I?m a language nerd. And not in that cool ?phonetic alphabet origin of words? way. I suck at Scrabble, Boggle and other dictionary games. What I love is describing things: finding new ways to understand the human mystery through words or discovering an alternative to the current story and sharing it with as many people as possible. I am unashamedly a student of communication and story.
InterVarsity Senior Vice President Jim Lundgren is calling on InterVarsity?s staff, students, faculty supporters, alumni, and friends to be in prayer about campus ministry at Vanderbilt University.
The leadership of Vanderbilt University has decided that several campus Christian organizations, including InterVarsity?s Graduate Christian Fellowship, should be placed on provisional status until coming into compliance with Vanderbilt?s anti-discrimination policy. The policy, as it currently stands, would prohibit a Christian organization from using any religious criteria when selecting leaders.
We believe such a policy not only flies in the face of common sense but also violates the Freedom of Religion protections in the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.
It might be 2012 now, but the Occupy movement still continues?witness Occupy Congress as its most recent incarnation. What will they Occupy next? I?ve been watching from the sidelines ? following along through the news and unintentionally driving past Occupy camps in DC and Philadelphia.
It all feels a bit like, ?he said, she said.? On one hand, I