This week, the ACU Counseling Center and the Family Studies department are co-sponsoring the annual Sacred Relationships Week. Sacred Relationships Week is a time set aside to talk more directly about relationships on campus through a series of Chapel talks, forums and panel discussions. With the theme of "Yourself In Relationship", this year's ... [Read More…]
Relationships Week to focus on more than romance
On Monday, ACU will launch its ninth annual Sacred Relationships Week, focusing on this year's theme, Love & Respect. Students, faculty and staff, as well as the Abilene community, are invited to participate in the week's activities. The Love & Respect theme is guided by the Bible verse, Romans 12:10: "Be devoted to one another in ... [Read More…]
Week builds, sustains healthy relationships
By Kimberly Wolford, Student Reporter The ACU Counseling Center, Peer Health Education and the Department of Sociology and Family Studies will collaborate to present "Sacred Relationships Week" Saturday through Wednesday. The week will begin Saturday with a marriage retreat. Steve Eller, a counselor with the Counseling Center, said registration ... [Read More…]
Speakers promote healthy relationships
By Kelsi Peace, Features Editor The ACU Counseling Center brought in two prominent members of the Christian community for the sixth annual Healthy Relationships Week, called Sacred Relationships Week this year, which emphasizes friendships, marriages and community in the context of authenticity and spirituality. Christian recording artist Dennis ... [Read More…]
Attendance less than hoped for ‘sacred’ week
By Jared Fields, Sports Editor Sacred Relationships Week came to an end Monday, lasting two weeks with four speakers. The week included presentations from Everett Worthington, professor of psychology at Virginia Commonweath University; Gary Thomas, director for the Center of Evangelical Spirituality; and Dennis Lowe and Emily Scott-Lowe from ... [Read More…]