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Cycling alum talks gravel biking on ‘Mountaineer Country’ podcast

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David Landis ’04 appeared as a guest on an episode of The Holler: A Visit Mountaineer Country Podcast. Known for his work in creating the 40-mile Jesus Trail hiking route through Galilee, Israel, as well as the 550-mile TransVirginia Bike Route in Virginia, the EMU grad is the driving force behind Mountaineer Gravel, a regional project that connects cyclists to the backroads, trails, and small towns that make North Central West Virginia a unique place to explore. ... read more about Cycling alum talks gravel biking on ‘Mountaineer Country’ podcast from Visit Mountaineer Country

Students ponder faith, justice, lifestyle and policy in the Middle East

March 7, 2014Last updated July 7, 2014 by

written by Andrew Jenner ’04 photographs by jon styer ’07 Spirits were high as the 30 EMU students on the 2012 Middle East cross-cultural marched merrily into the Judean desert. ... read more about Students ponder faith, justice, lifestyle and policy in the Middle East

Six take-aways from Middle East sojourns

March 7, 2014Last updated July 7, 2014 by

After conducting interviews with current students in the Middle East in February 2012, reporter Andrew Jenner ’04 contacted alumni from earlier EMU-sponsored trips to the region. In comparing the ... read more about Six take-aways from Middle East sojourns

From aspiring medical student to popularizing international hiking routes

March 2, 2014Last updated July 2, 2014 by

David Landis ’04 grew up hearing stories about the Middle East. His dad, Steve Landis ’77, had gone on EMU’s very first cross-cultural to the region in 1975, and from ... read more about From aspiring medical student to popularizing international hiking routes

Landis Blazes the Jesus Trail

June 15, 2009 by Bonnie Lofton, Summer 2009 Crossroads

The Jesus Trail – a new 40-mile hiking trail that follows the routes Jesus would have walked in Galilee – along with its friendly American guide, David Landis ’04, have ... read more about Landis Blazes the Jesus Trail

Seminary Course Gives Context for Service Workers in Israel

May 20, 2008 by Laura Amstutz

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