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John Brown University plans to release a devotional in the fall of 2014 consisting of contributions from various alumni, students, staff and faculty. This devotional will compile reflections, life lessons, scriptural analysis and scriptural application from people in all stages of life. “The purpose of this book is to encourage […]
Skilled vocalist and worship leader, Darris Sneed, is bringing the gospel to the University today–the Gospel Jam Session, that is. Passionate about what he is speaking about in chapel, Sneed and the band will be staying on campus to lead a Gospel Jam Session in the TV Studio, located in […]
Several different scales weave through the air as the John Brown University Jazz/Ensemble warms up during a bi-weekly rehearsal. The drum sets a smooth yet punchy tempo and the rest of the instruments—saxophone, trumpet, horn, bass, piano and percussion—follow suit as they get ready to run through their set. Suddenly […]
Sarah Erdman’s phone buzzed displaying a text message from one of her resident assistants. “There’s a guy skinning a cat in the basement,” the text read. It was 2010, Erdman’s first year as the resident director in Mayfield Hall, the only -female dorm at John Brown University. Though this cat […]
Hello, I am Sidney Van Wyk, Editor-in-Chief of the Threefold Advocate, and I would like to address the column “Rethink Yoga” in Issue 18 of our publication. The Opinion/Editorial section of our paper is a place for our readership to voice their opinion on various topics and respond to articles […]
From Russia with love. That is essentially how Russian President Vladimir Putin has characterized what is an invasion of Ukraine by Russian forces last week. The majority of the world views the recent unrest in Ukraine as a democratic revolution deposing a corrupt president in an attempt to pull Ukraine […]
We are cultural beings. We learn what is acceptable from those around us, and that becomes our unconscious reality. When something is said often enough it becomes true for us, regardless of its ultimate reality. My devotional this morning highlighted the fact that when the Israelites were in Egypt they […]
I chose journalism on a whim. My high school, though one of the larger ones in the state of Oklahoma, did not have a newspaper. If I was awake and not busy studying, I would sometimes catch the headlines of the local news at 10 p.m. But really my only […]
When I look into a fitting room mirror, I judge myself. It does not matter if I am happy or angry at what my reflection shows and whether my new clothes look good; either way, I am looking at and criticizing my body. When the stores’ advertisements show very thin, […]
• Baptism by immersion. • Skinny-dipping. Let’s face it: J. Alvin is going to try and pull this one off, and soon. • Food coloring or water dye, such as the green dye they use in the rivers in San Antonio during St. Patrick’s Day. • Ice-sculptures. As we all […]