans 12:1-3) yet they care about the same cultural questions as those who do not know Jesus. Often, when we Christians grow tired of worldly messaging in pop music, we […]
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When you hear the word “grace,” what comes to mind? I automatically think of all the times that I’ve harmed someone or been thoughtless in intention, word and deed. The crushing weight of knowing that I couldn’t retreat from an ill-made decision was remedied by the overwhelming relief of hearing the person I had wronged tell me that all was […]
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