This is Not a Daycare – University President

Reprinted from: http://www.okwu.edu/blog/2015/11/this-is-not-a-day-care-its-a-university/ Dr. Everett Piper, Oklahoma Wesleyan University This past week, I actually had a student come forward after a university chapel service and complain because he felt “victimized” by a sermon on the topic of 1 Corinthians 13. …

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A Letter to Every College Athlete

reprinted with permission from Tamara Pridgett @ tamarapridgett.com When you sign your National Letter of Intent the emotions that typically ensue are a mixture of nerves and excitement about starting a new chapter in your life. Your school of choice …

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22 Recruiting Myths College Prospects Need to Know

Printed with permission from studentathleteworld.com ( http://www.studentathleteworld.com/signup/athlete) It seems like everyone who watches ESPN, logs on to Rivals.com, or watches high school sports has an opinion about how to get recruited. You need to be very careful here! Even people who …

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Culture – LC High School Teacher

CULTURE: Consumption and Production I looked at him and decided to ask a different question. He had been in my office several times already for a few different reasons, but mostly being an affluent teenage boy in a foreign school …

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Lenten Reflection – Former LC Board Member

used with permission of Barnstorming: Finding a Sanctuary in Rural Life — https://briarcroft.wordpress.com/why-barnstorming/ An unexpected southerly wind hit suddenly late Sunday night, gusting up to 40 miles an hour and slamming the house with drenching rain as we prepared to …

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Devotions – LC Parent

The word “Devotions” gets thrown around a lot in Christian circles. It’s a vague term. People do them, they talk about doing them, but no one seems to explain what they are actually doing. So what defines devotions: what’s involved, …

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Graduation – LC Grandparent

This spring our mailbox will spill out the blessings of living inter-generationally. Rare handwritten envelopes, when opened, announce to us the graduations of nine teenagers. The accompanying photos are of grandsons and great-nieces, cousins’ kids and family friends. We know …

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Jesus in New Orleans – LC Senior

The emotions that filled my heart on that band trip to New Orleans anchored me. They launched me into the sky as they held my feet on the ground. New Orleans taught me how to live. It’s strange, a Lynden …

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