Shane Claiborne speaks of humility and love. The voice of one crying out — among the homeless. Author, speaker, sinner, witness and self-proclaimed lover, Shane Claiborne humbled hundreds Friday, Feb.4 during Liberty University’s Ministry Convocation. “We live in a world where we (Christians) have so much to say with our mouths and so little to say with our lives,” Claiborne […]
Read moreA white plate sits on a cherry-colored conference table, filled to the brim with chocolate chip cookies that are decorated with white icing and tiny pink and red heart-shaped sprinkles.
Read moreThe first Lynchburg Baptist College students rolled up their sleeves to help build the school. John Johnson, who came to Lynchburg before the college’s second year, joined other students in building the first girls’ dorms and dining hall.
Read moreSkateboarders look to new facility to enjoy their passions. If you build it, they will come. Snowflex, frisbee golf, paintball fields, tennis courts, a new football stadium and now Liberty University is adding skate park to their long list of student-oriented amenities.
Read moreActor turned political figurehead and now an American icon, Ronald Reagan’s life and legacy will be celebrated in a special Centennial Celebration hosted by the Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation and Library this year.
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More than 100 Liberty students attended the March for Life Rally in Washington, D.C,. last week to contribute to the Pro-Life Movement’s annual reminder to Congress that they have not forgotten Roe v. Wade. At 4 a.m. Monday, Jan. 24, 55 Liberty students piled into a bus and headed […]
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Meagan Van Engen knows time is running out. She chooses to embrace her days rather than waste them. “I’m probably past my half,” Van Engen, who has cystic fibrosis, said. “In reality, I probably won’t live until I’m 40.”
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Despite the campus closing Wednesday after 3 p.m. because of inclement weather, Liberty University welcomed Dave Edwards for Spiritual Emphasis Week (SEW), Jan 26–28. Edwards spoke during convocation Wednesday and Friday and also in the Schilling Center Thursday night after […]
Read moreLUO offers classes to Spanish speaking students Liberty University Online, in partnership with the National Hispanic Christian Leadership Conference is now offering classes available in Spanish. Beginning in the fall of 2010, Spanish-speaking students joined LU Online to get their degrees from Liberty University in programs such as an advanced certificate in Biblical Studies, associate’s degree in arts in Religion, […]
Read moreThe Student Government Association(SGA) is looking to make some changes this year, including policies relating to weapons and dancing. Firearms have wreaked havoc on schools, most notably Virginia Tech. Senator and co-sponsor of the concealed weapons bill, Craig Storrs said there is nothing stopping the same thing from happening at Liberty University. “My thought is, what’s stopping someone from snapping […]
Read moreAfter graduating high school in 2001, Kyle Harris tried community college, but he felt restless. He wanted to do something different. Two years later, Harris joined the Marine Corps — just in time to deploy to Iraq. Harris was a member of a Combined Anti-Armor Team (CAAT) in the 1st Battalion, 2nd Marines. The CAAT platoon’s job was to destroy […]
Read moreHide your kids, hide your wife, hide your Christmas carols. This past Christmas Coffeehouse, Vision ministries combined a popular YouTube phenomenon and Christmas carols. The resulting video of the performance blew up on YouTube, recently receiving more than one million views and more than 5,000 “likes.” Senior Bethany Carroll said the team never imagined the video would become so popular, […]
Read moreLynchburg took number nine for mid-sized cities in the seventh annual Most Secure U.S. Places to Live study. The Farmers Insurance Group conducted the study in 379 U.S. municipalities, according to a news release. The cities are divided into three categories based on population: Large metropolitan areas with more than 500,000 people, mid-sized cities with between 150,000 to 500,000 residents […]
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“I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.” – Philippians 4:13 This captivating verse is engraved on a sterling silver friendship bracelet which held Dr. Hila Spear and her close colleagues together, but now holds a tighter bond with memories after her passing because of a year of illness. According to Spear’s obituary, a commemoration of life was […]
Read moreThousands of Liberty University students were welcomed back to campus with a newly designed bus system formatted specifically to better accommodate their needs. LU Transit put forth extra effort to ensure that students would be taken care of during this campus-wide adjustment. Methods included packets of information distributed to every dorm room on campus, e-mails sent out to the students […]
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