Messiah College Media Mentions

Ricardo Plummer, a senior on the wrestling team, recounts for the York Dispatch in a Feb. 5 article his challenging childhood in Panama, Brooklyn and eventually York.

Read “Hard times fuel York Suburban grad to wrestling success at Messiah.”

The Jan. 8 Carlisle Sentinel profiled the key figures in a new film, “Downward.” Rolando Vega ’13, Michael Ortiz ’09, and Mitch McClure ’14 are filming in the Mechanicsburg area after accomplishing their Kickstarter campaign goal.

Read “Messiah College students, graduates to create another film.”

Jim LaGrand, professor of history, evaluates the effectiveness of President Johnson’s declared war on poverty in a Jan. 10 Pennlive.com op-ed.

Read “Fifty years later we’re still fighting the War on Poverty.”

A recent media pundit’s comments are unpacked in a Dec. 24 AP story about Jesus’ race, quoting Douglas Jacobsen, Messiah College professor of church history and theology.

Read “The race of Jesus: Unknown , yet powerful.”

Josh Wood talks in a Dec. 26 interview with the Kingsport Times News about the injuries he overcame to be a member of the 2013 National Championship team.

Read “Former South soccer standout overcomes injuries to win 4th title, player of the year award.”

Leader William Booth, the founder of The Salvation Army, is profiled in a Dec. 4 Investor’s Business Daily “Leaders and Success” column. Mike Zigarelli, professor of leadership, contributed some background information about Booth.

Read “William Booth’s Salvation Army became a global force for good.”

John Fea, chair of the history department, examines whether the “war on Christmas” is grounded correctly in American history in a Dec. 9 commentary at the Pacific Standard.

Read “Was there a golden age of Christmas in America?”

John Fea, chair of the history department, provides 10 reasons why he thinks evangelicals should read Pope Francis’ first apostolic exhortation. Religion News Service ran this commentary on Nov. 27.

Read “Commentary: 10 reasons evangelicals should read Pope Francis.”

John Fea, chair of the history department, unpacks why President Barack Obama didn’t say “under God” in his recitation of the Gettysburg Address in honor of the 150th anniversary. The op-ed appeared on History News Network on Nov. 20.

Read “Why didn’t Obama say under God in his recitation of the Gettysburg Address?”

Larry Lake, associate professor of writing at Messiah College, and Valerie Lemmon, associate professor of psychology, participated in a HuffPost Live interview Nov. 20 about the stigma of mental illness. The interview resulted from Lake’s very popular essay, “Comfort Food: No one brings dinner when your daughter in an addict.”

Listen to the interview.