Bethel University - Spire Yearbook (St Paul, MN)

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1. Dan Horn. Fred Witzgall 2. Mark Howard 3. Chuck Jackson 4. Coach Reynolds and fallen soldier 5. Randy Brodin. Bill Catto 6. Ed Babcock. Dan Horn. Chuck Jackson. John Ericson To attempt to verbalize the things I experienced in football is a nearly impossible task. When one enters a season with a team that is so full of potential and has such n optimistic-outlook for a good season, then, during the season, finds itself crushed with defeat, a frustration which is beyond description results. In spite of this, I found my role here in football to be one of the most meaningful experiences in my life. Meaningful because of the personal victory I had achieved in doing something I had only dreamed of before and. just as important, meaningful in having the opportunity of meeting and playing with some of the most dedicated and finest kids on campus.To most people this may really sound stupid, but my only regret is that for me there is no next year. Tim Horn Our 1-8 record was a bitter disappointment. This was the first time I've ever played fora losing team. In losing, however, you can learn things aboot individuals that you will never see under other circumstances. Marshall Shelley

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Does truth change with words? Why do we accept some words as true and not others? Is it a conditioned response to recognizable word patterns? Most people would recognize such Biblical names as Abraham or Judas, or places like Galilee or Bethel or Judea, or even events like the crossing of the Jordan or the Resurrection. Why do we accept the passages as true? as the truth? This quizz may give you a clue. Examine the following sentences, some of which were found in fortune cookies in New York’s Chinese restaurants and some of which are found in the Bible. Answer yes if the statement is Biblical and no if it was found in a fortune cookie. 1. Teach not by speech but by accomplishment. 2. Be sure that you act on the message and do not merely listen. 3. Patient endurance is what you need. 4. Do not act on the impulse of the moment. 5. Resist any impulse to be hasty today. 6. One day’s trouble is enough for one day. 7. Make these matters your business and absorbing interest. 8. Be cautious yet confidently aggressive. 9. Always aim at doing the best you can. 10. There is always time enough for courtesy. 11. Be kind to each other, be understanding. 12. Be on the alert for new opportunities. 13. Be careful of extravagance. 14. Acquire a treasure which will form a good foundation for the future. 15. Your efforts will soon be rewarded. 16. Let us not grow tired of doing good. 17. Pass for now. the risk is too great. 18. This person’s love is just and true: you may rely on it. 19. She will honor you if you embrace her. 20. Take the offensive—overpower evil with good. 21. Don’t become snobbish, but take a real jnterest in ordinary people. 22. Do not envy a man of violence. 23. Have lots of fun but choose your companions wisely. 24. Silence the ill-informed criticisms of the foolish. 25. For the time being you will find silence your wisest reply. How did you do? It could be that you had difficulty identifying the Biblical sentences because most of us depend on the King James Version phraseology to mark it as Biblical. All too often it is the form of Biblical message we recognize not the content. Both KJV English and fortune cookie expressions in their accepted form strike us on separate levels of acceptance. The KJV, with its ingrained flavor of historical authority is usually distinct from the earthy practicality of fortune cookie wording. The real questions are these: Are you aware of the non-verbal as well as the verbal influences that come In to play with words? Do you judge the validity of a statement by its apparent source? We often speak and listen as if words resound in a vacuum, unaffected by culture, historical setting, or geographical location. That’s where the anthropologist comes in. Who would have guessed that a linquist or anthropologist could be so practical? Our thanks to Dr Larson for the quiz.