The people who had the most influence on my life are unknown to most of the world. They will never appear on the cover of Time magazine or make national news. Yet they were consistent, authentic and obedient in the task before them, and I took notice. Not many people knew Mildred Madden. Every Sunday morning growing up, I would […]
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Former Liberty University student Matthew Jackson leaves legacy of Christlike When our time on Earth is over, how will we be remembered? What kind of legacy will we leave? And what does it mean to leave a legacy? The events surrounding former Liberty University student Matthew Jackson’s recent death show how he left a lasting legacy, leaving Earth a better […]
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Twining loved family, friends and laughter Jeremy Twining died Feb. 1, 2015, at the age of 21. Jeremy Twining was the second oldest of four children, with one older brother, Jonathan, 23, and two younger siblings, Jessica, 19, and James, 13. Jeremy Twining graduated from Liberty University in 2014 with a degree in criminal justice, aiming to become a police […]
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Sharon Hähnlen, who battled cancer for five years, remembered for service After years of fighting cancer, Liberty University Professor Dr. Sharon Hähnlen died Saturday, Dec. 6 at the age of 69. Sharon Hähnlen was born in Indiana and received a bachelor’s degree in modern language from Iowa State University. She was married to Rev. Dr. Lee W. Hähnlen, who was […]
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Benjamin Bradlee, the former editor of the Washington Post who led the paper through the tumultuous days of covering Watergate, died Tuesday, Oct. 21. The 93-year-old Boston native was a graduate of Harvard and friends with such politicians as John F. Kennedy. While Bradlee was not someone I knew, he was someone who influenced what I do. Bradlee spent most […]
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