There is a war being fought in Christian universities. It is the same war raging within every Christ-follower’s heart. It is the war between good and evil, light and darkness. This war is what separates Christian universities, Christian-in-name-only universities and secular universities. Satan targets true Christian universities and the Christians inside them as they attempt to fulfill the commission given […]
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Editor’s note: The staff relates past Champion op-eds to the present day. From Kim Valcanoff’s “Academics do not a student make” (Vol. 1, No. 1; October 1983): THEN “(W)hat constitutes good academics? Certainly, the quality of professors and the basic structure and position of an institution are major factors; however, the single greatest factor in determining the quality of education […]
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If your first week this semester has been anything like mine, I’m sorry. First, I didn’t drink enough water when I got back on campus. Rookie mistake. My water neglect has left me with headaches out the wazoo. Second, my stomach’s been off. With a mix of new Rot food and mild anxieties swimming throughout my adjusting body, my stomach’s […]
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Afghanistan endured a 20-year war that claimed the lives of thousands of Afghans starting October 2001. In August 2021, the United States withdrew its troops from Afghanistan, signaling the end of the longest war in American history. However, though the war ended, Afghanistan was not relieved of its peril as a new threat began to emerge. According to the Pew […]
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Have you ever used the terms focal length, noise reduction, ISO or hot shoe? If not, your photography experience has most likely been limited to pointing your phone in the general direction of a subject, touching the screen and letting the app do its magic. If you are an advanced fruit-user, you tap-hold and slide down the exposure a bit to […]
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If you are a committed member of a church body, it’s most often expected that you tithe. And to be honest, sometimes that expectation is off-putting. If you’re a college student struggling to make ends meet, the idea of relinquishing your hard-earned, needed pennies is daunting. Perhaps that’s where the difficulty begins, with a perspective that labels tithing as a […]
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Christian nationalism is a phrase that has picked up a lot of steam, especially among politically active evangelical Christians. Some have intentionally distanced themselves from the term, while others have begun passionately embracing it as their political ideology. This disagreement begs two important questions: What does Christian nationalism even mean, and should Christians embrace such a thing? According to Tom […]
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Artificial intelligence has come a long way since its inception and has made significant strides in various fields such as healthcare, finance and transportation. However, despite the many benefits that AI can bring to society, there are also dangers associated with this technology that must be addressed. In this editorial, we will explore why AI is dangerous and the potential […]
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The name of this column, “Context or Pretext,” focuses on the unhealthy presuppositions or misinterpreted excuses believers or unbelievers grasp onto throughout Scripture. Christians, filled with the Holy Spirit, have a direct line of guidance when it comes to the interpretation and application of the word that we have received by the grace of God. Through the past few months, […]
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Remember “I, Robot” starring Will Smith? Me neither. Regardless, there’s a scene where Will Smith’s character interrogates this technologically advanced, human-like robot named Sonny. Smith’s character asks Sonny, “Can a robot write a symphony? Can a robot turn a canvas into a beautiful masterpiece?” Sonny simply replies with, “Can you?” This scene cracks me up when I watch it. It’s […]
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At the beginning of the Spring 2023 semester, the Liberty Champion hired me as the opinion editor. Now, I’m unfortunately but happily graduating from Liberty and leaving the Champion. Though a short period of my college career, working at the Champion has certainly been an experience that I will remember for a lifetime. The office environment encouraged and challenged my […]
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Every summer, two boys rode the train across the countryside. When they were younger, the boys would press their faces against the glass of the window and marvel at the world racing past by the tracks. They pointed to the rolling green hills, the sudden bursts of colors when flowers came into view and how the sun glittered across the […]
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Religion is a deep and personal matter. It’s meant to create and form a person’s identity, life, worldview and more. In some countries, religion plays an important role on all levels — politically, economically and socially. Some have even gone so far as to declare a national religion. According to Pew Research Center, over 40 countries have official national religions, […]
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The number of women pursuing careers and entering the workforce has been gradually increasing in the past few decades. Should women be working if they have a family? Should women pursue their careers before family, or even have a family or career at all? My own mom was always at home, and I intend to follow in her footsteps, […]
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God created marriage on earth to act as the picture of Christ and the church. Marriage is meant to point the world to the direction of Christ’s perfect love for his bride. Of course, I think of Ephesians 5:25 when the apostle Paul calls on husbands to love their wives “as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for […]
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