Twice a year approximately 40 missionaries come together with 40 committed-to-missions Liberty students for a weekend retreat. Next Steps is an invitation only event designed for students who are already committed to going into long-term or full-time missions, according to student worker and former Next Steps attendee Kaitlin Sones. “The goal of the weekend is to help those students understand […]
Read moreBoth Moot Court, mock trial teams of the Helms School of Governemnt (HOSG) placed, with one at a close second, in a new tournament held at Mercer University’s School of Law in Georgia. According to Coach and Professor Scott Thompson, this was Liberty University’s first tournament of the competition year. The tournament ran Nov. 13-14. The team of Hannah Reichel […]
Read moreThe Liberty Baptist Theological Seminary and Graduate School released an update on Nov. 10 that illustrated substantial growth in the Center for Ministry Training (CMT). The CMT is the dynamic hub of recruiting, training and sending pastors, church planters and missionaries that are impacting the world for Jesus Christ from Lynchburg, Va, according to the CMT website. This year, 30 […]
Read moreAssistant professor in the Helms School of Government and Director of the Pre-Law Society Dr. Michelle Crawford Rickert, is starting her own non-profit organization, the Virginia Coalition Against Human Trafficking. The coalition, which has been in the works for more than a year, will be based in Lynchburg, Va. It will unite anti-trafficking organizations such as Not For Sale, Free […]
Read moreThe Virginian wilderness has become a recreational playground for adventure seekers, but in an instant that playground can become a prison. Visitors and residents use Virginia’s landscape for camping, hiking, canoeing and multiple other activities. Central Virginia alone offers an abundance of hiking trails and camping sites. The Blue Ridge Parkway, Shenandoah National Park, Panther Falls, Appalachian Trail and Devils […]
Read moreRole to offer support to Provost, Chancellor Provost and Vice-President for Academic Affairs, Dr. Boyd C. Rist, will serve the University in a new capacity beginning January 1, 2011, as Senior Academic Consultant to Vice President for Academic Affairs and Provost Dr. Ron Godwin. Additionally, the Board of Trustees of Liberty University upon recommendation of Chancellor Falwell named Dr. Rist […]
Read moreThe City of Lynchburg and local college presidents met Friday, Nov. 12 for the city’s first Town and Gown meeting. Mayor Joan Foster called the gathering of individuals in response to concerns voiced by Liberty University and its students last spring.
Read moreOver a hundred students piled into the classroom Thursday evening to hear the story of Dr. Caroline Crocker’s scientific expulsion and to attempt to grasp the meaning of scientific integrity. “Science is about exploring and finding the truth […]
Read moreApparently the Chesapeake Bay has developed a bit of a consumption problem and received a diagnosis to go on a diet — a “pollution diet,” that is, to help alleviate the algae blooms that have take up residence in the bay.
Read moreA fellow Marine veteran nudged Steve Bozeman as the two men stood silently in a moment of remembrance for those fallen. Immediately understanding the signal, Bozeman removed his veteran cap adorned with honors and pins he had received in many years of service. Former Vietnam crew chief and door gunner Bozeman, along with other veterans and active soldiers from the […]
Read moreSergeant Jonathan Born was no stranger to the military life when he joined the 1-116th Infantry Battalion. The Masters of Divinity in Chaplaincy student grew up around military bases because of his father’s career with the American Red Cross. Born said his family moved like any regular military family. Born felt called to the ministry from a young age, but […]
Read more“But, oh Sarah! If the dead can come back to this earth and flit unseen around those they loved, I shall always be near you; in the garish day and in the darkest night -— amidst your happiest scenes and gloomiest hours — always, always; and if there be a soft breeze upon your cheek, it shall be my breath; or the cool air fans your throbbing temple, it shall be my spirit passing by. Sarah, do not mourn me dead; think I am gone and wait for thee, for we shall meet again.”
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Liberty University will undergo an extreme makeover during the next two years. This week Chancellor Jerry Falwell Jr. announced capital improvement projects, including third and fourth floor DeMoss Hall renovations, a Health Sciences building, an intramural complex, a new visitor’s center, […]
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Thousands of students rose to their feet to applaud American heroes Dr. Tim Lee and Captain Scotty Smiley during convocation Wednesday. Lee lost both of his legs while serving with the United States Marine Corp in the Vietnam War. Captain Scotty Smiley was also injured during a tour of duty. After a car bomb explosion, Smiley was left without his vision.
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Gallery of Gratitude: students interact in Thanksgiving communion Entering the Gallery of Gratitude, sounds of praise resounding in and around the building set the scene for Liberty University’s Thanksgiving communion service, Wednesday, Nov. 10. With artistic and creative exhibits scattered throughout the building, […]
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