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From Bethel College to the Olympics in Sochi

By Melanie Zuercher 

Bethel College's Allison McFarland is going to the Olympics. Although she is a triple medalist (two gold, one silver) in the 2012 Kansas Senior Olympics, the professor of business and economics is not actually competing in the XXII Olympic Winter Games in Sochi, Russia, Feb. 7-23, 2014 ...

  
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Allison McFarland, professor of business and economics at Bethel College, North Newton, Kan., displays her medals from the 2012 Kansas Senior Olympics.    

 

 

 
Opinion: God given, I'm accepting 


By Evan Oswald 

Many in the church look at scientists with great suspicion. Whether we like it or not, as Bible oriented people, scientists have taught us many truths that are not found in the Bible. God created all of science. Humankind is just trying to understand the science intricacies of this fabulous creation ... 

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College Corner: Keeping hope alive in Syria 


From Bluffton University

When she last left Syria about two years ago, the hardest part for Sarah Adams was not knowing what the future held for a country already at civil war. But the people she had met during her visits as a Mennonite Central Committee worker were hopeful, and they gave that hope to her, Adams said at Bluffton (Ohio) University's weekly chapel service Nov. 21 ... 
 
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Tim's blog: 101 portraits and a sheep: A decade of faces

We are again entering the season of looking back on the past year. As such, I've dug back through my archives to bring you 101 most portraits from the last decade. Some are convention, some are candid and one features a sheep. Since my Eye Spy puzzle two weeks ago was so popular, I'm inviting you to find three things in these photos (in order of increasing difficulty):

  1. A sheep
  2. My self-portrait
  3. Five portraits that include Charletta

    


  


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