Bethel University - Spire Yearbook (St Paul, MN)

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education that is costing thousands of dollars a year. But for me it has cosmic implications. All the time, money and effort begin to look like they might be worth it. not because I will emerge from college a competent professional, but because I might be learning something about carrying out the greatest imperative in the universe — love. JM

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But approving and condemning people isn’t the point. Neither is staying out of trouble. The real issue is living out the act of love. So what is love? When the prof began talking about “unconditional positive regard” it seemed a rather simple concept. It somehow seems very crucial, even very Christian (and this is a psychology class). People need to know that no matter what they do, their value as human beings will not be questioned. My circuits are humming. Unconditional positive regard sounds suspiciously like a Biblical concept, an elusive yet crucial phenomenon called love. necessary for psychological stability, and loving is an imperative for Christians. I sense a dynamic link between the two concepts. I guess I should be careful not to over-simplify the concept of love. And maybe equating unconditional positive regard with love seems like a rather simplistic idea to gather from an

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Every student's passage through Bethel could be a chapter in (his book. They would all be unique, while sharing concerns common to many. Each would be as authentic and lull of painful, but worthwhile change as the people portrayed in Passages. This process of change links all college experience: it doesn't stop here, though. You've seen only portions of people and experience in these pages; in a sense, each of you who read this must complete it in your own passage through Bethel into the remainder of your life. Editor: Learm M. Kicker Photography editor: Doug Barkey Assistant editor: Rhonda G. Runion Assistant photography editor: Patti S. Dobson Writers: Suzy Shelley Jerry Manus Ted Lewis Advisors: Alvera Mickelson Dale Johnson Layout and Design: Doug Barkey Patti S. Dobson Contributors: Greg Barkey Don Copeland Lamar Driver Thor Hansen Debbie Kiser Jane Saari Curt Stoesz Dan Velie Tom Vukelich Mike Woodcock Don Woodward Cover Photograph: Doug Barkey We honor Barbara Lee Burton's passage through Bethel and commemorate her final passage from this life.