Inside Athletics: November 26, 2013
In this week’s “Inside Athletics” podcast, Dave and James go more in-depth as they look at last weekend’s NCAA National Cross Country Championships.聽 They also talk about how the basketball teams are playing, before Dave expands on the recent changes in how the games are officiated and effects that may have on the game itself.....
“Suspicions of a Black Man” – David Evans
Dialogue on Race and Diversity week features David Evans speaking on “Suspicions of a Black Man” in university chapel. Dr. David Evans, Assistant Professor of History and Mission at Eastern Mennonite Seminary, reflects on his experience as a black man in the criminal justice system. He says, 鈥淢y experience added to the data on black....
Inside Athletics: November 21, 2013
In this week’s “Inside Athletics” podcast, Dave and James talk about the cross country teams, their successful regional meets, and Hannah Chappell-Dick earning a trip to nationals.聽 They also give thoughts on the men’s and women’s basketball teams and how each team looked over their opening weekend. Inside Athletics is a weekly podcast hosted by....
鈥淭he Role of Music in Peace and Conflict鈥� 鈥� Dr. Joan Griffing
Dr.聽 Joan Griffing offers a presentation on her 12-13 sabbatical entitled, 鈥淭he role of Music in Peace and Conflict.鈥� Griffing chairs EMU’s Music Department where she teaches violin and viola, coaches chamber music and conducts the EMU orchestra.
Inside Athletics: November 20, 2013
Dave and James discuss the Cross Country regional championships from last weekend before moving on to preview the ODAC Men’s and Women’s basketball. Inside Athletics is a weekly podcast hosted by Director of Athletics, Dave King. The podcast offers a synopsis of what is happening in EMU athletics, but also delves deeper into how athletics....
鈥淒iscerning the Tides鈥� 鈥� Linford Stutzman
Dr. Linford Stutzman, Director of EMS’s Coffman Center, shares from his experiences studying and sailing the journeys of the apostle Paul as he offers his perspective on, 鈥淒iscerning the Tides.鈥� Seminary Dean Dr. Michael King has begun to articulate a vision for EMS as a 鈥淒iscernment Training Center鈥� (see Convocation, Fall 2012 and Convocation, Fall....
鈥淭he Ordinary Instant鈥� 鈥� Jessica Penner ’01
In her powerful memoir, The Year of Magical Thinking, Joan Didion writes: 鈥淟ife changes in an instant. The ordinary instant.鈥� Jessica Penner, author of Shaken in the Water, talks about what she is learning about the art of memoir-writing and the need for a writer to make an ordinary extraordinary for the reader. She also....
鈥淒iscerning the Good News in the Real World: Subversive God-Learnings from a 3-M perspective鈥� 鈥� Dorothy Jean Weaver
Dr. Dorothy Jean Weaver, EMS Professor of New Testament, offers perspectives on, 鈥淒iscerning the Good News in the Real World: Subversive God-Learnings from a 3-M Perspective.鈥� Seminary Dean Dr. Michael King has begun to articulate a vision for EMS as a 鈥淒iscernment Training Center鈥� (see Convocation, Fall 2012 and Convocation, Fall 2013). This fall semester,....
鈥淒rones, a weapon of war capable of peace鈥� 鈥� Dr. Jay Parrish
In University Chapel, Dr. Jay Parrish, a professional Geo-physicist, talks about the moral/ethical questions and harmful effects of drones, and elaborates on the idea of possible peaceful uses.
鈥淧ersonal Spiritual Discernment: Finding God’s Answers to Life’s Questions鈥� 鈥� Linda Alley
Linda Alley inhabits multiple roles as EMS administrative assistant, Director of the Congregational Resource Center, Director of the Summer Institute for Spiritual Formation聽and Coordinator of the School for Leadership Training.聽 In this chapel gathering in the Seminary, Linda offers reflections on the topic聽 of, “Personal Spiritual Discernment: Finding God’s Answers to Life’s Questions.” Romans 12:1-2....