My iTunes account was recently hacked. How it happened, I don't know. It doesn't matter. I knew I had to take action when my account password and security questions stopped working along with various bills for apps I didn't buy started appearing in my inbox. Getting the fraudulent charges removed was the easiest part of this experience: I just ... [Read More…]
Carpenter: Flower beds can be used for good
I was sitting in the Chapel forum the other day, listening to the Seekers of the Word, when a joke was made regarding the decorative cabbage that we have on campus. That joke spurred a thought in my mind. If we can grow decorative cabbage, why can't we grow real, edible cabbage? There are hungry people in Abilene. The more I thought about it, the ... [Read More…]
Leitner: Cupcakes meant to raise conversation
The abortion issue is made complicated by emotions and situational circumstances. These attributes both contribute to its avoidance in conversation and to the general lack of understanding about it in our culture. In reading last weeks Optimist I was not surprised to find a published letter negatively portraying my efforts to raise awareness of ... [Read More…]
Social causes face fleeting popularity
An uprising of causes has taken our nation by storm. In the consumer world, everywhere we turn there are new social issues that products are dedicated to helping. The trend is especially prevalent on college campuses where every other student is sporting some form or another of non-profit merchandise. Despite growing popularity of cause-based ... [Read More…]
The strangeness of faith should not be ignored
If your beliefs don't seem strange to you, you haven't thought about them much. If you are a Christian, your religion should leave you at least a little confused. I don't mean the cheap imitations of Christianity we see all over the place with their blasphemous perversions and simplifications like "Do good things so you can go to heaven" or ... [Read More…]
Religion is never normal, only familiar
An image has been floating around the internet that describes Atheism as "the belief that there was nothing and nothing happened to nothing and then nothing magically exploded for no reason, creating everything." So Atheism is an insane belief? No. When any religion is generalized it will seem equally - if not more insane - than this ignorant ... [Read More…]
Feeble minds need a higher power
Humans need to believe in something bigger. We often feel and act like we are the only part of the world that matters, but we know we are a small piece of a bigger picture. And as we mature, we realize tiny our role actually is. And since we can't control of this world, surely a greater force must be setting the laws of nature. Most people believe ... [Read More…]
Religious adherence should affect votes, not affiliation
Many conversations on our campus, and throughout the country, are concerned with how a political candidate's religion will affect his governing. With Mitt Romney's inevitable nomination by the GOP as its presidential candidate close at hand, this discussion seems more poignant in recent elections. Romney is a member of the Church of Jesus Christ ... [Read More…]
On-campus database needs overhaul
For most of you, it's registration time. The time every semester when students of a certain classification camp out in front of their computers, as if waiting for a Justin Bieber concert, to be the first into myACU to register for the next semester's classes. Even if you manage to get past the login screen, registration is a daunting task as you ... [Read More…]
Great experiences occur worldwide
Sometimes the most profound experiences occur during travel, before you even reach your destination. I've had several of these experiences throughout my travels around Europe. One profound moment occurred during our flight home from Stockholm, Sweden. We had just spent five days exploring the city, so by the time we got on the plane I was ... [Read More…]
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