a boy, Carter Nicholas, Nov. 20, 2012. P.O. Box 179, Sidney, TX 76474. To Tanner and Blair (DeLaughter) Viertel, a boy, Jackson Marc, Jan. 22, 2013. 12829 Dorset Drive, Fort Worth, TX 76244. ADOPTED By Greg and Tiffany (Thompson ’09) Steele, a boy, Erik, born Nov. 29, 2012. 3505 Jennifer Lane, Rowlett, TX 75088.
2009 MARRIED Reece Mabry and Lauren Sanders, Oct. 28, 2012, in Houston. 1114 Morrow Ave., Apt. B, Nashville, TN 37204. lrs04c@acu.edu
Bree Hembree (’15), Gabrielle Thompson (’16) and Chelsea Emberlin (’16) sing with Pulse, an ACU student-led a cappella group.
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To Kanyon and Erika (Anthony) Brown, a girl, Brindle LoRee, Nov. 4, 2012. P.O. Box 15, Welch, TX 79377. To Ryan and Keren (Pounds) Myers, a girl, Charlotte Rose, Nov. 30, 2012. 107A Williams Drive, Early, TX 76802. keren.miriam@gmail.com To Justin and Jana (Pittenger) Schofield, a boy, Levi Shafer, March 7, 2013. 6517 Fisher Road, Dallas, TX 75214. jjp04b@acu.edu
Dr. Elaine Heath
Dr. Walter Brueggemann
2010 Joel Ashby earned his Master of Arts degree in conflict resolution and reconciliation from ACU in December 2012. 858 Canyon Court, Abilene, TX 79601. jba09a@acu.edu
MARRIED Chandler Harris and Janna Kasinger (’12), Sept. 22, 2012.
BORN To Drew (’09) and Kimberlee (Shelton) Lowry, a boy, Liam, Dec. 11, 2012. 7541 Red Willow Road, Fort Worth, TX 76133.
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To Judith Mendoza, a boy, Aaron Isaac, May 26, 2012. 3211 W. Illinois Ave., Midland, TX 79701. judymendoza12@hotmail.com James Jones V earned his master’s degree from ACU in December 2012. He lives in Houston. james.e.jones5@gmail.com
Summit 2012
BORN To Ivan and Juliana (Rosic) Kovacevic, a girl, Gabriela Mae, Oct. 18, 2012. Klinovec 6, Zagreb, Croatia, 10040. jjrosic@yahoo.com To Matthew and Kyera (Tabor) Smith, a boy, Matthew, May 26, 2011. 4600 Coachlight Road, #162, Abilene, TX 79603. knoelt@hotmail.com
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need something, a drink or a plate of food, so we have to look around and notice people’s needs and fill them for one another,” Randy said. The group also practices “dwelling in the Word.” This means the group reads a section from the Sermon on the Mount then asks questions such as, “If we took this teaching about loving our enemies seriously what would we do?” They formulate what they call “challenges” or “experiments” to go out and live this out. Randy reports that many Tau Chi Alpha Monk Warriors who were struggling with their spiritual lives have more confidence and the relationships are pretty dynamic after time in the group. “I think they would tell you it's made a huge difference,” he says. “It’s a three-and-a-half year process, but the payoff is 10 years down the road." The college experience is probably not something students will ever get to repeat, so taking advantage of this crucial time 76
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to change the heart as well as the mind is central to what Randy is doing. The Monk Warriors do not live together in one house, though some of the members room together. While some religious orders are cloistered, the Monk Warriors are very sensitive about not becoming elitist, self-absorbed or isolationist. How do you instill values in a group of people in ways that change their lives yet doesn’t isolate them? How can they really impact their world? Their approach is to have a covenant with one another and live it out in the larger world. “We learn monastic disciplines but do them in everyday life,” says Randy. “So we don’t plan to have a monastic softball league. The students are engaging the world, identifying places on this campus where they can be salt and light. Our light and life don’t revolve around this group. We are out there living this radical life, not spending all our time meeting with each other. And it has worked better than I thought it would.”䊱