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Classics' Comeback Zondervan stashes great films Rap Release The Brotherhood's E-Rock brings meaning to music THEECHO in new album MARCH 17, 2006 T AYLOR UNIVERSITY SINCE 1915 - VOLUME 93, NO. 21 Beauty, abuse, redemtion resonate Relational Enrichment features Allendar, Smith, Gruendyke BY BETHANY HOWARD ASSOCIATE NEWS EDITOR Students listened as a cam- pus pastor, former rock-star turned pastor and well- known speaker/author/ counselor broached the sub- ject of sex during chapel and special evening sessions this week. This semester’s Relational Enrichment Week featured campus pastor Randy Gruendyke, Mars Hill president Dan Allender and Christ Community Church pastor Scotty Smith. Gruendyke started the week by addressing the beauty of sex in marriage, a subject he believes gets lost in sermons today. He explained that marriage is a metaphor for something greater, eternal compan- ionship with our heavenly father. “There’s no reason to beat yourself up for feeling lonely or longing to be married,” Gruendyke said. “That’s the way God made us.” He identifi ed the consum- mation of marriage as part of what a man gains when Photo by Alisse Goldsmith Dan Allendar spoke Wednesday morning during chapel and Wednesday and Thursday evenings this week. Allendar, professor of counseling and president of Mars Hill Graduate leaving his parents and School in Washington, returned to Taylor to speak on sex and sexual abuse for the annual Relational Enrichment Week. cleaving to his wife. “Sex is God’s wedding gift shame that accompanies Finally, Scotty Smith took abuse on campus and world- people.” our problems in light of to you,” Gruendyke said. sexual abuse, stating that ev- the stage during chapel wide. Kroll was not alone in feel- the global spiritual battles On Wednesday morning eryone deals with shame and this morning to bring the “I really appreciated Dan’s ing her call for Christians to going on especially the battle and evening, Allender con- manages it in different ways. good news of the beauty of highlighting the need for do something about sexual for sexuality.” senior Laura tinued the discussion by Allender and Smith teamed redemption. He explained sexual missionaries,” sopho- abuse in our world. Knosp said. addressing sexual abuse. to discuss the abuse of sex in how everyone can have more Britt Kroll said. “There “It is vital that we stop “Evil hates sex because marriage on Thursday. They redemption through Christ. is no way we, as the chil- expecting the church to be sex reveals the very image of explained that sexual abuse Relational Enrichment dren of God, blessed with merely a place for individ- See 'RELATIONAL EN- God,” Allender said. has long-term effects that can Week caused many students so much, can justify going ual therapy, and allow it to RICHMENT' Page 2. He also dealt with the be seen in marriage, a reality to start thinking about the about our lives without fi nd- be an institution that opens some people do not foresee. need to deal with sexual ing some way to help these our eyes to the true size of Skip-a-Meal Future leaders dream big with TABS donates to B Y CHRISTIANNA LUY Many of the visiting speak- NEWS EDITOR ers were Taylor graduates, World Vision friends of faculty or parents Saturday marked the sec- of Taylor students. BY HILLARY DURIE ond annual Taylor Asso- “This conference teaches C ONTRIBUTOR ciation of Business Students students practical ways that (TABS) conference. This they can get a head start be- The dining commons ex- year’s theme was “Dream fore they graduate to be suc- perienced a shortage of stu- Big: Discovering True Direc- cessful in their fi eld,” con- dents at dinner last night as tion Day by Day.” Since Sep- ference director Meredith 492 students participated in tember, a 21-member cabinet Anderson said. Skip-a-Meal. This year Skip- worked to bring its dream Students were encouraged a-Meal is a bit different from for this conference to life. to use the TABS conference past years. One of the groups Twenty-one business pro- as a venue to build their net- from the Leadership Class fessionals from across the work of business contacts. approached World Christian United States came to Up- “The conference also gives Fellowship co-directors Val- land for this one-day event students a valuable oppor- erie Harle and Margie Davis to speak to students of all tunity to build relationships about combining their 24- majors regarding work in the with speakers that could help hour fast with Skip-a-Meal. business world. them fi nd direction for their “Skip-a-Meal is an easy Featured speakers for the career path and potentially opportunity to be stretched day included William Bantz help them fi nd an internship spiritually, even if it is just (principal founder, Mercer or job,” Lewis said. one meal,” Davis said. Companies, Albany, N.Y.), Marrelli also felt that the This Skip-a-Meal raised Joanne Barnes (DBS world- conference provided an easy $2,523.96 for World Vision to wide manager, Delphi Elec- atmosphere for students and aid with the famine in east- tronics and Safety, Kokomo, professionals to interact. ern Africa. World Vision has Ind.), Dennis Demoss (se- “[Students] get direct ac- a grant through the Unit- nior vice president, Sargent cess to business leaders and ed States government that and Lundy LLC, Chicago, have the opportunity to dem- matches donations to the or- Ill.) and Cindy Marrelli (for- onstrate and hone their lead- ganization. mer North American senior ership abilities – all great to Although fewer than vice president, Electrolux do at a relatively “risk free” the usual 600-800 students Corporation). level,” she said. signed up, Harle said there “The central idea to the Keynote speakers included have been different results conference was to bring in Doug Kight (vice president of every time. speakers in different fi elds to The Boeing Company), Mar- Junior Leslie Leak advo- share their wealth of experi- relli, and Clyde Rauch, (CEO cates participating in Skip-a- ence and knowledge with of Tuttle Services, Inc). Meal. students in order to help them fi nd direction for their Photo by DJ Horton lives and careers after Tay- See 'SKIP-A-MEAL' See 'TABS' Page 2. Doug Kight, vice president of The Boeing Company, was a keynote speaker for the TABS conference this lor,” TABS president Mark past Saturday. The one-day annual business conference welcomed 21 business executives from around Page 2. Lewis said. the United States to lead student sessions that applied to all majors. News MARCH 17, 2006 PAGE 2 NEWS Relational Enrichment: From page 1 When Allender spoke on State University. He also Taylor’s campus two years taught Biblical counseling at ago for Relational Enrich- Grace Theological Seminary, ment Week, students fl ooded Colorado Christian Univer- the counseling center, ready sity and Mars Hill Graduate to deal with issues from their School (where he currently pasts. serves as president). Allen- “I knew there were stu- der speaks around the world dents who had been abused, and authored and co-au- but I was not aware of the thored several books, includ- sheer number,” Gruendyke ing “The Wounded Heart” said. “That’s really what and “The Healing Path.” led to this whole thing, the Smith spoke on Taylor’s growing number of stories campus two years ago during I’ve heard from students that Spiritual Renewal Week. He are really heartbreaking.” earned a degree in religion Before ending last night's from the University of North session, Allendar said Taylor Carolina before completing is the only school in the na- a program at Westminster tion he knows that is willing Theological Seminary. to invite him and Smith to After being ordained in talk for an extended period 1978, Smith served as pas- of time about sex and sexual tor at several churches before abuse. eventually becoming found- Allender earned his Master ing pastor of Christ Com- of Divinity from Westmin- munity Church in Franklin, Photo by Alisse Goldsmith ster Theological Seminary Tenn. Smith has also au- Last night Dan Allendar and Scotty Smith shared their personal testimonies regarding past sexual abuse, how the Lord has healed them and his Ph.D. in Counseling thored and co-authored nu- and their families and encouragement for students struggling to overcome abuse. They held a question and answer session following Psychology from Michigan merous books. their stories. TABS: From page 1 Females to fi nd fulfi llment At a point in her life, Mar- BY ANNA DANIELS Kight opened the morn- relli shared, she abandoned CONTRIBUTOR young women have not personal connections with inspired and encouraged ing session, talking about Christianity and decided to heard.” other women,” Women’s from this weekend’s confer- what he has learned in busi- become merely a moral per- Beginning tonight and The theme was chosen be- Ministries co-director Kris- ence but that God will use ness and what he looks for in son.