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Rules undercut students and SA

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I love Chapel. Or at least I used to. Once upon a time Chapel was my favorite part of the day; a chance to sit back, praise God, and hear more about what was going on in our community. Chapel was once a unique activity which combined building community with corporate worship, but it has lost that focus and instead continues to move in the direction ... [Read More…]

Worship now forced, not mandatory

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To the Student Body, Faculty, and Administration of ACU: I remember a time when Chapel was about worship and fellowship. Everyday freshman year I would climb the stairs to Section D and sit with my four closest friends. Chapel was about spending time with these amazing people as we worshipped an amazing God. I also remember listening to ... [Read More…]

No winners in divorce – only losers

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My marriage of 22 years ended the 30th of December, 2002 when my final divorce hearing was held. The divorce was not my idea and the reason my spouse has or had makes no difference in the broad scheme of things. What I see as a travesty is the fact that there are no winners in divorce-just losers. I compare the emotional pain of divorce to having ... [Read More…]

A positive and negative side exists to every news story

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I just read Mr. Paul Anthony's opinion on the Views page ("From now on, Views to be positive," Wednesday, Dec. 4). I could not agree with him more. A journalist has every right and responsibility to write the truth, the non-sugar coated truth, every time he or she puts pen to paper. You have a First Amendment right to say what is on your mind. ... [Read More…]

Seeing through God’s eyes will bring about change in the world

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Behind a poster board decrying human rights abuses on earth, I realized something. Many Christians don't care. We fixate on the pursuit of worldly things: a good job, more money, and more stuff-always more stuff. All the while, God is whispering above the cacophonous city noise: "Am I and my work not enough for you?" We would do well to slow ... [Read More…]

Purple Homecoming remnants nowhere to be found around campus

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As soon as I read Jennifer McMichael's column in Wednesday's Optimist that the "town was still painted purple," I got in my car and drove around campus looking for remnants of Homecoming. Jennifer herself could have taken down the one bandana I found in much less time than it took to write her biting prose. That's oversight, not lack of clean ... [Read More…]

Corporate worship means considering others present

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I'd like to say, first of all, that I agree that the Nov. 13 column ("Loud Chapel singers should turn it down") may not have been the best way to acknowledge this singing issue. The appropriate way to deal with a difference with anyone would definitely be to speak to them. But the discussion started, and has now continued, differently. Secondly, ... [Read More…]

Christians should focus on God, not man while worshiping

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I am a Christian at a Christian school. I transferred here from a secular school where if people weren't your friends they didn't care about you. I came to a Christian school because I wanted not only a Christian education, but to be in a place where people you didn't even know loved you. The column written in last Wednesday's paper saddens me. ... [Read More…]

Church desegregation will be a conscious effort by us

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I write to you today with a somber tone. Something I learned in Wimon Walker's Culture in Christianity (a class which I highly recommend, by the way) has stuck with me since 2000 and has influenced me profoundly. We read an article in Professor Walker's class, speaking on the question of "Why is 11:00 Sunday morning still the most segregated hour ... [Read More…]

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