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Dr. Jonathan Gingrich is a professor of engineering at Dordt College in Iowa. A trained chemical and environmental engineer, he started teaching transportation engineering due to staffing shortages. Unsatisfied with the standard materials required for the class, he incorporated the book "Confessions of a Recovering Engineer" by Chuck Marohn into his curriculum and had his class conduct a Crash Analysis Studio. In this episode of The Bottom-Up Revolution, Dr. Gingrich shares how his unusual background helped him see past engineering codes and look for a better way to design streets. He explains the logistics of incorporating crash analysis and safe street design into the classroom, as well as the benefits it had for his students. ADDITIONAL SHOW NOTES Local Recommendations: Dordt College The Fruited Plain Casey's Bakery Learn more: Crash Analysis Studio "Confessions of a Recovering Engineer" by Chuck Marohn “How One Professor is Inspiring the Next Generation of Transportation Engineers” Tiffany Owens Reed (Instagram) Do you know someone who would make for a great The Bottom-Up Revolution guest? Let us know here!

Today's episode will be part of a 3-part series where I, your host, Nathan Greene, interview a group of my current professors here at Clark University.  I want to preface this series by asking you what you think development is. Currently, I'm in my last semester of a master's in International Development at Clark University, where I've begun to question my own assumptions of what development is.  I was first introduced to this concept of development in my economic growth and development course at St. John's University. There, we explored how economic growth led to improvements in living standards that allowed people to achieve their full potential. This is what Nobel Laureate, Amartya Sen, calls his capability approach: when societies are able to produce the conditions necessary for people to flourish. But, since coming to Clark, my idea of development has changed. I began to separate economic development from general development. Growth wasn't always desirable, and could even lead to entrenched inequalities, environmental degradation, or accumulation by dispossession. So I want to ask you again, what does development mean to you? Is it different from economic growth? Are the two mutually exclusive? And, should we even strive for economic growth? To answer these questions, I've enlisted the help of three of my professors, who have helped shape my understanding of development. The first person we'll be speaking to is Dr. Jude Fernando, who will tell us about his research on Microfinance and small-scale solutions to societal improvement. The second person we'll speak with is Dr. Denise Bebbington to get a macro-level understanding of the impacts of economic growth. We'll then conclude with Dr. Dave Bell, who will give us a more metaphysical analysis of development and how the concept has changed over time.  Dr. Jude Fernando is currently a professor at Clark University and has held professorships at multiple institutions such as the University of Arizona, Dordt College, and the University of Colombo in Sri Lanka. His research work focuses on Microfinance and the role NGOs play in development. His research has earned him consulting roles at global institutions such as the International Fund for Agricultural Development, the Asia Foundation, and the World Bank. Dr. Fernando is the founder of the Alfa Children and Youth Training Institute in Sri Lanka, an NGO established to help children impacted by the Southeast Asian Tsunami of 2004. He has written many journal articles and book contributions but is also the author of The Political Economy of NGOs: State Formation in Sri Lanka and Bangladesh. Dr. Fernando earned his bachelor's degree in applied economics from the University of Peradeniya in Sri Lanka; and his PhD in economics, anthropology, and south asian history from the University of Pennsylvania. For today's episode, we'll discuss Microfinance and its criticisms, small- versus large-scale change, and why economists should rethink the importance of the solidarity economy.  To check out more of our content, including our research and policy tools, visit our website: https://www.hgsss.org/ --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/smart-talk-hgsss/support

This week, we talk about an all too familiar topic for law students: contracts. In this episode, I am joined by law professor C. Scott Pryor to talk about his soon to be published paper in the Notre Dame Journal of Law, Ethics, and Public Policy: Person-Centered Pluralism About Contract Law (download here). Scott and I talk about the fundamentals of contract law, the moral obligation of promise, the significance of binding obligations, and much more. Scott holds a B.A. from Dordt College and an M.A. from Reformed Theological Seminary. He earned his J.D. from the University of Wisconsin College of Law. You can find many of his other thoughts in his blog here. Cross & Gavel is a production of CHRISTIAN LEGAL SOCIETY. The episode was produced by Josh Deng, with music from Vexento.

Guest speaker, Henry Reyenga Jr. is the co-founder and President of the Christian Leaders Institute and has devoted his life to empowering Christian leaders. He holds a BA from Dordt College and a Master of Divinity from Calvin Seminary. Henry has established churches across the U.S. and has been married to his wife Pamela since 1983. They have five children and nineteen grandchildren. Henry's message is based on 1 Kings 18:17-21.

Do you know the biblical story? What role does the Kingdom of God play in that story? How has the modern church in America become culturally irrelevant? What is the modern Western story and how does it absorb many of our salvation stories? And what is the Gospel? These are just some of the questions that Mike and Travis talk about today. Dr. Goheen, drawing on the work of Lesslie Newbigin, takes us into the heart of Western culture showing us that while the Western culture has brought many advances, it has also brought many dangers that are a threat to the propagation of the Christian faith. You will learn more about how we got to his place of having a secular society, the myth of objective secularism, and be able to identify many of the idolatries at work in the West and in the church. Mike also gives us a vision of the story of God's already/but not yet doctrine of the kingdom and our salvation. All of this and more can be found in Mike's book, The Church and Its Vocation: Lesslie Newbigin's Doctrine of Ecclesiology (Baker, 2018).Dr. Mike Goheen began his professional life as a church planter in the Presbyterian Church in America (PCA) and pastor in the Toronto area. Then, for over two decades, he taught worldview studies, biblical theology, and missiology at Dordt College, Redeemer University College, Trinity Western University, Regent College, and Calvin Theological Seminary. For most of that time, he has held part-time pastoral and preaching positions in local congregations. Presently, he splits his time between Vancouver, Canada, and Phoenix, Arizona, where he directs the theological education program at the Missional Training Center (MTC). He also serves as scholar-in-residence for Surge Network of churches in Phoenix.Mike has authored, co-authored, or edited twelve books, including Introducing Christian Mission Today: Scripture, History, and Issues (IVP, 2014), and A Light to the Nations: The Missional Church and the Biblical Story (Baker, 2011). He spends time each year in Brazil, Chile, and Hungary training pastoral leaders.Mike has been married to Marnie since 1979. They have four married children and eleven grandchildren.Learn more about Mike and the Missional Training Center and check out his books.Sign up for the Apollos Watered newsletter.Help support the ministry of Apollos Watered and transform your world today!

We all know that cultures such as those in India have their own pantheon of false gods that we often think of as statues, but idolatry is more than the worship of statues. And demons are not only at work in Majority World cultures. Idolatry and the demonic are just as much at work in our Western culture, they just go by more socially acceptable names. In the West, we have idols of materialism, consumerism, unbridled autonomy, technology, and the like. The demonic work through them just as much as he does through statues and witch doctors. Dr. Goheen, drawing on the work of Lesslie Newbigin, takes us into the heart of Western culture showing us that while the Western culture has brought many advances, it has also brought many dangers that are a threat to the propagation of the Christian faith. You will learn more about how we got to his place of having a secular society, the myth of objective secularism, and be able to identify many of the idolatries at work in the West and in the church. Mike also gives us a vision of the story of God's already/but not yet doctrine of the kingdom and our salvation. All of this and more can be found in Mike's book, The Church and Its Vocation: Lesslie Newbigin's Doctrine of Ecclesiology (Baker, 2018).Dr. Mike Goheen began his professional life as a church planter in the Presbyterian Church in America (PCA) and pastor in the Toronto area. Then, for over two decades, he taught worldview studies, biblical theology, and missiology at Dordt College, Redeemer University College, Trinity Western University, Regent College, and Calvin Theological Seminary. For most of that time, he has held part-time pastoral and preaching positions in local congregations. Presently, he splits his time between Vancouver, Canada, and Phoenix, Arizona, where he directs the theological education program at the Missional Training Center (MTC). He also serves as scholar-in-residence for Surge Network of churches in Phoenix.Mike has authored, co-authored, or edited twelve books, including Introducing Christian Mission Today: Scripture, History, and Issues (IVP, 2014), and A Light to the Nations: The Missional Church and the Biblical Story (Baker, 2011). He spends time each year in Brazil, Chile, and Hungary training pastoral leaders.Mike has been married to Marnie since 1979. They have four married children and eleven grandchildren.Learn more about Mike and the Missional Training Center and check out his books.Sign up for the Apollos Watered newsletter.Help support the ministry of Apollos Watered and transform your world today!

It's Tuesday, January 17th, A.D. 2023. This is The Worldview in 5 Minutes heard at www.TheWorldview.com. I'm Adam McManus. (Adam@TheWorldview.com) By Kevin Swanson Biden's proclamation on Religious Freedom Day On Monday, President Joe Biden issued a Proclamation on Religious Freedom Day, 2023.  He took the opportunity to announce his appointment of Rashad Hussain, a Muslim, as Ambassador-at-Large for International Religious Freedom. Although the president mentioned the Rohingya people and the Ahmadiyya Muslim in his proclamation, recent news coverage has only mentioned the killing of nine Muslims at the hands of other Muslims in Burkina Faso, Africa. Radical Muslims kill 99% of martyrs Meanwhile, confirmed Christian martyrdoms came out to 5,898 in the last annual count according to the Open Doors 2022 report. And 99% of the martyrdoms occurred at the hands of radical Muslims, to include 4,650 in Nigeria, Africa, 620 in Pakistan, 100 in Burkina Faso, Africa, 100 in the Congo, Africa, 100 in Mozambique, Africa, 27 in Cameroon, Africa, 25 in Tanzania, Africa, and 15 in Indonesia. Gunman attacked mourners in London, injuring little girl A gunman attacked a Roman Catholic Church in London  over the weekend, leaving six wounded — including a 7-year-old girl fighting for her life, reports The Christian Post. The shooting occurred during a memorial service at St. Aloysius Roman Catholic church.  United Kingdom failed to solve over a million crimes The Epoch Times reports that the United Kingdom failed to solve over 1,100,000 crimes last year. The proportion of crimes in England and Wales ending with a charge was down to 5.6% in 2022, decreasing from a rate of 15 percent seven years ago. That's an over-all drop off of 65% in crime prosecution over seven years.   Two million criminal investigations in the last year led to no suspect being identified, a number including 300,000 violent crimes.  The Crime Survey for England and Wales estimated that 1.6% of adults, aged 16 years and older, were a victim of violent crime in the year ending March 2020. As of 2021, there were only 156,000 firearms certificates on issue in the UK. That's 0.2% of the population. One must have this certificate to possess firearms and ammunition.  That compares to 45% of U.S. households that own guns.  Romans 13:3-4 says, “Rulers are not a terror to good works, but to evil. For he is God's minister to you for good, an avenger to execute wrath on him who practices evil.” Shocking impact of inflation on savings How is inflation impacting Certificates of Deposit or savings accounts for retirees and other conservative savers in America? The average annual savings loss after inflation, over 12 years, for a three-month CD, stands at negative 2.26%. That means a retiree with $100,000 in savings would have lost $23,000 in value over the last 12 years. Over the same period of time, the Federal Reserve assets increased from $1 trillion to about $9 trillion.  Florida opposes the abortion “Kill Pill” Florida is taking a position against the recent FDA decision to allow local pharmacies to dispense the abortion “Kill Pill.”   Florida's Agency for Healthcare Administration issued a letter last week informing pharmacy chains, like Walgreens and CVS, the illegality of the sale of Mifepristone within the state. Oddly enough, in light of the state's stand against the Kill Pill, Florida allows the surgical killing of babies up until 15 weeks of gestation.  Christian colleges allowed to uphold God's sexual standards Good news here! A U.S. district judge has ruled in favor of Christian colleges which claim exemption on Title IX requirements on non-discrimination in the case of those who advocate sexual attraction to the same sex, reports Reuters.   The lawsuit came from disenfranchised students who were expelled or disciplined by Christian college campuses for their embracing of homosexuality.  The complainants were affiliated with Baylor University, Bob Jones University, Dordt College, and Union College. The lawsuit was aided by an organization called Religious Exemption Accountability Project.  Proverbs 21:1 reminds us that “The king's heart is in the hand of the LORD, like the rivers of water; He turns it wherever He wishes.” John MacArthur had surgery to clear artery blockage And finally, Pastor John MacArthur is on rest recovery for a few weeks after undergoing a medical procedure to clear blockage in his arteries. The pastor fell ill on January 1st, and was unable to lead the second service. Please pray for Pastor MacArthur's complete recovery. Perhaps you and your kids can create and sign a get well card. Send it to Pastor John MacArthur, Grace Community Church, 13248 Roscoe Blvd., Sun Valley, CA 91352. Close And that's The Worldview in 5 Minutes on this Tuesday, January 17th, in the year of our Lord 2023. Subscribe by iTunes or email to our unique Christian newscast at www.TheWorldview.com. Or get the Generations app through Google Play or The App Store. I'm Adam McManus (Adam@TheWorldview.com). Seize the day for Jesus Christ.

Yes, it is possible to sneeze or cough without leaking. To exercise without a sense of urgency. And, even to be healed from uncomfortable or painful intercourse.   Strengthening the pelvic floor can lead to incredible benefits, regardless of your life stage. Listen to part two of the conversation with Dr. Tanya Rowenhorst, where we unpack the health of your female body, including a more comprehensive awareness of your body so that you can be more fully connected mind, body and spirit.    You'll hear a candid discussion about living more integrated, especially if you find yourself disconnected due to shame, embarrassment or iies that don't align with the Word of God.   Tanya is a wife, mother of 5 and practices women's health physical therapy through innovative and approachable services at Refine Physical Therapy. About Tanya and Get Connected:  God has given Tanya a passion and heart for serving and speaking truth to women. She believes that each woman has been given a good body at every stage of life, and she desires to see women embrace who they were created to be and live life to the fullest. She attended Dordt College to get a B.A. in Exercise Science and a minor in psychology, and received her doctorate degree in physical therapy from the University of Iowa. Learn more about her approachable women's health support on her website. Dr. Tanya Rowenhorst, Website and Instagram Thanks for joining Francie on this episode of Heaven in Your Home. We hope you'll be inspired by this episode, and feel led to share it with someone you know would be ministered by Francie's message. Francie is partnered with MyCounselor.Online as a resource for Biblically based counseling, including sex therapy. You'll receive a 25% discount on your first session. Click  here Connect with Francie: Website Instagram Grab the free guide, Five Truths about Sex  

What is the pelvic floor? And what should you expect from a healthy, functioning pelvic floor? As your body changes with life, especially after childbirth, you may notice issues or problems like a leaky bladder, inability to jump without urgency and even uncomfortable, painful intercourse.    In this episode, Dr. Tanya Rowenhorst, will help give you more insight into your wonderful female body, especially in the area of a healthy pelvic floor. Tanya is a wife, mother of 5 and practices women's health physical therapy through innovative and approachable services at Refine Physical Therapy. About Tanya and Get Connected:  God has given Tanya a passion and heart for serving and speaking truth to women. She believes that each woman has been given a good body at every stage of life, and she desires to see women embrace who they were created to be and live life to the fullest. She attended Dordt College to get a B.A. in Exercise Science and a minor in psychology, and received her doctorate degree in physical therapy from the University of Iowa. Learn more about her approachable women's health support on her website. Dr. Tanya Rowenhorst, Website and Instagram Resources mentioned in this episode: Revelation Wellness Thanks for joining Francie on this episode of Heaven in Your Home. We hope you'll be inspired by this episode, and feel led to share it with someone you know would be ministered by Francie's message. Francie is partnered with MyCounselor.Online as a resource for Biblically based counseling, including sex therapy. You'll receive a 25% discount on your first session. Click  here Connect with Francie: Website Instagram Grab the free guide, Five Truths about Sex

LuAnn's Berkhof's entire professional career has had a dimension of caregiving that has afforded her the opportunity to see the care needs of an array of people groups.  LuAnn has worked previously as a teacher, a preschool director, a teen and young adult program coordinator, a provider for people with different abilities and a caregiver to our older adults.  Each of these groups of people have specific needs but each share a common need to feel safe and valued.Luann grew up on a farm by Slayton, Minnesota, graduated from Dordt College, in Sioux Center IA, and have now lived in Sioux Falls, SD for over 30 years.

Lance selects his 12 best performances in distance running from last weekend. You can be sure Iowa State's Wesley Kiptoo makes the list after breaking his school record in the 3,000 meters at Arkansas by nearly 5 seconds. And also Drake's Isaac Basten after retaking the school record with a win anf meet record in the mile at Arkansas. But who else? A hint: Iowa Western, Grand View and Dordt College figure heavily in the Lance's countdown. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/lance-bergeson8/support

The podcast starts with Cailie Logue's stellar performance in the women's 3,000 in Fayetteville, Arkansas, where the Cyclone senior jumped up to No. 2 all-time in Iowa State history. Lance also talks about a great run by Iowa State's Thomas Pollard, a former Gilbert High great, in the men's 3,000. Iowa's effort is led by a win in the men's 600 meters. Lance also breaks down the performances by ISU's Wesley Kiptoo and Drake's Adam Fogg at the Millrose Games in New York. Former Cyclone Abby Caldwell comes on to the show to talk about they Cyclones' performances over the past two weekends. Wartburg College, Northern Iow and Central College performances are highlighted at the Friday Night Lights event in Waverly. South Dakota and South Dakota State picked up wins from Iowans at the Adidas Classic in Lincoln, Nebraska. Grand View set a few NAIA indoor qualifying marks at St. Ambrose and Dordt College did the same at Mount Marty in Yankton, South Dakota. Indian Hills, Loras College and Iowa Western also produced several great school and facility records at their meets. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/lance-bergeson8/support

Wilf Wikkerink is the CEO of Book Depot, the largest bargain book wholesaler and retailer in North America. In 2021 Book Depot was awarded the prestigious “Canada's Best Managed Companies designation.” Needless to say, I was incredibly stoked to be able to sit down with Wilf and ask him some questions. We talked about his time at Dordt College, the lessons he learned from various internships, selling his first company, and books that have inspired him. Wilf's insights are fascinating and I learned a lot from this conversation, I hope y'all will as well. If you feel like reaching out, I am on Instagram @itsthevalk Cheers guys, Jake.

Lance starts the podcast by talking about several standout performances by former Iowa collegians and Iowa residents at the Houston Marathon and half marathon races. He starts the indoor track report with two national leading times by Indian Hills runners in the 600 and wins by Iowans Emma Gordon and Grace Bookin-Nosbisch for the host Hawkeyes at the Hawkeye Invitational. Former Center Point-Urbana runner Myles Bach's school record and win in the 3,000 leads off the report at the Graduate Classic in Lincoln Nebraska. Iowa Western's Yonas Mogos also set a school record in the 1,000. Former Iowa State All-Big 12 runner Abby Caldwell comes on for a segment to talk about the Cyclones' indoor season so far, including at Lincoln. Grand View and Loras battled at St. Ambrose, with the Vikings' Isaiah Wittrick winning and setting a new school record in the 1,000 while Loras' Carter Oberfoell also set a school record in third place. Meet records were set by Wartburg College's Riley Mayer and Christopher Collet in Waverly. In Sioux Center, several runners for host Dordt College racked up race wins. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/lance-bergeson8/support

The podcast opens with Sioux City native Biya Simbassa's win at the USA 25K Championships in Michigan, along with a seventh from former Boone and Drake star Brogan Austin. The college cross country report starts with three Iowa natives and a former Iowa Central star finishing in top 10 at the NCAA Division II MIAA meet and continues with former Iowa Central stars winning Lone Star Conference titles for West Texas A&M. Grand View's strong men's team finish at the NAIA Great Lakes Challenge is highlighted with another school record falling. The Dordt College men exhibited perfection at the Mount Marty Invitational in South Dakota, with the Defender women also cruising to the team title. The podcast also includes a historical look back at a central Iowa race that featured many fast runners before going away in 2016. Several Runablaze Iowa athletes also are mentioned after taking wins at weekend Iowa road and trail races. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/lance-bergeson8/support

Mel Knobloch, coach of Dordt Cheer & Dance, joins Defender Discussions for this week's episode! Knobloch was hired in 2015 to lead the Dordt Dance Team in its inception as a club sport. Now a varsity sport, Dordt dance has been competing at the state, conference, and national levels. In addition to the dance team, Dordt has added cheer to the list of varsity sports offered this year, a sport that Mel is also leading. Mel graduated from Dordt University (formerly Dordt College) in 2009 with a degree in physical education and recreation. Follow Dordt University Athletics on Twitter and Instagram @dordtdefenders and like us on Facebook at Dordt University Athletics.

“Let the wise listen and add to their learning, and let the discerning get guidance. The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge, but fools despise wisdom and discipline.  But whoever listens to me will live in safety and be at ease, without fear of harm.” (Proverbs 1:5, 7, 33) Before I head into some disciplines which have more of an outward focus, I want to pause for a day to look at what it means to have a teachable spirit.  Teachability is also a spiritual discipline. In a speech a couple of decades ago, preacher and speaker John VanderStelt stated six dangers he saw for Dordt College.  The first was “that we allow the beautiful to become trite by developing a posture of having arrived, getting lost in a deadening routine, or resorting to merely mouthing some shibboleths.”  In short, we should not ever stop learning, growing or discovering more about our God, our world and ourselves. There is a saying that “knowledge is power,” but there is a danger in becoming skilled in acquiring knowledge but becoming no wiser for it.  Information doesn't cause us to change and learning something new doesn't mean that we are teachable.  It is always possible to use acquired knowledge to simply reinforce our own opinions, beliefs, and biases.  Jesus often says in the Gospels, “the one who has ears, let him hear.”  He calls those to Him who are willing to admit how much they don't know.  Thus too why He is often found condemning the Pharisees and teachers of the Law who refused to change their ways. This is true in our spiritual lives, in our workplaces, in our families. We can all fall into the trap of putting on the outward appearance of “knowing it all” or of “being right” even when there are several options to be considered.  There is a lesson in this too. Hopefully getting a sunburn would teach you to apply sunscreen next time you go into the sun.  If you don't, your learning in that situation has been in vain and you will again be burnt and in pain.  Being teachable doesn't mean that you won't make mistakes though.  It's possible that you will one day forget to apply sunscreen and get sunburned.  Being teachable means that when mistakes happen that you are willing to learn from them.  Both your own and the mistakes of others. Being teachable means listening more than speaking.  Do you compose what you're going to say next when in conversation with someone or do you actively listen to the one speaking to you?  Do you need to have your thought or opinion heard, or are you able to hold back and let others have their say as well?  Do you ask honest questions or are you stuck in your own way? Having a teachable spirit also means saying “I don't understand all the mysteries of the Gospel and that's okay.”  The Bible is filled with paradoxes of faith.  Here are three: “My yoke is easy.” (Matthew 11:30) and “How difficult the road that leads to life.” (Matthew 7:14) “Let your light shine before others, so that they may see your good works.” (Matthew 5:16) and “Be careful not to practice your righteousness in front of others to be seen by them.” (Matthew 6:1) “He will be named…Prince of Peace.” (Isaiah 9”6) and “Do not suppose that I have come to bring peace to the earth.” (Matthew 10:34) Are you willing to ask questions and open yourself to being a learner that doesn't understand all there is to know? Learning comes not only from those in authority over us or an expert in the field but allowing our learning to take place even from unexpected people and in unexpected places.  A child, or even an infant can teach us immeasurable truths from Scripture.  There are many references to a nursing child throughout Scripture.  Their dependence and eyes are on no one but their mother, the same sort of relationship that God asks from us.  A cocoon on a tree branch—a reminder of the new life we have in Christ.  A friend's painful experience may teach us empathy and compassion. The Holy Spirit is our constant teacher through all people and in all situations.  Do we have eyes to see and ears to hear what He is showing us?

Details about the Loras College women's repeat national championship and the Wartburg College men's historic national title, including the impactful performances by Duhawks stars Kassie Rosenbum and Mike Jasa and the Knights' Christopher Collet, Joe Freiburger and Aubrie Fisher. In Division I, Wesley Kiptoo, Edwin Kurgat, Festus Lagat, Alexander Lomong, Jason Gomez, David Too and Cailie Logue lead the highlights for Iowa State. Drake was led by two sophomore distance runners, Isaac Basten and Adam Fogg, qualifying for Eugene, with Iowa's Nathan Mylenek and Minnesota's Abby Kohut-Jackson representing the Big Ten. I also look back at NAIA nationals, where Dordt College swept the 4x800 national titles in dominant fashion and a surprise or two at the Portland Track Festival. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/lance-bergeson8/support

Welcome to Surge’s Faith, Work, and Rest podcast. Our goal is to help God’s people discern their vocations and reimagine their occupations for the good of their neighbors and the glory of God. In this episode, we listen to a conversation between Teena and Dr. David Rylaarsdam about how we can learn healthy work rhythms from monks and how we can connect faith and social action. David Rylaarsdam began his teaching career at Smith Memorial Bible College in Nigeria, and since has taught at the University of Notre Dame, Dordt College, Missional Training Center (Phoenix), Calvin Prison Initiative, and Calvin Seminary. He has also served a variety of churches as interim pastor and received missionary training in Mexico City. His research interests are focused on Christian spiritual practices, discipleship, and leadership training throughout history. Links: surgenetwork.com/start-faith-work-rest www.missionaltraining.org/

Interviews with Drake Relays champions Daniel Nixon and Roshon Roomes of Iowa State, former Garner-Hayfield prep Reece Smith and Dordt College's Matthew Van Eps, plus a full recap of distance running events from the Drake Relays, Oregon Relays, Fighting Illini Relays, John McDonnell Invitational, Kip Janvrin Open, the Valley O.NE marathon and half marathon and Sioux Falls Skedaddle. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/lance-bergeson8/support

In this episode, I am joined by Dr. Derek Schuurman, Professor of Computer Science at Calvin University, and we talk about his work in computer science from a faith perspective.Sign up to receive the WeeklyTech newsletter each Monday morning at jasonthacker.com/weeklytech.Meet Dr. Schuurman:Derek Schuurman worked in industry for several years as an electrical engineer and later completed a Ph.D. in electrical engineering at McMaster University in the area of robotics and computer vision. Besides his technical research, he has also taught and written about a Christian perspective on technology and computer science. He has taught computer science at Redeemer University College in Ancaster, Ontario and at Dordt College in Sioux Center, Iowa and is currently professor of computer science at Calvin University in Grand Rapids, Michigan.Resources:Shaping a Digital World: Faith, Culture and Computer Technology by Dr. SchuurmanThe Tech-Wise Family: Everyday Steps for Putting Technology in Its Proper Place by Andy CrouchFrom the Garden to the City: The Redeeming and Corrupting Power of Technology by John DyerModern Technology and the Human Future: A Christian Appraisal by Craig GayThe American Scientific AffiliationChristian Engineering SocietyAssociation of Christians in the Mathematical Sciences

Do churches have to carve out a new category for SSA -Same Sex Attraction-, as well as every other type of sexual attraction Same Sex Attraction. -Mrs. Jones Sex Attraction. Sibling Attraction, Animal Attraction.--etc. etc.- and pretend that these heart-oriented attractions are sinless, autonomous, and neutral territory---We revisit the Dordt College discussion briefly, but spend most of the time analyzing the latest Christian Reformed Church report on homosexuality. What is the difference between temptation and -natural attraction-- Is it okay to have a heart that defaults on a desire for that which God has expressly forbidden---Must Christians be labeled as with these orientations, identities, or attractions- Why must we always use the psychological terms the world has come up with, instead of sticking with biblical truth and biblical categories- When the world gives us a label, now we have to live down to the label---This program includes---1. The World View in 5 Minutes with Adam McManus -CA Mayor- Being bare-faced is -an act of domestic terrorism-, Video- 4 suitcases of ballots in Georgia get counted, China Communists require teachers to have no religious belief---2. Generations with Kevin Swanson

Netherlands was the first apostate nation, and the most apostate nation in the Western world, giving in to Nero's agenda as early as 2003. Now, Calvin College ranks as one of the most homosexual-friendly colleges, complete with a bi-sexual student body president.- Dordt follows closely behind.--Why are these colleges so extremely dangerous, much more dangerous than sending your children to a secular college- Does the Bible speak plainly towards these sins- - Does the Bible also approve of every form of genocide and slavery- We take up the common atheist arguments against Christianity, taken up by speakers at Dordt College.----This program includes-----1. The World View in 5 Minutes with Adam McManus -Calvin College Student Body President Outs as -LGBT-, President Trump Acknowledges Jesus as Lord, CCM'er Chris Rice Accused of Homosexual Abuse-----2. Generations with Kevin Swanson

Brian VanHaaften is the Men's Basketball Coach for Dordt College in Sioux Center, IA. Coach VH gives a great interview about what it means to be a basketball player at Dordt, his coaching style and style of play, his influences, how he improves, and his relationship with officials. Please rate, review, and subscribe! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

In this episode Nate Schelhaas will provide guidance to SMBs looking for expertise on how to take advantage of the recent programs established by the federal government to manage through the pandemic and begin to recover and rebuild in the months ahead. Nate Schelhaas is a Vice President and Actuary in the Individual Life division of Principal Financial Group. He is responsible for the product, strategy, and actuarial teams. He works in close partnership with the company's SMB clients. Nate has been with Principal for 23 years and has held multiple roles, including Life CFO. Nate graduated from Dordt College with a bachelor’s degree in mathematics.  His designations include FSA and MAAA.  Today's show is sponsored by Audible.com. Audible.com is a leading provider of spoken audio entertainment and information. Listen to audiobooks whenever and wherever you want. Get a free book when you sign up for a 30-day free trial at audibletrial.com/businessgrowth.

Hello everybody, and welcome into the Bible Reading podcast - a welcome respite from all of the coronavirus news going around, and filled with enough good Scripture to encourage and edify our souls! Today's passages include Exodus 21, Job 39, Luke 24, and 2nd Corinthians 9. I honestly went back and forth over the topic for today's show. I strongly considered and even began writing about Jesus' command to the disciples to tarry in Jerusalem until they were, "clothed with power from on high," and almost talked about Paul's blessed command to give in 2nd Corinthians 9, but ultimately, I couldn't get away from the allure of talking about the resurrection again, so that is today's focus. It is honestly just hard not to focus on the greatest event in history every time you encounter it in the Bible. With lots of fear going around because of this pandemic scare, I am grateful that - no matter how bad this or any situation gets - those who are saved by grace through faith in the finished work of Jesus on the cross have the wonderful promise of eternal life in Him. Because He lives - we who follow Him will live and not perish. Praise His name! The resurrection is the antidote for all of our fears! By the way, today's episode is a two parter, because I couldn't drop two straight 40 minute episodes on you. Selections from today's show are from my book: Easter Fact or Fiction - Twenty Reasons to Believe Jesus Rose from the Dead, which is available on Amazon. Every time you buy a copy of that book on Amazon, I make a little over two dollars - which is enough to buy my precious children about two rolls of toilet paper. Or, it would be if every store in Salinas wasn't sold out of toilet paper!! I'm tempted to do an episode that attempts to castigate toilet paper hoarders, but I can't really find a Scripture on that, for some reason. Here is a good question from Willem Dykstra about my choice of the CSB for the primary BRP podcast Bible. Hi Chase, I am just curious, why is it that you use the CSB, Christian Standard Bible version? Or at least, why do you use it in your Bible Reading Podcast?Up until your podcast, I had never heard of this version I did just a little googling and only remembered from my googling that it seems to be an updated version of the HCSB. Anyway, when I was just a wee lad growing up in Southern Ontario and attending one of the two Christian Reformed Churches in Bowmanville, Ontario, I think the various Christian Reformed Churches in that area used the RSV. I believe some were also still using the good old KJV (Linus’s speech in the Peanuts Christmas special would not be the same without it). Around the time I started college, or shortly after that (or maybe just before), all the Christian Reformed Churches almost immediately went to the NIV. Every good Dutch, Christian Reformed person will tell you the NIV published by Zondervan (Another great Dutch name) is the Christian Reformed Church’s gift to the rest of Christiandom (I mean, our denomination is even mentioned in the preface and everything) I remember my theology professor when I went to college at Dordt University in Sioux Center, IA, (then it was called Dordt College) although he was a faithful Christian Reformed member did not like that they did the “LORD” in uppercase when they should have used the actual name Yahweh or something like that. I can’t seem to recall if I got his umbrage correct (that was a long time ago). Anyway, fast forward to the time I am now married and living in Minnesota attending Dr. John Piper’s church, Bethlehem Baptist. I remember that he felt very strongly about the ESV and said this would be the last and best version he would ever use. And our church, both campuses at that time, only used the ESV from then on, and I have been using it ever since.Anyways, sorry if I just wrote too much info here. I did not even go into the fact that several years ago (or maybe decades), it seemed Zondervan Publishing and the NIV had fallen from grace when many people took umbrage (myself included) when Zondervan decided to publish a gender-neutral version of the NIV. I don’t remember what this new version is even called (NIrV I think or something like that, but I digress again), but anyways if you have read this far, I really am wondering why is it that you use the CSB? Great question, Willem! I've been a Christian for almost 40 years now, and here is a list of the translations I have favored over the years: 1970s (as a child) The King James Version Plus the Living Bible. (I was a child!) 1980s-early 2000s: The NIV 1984 1998/99-2002ish: The Updated NASB 2002-2008 The 1984 NIV + The Updated NASB 2008-2013 The ESV 2013-2020 The Holman Christian Standard + The ESV + The CSB. My primary preaching translation for the past 7 years has been the HCSB. The reason I chose the CSB for the Bible Reading podcast, is because I thought that more readers would have it than the HCSB, which remains my favorite translation. The biggest difference I see between the CSB and the HCSB is the translation of the Tetragrammaton - the personal name of God. the CSB prefers LORD and the HCSB prefers Yahweh: Comparison of Psalm 83:18 HCSB: May they know that You alone— whose name is Yahweh— are the Most High over all the earth. CSB: May they know that you alone— whose name is the LORD are the Most High over the whole earth. I believe the best way to translate the name of God is indeed to use 'Yahweh,' but I do not believe that LORD is wrong. Today's Big Bible Question is all about the women who were the first witnesses of the resurrection of Jesus. This is a big deal, because the testimony of women was not viewed favorably in the first century, and the fact that all FOUR Gospels feature women as the first witnesses of the resurrection is very significant historically. I believe it offers solid corroaboration to the authenticity of the Gospel accounts. Why have women as the first witnesses of Jesus if you are fabricating a story, or legendizing a story? The only sensible reason to feature women prominently as the first witnesses of the biggest event in history is if they were really the first witnesses. One thing I noticed in yesterday's reading of Luke 23 - that I had glossed over in the past - is that the women were not only witnesses of the crucifixion and the resurrection of Jesus, but also very close and careful eyewitnesses of the burial of Jesus: 55 The women who had come with him from Galilee followed along and observed the tomb and how his body was placed. 56 Then they returned and prepared spices and perfumes.And they rested on the Sabbath according to the commandment. Luke 23:55-56 It should be noted that for one to argue that the early church fabricated the resurrection of Jesus, one has to commit to the very same sexism that many of the men of the first century were quite guilty of - they must disparage the testimony of women! Consider the words of Josephus and Strabo - one a well known Jewish/Roman historian and the other a notable Roman first century sexist philosopher: A. “But let not a single witness be credited; but three, or two at the least, and those such whose testimony is confirmed by their good lives. But let not the testimony of women be admitted, on account of the levity and boldness of their sex, nor let servants be admitted to give testimony on account of the ignobility of their soul; since it is probable that they may not speak truth” - Jewish/Roman historian Josephus, pointing out the belief that women of his day should not testify in court B: “In dealing with a crowd of women at least, or with any promiscuous mob, a philosopher cannot influence them by reason or exhort them to reverence, piety and faith; nay, there is need of religious fear also, and this cannot be aroused without myths and marvels” - Strabo, a first century philosopher sharing a quite common view of women at the time: that they were immune to reason and comparable to a “promiscuous mob.” A. Flavius Josephus and William Whiston, The Works of Josephus: Complete and Unabridged (Peabody: Hendrickson, 1987), 117. B. Richard Bauckham, Gospel Women: Studies of the Named Women in the Gospels (Grand Rapids, Mich.: W.B. Eerdmans, ©2002), 270 They weren't the only ones, either! Consider the Mishnah a compilation of the Jewish oral law that was actively used by the Scribes and Pharisees during the first century. (and not the Word of God.) One of the Rabbis found within testifies that, due to their menstrual issues, “women are not competent witnesses to be relied on…they are not halakhically admissible as reliable witnesses.” There are many more examples than just those, and I imagine some of you are mad right now, so let me just sneak in one other somewhat infuriating quote written by our backwards ‘friends’ from antiquity. Celsus was a Greek philosopher and an adamant opponent of Christianity who lived in the second century. Of the resurrection, and the fact that a woman was the first witness of the risen Jesus, Celsus opined: “But we must examine this question whether anyone who really died ever rose again with the same body. Or do you think that the stories of these others really are the legends which they appear to be, and yet that the ending of your tragedy is to be regarded as noble and convincing—his cry from the cross when he expired, and the earthquake and the darkness? While he was alive he did not help himself, but after death he rose again and showed the marks of his punishment and how his hands had been pierced. But who saw this? A hysterical female, as you say, and perhaps some other one of those who were deluded by the same sorcery, who either dreamt in a certain state of mind and through wishful thinking had a hallucination due to some mistaken notion, or, which is more likely, wanted to impress the others by telling this fantastic tale, and so by this cock-and-bull story to provide a chance for other beggars.” James Stevenson, A New Eusebius: Documents Illustrating the History of the Church to AD 337 (London: SPCK, 1987), 133. As you can see here, Celsus’ major attack on the validity of the resurrection account is that it was first witnessed and propagated by a hysterical woman (Mary Magdalene) and, another “one of those,” who was “deluded by the same sorcery.” On behalf of women everywhere, I am offended for you! Be reminded that, though this backwards attitude towards women was staggeringly rampant in the first century, that was not the case with Jesus, the apostles, nor the early church. Perhaps you’ve imagined that the “Jesus Team” consisted of Jesus and the twelve disciples, and those thirteen went around from city to city healing the sick and sharing the good news. You’d be partly right, but the Jesus team was actually quite a bit larger than that, as there were a number (the Bible says “many) of women that also travelled with Jesus and had a critical role on the team, paying for lodging and expenses, etc. Jesus Himself was radical in the way He treated women, having multiple deep individual encounters with them at a time when it would be scandalously inappropriate for a Rabbi to have a one on one conversation with a female. Compare the New Testament to any other document of antiquity, and you will find that it was radically forward thinking in its ethos of women. To be sure, in many cases, women were treated quite poorly in the earliest centuries, and were viewed in a way that does not comport with modern reality. I could add many other quotes to demonstrate this historical fact, but that is not necessary to make the primary and pertinent point here: having a female witness to something monumental in the first century might be a little bit…inconvenient, to say the least. As Josephus notes above, there were many cultures in antiquity where a woman was not allowed to testify in court. In other ancient cultures, they might have been allowed to testify, but their testimony would not have carried as much weight as the testimony of a man. In some of those situations, where women were actually allowed to testify, it would take the testimony of two women to override the testimony of one man. Why is such a cultural issue critical in discussing the resurrection of Jesus? Because, according to Matthew 28, the first two witnesses to the risen Jesus were women, Mary Magdalene and “The other Mary.” Luke adds that Joanna was there, as well as “other women,” and seems to indicate that “the other” Mary, was Mary the mother of James. All four gospels, written down by different men, in different places and at different time periods ALL feature a female (Mary Magdalene) as the first witness of the resurrection of Jesus. Stay Tuned for part two tomorrow!

Hello everybody, and welcome into the Bible Reading podcast - a welcome respite from all of the coronavirus news going around, and filled with enough good Scripture to encourage and edify our souls! Today's passages include Exodus 21, Job 39, Luke 24, and 2nd Corinthians 9. I honestly went back and forth over the topic for today's show. I strongly considered and even began writing about Jesus' command to the disciples to tarry in Jerusalem until they were, "clothed with power from on high," and almost talked about Paul's blessed command to give in 2nd Corinthians 9, but ultimately, I couldn't get away from the allure of talking about the resurrection again, so that is today's focus. It is honestly just hard not to focus on the greatest event in history every time you encounter it in the Bible. With lots of fear going around because of this pandemic scare, I am grateful that - no matter how bad this or any situation gets - those who are saved by grace through faith in the finished work of Jesus on the cross have the wonderful promise of eternal life in Him. Because He lives - we who follow Him will live and not perish. Praise His name! The resurrection is the antidote for all of our fears! By the way, today's episode is a two parter, because I couldn't drop two straight 40 minute episodes on you. Selections from today's show are from my book: Easter Fact or Fiction - Twenty Reasons to Believe Jesus Rose from the Dead, which is available on Amazon. Every time you buy a copy of that book on Amazon, I make a little over two dollars - which is enough to buy my precious children about two rolls of toilet paper. Or, it would be if every store in Salinas wasn't sold out of toilet paper!! I'm tempted to do an episode that attempts to castigate toilet paper hoarders, but I can't really find a Scripture on that, for some reason. Here is a good question from Willem Dykstra about my choice of the CSB for the primary BRP podcast Bible. Hi Chase, I am just curious, why is it that you use the CSB, Christian Standard Bible version? Or at least, why do you use it in your Bible Reading Podcast?Up until your podcast, I had never heard of this version I did just a little googling and only remembered from my googling that it seems to be an updated version of the HCSB. Anyway, when I was just a wee lad growing up in Southern Ontario and attending one of the two Christian Reformed Churches in Bowmanville, Ontario, I think the various Christian Reformed Churches in that area used the RSV. I believe some were also still using the good old KJV (Linus’s speech in the Peanuts Christmas special would not be the same without it). Around the time I started college, or shortly after that (or maybe just before), all the Christian Reformed Churches almost immediately went to the NIV. Every good Dutch, Christian Reformed person will tell you the NIV published by Zondervan (Another great Dutch name) is the Christian Reformed Church’s gift to the rest of Christiandom (I mean, our denomination is even mentioned in the preface and everything) I remember my theology professor when I went to college at Dordt University in Sioux Center, IA, (then it was called Dordt College) although he was a faithful Christian Reformed member did not like that they did the “LORD” in uppercase when they should have used the actual name Yahweh or something like that. I can’t seem to recall if I got his umbrage correct (that was a long time ago). Anyway, fast forward to the time I am now married and living in Minnesota attending Dr. John Piper’s church, Bethlehem Baptist. I remember that he felt very strongly about the ESV and said this would be the last and best version he would ever use. And our church, both campuses at that time, only used the ESV from then on, and I have been using it ever since.Anyways, sorry if I just wrote too much info here. I did not even go into the fact that several years ago (or maybe decades), it seemed Zondervan Publishing and the NIV had fallen from grace when many people took umbrage (myself included) when Zondervan decided to publish a gender-neutral version of the NIV. I don’t remember what this new version is even called (NIrV I think or something like that, but I digress again), but anyways if you have read this far, I really am wondering why is it that you use the CSB? Great question, Willem! I've been a Christian for almost 40 years now, and here is a list of the translations I have favored over the years: 1970s (as a child) The King James Version Plus the Living Bible. (I was a child!) 1980s-early 2000s: The NIV 1984 1998/99-2002ish: The Updated NASB 2002-2008 The 1984 NIV + The Updated NASB 2008-2013 The ESV 2013-2020 The Holman Christian Standard + The ESV + The CSB. My primary preaching translation for the past 7 years has been the HCSB. The reason I chose the CSB for the Bible Reading podcast, is because I thought that more readers would have it than the HCSB, which remains my favorite translation. The biggest difference I see between the CSB and the HCSB is the translation of the Tetragrammaton - the personal name of God. the CSB prefers LORD and the HCSB prefers Yahweh: Comparison of Psalm 83:18 HCSB: May they know that You alone— whose name is Yahweh— are the Most High over all the earth. CSB: May they know that you alone— whose name is the LORD are the Most High over the whole earth. I believe the best way to translate the name of God is indeed to use 'Yahweh,' but I do not believe that LORD is wrong. Today's Big Bible Question is all about the women who were the first witnesses of the resurrection of Jesus. This is a big deal, because the testimony of women was not viewed favorably in the first century, and the fact that all FOUR Gospels feature women as the first witnesses of the resurrection is very significant historically. I believe it offers solid corroaboration to the authenticity of the Gospel accounts. Why have women as the first witnesses of Jesus if you are fabricating a story, or legendizing a story? The only sensible reason to feature women prominently as the first witnesses of the biggest event in history is if they were really the first witnesses. One thing I noticed in yesterday's reading of Luke 23 - that I had glossed over in the past - is that the women were not only witnesses of the crucifixion and the resurrection of Jesus, but also very close and careful eyewitnesses of the burial of Jesus: 55 The women who had come with him from Galilee followed along and observed the tomb and how his body was placed. 56 Then they returned and prepared spices and perfumes.And they rested on the Sabbath according to the commandment. Luke 23:55-56 It should be noted that for one to argue that the early church fabricated the resurrection of Jesus, one has to commit to the very same sexism that many of the men of the first century were quite guilty of - they must disparage the testimony of women! Consider the words of Josephus and Strabo - one a well known Jewish/Roman historian and the other a notable Roman first century sexist philosopher: A. “But let not a single witness be credited; but three, or two at the least, and those such whose testimony is confirmed by their good lives. But let not the testimony of women be admitted, on account of the levity and boldness of their sex, nor let servants be admitted to give testimony on account of the ignobility of their soul; since it is probable that they may not speak truth” - Jewish/Roman historian Josephus, pointing out the belief that women of his day should not testify in court B: “In dealing with a crowd of women at least, or with any promiscuous mob, a philosopher cannot influence them by reason or exhort them to reverence, piety and faith; nay, there is need of religious fear also, and this cannot be aroused without myths and marvels” - Strabo, a first century philosopher sharing a quite common view of women at the time: that they were immune to reason and comparable to a “promiscuous mob.” A. Flavius Josephus and William Whiston, The Works of Josephus: Complete and Unabridged (Peabody: Hendrickson, 1987), 117. B. Richard Bauckham, Gospel Women: Studies of the Named Women in the Gospels (Grand Rapids, Mich.: W.B. Eerdmans, ©2002), 270 They weren't the only ones, either! Consider the Mishnah a compilation of the Jewish oral law that was actively used by the Scribes and Pharisees during the first century. (and not the Word of God.) One of the Rabbis found within testifies that, due to their menstrual issues, “women are not competent witnesses to be relied on…they are not halakhically admissible as reliable witnesses.” There are many more examples than just those, and I imagine some of you are mad right now, so let me just sneak in one other somewhat infuriating quote written by our backwards ‘friends’ from antiquity. Celsus was a Greek philosopher and an adamant opponent of Christianity who lived in the second century. Of the resurrection, and the fact that a woman was the first witness of the risen Jesus, Celsus opined: “But we must examine this question whether anyone who really died ever rose again with the same body. Or do you think that the stories of these others really are the legends which they appear to be, and yet that the ending of your tragedy is to be regarded as noble and convincing—his cry from the cross when he expired, and the earthquake and the darkness? While he was alive he did not help himself, but after death he rose again and showed the marks of his punishment and how his hands had been pierced. But who saw this? A hysterical female, as you say, and perhaps some other one of those who were deluded by the same sorcery, who either dreamt in a certain state of mind and through wishful thinking had a hallucination due to some mistaken notion, or, which is more likely, wanted to impress the others by telling this fantastic tale, and so by this cock-and-bull story to provide a chance for other beggars.” James Stevenson, A New Eusebius: Documents Illustrating the History of the Church to AD 337 (London: SPCK, 1987), 133. As you can see here, Celsus’ major attack on the validity of the resurrection account is that it was first witnessed and propagated by a hysterical woman (Mary Magdalene) and, another “one of those,” who was “deluded by the same sorcery.” On behalf of women everywhere, I am offended for you! Be reminded that, though this backwards attitude towards women was staggeringly rampant in the first century, that was not the case with Jesus, the apostles, nor the early church. Perhaps you’ve imagined that the “Jesus Team” consisted of Jesus and the twelve disciples, and those thirteen went around from city to city healing the sick and sharing the good news. You’d be partly right, but the Jesus team was actually quite a bit larger than that, as there were a number (the Bible says “many) of women that also travelled with Jesus and had a critical role on the team, paying for lodging and expenses, etc. Jesus Himself was radical in the way He treated women, having multiple deep individual encounters with them at a time when it would be scandalously inappropriate for a Rabbi to have a one on one conversation with a female. Compare the New Testament to any other document of antiquity, and you will find that it was radically forward thinking in its ethos of women. To be sure, in many cases, women were treated quite poorly in the earliest centuries, and were viewed in a way that does not comport with modern reality. I could add many other quotes to demonstrate this historical fact, but that is not necessary to make the primary and pertinent point here: having a female witness to something monumental in the first century might be a little bit…inconvenient, to say the least. As Josephus notes above, there were many cultures in antiquity where a woman was not allowed to testify in court. In other ancient cultures, they might have been allowed to testify, but their testimony would not have carried as much weight as the testimony of a man. In some of those situations, where women were actually allowed to testify, it would take the testimony of two women to override the testimony of one man. Why is such a cultural issue critical in discussing the resurrection of Jesus? Because, according to Matthew 28, the first two witnesses to the risen Jesus were women, Mary Magdalene and “The other Mary.” Luke adds that Joanna was there, as well as “other women,” and seems to indicate that “the other” Mary, was Mary the mother of James. All four gospels, written down by different men, in different places and at different time periods ALL feature a female (Mary Magdalene) as the first witness of the resurrection of Jesus. Stay Tuned for part two tomorrow!

Composer and conductor Onsby Rose has had a remarkably diverse career as a performer, teacher, and railroad conductor and was recently appointed Director of Instrumental Activities/Associate Professor of Music at Dordt College. Topics: An overview of Onsby’s remarkably diverse career including a discussion about being a Marine Corps musician and his move to the classroom after a career working with professionals. How Onsby started to compose, his relationship with David Maslanka, and his recent success as a composer. His thoughts about what’s most important to teach aspiring music educators. Links: Onsby Rose Rose: Symphony No. 1 "Heroes" Dordt College Maslanka: Symphony No. 4 Biography: Onsby C. Rose hails from Royal Oak, Mi but grew up primarily in Abingdon, Va. Upon graduation from Abingdon High School in 1993, Mr. Rose attended the University of South Carolina as a music education major. After three years of studies, Onsby auditioned and was accepted a trombone instrumentalist for the US Marine Corps Fleet Band system. He then attended recruit training in Parris Island, SC, and Marine Combat training in Camp Lejeune, NC. Private First Class Rose was then transferred to the Armed Forces School of Music where he completed the six-month course of study in only two months. Upon his graduation from the School of Music then Lance Corporal Rose was assigned to the Marine Corps Logistics Base Band in Albany, GA as a trombonist. While there he also served as a music librarian and drill writer/instructor, writing and teaching Drum Corps style fields shows to the band for use at military tattoos. In Oct. of 1999, then Corporal Rose auditioned and was accepted for Duty with one of the two premier musical units in the USMC, The United States Marine Drum and Bugle Corps “The Commandant’s Own,” and was transferred to historic Marine Barracks 8th and I Streets SE, Washington D.C. While there Sergeant Rose served as a baritone bugler and assistant instrument repairman as well as deploying to Oman, Saudi Arabia, and Kuwait as musical support. Upon his re-enlistment, Sergeant Rose was transferred back into the Fleet Marine Corps bands as a trombonist with Marine Corps Band New Orleans, in New Orleans, LA. During his four years in the Crescent City, Onsby served as trombone and low brass section head, travel operations chief, brass quintet Non-Commissioned Officer in Charge, Small Ensemble Leader, Fiscal Chief, platoon sergeant, assistant drum major and assistant conductor. He toured internationally with the Brass quintet and visited 42 states and Europe in the course of his duties. In 2004 upon his promotion to Staff Sergeant he was accepted for the Marine Staff Non-Commissioned Officers Degree Completion Program where he attended East Tennessee State University and finished his Bachelor of Music degree and also studied conducting with Roxanne Haskill. After graduation Staff Sergeant Rose was transferred to the Armed Forces School of Music in Norfolk, VA where he served on staff as brass ensemble rehearsal conductor and registrar for the school of music. In 2007 Mr. Rose was Honorably discharged from the USMC after 11 years of faithful service. He then pursued activities outside the music field while he freelanced as a trombone player in Indiana, Virginia, and Tennessee. In 2012, following the death of his wife Julia, Onsby returned to a full time music position and was hired as the Director of Bands at Hampton High School and Elementary in Carter County, TN. Mr. Rose served as the Director of Bands in Hampton for the 2012-13 and 2013-14 school years. During his time there his bands consistently received superior ratings in both marching and concert performances in addition the enrollment in the overall band program increasing 10 fold. Following his time in Tennessee, Onsby was a Graduate Conducting Associate with the Bands of Appalachian State University where he conducted the wind ensembles, team taught music education classes, and helped administrate and teach the athletic bands under the guidance of the Director and Associate Director of Bands. Following his time in the high countrym Onsby was blessed to be accepted as a Graduate Conducting Associate for The Ohio State University. Currently a second year Doctoral Conducting Associate at The Ohio State University, Onsby studies conducting with Dr. Russel Mikkelson. After completion of his DMA, he hopes to become a Director or Associate Director of Bands at a college or university. He is also currently the music director and conductor of The Brass Band of Appalachia from Bristol, Virginia. The group consists of numerous professional brass players from the region coming together to form a British style brass band. Mr. Rose is honored to have been asked to become the first music director and conductor of this new group as well as a co-founder along with his friends Mr. Will Shell, and Dr. Art Haecker. In his spare time when not being a husband, father and graduate student, Onsby enjoys music composition for winds. His recent composition for wind band entitled Heroes from the Sea is set to have the world premiere by "The President's Own" United States Marine Band, on August 30th, 2017 during their concert on the steps of the U.S. Capitol Building. The work is approximately at the 4.5 grade level and can be purchased on this website or by emailing Onsby directly at onsby.rose@gmail.com. Onsby is a member of the Tennessee Secondary Schools Band Director Association (TSSBDA), East Tennessee State Band and Orchestra Directors Association (ETSBOA), North Carolina Music Educators Association (NCMEA), National Band Association (NBA), National Association for Music Education (NAFME), College Band Directors National Association (CBDNA), Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia National Music Fraternity, Kappa Kappa Psi Band Service Fraternity, and the American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers. He has held positions as a trombonist with the Johnson City Symphony, Kingsport Symphony, Elkhart Symphony, Band of America’s Few Marine Musician Alumni Band, State Line Wind Symphony, Elkhart Municipal Band, Truth in Jazz Big Band, and the various active duty Fleet Marine Corps Bands with which he served. His is the recipient of the Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal (2nd Award), National Defense Service Medal, Humanitarian Service Medal, Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, Navy Unit Citation Award, Marine Corps Meritorious Unit Award, and numerous other awards and citations from his military career. Onsby currently lives in Blacklick, Ohio with his wife Jessica and their five boys, Aidan, Timothy, Caleb, Elijah, and Colin.  

This week on the podcast, Nebraska Men's Hockey Club Assistant Coach Reed Fuller comes back on the show to talk about the end of the season, including the regional tournament at Dordt College in Iowa and the national tournament in Frisco, Texas. Our chat with Reed ends with the longtime Nebrasketball fan and season ticket holder giving his thoughts on Fred Hoiberg, who was officially announced as the new Nebraska Men's Basketball Coach this week. The second half of the show is spent talking about Hoiberg, Isaiah Roby, beer in Illinois, and the material that will be used for Hoiberg's statue. While we’re excited to have an embedded player, we still would like you to subscribe to the show on one of these apps. PodBean, Apple Podcasts, Google Play, Stitcher, and apparently Spotify as well! The Five Heart Podcast Twitter The Five Heart Podcast Facebook Page The Corn Nation Twitter The Corn Nation Facebook Page The Jittery Monkey Facebook Page The Jittery Monkey Twitter Brian Towle Greg Mehochko Hoss Reuter  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dr. Mark Vander Ley and Pastor Aaron Baart discuss pornography use among teenagers and college students. Aaron is the Dean of Chapel at Dordt College where he teaches, writes, preaches, and spends time regularly with students. He is the co-founder and president of One Body One Hope, a community-development and church-planting ministry in Liberia, West Africa, where he visits regularly. In 2014, he co-authored Vivid: Deepening Your Colors with Syd Hielema and today, he speaks regularly at conferences, camps, churches, schools, and special events. He is married to author, Nicole Baart, and has five kids, aged 6-12. In this Episode: 1. How many students are viewing pornography? 2. How does pornography use impact a students faith, relationships, and view of sexuality? 3. What are loved ones or caretakers to do?   Join The Facebook Group Connections Family Counseling, LLC Instagram    

Baby Jesus in a steel cage to highlight immigration debate + Natational App DayWhat does it mean to be born again? ... GUEST Rev Bill Glaze ... Bethany Baptist Church, Homewood PA New Wall St Rules: Avoid Women A Regimen of Grace: Embracing the austerity of Protestantism ... GUEST David Henreckson, Assistant Professor of Theology at Dordt College, where he also directs the Andreas Center for Reformed Scholarship and Service ... He has a PhD in Religion from Princeton University, and his scholarship centers on Christian ethics, the Protestant Reformation, and the history of political thought Delta bans puppies & kittens A History of Christianity in Pittsburgh (new book) ... GUEST Gary Scott Smith ... for 39 yrs, Dr Smith taught at Grove City College, where he chaired the History Department and coordinated the Humanities Core ... He earned his MDiv at Gordon-Conwell Theo Sem & his PhD in history at Johns Hopkins Univ ... He is the author or editor of 13 books, including “Faith and the Presidency: From George Washington to George W. Bush,” “Heaven in the American Imagination,” “Religion in the Oval Office: The Religious Lives of American Presidents” ... Smith is an ordained minister and co-director of the mission program and parish associate at Saint Andrews-Covenant Presbyterian Church, Wilmington, PA See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Baby Jesus in a steel cage to highlight immigration debate + Natational App DayWhat does it mean to be born again? ... GUEST Rev Bill Glaze ... Bethany Baptist Church, Homewood PA New Wall St Rules: Avoid Women A Regimen of Grace: Embracing the austerity of Protestantism ... GUEST David Henreckson, Assistant Professor of Theology at Dordt College, where he also directs the Andreas Center for Reformed Scholarship and Service ... He has a PhD in Religion from Princeton University, and his scholarship centers on Christian ethics, the Protestant Reformation, and the history of political thought Delta bans puppies & kittens A History of Christianity in Pittsburgh (new book) ... GUEST Gary Scott Smith ... for 39 yrs, Dr Smith taught at Grove City College, where he chaired the History Department and coordinated the Humanities Core ... He earned his MDiv at Gordon-Conwell Theo Sem & his PhD in history at Johns Hopkins Univ ... He is the author or editor of 13 books, including “Faith and the Presidency: From George Washington to George W. Bush,” “Heaven in the American Imagination,” “Religion in the Oval Office: The Religious Lives of American Presidents” ... Smith is an ordained minister and co-director of the mission program and parish associate at Saint Andrews-Covenant Presbyterian Church, Wilmington, PA See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Bryce joins us just in time for football season! Bryce played quarterback and coached at Dordt College but now coaches at Morningside College. We get some insight to his time and experience as a college football coach. More importantly we pick Bryce's brain for fantasy football do's and dont's. We wrap up our time with Bryce with a mock draft. We had a ton of fun this episode

In his blog, “No More Crappy Homework,” David Mulder poses a question to his readers wondering if homework is worthwhile. He concludes: In some cases, yes. But in other cases...I would say it's probably crappy homework, the kind I assigned to my middle school students 15 years ago. I am embarrassed of the quality of homework I used to assign, honestly. And rather than trying to improve the homework, I just stopped assigning so much. This was the first time I became aware of Dr. Mulder, and we’ve become great friends since and have talked quite a bit about our profession. However, the conversation of this podcast revolves around the ineffectiveness and ‘crappyness’ of a significant majority of homework that I, he, and most teachers have assigned in our careers. Dr. David Mulder is a professor of Education at Dordt College. He taught in schools in California and Iowa for 14 years. His interest areas in education are varied, but include educational technology, online learning, teaching young adolescents, science education, social networks for professional learning, and teaching Christianly. His blog is a must read: http://iteach-and-ilearn.blogspot.com.

James (Jim) Schaap is an author, Professor Emeritus of English at Dordt College in Iowa, and a riveting storyteller. In this episode he shares his version of the Christmas truce of 1914.

Michial Farmer talks with David Grubbs and Nathan Gilmour about T.S. Eliot's essay "The Idea of a Christian Society." This episode comes to you live from the Culture, Criticism, and the Christian Mind conference at Dordt College in Sioux Center, Iowa.

Michial Farmer talks with David Grubbs and Nathan Gilmour about T.S. Eliot's essay "The Idea of a Christian Society." This episode comes to you live from the Culture, Criticism, and the Christian Mind conference at Dordt College in Sioux Center, Iowa.

  With Dordt since 2001 David Versluis has taught graphic design in the Department of Art and Design. Prior to the College, Versluis worked extensively in professional design as a graphic designer, art director and advertising manager. Professor Versluis has presented papers on graphic design at various national conferences including the biennial CIVA (Christians in the Visual Arts) conferences. Many of his students have received recognition for their design work with regional non-profit clients. Several of his students have produced award-winning projects in professional competitions on the state and Midwest regional levels. Versluis practices graphic design on selected projects and is actively producing prints, sculpture and exhibiting in national and Midwest regional juried art exhibitions. In addition to teaching the graphic design courses, Versluis is the advisor for the pre-architecture program at Dordt College and is director of the Campus Center Art Gallery and curator of the Dordt College Permanent Art Collection. He is a member of the American Institute of Graphic Arts (AIGA) and Christians in the Visual Arts (CIVA).

Colleges need you- not the other way around. What all those college mailings really mean. Five strategies to maximize your college experience. First-hand advice for getting into a better college at a lower cost. Nathan Walter, Dordt College. One more thing: why public colleges and universities should become more affordable.

Jeff Taylor of Dordt College, and author of Politics on a Human Scale, discusses his experiences as a Ron Paul delegate to the Republican National Convention in 2012.