by Lumination Staff | Jan 30, 2020 | BREAKING NEWS, News Slider
Siran Stacy, former NFL running back turned evangelist, delivered a Gathering message on Tuesday that left several students upset. Stacy was hired by Lipscomb Academy athletics in November to be the spiritual formation coach. Stacy said that he felt God had sent him to address students who were “struggling.” “If you’re struggling right now, I don’t care where you are, if you’re struggling at living another day, stand to your feet, stand up right now, unashamed,” he said. “You’re in this place; you’re wayward. You know you’re not living the way God called you to live.” In a prayer, he said, “There is forgiveness, there is grace for the homosexual. There is forgiveness through the blood of Jesus; there is nothing you can’t change.” Konnor Davis, a sophomore musical theatre major from Selmer, picked up on Stacy’s comment that “there is grace for everyone.” “Thank you, but I don’t need it because I’m gay,” Davis said. “And hearing things like that, it really re-introduces a lot of the trauma I went through and that I’m still relentlessly trying to work through because I was trying to change myself and people were trying to change me.” Many students on both sides of the issue declined to comment to Lumination, some mentioning that they did not want to have a target on their back. Some students followed the chapel talk by painting a rainbow on the bison in Bison Square. Overnight, it was painted over with a tribute to the late Kobe Bryant on one side and “I Cor. 6:9” on the other. That one was then painted over with another...
by Sarah McGee | Aug 27, 2014 | News Slider
With the amount of students enrolling at Lipscomb growing every year, the chapel office is choosing to grow along with the campus by offering a wider range of chapels that can be attended.The chapel office at Lipscomb University loves to keep things fresh every year, and this semester is no exception. With all the changes going on, it makes sense that this year’s chapel theme is “Journey.” Following along with that theme, the chapel office decided to do something different and add a twist on breakout chapels. Instead of only having the usual offerings that we have had for the past few years, students will now have a wider variety of focus breakouts that they can attend. These ten focus breakouts include various topics like men and women specific groups and a category on how to share your faith. The classes even go as far as offering advice on how to be faithful with your finances. With the more extensive variety, the chapel office hopes to gain interest from students in at least one of the special subjects that are offered. Despite the limited space, the focus breakouts will offer a unique twist to the usual chapel schedule. Students will be able to be more involved and have a more intimate chapel environment due to the lowered amount of crowds. These focus breakouts will be held for six weeks from Sept. 4 to Oct. 9. Many students are excited for the chance to get more involved in breakout chapels. “I usually go to the breakout chapels in Collins or Swang, so having more options is a good thing because...
