For Leaven's Sake: Wounded by the Cutting Edge

Wed, 01 Sep 2010 23:01:00 -0400

By Sam Collins

I have never been very good at being in step with the times. This was as true in my adolescence as it is in my dotage. While my Beatles-influenced high school brethren were growing their hair long and shaggy, my cranium was so closely cropped that my head looked like a mobile peach-fuzz farm.

Not that that is a particularly praiseworthy characteristic. There are occasions when being behind the times can be a considerable problem. For example, using leeches to reduce a fever (an approach that Greek physicians used way back in the fourth century BC) could leave your brow sizzling and your cardiovascular system three or four quarts low on precious red bodily fluids.

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Student ministry begins with passion

Wed, 25 Aug 2010 17:15:00 -0400

“It’s funny that I’m a nursing major because I know that I don’t want to be a nurse,” said Sarah Boesing, a junior at Anderson University, “I know what I want to do: Break the Grey.”

Break the Grey exists to show the love and hope of Jesus Christ by serving and supporting families facing childhood cancer or other life altering illnesses.

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AU School of Theology unveils new website

Mon, 23 Aug 2010 17:57:00 -0400

The Anderson University School of Theology recently launched a new website offering a fresh look for the seminary while adding a number of new features. The site may be accessed at www.anderson.edu/sot/.  New features include seminary news and events integrated throughout the site; links to the seminary’s presence on social network sites including Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn; improvements to navigation; free sample classes; seminary videos; and convenient access to chapel audio podcasts.

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AU ranked as a top school by U.S. News and World Report

Thu, 19 Aug 2010 07:16:00 -0400

Anderson, Ind.  --- Anderson University earned a place in the top tier among Regional Universities - Midwest in the 2011 edition of Best Colleges by U.S. News and World Report. The exclusive rankings, which include more than 1,400 schools nationwide, are available today online, and will also be published in the September issue of U.S. News & World Report, on newsstands starting August 31. This marks the seventh consecutive year AU has ranked.

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Donna Thomas’ Latest Book Asks “Why Not?”

Wed, 11 Aug 2010 16:11:00 -0400

Author Donna Thomas has a dare for Christians.

“This challenge is for the Christian today not to be ordinary – not to just do what’s been done before,” Thomas said. “God tells us to sacrifice ourselves and that means to take chances in obedience to our Lord.”

Thomas’ new book, The “Why Not?” Factor: Chuck Thomas, Trailblazer, is the latest offering from MACU Press. Thomas hopes the book stirs Christians to be bold for their Savior.

Thomas knows about risks for the Lord. She and her late husband, Chuck, escorted more than 6,000 people on mission trips...

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