In this edition of “Inside Athletics“, Dave and James record the podcast from the   ODAC Basketball Tournaments in Salem, VA. They give an update on the Thursday’s women’s game, the tournament as a whole, and the all-ODAC teams.  Dave also chats with ODAC Commissioner Brad Bankston about the ODAC tournaments and some of the work that goes into hosting them at the Salem Civic Center.

“Inside Athletics” is a weekly podcast hosted by Athletic Director Dave King. The podcast offers a synopsis of what is happening in EMU athletics, but also delves deeper into how athletics at EMU shapes lives and enhances college educations by positively impacting an athlete’s understanding of self, others, and God. Sports Information Director James De Boer is a regular guest with EMU coaches and athletes making appearances as well.

 February 25, 2011 ODAC Podcast [14:03] Play Now | Play in Popup

Local artist and former seminary student Bethany Tobin shares her artwork in the Chapel Gathering in the Seminary. Tobin is passionate about creating works of art that engage the life of discipleship to Christ. She has exhibited work in Virginia and North Carolina and has completed several commissions and murals. In 2006 she received a Bachelor of Fine Arts in painting and drawing from James Madison University and in 2009, a Master of Theological Studies in Theology and the Arts from Duke University. You can find more information and artwork on her website: www.bethanytobin.com. Feel free to engage her artwork during the podcast when she invites the audience to come forward to spend time viewing the art.

Services held in Martin Chapel at Eastern Mennonite Seminary are planned by the Seminary community but open to all.

 February 24, 2011 Bethany Tobin Play Now | Play in Popup

Dr. Mark Thiessen Nation, professor of Theology presents the monthly Colloquium lecture, focusing on Dietrich Bonhoeffer.

The thesis of this lecture is two-fold. First, contrary to the prevailing assumptions, Dietrich Bonhoeffer was not arrested, imprisoned or executed because of involvement in plots to kill Hitler. Second, it is more accurate to say that he was arrested, imprisoned and executed because of the grace-filled, costly discipleship about which he wrote and which he consistently lived from 1932 to his death on April 9, 1945.

This lecture is a summary of a book in which Mark and two of his former students, Anthony Siegrist and Dan Umbel, are writing, to be published next year by Baker Academic Press. Of the many books published on Bonhoeffer, this is the first one to make the argument stated above. If its argument is convincing, this book will call for a re-examination of the received wisdom regarding the ongoing legacy of Dietrich Bonhoeffer.

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 February 23, 2011 Mark Thiessen Nation Colloquium Play Now | Play in Popup

Firman Gingerich is on campus this week with the Visiting Pastor program. He is pastor of Blooming Glen Mennonite Church, Blooming Glen, PA.

In this chapel service, he draws from Matthew 11:1-11 to explore the interplay in John the Baptist’s question to Jesus to help clarify the Jesus we follow and the Jesus who doesn’t fix our world in the way we wish.

 February 23, 2011 Firman Gingerich Play Now | Play in Popup

In this special broadcast of Inside Athletics, Dave interviews coach Kevin Griffin and coach Kirby Dean about the upcoming ODAC Basketball Tournaments. The regular weekly broadcast will return on Friday of this week, recorded at the Salem Civic Center, the venue for the ODAC tournaments.

“Inside Athletics” is a weekly podcast hosted by Athletic Director Dave King. The podcast offers a synopsis of what is happening in EMU athletics, but also delves deeper into how athletics at EMU shapes lives and enhances college educations by positively impacting an athlete’s understanding of self, others, and God. Sports Information Director James De Boer will be a regular guest with EMU coaches and athletes making appearances as well.

 February 23, 2011 Inside Athletics [18:35] Play Now | Play in Popup

Dr. Landrum Bolling presents an Abraham’s Tent Forum  on, “Re-thinking the Middle East Conflicts.”

Dr. Bolling brings over seven decades of exceptional international experience in conflict resolution and in facilitating dialogue between members of different religions, cultures and ethnicities.  Early in his career he was a foreign correspondent with assignments in Rome, Vienna and Berlin and served as a war correspondent with Tito’s Partisans in World War II, covering the  liberation of Sarajevo from Hitler’s occupation army.

Educated as a political scientist at the University of Tennessee and the University of Chicago, Dr. Bolling served on the faculties of Beloit College, Brown University and Earlham College, where he was president for 15 years. He was also a research professor at The Institute for the Study of Diplomacy of Georgetown University School of Foreign Service.

Dr. Bolling also served as president of the Lilly Endowment, one of the largest grant-making foundations in the world, and as Chief Executive Officer of the Council on Foundations. He has been a senior advisor to Mercy Corps (http://www.mercycorps.org) for much of the organization’s history.  Currently he works out of the agency’s Washington, DC, office on matters of policy and program development, serves as president of Pax World Service (a Mercy Corps affiliate that promotes citizen diplomacy), and is a Senior Fellow at the Center for International Policy in Washington.

Dr. Bolling has written or co-authored several books, including Search for Peace in the Middle East, This is Germany, Private Foreign Aid, Reporters Under Fire, and Conflict Resolution: Track Two Diplomacy.

 February 22, 2011 Landrum Bolling [1:31:25] Play Now | Play in Popup

In this week’s Inside Athletics, Dave and James give a recap of the start of a very busy week and talk a bit about the upcoming ODAC Basketball Tournaments.  Dave also announces a special podcast for next week, featuring the Eastern Mennonite basketball coaches.

“Inside Athletics” is a weekly podcast hosted by Athletic Director Dave King. The podcast offers a synopsis of what is happening in EMU athletics, but also delves deeper into how athletics at EMU shapes lives and enhances college educations by positively impacting an athlete’s understanding of self, others, and God. Sports Information Director James De Boer will be a regular guest with EMU coaches and athletes making appearances as well.

 Februar 18, 2011 Inside Athletics [16:41] Play Now | Play in Popup

Does God call ordinary people like me? Drawing from the biblical account of Peter and John healing a lame beggar at the temple gate, Pastor Leonard Dow speaks on being “Called by God” for this final Spiritual Life Week chapel.  Local singer/songwriter Jessica Crawford opens with a song.

Each semester, campus ministries hosts Spiritual Life Week, an engaging series of events aimed at deepening faith in Jesus Christ. The February 2011 events are themed “Called by God.”

Leonard Dow, an ’87 alum of EMU, serves as pastor of Oxford Circle Mennonite Church, an urban, multi-ethnic community in Philadelphia, PA. He serves as bishop of the Lancaster Conference Philadelphia District, vice chair of the Mennonite Central Committee U. S. Board, board chair of the Oxford Circle Christian Community Development Association and board member of Singing City, a non-profit music industry. Prior to being called into , a non-profit music industry. Prior to being called into ministry, he was in banking for 10-12 years. Dow seeks to combine his business expertise along with his ethical and Christian values to ministry.

 February 18, 2011 SLW3 [33:51] Play Now | Play in Popup

In this chapel gathering in the Seminary connected with  the University’s  Spiritual Life Week, Pastor Leonard Dow references the 1964 song by the Righteous Brothers, “You’ve lost that loving feeling” as he speaks from the heart, reflecting  on Revelations 2:1-7.

Each semester, campus ministries hosts Spiritual Life Week, an engaging series of events aimed at deepening faith in Jesus Christ. The February 2011 events are themed “Called by God.”

Leonard Dow, an ’87 alum of EMU, serves as pastor of Oxford Circle Mennonite Church, an urban, multi-ethnic community in Philadelphia, PA. He serves as bishop of the Lancaster Conference Philadelphia District, vice chair of the Mennonite Central Committee U. S. Board, board chair of the Oxford Circle Christian Community Development Association and board member of Singing City, a non-profit music industry. Prior to being called into ministry, he was in banking for 10-12 years. Dow seeks to combine his business expertise along with his ethical and Christian values to ministry.

 February 17, 2011 SLW2 [28:56] Play Now | Play in Popup

Are you wrestling with who you are?  In this opening chapel of Spiritual Life Week, Pastor Leonard Dow speaks on this theme inspired from the biblical story of Jacob.

Each semester, campus ministries hosts Spiritual Life Week, an engaging series of events aimed at deepening faith in Jesus Christ. The February 2011 events are themed “Called by God.”

Leonard Dow, an ’87 alum of EMU, serves as pastor of Oxford Circle Mennonite Church, an urban, multi-ethnic community in Philadelphia, PA. He serves as bishop of the Lancaster Conference Philadelphia District, vice chair of the Mennonite Central Committee U. S. Board, board chair of the Oxford Circle Christian Community Development Association and board member of Singing City, a non-profit music industry. Prior to being called into ministry, he was in banking for 10-12 years. Dow seeks to combine his business expertise along with his ethical and Christian values to ministry.

 February 16, 2011 Spiritual Life Week Chapel 1 [26:28] Play Now | Play in Popup