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ORU
employees launch student scholarship
A new scholarship set up by four current and two
past employees of the Internet Technology (IT) Department promises
financial aid to juniors and seniors.
Administration
continues assessment
Over the summer Dr. Ralph Fagin, Dr. Cal Easterling,
Dr. David Connor and Leigh Anne Locke went to Kansas City and attended
an assessment conference with the North Central Association. There
they were asked to design a comprehensive plan to improve the institution
of Oral Roberts University.
On
the GOP campaign trail
ORU students' campaign trip to Colorado was judged
a success as Republicans dominate mid-term elections.
In
Briefs
Click here to find out all the latest news from
around the globe.
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Jesus
te ama
This is the message that Adam Cowherd, along with the community outreach
ministry, Conspiracy of Kindness, is taking to the streets of Tulsa.
All I want
for Christmas
Amidst all the present-gathering, decorating and family time, let
us not lose sight of the reason for celebrating Christmas: to worship
the God who became man. Three recent worship albums, "Not to Us" by
Chris Tomlin, "Blessed" by Darlene Zschech and the Hillsong Worship
Team and "Worship Again" by Michael W. Smith, have just this intent.
These albums are not only stocking stuffer ideas, but music that thrusts
your personal worship time to a deeper level.
Little-known
Christmas trivia
...including who named the reindeer, why we use Christmas lights and
the year the Christmas tree was introduced into the White House.
Preparing
the way
The number of people signed up to go on mission trips this summer
is at an all-time high; team leaders and participants prepare for
trips around the globe.
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He
Says/She Says
He Says/She Says writers recount favorite holiday memories from their
childhoods.
"Merry
Christmas" Singapore Style
Ling Ho explains the cultural and spiritual differences of Christmas
time in her home, Singapore.
International
Christmases
Discover how Christmas is celebrated in Columbia and Nigeria.
Random
Joe with Lori McCurdy
Had enough of the word "random?" Junior Lori
McCurdy agrees, and she also wishes that she were Tinkerbell.
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Take
notes: dim sum 101
This traditional Chinese dining style
adds variety and flavor to cuisine. Pull your chair up to the table
and prepare to learn about drinking tea and delighting in dim sum
from our Asian food correspondant.
"Something
Good Tonight" director shares ministry
David Cox has directed live television
both locally and nationally and is now the director for ORU's nightly
live healing program "The Hour of Healing/ Something Good Tonight,"
broadcast nationwide. In this article, learn about his job as well
as his other passion: flying.
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Become
a self-defense master
ORU is offering a new HPE course.in the spring For
personal benefit, you can learn from a former Vietnam Special Forces
member the essentials of self-defense.
Badminton
players find a sport with more than
meets the eye
When
today's youth think of badminton, the first thought that generally
comes to mind is an old man in tiny, white shorts and tall socks...
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