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friday, may 12
Bethel has decided how they feel about President Nixon's
recent announced action concerning Viet Nom. 43 % of the
student body, 452 out of 1044, responded to the student
senate poll through their P.o. 's on Wednesday, May 10th.
49% - 222 favored his adion
39% - 114 did not favor his action
6% - 28 felt indifferently
Editors for the CLARION and SPIRE were elected
last week by the Student Senate. Marshall Shelley will
be next year's newspaper editor while Bob Miko will
head up the yearbook.
AI Cooper was also considered for the CLARION
post and Peter Varros also ran for the SPIRE editorship.
Shelley presented the names of Fred Ogimachi
and Bruce Hoag to work with him on the CLARION.
He said he wanted to emphasize more columns by
different people on campus expressing opposing
views. "Bethel news would be the top concern, but
students' opinions of national issues would also be
printed," he said.
Miko said he would like to make the 1972-73
SPIRE "resemble" an 1890 photo album. "Super-nostalgia
will be the main emphasis. Ginger Me~calf will
assist Bob on the yearbook.
Marshall Shelly
vol. xlvii no. 16
Bob Miko
This issue of The Clarion represents the close of
another school year. For me it marks the end of one and a
half years of being the Editor-in-Chief. In those one and a
half years I have many people to thank for making The Bethel
Clarion the success that it is today.
When I first started out I knew very little .... it was
Toni Magnuson who patiently worked under me as copy-editor,
teaching me how to do top-notch work. This year it was the
efforts of Judy Harrington and Marshall Shelley, Copy and
Production-Editors, who patiently endured strange and demanding
'quirks that I have acquired over the p'ast twentyfive
years of my life. To them lowe a special thanks, for
they are both Freshmen and to make the adjustment to Bethel
College is hard enough without having to adjust to me also.
Reflecting back over my editorship I see many things
that I would change, but on the whole I can say that the direction,
the spirit, of The Bethel Clarion was what I was most
concerned about. This was the area in which I believe that I
was most successful. My goal for the paper was that I felt that
there was a need to express radically - that is, get to the
root of things - the options of a truly Christian way of
viewing reality. Too often we allow the situation to dictate
our response.
To proclaim Jesus as Lord of all creation, and not just a
Sunday deal, was perhaps the hardest thing for me to express.
But I am thankful that God allowed me to see the fruits of
that labour. There were times that I felt like the madman in
Nietzsche's Joyful Wisdom. The madman enters the market
place proclaiming the death of god. He is met with people who
don't hear his words and go on about the business of the market,
some pausing occasionally to say what a nice day it was.
Here was a man screaming at the top of his lungs-and no one
heard him. He walked away realizing that he had come too
But then there were times when people came up to me
and said, I UNDERSTAND WHAT YOU SAID!!!!! Ah, how I
thank God that He has revealed to others what He has shown
me. To have someone say that Jesus is Lord over everything,
there is no sacred/secular, church /world, full-time/laymen,
soul-winning/social concern, or evangelism/social concern
dualities in the world because then God receives only partial
service, half of his full due ..... Then to watch as they grow in
maturity and understanding of what this means in their
school life, that we aren't here solely for tomorrow, but that
God has CALLED us to be students. It is here where the
struggle to live is felt the most.
My failures are too numerous to mention, but one I
should mention is in the form of an apology. I am sorry that I
did not fuHill my responsibility to you, in that I never took
the time to acquaint myself with the struggles that you were
going through and tried to get you into mine. Consequently,
a lot of my editorials missed the mark.
One final word ... Viet Nam is once again an issue that
we as Christians have a responsibility to speak to.We must
speak in terms that are not "other-worldly," for Christ is
not "other-worldly." We are not allowed to stick our heads
in that well known sand and say it doesn't exist. It is really
too bad that we didn't organize a march and teach-in when
the South was invaded by the North. If we were truly against
killing in war we would have. As Christians I believe that
we must protect the South from the imperialist aggressors
from the North who seek to enslave the people. The action
that has been taken by Nixon should be applauded as being
the only way that we can peacefully bring an end to the war.
Instead it is trodden under foot. The damage we have done
is not in the multitudes who have died but. rather in the
furthering of the "anti-gospel" of "popular sovereignty" and
"the right of self-determination" (nationally). This "antigospel"
has done more to destroy the Viet Namese than any of
the bombs or bullets. Ask some one from the Third World
if it is so. The secularized religiosity of America kills the
people, they become the walking dead. For the sake of both
the Viet Namese people who seem to be headed for a night
without a dawn, and for the sake of America which faces
this night also, we must work for re-Christianization, integrally
and exclusively, without any synthesis with nonChristian
convictions and world-and-life views. In the present
constellation that is the first contribution needed for worldpeace.
For if the Christian man, also in the battle for worldpeace,
it must still be said, what Joshua told God's people
when confronting a mighty powerful pagen world: "One man
of you shall chase a thousand." (Joshua 23:10). Perhaps that's
what you are here for ..... .
The new campus
isn't as new
as you think
by Dave Hoehl and Kevin Norberg
Even though this doesn't have anything to do with this
article, READ ON! IMPORTANT TRUTHS WILL BE REVEALED.
As you know, an important part of the new campus has
not been included for 1972-'73. (This is not because it has
bad breath.) This important facet of the new campus is the
PERFORMANCE ARTS BUILDING. Due to lack of funds,
this center has been excluded in the plans for next year.
Please list three people you can contact who would be
willing to contribute to this all-important, in excludable and
fantastically not-to-be-Ieft-out building! Your cooperation
is imperative in making the new Bethel College complete.
Fill out the form below. Please put "our copy" in P.O. 978
and put "your copy" in your pocket or purse (whichever
applies) THEN GET MOVINGI
Our Copy 1. _______________________________________________________________ _
2. _______________________________________________________________ _
3. _______________________________________________________________ _
Your Copy 1. _______________________________________________________________ _
2. _______________________________________________________________ _
3. __ ,, ____________________________________________________________ _
Concerned students
hold teach.in
on Nixon's new
Viet Nam policy
by G. William. Car/,.son
Instructor in History and Political Science
The. recent decision by President Nixon to mine and
"blockade" the North Vietnamese ports has raised before
the American public once again the problems of the goals
and means of our Indo-China policy. A group of about
50 students and faculty got together Oil Tuesday afternoon
in the middle of campus to explore what means
could be used to express concern about the direclions and
risks of this policy and to try to organize a medium
through which the Bethel community CQuid explore the
issues involved in thia decision.
Too often major histodcal events occur and tiley are
Dot discussed or analyzed within the Bethel community.
Often there is very little l'eactiOfl either positive or negative.
This new policy which President Nixon adval'lced
raises severaJ serious questions which need to be explored.
Firat, why has this policy which bas been around
for a long time ilot been used previously by other Americart
presidents from Eisenhower to Johnson? Second, does
the policy place in jeopardy Soviet-American relations on
such key issues as nuclear disarmament and limitation
of cold war rhetoric and crises? Th·ird .. is this decision
likely to develop a loealized conflict into one which puts
in direct confrontalion tile Soviet Union, the Peoples
Republic of China and the United Sta.tes? Fourth, how
long must the United Stales gove.rnment support and
maintain a political system in South Vietnam which Is not
clea.rly supported by the popula.ce. ts Vietmunizatioll the
besl. option In pursuing this objective? F'i./th, what priority
should the Vietnam war have in relation to other
international and national problems facing \:.he American
policy makers. Should it binder the solutions to our internal
economic and social problems. Should it place in
jeopardy Soviet-American initiatives in Western Europe
and the SALT talk negotiations.
It is hoped that the teach·in, the letter of concern
and the demonstrations along Snelling Ave. will be boHt
informative and intelligently provocative. We trust that
it will be done with a spirit of concern not only for the
implications of me pOlicy but also for the individuals
wbo live and learn on this campus. It is the duty of aU
American citizens to both question and analyze the
nature of the President's initiatives - to support him
when it is possible and a.¢tively optjose him when one
feels t!l.e Preaident's decisions are likely lo endanger the
interests of the country.
It is the hope of the teach-in tha.t each student will
be able to analyze the significant questions surrounding
Tuesday, May 9, ;nlllTudor Ca rlson and 50 student. met
to explore means of expreulon of disapproval of President
Nixon's recent Viet Nilm polley.
the nature of the President's policy and that after this
has been done to express your disapproval or approval,
dependent on which position you find .most tolex·a.ble.
For those who come to the conclusion that they
oppose the new war efforts one must express this opposition
in a way that both expresses the OPPOsition and
remains consistent with the basis for the opposition. In
a day of reflection and the- period following may each
of you find it part of his obligation to search and seek
out the dil·ection he or she wishes tbis country to go and
how he or she wishes. to achieve these objectives. For me
I would recommend;
1. that Congress vote for immediate cut-off of war
2. that Congress consciously reorient the priorities
of the present militaristic economic and foreign
3. that the Anl.erican Governmenl enacl legisla.lion
for im.mediate American withdrawal from the war
and thereby enhance the release of American Prisoners
of War.
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An interview
with George Wallace
by Don Catterson - College Press Service
cps: You are considered a populist candidate by many. Could
you give your definition of populism?
WALLACE: I've -been told that I sound populist. I don't
exactly know what they mean by the term myself. If it means
a movement of the people then I subscribe to it. You'll have to
draw your own definition of what you mean by populist but
I think it is a movement that pays some attention to the great
mass of citizens of our country.
Cps: Governor, in 1963 you made the statement "Segregation
now, tomorrow, forever" .....
WALLACE: That was in the context of the times that had been
allowed by law. I don't have any apologies to make on any
statement I made at any time that supports a system that
had been approved by the courts and by the people and by
the Supreme Court of the United States. That system is
gone now and we have non-discrimination as it's called and
its been accepted and we've accepted freedom of choice. Let
the people go to the school of their choice. They broke that
down with arbitrary rulings of closing schools, bussing students,
and setting quotas and percentages which we slightly object
We believe in equal opportunities for all children and I
never have believed opposite to that and never did consider
any school system O.Ko'd by the courts the antithesis of that.
But when the courts came in and changed what they had O.K.'d
as being law, there was more resentment by the people of a
great number of states at the type of systems refered to. The
government's takeover end result is that we now have nondiscrimination
in the school system, but we do object to the
government now coming along and setting percentages and
quotas, busing children and the great mass of people object
to that too.
Cps: You said in Philadelphia recently that forced segregation
was wrong just as forced integration was wrong. Nearly
seven years after the Supreme Court decided segregation was
against the law you stood in the schoolhouse door of the
University of Alabama ....
WALLACE: We were testing the admission policies and we were
raising a constitutional question. That decision in 1954 was
the law of the case and not the law of the land, and we were
trying to raise the question, a constitutional question, with the
Governor involved, really who can run the school system.
That school system eventually was going to allow people -
all citizens - in it anyway, but they did object very vigorously
to the government's take-over of the public schools.
Cps: Could you consider that same question from a non-legal
viewpoint, from a moral viewpoint. Should segregation
exist as a moral issue?
WALLACE: Moral matters emanate from the heart - and
nothing is immoral in this respect, if the person that feels
what he has done and the system he has provided is then, as
it was in those days, in the best interests of everybody. So
that's not a question any longer - that's over. There is more
integration now in the system in the south than there is
in Chicago.
CPS:What is your opinion of President Nixon's trip to China?
WALLACE: I thought the trip was ill-advised in view of the
fact that they were still killing American servicemen in
Southeast Asia, exporting heroin, and the trip was made
without prior consultation for any length of time with our
allies in the Far East. I thought it was a mistake, but since
he went, I hope it is successful. I hope it does just what he
thinks it will do and what he says he thinks it will do: that
it will be a step in the direction of world peace. I doubt it.
I think the best way to guarantee world peace at the present
time it to be strong militarily. I object to the necessity - I
mean I'm sorry for the necessity, rather, that we have to
spend so much money on the military. But in World War II
when we defeated the Nazis and the Germans there weren't
any objections raised by anybody to a strong military. But
if we had had a strong military in the beginning there might
not have been any war. Everybody was for the military then,
but now we find a great group, when our enemies are not the
Nazis and the Fascists but the Communists, that wants to
unilaterally disarm, which I think is a big threat to world
CPS: Do you feel we should have conscription during peacetime?
Do you think we should have the draft?
WALLACE: I would hope it could be volunteer but I would
be for limited conscription if that's the only way to have our
national security assured. But I'd rather have a volunteer
army. I served in the Armed Forces and I would like it to
be by choice but if our national security depended on the
draft I suppose I would be for it.
CPS: How would you propose to end the war n Vietnam?
WALLACE: Well, there's no way to end the war, it doesn't
look like, in Vietnam. It should have been ended years ago,
with conventional weapons. It would have been far more
merciful to have done it then with far less lives lost on both
sides. In the first place we shouldn't have been involved in a
land war in Asia. H the national interest required the use of
Wallace on Vietnam, pot
air power, well, all right, but once we got involved in a
land war in Asia we should have won it with conventional
weapons and if we had determined we couldn't win it years
ago we should have gotten out then.
I do feel that regarding that we should take what ever
action that is necessary with conventional firepower to protect
the remaining American servicemen who are there so they
can safely withdraw. I want us to continue our withdrawal
but I don't want us to conclude the matter without successfully
negotiating - I want the prisoners of war and MIA's
successfully negotiated back.
cps: Do you agree with President Nixon's policy of withdrawing
troops while continuing the bombing?
WALLACE: I would have hoped they could have been withdrawn
quicker but I hope that any President, Humphrey or
Nixon, either one, would be successful in their withdrawal
program but it looks like they (NLF-N. Vietnamese) are
trying to keep us from withdrawing, :trying to trap the remaining
American servicemen over there. If they over-run
the South Vietnamese, which is difficult for them not to let
happen because they are fighting a defensive war in their
own land and they've never been allowed to be on the offensive,
and that's hard to do, then you've got the danger of the
American remaining troops being annihilated.
CPS: Is that your Dunkirk principle?
WALLACE: Yes, that's right .That's a real danger.
They've been doing the Peace Talks now for four years
and I was confidentially briefed by the President - Mr.
Nixon, Mr. Humphrey and myself were - in 1968, by telephone,
a conference call hook-up before there was any news
of it.
The North Vietnamese allegedly were supposed to respect
the DMZ and not shell the ' cities and not shoot at our
reconnaissance planes if we stopped the bombing. They've
violated everyone of those alleged agreements and we've
killed more people since the talks started than before the
talks began.
Cps: What is your position on marijuana legalization?
WALLACE: In Alabama we got the legislature to lower the
penalties for possession of marijuana and the mere use of it,
though not for pushers. We reduced it to a misdemeanor. I
thought the punishment was too severe and we got it
changed. But I am not for the legalization of marijuana. We've
got enough drunks with alcohol much less legalizing marijuana.
I'm just not for that.
Although alcohol is legal and will be legal I think we
ought to have a policy of discouragement of it's use. I
think it's a big national problem.
Cps: How do you feel about legalizing abortion?
WALLACE: I'm not for legalized abortion. Just when the
health of the mother is involved. But just legalized abortion,
you know, come and get it and all - uh uh.
Cps: If you were President now would you regain full employment
in this country? How would you bring the economy
back to full production?
WALLACE: I think the first way is to give general tax relief
to the mass of the citizenry and plug up tax loop holes. Shortly
stated, I think this would boost the morale of every businessman,
working man and farmer in the country and I
think it would increase production which would help cut
inflation - many economists say this.
I believe this would create more consumer spending
which, in turn, would create a demand for employment and
I believe that this morale boost which would increase production
in this country would aid us in the matter of balance
of trade deficits. That's a first start.
In those areas that have high chronic unemployment I
would use some of the foreign aid money :that is unallocated
for public works projects in those particplar areas.
CPS: If you don't receive the Democratic Party's nomination
in Miami what do you hope to achieve by the successes of
your campaign?
WALLACE: We've already achieved one thing - all of the
candidates on eight out of ten isues are saying what I've been
saying since '68 and even before then but I feel I'm going
to get good treatment in Miami because they can't win the
election without the folks that support us - support me.
Cps: At your luncheon earlier today William Chaney, the
Grand Dragon of the Indiana Ku Klux Klan called you "his
kind of man" ...
WALLACE: Well, I can't comment on everybody who says
they support me. You know how I stand. I've never been a
supporter of that group.
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Nelson reports on his
first month in office
Student Association Preside'nt Dan Nelson
This is the first in a series of reports to you about my
experiences and involvement in the office of student association
president. Because you elected me to this position, I feel
a responsibility not only to represent the students of the
Bethel Student Association, but to report back to you on what
I am doing.
I am greatly encouraged by the interest that students
have shown in student government at Bethel. I was told
before the elections that, as a whole, the student body was
very apathetic. If this were true, the picture has radically
changed. After a very good turnout at the elections, students
have continued their involvement. In my speech in Chapel,
I said that I did not think the president should be a senatorat-
extra-Iarge, proposing the bulk of the legislation for senate
consideration. So far, I have not had to propose any bills -
your se'nators have introduced more legislation than we sometimes
have time to act upon.
An important part of the student representation in our
school's decision-making process is through student-faculty
committees. At the time of this writing, over 40 students have
already responded to my letter asking for volunteers for these
posts. This is also very encouraging to me.
Some of the things that a student body president does
probably never demand much student attention, yet they are
important to the functioning of the office. A recent week will
provide a typical example. During the week I did the following:
-talked with Dave Nelson and Terry Norr (in the Admissions
Dept.) about next year's freshman class, after which
I wrote a letter to the entering freshmen describing student
government and opportunities at Bethel;
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-discussed the Communications Board faculty appointments
with President Lundquist;
-talked with John Carlson (Alumni Affairs) about the various
contributions made to Bethel;
-conferred with the President of the Augsburg Student
Association concerning a loose coalition of student governments
of private colleges in this Metro area;
-discussed several student-oriented financial matters with
Dean Wessel:
(1) whatever became of our tuition money that the faculty
did not get in raises because of the wage-price freeze
(the teachers finally got their raises and received all pay
retroactively); (2) what about Bethel's involvement in
MPIRG and, (3) if enrollment is increase next year, could
the Student Association budget be increased (we will
soon find out these answers)
-appointed several people to students positions and,
-drew up a proposed budget for the 1972-73 year.
Just after I took office on April 1, I had to fulfill three
commiHments I made before my electon. These were a
forensic convention, a gospel-team trip and the Bethel band
tour. During my absence, Marty Mauk and Nancy Meyer
did a fine job of "holding down the fort" in the senate office.
Now that my committments are over, I would like to talk to
you about your suggestions, recommendations, and possibly
even gripes. My regular office hours are from 1:00 p.m. to
3:30 p.m. Tuesday-Friday. (Monday from 1:30). Irregular
hours are in the evening. The senate oHice even has a phone
-extension 208-for your input.
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Bethel lifestyle cones under attack
by Marshall Shelley
"Probably 30 per cent of the students at Bethel
do not conform to the lifestyle as it's dictated in the
catalogue," said Bob Miko. The Student Senate seemed
in agreement with him. They have recently passed the
following bill.
We, the Student Senate, recommend to the administration
that all those people whom they know to be
living a life syle that is NOT in accordance with the
life style put forth in the· Bethel College Catalogue
NOT be allowed to attend Bethel College next semester.
Any student, in the event his readmission is
denied, is guaranteed the right to appear before the
Student Personnel Committee before the end of the
We recommend that IF the administration fails
to take this action, that the administration change the
life style at Bethel to incorporate those persons who
are now not il;1c1uded in the present life style statement.
We feel that this action is necessary if we are to
live on this campus in honesty and integrity.
We would like to see action taken on this before
May 9,1972.
Miko, who co-sponsored the bill with Debra Anderson
said, "I believe the conference churches are dictating
a lifestyle for Bethel that they themselves don't
keep. There are some deacons in conference churches
that couldn't be admitted to Bethel if the present
life style was enforced.
"The purpose of the bill is to refocus attention on
the lifestyle issue. The administration is not aware
that there is a problem. Are the rules set up as an ideal
or are they to reflect the way people actually live?
If it's an ideal, we should enforce it. If it's a reflection
of the way students live, the lifestyle must be
changed. That is the reasoning behind the bill," Bob
Most Bethel students seem to have a definite
opinion on this subject. Here are a few reactions.
BRIAN HOWARD: If you have rules, they must be
enforced. You have to have some rules for structure,
but a lot of rules here at Bethel are PR (public relations)
rules designed to satisfy Bethel's conservative
backers. Ideally, there should be less rules at a
Christian school. There should be more trust.
AL COOPER: I think the lifestyle bill is good in
that it is pressing for honesty among faculty and
RICH ZADERAKA: I don't like the idea that
Bethel can tell you how to live even when you live
off campus.
ROGER JAHN: I don't think President Lundquist can
act either way. If he attempts to enforce it, he would
find so many people not living in accordance with the
lifestyle that Bethel would have trouble financially.
On the other hand, he can't do away with the lifestyle
because he would get such a reaction from the
conference. It'll probably continue to go on as it is -
a few people will get caught, but the vast majority
will keep on going as they are.
Talk to your Senator, make your view known so
that they can better represent you.
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Larry Norman provokes
Reformational thinking
by Judy Harrington
After hearing Larry Norman last Friday
night, I really started to do some
thinking about our country, our American
evangelical brand oj Christianity,
and my own life style, which is a result
of both. I put to the test some views I've
been half-holding all year, and came
away more convinced than ever of their
These views are the basic core of what
is called Reformational thinking. It's a
new philosophy - at least new to me -
a main proponent of which is Dr.
Francis Schaeffer. Some of Dr. Schaffer's
material I read last fall in Freshman
Colloquy. Quite possibly it is the
first Christian philosophy we've ever
I like the Reformational thinking hecause
it gives me a way of interpreting
the world as a Christian. In high school,
I read interpretations of men like Freud
(determinism), Sartre (existentialism),
and others. My evangelical background
hadn't provided me with a comprehensive
Christian world view with which to
confront my classes. This was high school
and my evangelical Campus Crusade
Christianity was already inadequate. My
instructors and fellow students were
brilliant, trapped, dying, crying and
searching, and all I could say was -
Jesus is the way. He's the answer. Believe
in Jesus and you will be saved.
Brothers and Sisters, I hate to say it,
but these answers just didn't cut the
mustard. They weren't even answers
to the questions these people were asking.
I was asking them to make a blind
leap of faith into Christianity - accept
Jesus, man, and everything will be o.k.
Is this all we can offer?
I think not.
You may say, "Isn't it enough to be·
lieve on Jesus? Believe on the Lord
Jesus Christ and thou snalt be saved -
that's what Scripture says." Yes, ac-eight
ceptance of Christ and repentance from
sin is the first and foremost message
of Scripture. But Scripture is more than
that basic message of salvation. It is
God's Word to man, a wealth of creative
thought which we have hardly begun to
tap. Behind its words lie the Truth -
something the apostle Paul evidently
had a good grasp of as he wrote his
epistles, but something we as modern
Christians have expended little effort
to think through. We cling to blind
faith in the 'basic concepts of Christianity
and the "mirror dimly" clause of
I Corinthians 13.
This is where Reformational thought
comes in. It challenges evangelicals to
start researching the meaning of their
own words.
We could start with "Jesus is the way."
In the complex world we live in today,
what do those words mean? Is there
"one way" to view the world, one way to
live, one Truth on which we can stand?
There may be, but we American Christians
don't live as though there were. We
have compromised our Christianity with
the "Democratic Way of Life." It is
the route of Reason, of compromise
("Come, let us reason together ... "), and
of Humanism, which claims man's intellect
to be sovereign (by sovereign I
mean both supreme and independent).
The American way of life is a life autonomous
from God. (I was thinking the
other day - how many of our nation's
founders were Christians? Was George
Washington? Benjamin Franklin? Thomas
It believes in scientific method and the
efforts of man to save a dying society.
It has separated man from God - made
him independent - and gotten our
country into the complex fix we are in
today. Complex? NO, brothers and sisters,
merely clouded and muddied by
Satan! In the name of Him Whom we
call God, Who came to earth to become
man - God Incarnate - and once and
for all unite man and God, how much
longer are we going to suffer this? How
much longer will we take this denial of
Christ's lordship in our everyday lives?
As Larry Norman's song goes, "and to
think it could happen right here in
America ... wait till it happens to you."
There is so little time left - maybe
even 12 to 15 years at the most, according
to men like ecologist Dr. Paul Ehrlich.
The world is dying. Our job is
tremendous. Lord, don't come quickly,
we've failed You and have so much yet
to do.
Bob Miko, editor of . the Clarion, is a
reformationist who likes to call his
beliefs "radical Christianity." That's
what his editorial column was entitled
spring semester of last year. I like
that term. It connotes the spartan, uncompromising
nature of reformational
thinking and an aspect of Christianity
which is unpopular in America - that of
the total Christian, a spat-on social
outcast. This is the aspect of Christianity
which Bonnie Greene was pointing
up in her article, "Radical Christians -
Are They Spiritual Niggers?" (Bethel
Clarion, April 28, p. 8). Perhaps Mrs.
Greene's points could have been better
stated, but the message comes across -
if we were all living the kinds of lives
we should be, we would be a despised,
misunderstood minority in this country.
"Every generation thinks the next
one might be able to make things right.
And the next one always blows it. Hasn't
man had enough time to make things
right?" said Larry Norman Friday night.
Right on, Larry, the time has come for
God's people to be heard.
But first, we must get ourselves together.
We must commit ourselves to our
Lord, to each other and to our cause.
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The Four Spiritual Laws were good as
far as they went, but a starving, milkfed
world is now demanding meat. Right
now we have little or nothing to give
them. Our basic life style and world
view is no different than theirs. From
my own experience, I would say the
love we hold for each other and for
others is certainly no greater than
theirs. I'm glad the song "We Are One
in the Spirit" ends in the future tense"
They will know we are Christians by
our love." If the line went, "They know
we are Christians by our love," the song
would be largely uncreditable.
We as Christians must be different
before we can make a difference in this
world. This bit of Reformational (radically
Christian) thought barely skims
the surface of what the movement is all
about and is only the beginning of what
can be done. But, as I've said, it's a
place to start. Think it over, Brothers
and Sisters here at Bethel. Talk it
over. If it rings as true to your ears
as it did to mine, pray about it and see
if the Lord wants you to follow it up.
At any rate, start thinking about the
state of your country, if you really care,
and about your life style. Maybe your
life isn't as namby-pamby or compromised
as mine. Pray with me, though,
that God will raise up radical Christians
for our time - -in the little time we have
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Steve Terrell leaves Bethel
to work with Lamb's Players
by Brenda Barth
"When you say 'yes' to God, things
get better if you keep on saying yes,"
says Steve Terrell, who is leaving Bethel
after this term. "There are no shocks;
it's just a matter of saying yes."
Steve has resigned from his position
as professor of speech and drama and
plans to devote his full-time efforts to
the ministry of Lamb's Players. Lamb's
Players is a Christian street drama group
which Steve has had a vision for for
some time.
Steve's past includes a career as a
Hollywood actor. He has performed on
such stage shows as "The Rainmaker,"
"Life with Mother," and, for three
years, in the TV series "Life with Father.
·' Movies in which he has appeared
include: "Tea and Sympathy,"
"The Four Seasons," with David Wayne,
"Moon Pilot," and "Posse from Hell,"
with Audie Murphy. He has also appeared
in some TV shows, some of which
are 'Ozzie and Harriet," "Gunsmoke,"
"Bonanza", "Maverick", "Have Gun Will
Travel," "Hallmark Hall of Fame',' and
"Wagon Train."
He left this "glamorous" career for
graduate work and teaching drama classes
at Biola College. "I became dissatisfied
with the work at Hollywood," says
Steve. "So much of that entertainment
is bad for the Christian. I couldn't continue
because I had to do and say
things inconsistent with my beliefs."
At Biola College Terrell was given
charge of the drama team. "It was completely
by chance that we found the
play, 'Revolt at the Portals.' Before we
knew it, the team was touring around
and performing it. Unfortunately, the
missions department at Biola gained control
and exploited it for school purpos-es.
The play lost its artistic form and I
became discouraged."
In 1969 he came to Bethel. "All the
doors seemed to open for me to come
to Bethel. The administration understood
what I was trying to do with
drama. They have been open to my
ideas and have helped to promote them.
It's because of Bethel's help that I'm
able to make Lamb's Players my full
time work.".
Steve was given a Alumni Grant by
Bethel for the summer of 1970 whicl1
took him to Berkeley, California. "It
was there that I once again witnessed
the San Francisco Mime Troupe preaching
their message of Marxism through
the media of street drama. They were
very effective and crowds of hundreds
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Reflections upon leaving Bethel College after being here for
four years.
I'm sick of Hamburgers
I'm sick of eating in the cafeteria
I'm tired of my roommate going to bed at 9:00 every night
(Tom Ford).
and I'm tired of Bob Miko's B.S.'ing all the time.
But I have loved:
Stan Anderson's reference to my dating life
Don Larson's games
Mr. Correll's tongue-in-cheek
peanut butter cookies
and Dr. Wessel who did his best with me.
I'm really thankful to all of you people who have put up
with me. I'm not really sure how many of you received anything
from me, and I am sorry for the times I have let
many of you down and have been guilty of not loving, but
I have really tried to love you people.
I think that I have had more chapel exposure than Pastor
Lawson, and I have enjoyed almost every minute of it. As
I think about leaving this place, I'm not really sure how much
it is a part of me. It is like a friend that you have had for
so long that you have forgotten how to appreciate her. This
year as your Campus Co-ordinator has been the highlight
of my life, so thank you all for the opportunity of service.
I did the best I could do for you, so I hope that you were
pleased. But like you I also get tired of hearing old seniors
reminisce, because we all have to move on in life to new
experiences. So let this be my thank you to you all for the
joy and sadness of the last four years. You have taught me
much and you have made my life a very happy one, so
thank you and I hope that you continue to grow in consistency
and knowledge of Christ.
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Dr. Lewis defends
Billy Graham's
TV appearance
Dear Editor,
I would like to "lock horns" with one of your guest
editors in the April 22nd issue of the Clarion. Mr. Wayne
Farr tells how he watched "with a half-attentive ear" the
Dick Cavett TV conversation with Billy Graham and Pat
Boone and found it "disgusting," the highly emotional term
you selected from his article for your headline.
By chance I also turned on the TV and observed the
same program. I recall how pleased I was at the "straight on"
way both the young believer from Hollywood and the veteran
evangelist witnessed to their Faith. Neither was preachy or
angry or radical in his criticism of society, which may explain
in part Mr. Farr's disgust. However, neither one disguised
his loyalty to the Word of God or pulled punches as to his
personal commitment to Christ.
When Billy Graham was asked bluntly about his personal
conduct before marriage he naturally raised a snicker from
the TV audience by aHirming his abstinence from sex. But,
most moderns find Graham'S view of chastity to be passe, if
not actually offensive.
As I see it, your guest writer has used a very glib tongue
(and your columns) to ridicule two .of his fellow believers.
His own credo may fall within the bounds of orthodoxy, but
will his kind of language prove to be more winsome in
witness than that of Billy or Pat?
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by Rich Zaderaka
I tried to be creative as I pondered my final Hot Corner.
I reflected over my experiences with the football team, the
wrestling team, the baseball team, all the sportswriting I had
done for the Clarion, my work at the radio station, and
couldn't come up with the unique "whatever" I was searching
for. My thoughts turned to the music department, the food
service, the athletic department, Curt Gowdy, Howard Cossell,
the soccer club, and referees, all of which have been subjected
to my scorn in the past two years.
Still not finding anything creative, I reminisced about
the Edgren bull sessions, the times I studied and the fun
times in the library. I thought about the "Library Man" who
use'd to yell at me for talking; the "Library Lady" who used
to yell at me for talking; and the "Library Girls" who always
gave me. dirty looks for talking. But still I didn't come up
with anything creative.
So coming to the conclusion that it is hard for a senior
to be inspired, I decided to take the easy out. Sorry about
that. For the people who weren't here last year, and for
seniors and others who like to reminisce, here are excerpts
from the Clarion files of 1969-70.
* * *
Bob Elliott and Mark Pound had just finished playing
a 145 yard hole and were about to move on to the next, when
a shot came over the ridge that hid the tee-off spot from
view. The ball stopped 18 inches from the cup.
"Let's give this fellow the thrill of his life," said Bob,
tapping the ball into the cup. They moved off a short distance
and watched as the golfer came over the ridge onto the
Sports • • • • • • • • • •
green, looked into the cup and saw the ball. His excited cry
stunned Bob and Mark. "Harry, Harry, I made it in SIX!
* * * *
The Bethel Junior Varsity squad defeated Stillwater
Prison Friday by the score of 25-0. Naturally it was a home
game for the prison team, None of the Stillwater backs were
able to "break away" for a long run; not long enough anyway.
The Bethel defense and the guards in the pressbox
saw to that. ...
* * *
I'm not trying to make excuses for the disappointing
weekend Bethel had in the Lea Invitational Tournament, but
I've seen better officiating at funerals. The refs were unbelievable.
They blew more whistles than the Northern
Parsons College of Iowa won the championship, defeating
host Lea College 76-72. Some speculated that the tournament
was rigged for Lea to advance into the finals, and then to
stay that close to an outstanding Parsons squad.
I won't say it was. But Parsons had more depth than
the Bethel choir and their boys were cooler than a Frosty
Malt in a Siberian blizzard. And unless Parson's psyche for
the championship took a bigger dropoff than mid-semester
chapel attendance, I don't see how Lea could have kept it
within 20 points.
* * *
During the baseball team's spring trip to Florida, first
baseman Dennis Zaderaka acquired the nickname of "sheik".
Which prompted an exceptionally clever team-mate (guess
who?) to remark, "If Dennis was on third base and the next
batter drove him in, would that be 'bringing in the Sheik?'"
* * * *
One warm fall afternoon a little boy was begging his
grandfather to play football with him. "But I don't know
anything about football protested the old man.
"You must know something about it," replied the youngster.
"Daddy said we would get a new car after you kicked
* * * *
Well that's it. I hope you've enjoyed reading The Hot
Corner as much as I've enjoyed writing it. It's been my pleasure.
So long everybody.
• • • •
With a 6-9 won-loss record, Bethel's
baseball te'am faces Concordia tomorrow
at Concordia. The Royals will be trying
to even their conference record at 4-4.
of the first inning and get six runs' in the
For the first time in at least four
years, Bethel beat Hamline last week
11-2. Gary Clark and Marshall Shelley
each socked home runs in leading
the hitters. Don Paterson and Roger
Jahn combined pitching talents to check
Hamline's usually potent batters.
: Last Saturday, ·the Royals lost a
doubleheader to Northwestern of Iowa
12-0 and 2-0. Errors plagued Bethel in
the first game and lack of hitting was a
problem all day.
Bethel split a doubleheader with Carleton
Tuesday, wining the opener 3-3
before dropping the second game 3-1.
Carleton jumped out in front 2-0 in the
first inning if the first contest, but
Bethel bounced back to shell Carleton's
pitcher out of the game in the bottom
The second game was another case
of poor hitting. Bethel's only run came
when Jim Delich drag bunted for a
single, Bill Ferrin sacrificed him to
second, and pitcher Gary Paulson singled
to right.
* * * *
Both Bethel's tennis and track teams
have their conference contests this weekend.
The tennis team, with a 5-5 record,
plays in Sioux Falls this weekend. The
racketeers lost to powerful Hamline 9-0
The tracksters will also be going
to Sioux Falls for the Tri-State Meet.
Last Saturday at the Macalester Invitational
Track Meet, Phil James placed
second in the 440 and Jim Hammarsky
took third in the triple jump.
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DENVER — The worst game the Ducks played this season before Wednesday was here in their opener, a 6-1 loss capped by Colorado Avalanche rookie Coach Patrick Roy threatening to break through a glass partition to fight Ducks Coach Bruce Boudreau.
That image has lasted longer than what happened afterward: the Ducks embarking on a seven-game win streak and a 15-2-1 roll.
Back in Pepsi Center on Thursday, the Ducks (43-16-7) went through perhaps their most spirited, contact-filled practice of the season, a night removed from their horrific showing in a 7-2 loss at woeful Calgary.
Western Conference leaders a week ago, the Ducks have lost four straight, are 4-6-2 in their last 12 games, and are clinging to to the Pacific Division lead.
"I was happy with the practice," Boudreau said. "We had a couple individual meetings, and those guys went out and did a hardworking job. I hope they get rewarded. … I want them to remember it and never let it happen again."
Olympians Ryan Getzlaf and Cam Fowler pushed and battled for a puck near the net. Defenseman Luca Sbisa knocked down Andrew Cogliano. Forward Patrick Maroon pushed star Corey Perry hard into the boards.
"We have to work harder, it starts in practice," Ducks center Nick Bonino said. "That was the message. We received it, so we'll come out tomorrow harder."
Getzlaf, in a six-game goalless drought that is his longest of the season, said that like the Colorado rout to open the season, the Calgary debacle might motivate.
"It's about our response, and our guys did a great job showing up as professionals.… Hopefully, that transfers into [Friday's] game," Getzlaf said.
Roy-Boudreau II?
Whatever inspired Roy to pursue Boudreau — was he trying to set a fighting tone for his youthful team in a new season? — remains unknown. Boudreau said he hasn't communicated with Roy since.
"It's so far gone, long ago, I have no idea," Boudreau said inside the arena. "This is the first I've thought of it. My whole focus is on what our team is. Whatever Patrick did or has done, it's got his team playing fabulous."
Colorado (43-18-5) is coming off a victory Wednesday over defending Stanley Cup-champion Chicago. Paced by centers Ryan O'Reilly (25 goals, 28 assists), Matt Duchene (22 goals, 40 assists) and rookie Nathan Mackinnon (22 goals, 29 assists), the Avalanche aspires to win the Central Division.
Skid marks
Bonino ended a nine-game stretch without a goal Wednesday after Boudreau benched him during a power play. He came back to impressively block a shot, then put one in the net.
"He got the message," Boudreau said.
Meanwhile, forward Kyle Palmieri hasn't scored in 13 games since Jan. 17, Matt Beleskey has been kept out of the goal for 10 games and veterans Teemu Selanne (14 games) and Saku Koivu (10 games) are also looking to break through.
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Etc.: Former Ducks goalie Jean-Sebastien Giguere has 10 wins for Colorado and starter Semyon Varlamov is 32-12-5. ... The Ducks' power-play slump is now at three for 41. Worse, they gave up two short-handed goals Wednesday.
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Dr. John MacArthur writes: "In eternity, all sickness will be removed, so ultimately, healing is included in the benefits of the atonement" (The MacArthur Bible Commentary, p. 825). We have no right to expect that all our illnesses will be ...Read More
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Singapore, 28 July 2011 – Halloween Horrors, the premier annual event at the Night Safari, returns this year with more macabre and hair-raising fun as the world's first nocturnal animal park transforms into a circus of horrors. Themed as the "Carnival of Fear", visitors will be immersed in maudlin scenes featuring freakish characters from both Western and Eastern genres. From creepy clowns and circus zombies to tormented nightclub performers and ghostly street hawkers, this year's event will certainly not be for the faint-hearted.
Highlights include:
Train of Terror
Visitors will get thrills and chills as they embark on a journey through the site of a circus train wreck on the popular Train of Terror at the Night Safari. Watch out for escaped "animals" and dead circus performers such as Xavier the Illusionist and Booseye the Knife Thrower, as they come back to life in the dark of night. A note of caution: the clowns love to hunt in a pack.
Dr. Freako's Midnight Trail
Visitors can take a walk through Dr. Freako's Midnight Trail along the Forest Giant Trail. A mad scientist who conducted brutal and unorthodox animal-human experiments, Dr. Freako and his creations will be showcased in all their gory glory here. These "failed" experiments still linger around the lab, so visitors should enter at their own risk! Be warned – they have a distaste for humans and feed on blood-curdling screams.
Graveyard Haunts
The extinction graveyard near the "Creatures of the Night" show will be home to countless animal victims of modern mass extinction. Amidst the eerie howls of deceased animal spirits, guests will be taught a hard lesson on how humans have played a part in destroying these species.
Shanghai Fright Club
This year's Halloween Horrors signature 'house of horrors' is a haunted Shanghai night club set in the 1940s and 50s. Street hawkers and performers of the Shanghai Tang will rule the roost with an eastern twist. Visitors should take heed of the roaming spirits who will lure them into their lair with glitz and glamour, and be prepared to scream their lungs out as they unveil the club's darkest secrets.
Dress to Scare!
Come dressed in your most terrifying outfit on Halloween Horror nights. Get spotted by us and you stand a chance to win a $50 Wildlife Reserves Singapore voucher. A winner will be spotted on each of the 11 nights. All winners will enter a final round of judging where the grand winner will win attractive prizes.
Advisory Information
Due to the intense scare factor of this year's theme, it is not suitable for toddlers and children. Parental guidance and discretion are strongly advised. More information will be available on www.halloweenhorrors.com.sg from August 2011.
Date: 30 Sept, 1, 7, 8, 14, 15, 21, 22, 28, 29, 30 October 2011 (11 nights)
Venue: Night Safari, 80 Mandai Lake Road, Singapore 729826
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Pricing Tiers
Off peak: 30 Sep, 1, 7, & 8 Oct
Adult: $40.00
Child: $30.00
Peak: 14, 15, 21, 22 Oct
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Child: $38.00
Halloween Horrors Weekend: 28, 29 & 30 Oct
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Child: $46.00
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Date: 30 Sept, 1, 7, 8, 14, 15, 21, 22, 28, 29
Venue: Ulu Ulu Safari Restaurant
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Eye-popping Soup: Tomato Soup with Cream Cheese and Black Olive
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Friday, April 13
Living on the Wall: Not Knowing What Happens Next in Your Story
Before we dive into today's topic, you can get twice as much writing advice today! I'm over at Writers in the Storm discussing description, so pop on over when you're done here.
At some point, all of us will hit a wall in our writing. We get stuck, we don't know what happens next, maybe we know where we need to go, but not sure how to get there.
Hitting a wall can feel a lot like writer's block. It can freak you out and make you panic. But most of the time, it's your subconscious telling you you're missing something you need to move forward.
Try taking a step back and diagnosing what the problem might be:
1. Re-Examine Goals and Motivations
The plot says do X, but there's no way the protagonist would do that and your subconscious knows it. Try looking at your character's motivation. What do they want? What's at stake if they fail? Maybe they've lost sight of what they're trying to accomplish and that's making it hard to go forward.
2. Examine Your Backstory
I know, sounds crazy, but sometimes you can't move forward because you haven't laid the right foundation for it. You might need to add more information to provide the drive needed to move your protagonist to the next step.
3. Look Where You're Going
Your plot says you have to go to X, but maybe that's no longer the right move for the story. Maybe you need to adjust a plot point or change a set piece.
4. Look Where You've Been
Is there something in the story so far that contradicts what you want to do next? Are you duplicating something? You subconscious might be spotting a problem with repetition without realizing it.
5. Look Around
Maybe the setting is wrong, or the location. Would the next scene work better if you moved it? Either the place in the story or the place in the book itself?
6. Talk to Your Bad Guy
Have you been spending so much time on your protagonist that your antagonist's goals and motives are now weak and unbelievable? Maybe you need to shore up the villain's plan to get back on track.
7. Sum Up
Try sitting down with a blank page and just write out what you feel is supposed to happen. Describe it like you were telling a friend--no pressure, just casual. Sometimes writing it down before you "write" it down helps jar the sticky points loose. At the very least, it gives you the freedom to brainstorm and see how you can fix it.
8. Just Do It
When all else fails, just grit your teeth and write, knowing that it's more than likely going to suck. You have to get through it, and sometimes the only way is to just dive in. Take heart in the fact that it probably won't be as bad as you expect it to be, and you'll be able to revise once it's down.
Of course, these are the writing ways. There are also some non-writing things you can do to get past the wall:
1. Take a Break
Sometimes you need to walk away from your writing for a bit and let your brain recharge. You've probably been struggling to plot or write and your frustration level is high. Go do something fun.
2. Read
Reading great books is a terrific way to free your mind and get back into the writing groove.
3. Take a Shower
There's something about hot water, washing my hair, and rubbing the brain that always seems to help. I can't tell you how many times I've figured out what to do while in the shower.
Hitting a wall is perfectly normal, so don't let it worry you. Just step back, take a breath, and find the way to climb over.
What do you do when you hit a wall?
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I love this post!!! This is exactly what I needed! I have recently been running into a block and I think this information will be a huge help!!! Thank you so much for writing it today!ReplyDelete
Most welcome! Another commenter mentioned being stuck, so it seemed like a good post to do :)ReplyDelete
This is a great post. I find riding buses works almost as well as taking showers, but it's a bit more hit and miss - the method doesn't work if you read or listen to music and get too absorbed!ReplyDelete
- Anonymous9:34 AM EST
These are all great suggestions. I usually go for a run to free up my mind. But the writing related questions that you are asking are pure gold. When we get stuck sometimes it's like being in a hole. Your suggestions remind us to climb out of the hole and look around instead of just staring at our feet.ReplyDelete
- Carradee1:27 PM EST
If you're in the middle of the scene, writing out everyone in the scene (or nearby) and what they're doing and could do can help. That helped me find an obvious character action that I was missing.ReplyDelete
If you're having to start a scene anew or go in another direction with a scene, it can help to write out everyone in the scene, then mark out the ones who could be cut and/or who could replace them. (Like, instead of the insane guy who wants to kill her, it could be the lunatic's boss--or even the landlord who's sold her out to them.)
I do a lot of my best thinking in the shower. It's a great place to brainstorm!ReplyDelete
I get this happening to me. Typically the moment I sit down to write. Whereas if I'm not writing, I know exactly what should happen next.ReplyDelete
Stupid brain.
- Heather RQ12:04 PM EDT
Ha! The shower works for me, too. I keep a journal close by so I can write notes as soon as I'm out. The treadmill and elliptical machines work well, too. Mindless, repetitive action.ReplyDelete
Thanks for this post! I was just sitting down to work on a short story that I need to finish for school but was hitting a block and this post really helped. Every time I have a problem with writing I seem to find all the answers I need on your blog. Thanks!ReplyDelete
Shower's great for those big walls, but for the little ones I take my dog to play frisbee. He gets some exercise, and I can talk out loud to myself with no one listening.ReplyDelete
I'm also a shower thinker! We were just discussing this a couple nights ago on Twitter at #yalitchat and someone suggested I get a waterproof shower notepad- I just might! :)ReplyDelete
Fantastic post!! Usually breaks work for me because I know I'm puzzling out something in the story.ReplyDelete
Thanks for this timely post. I've hit a wall about 50,000 words in. I've already taken a long break. I think now I'm just going with 8. Just do it. Accept the suck and go on. Usually something shakes through, especially if you don't think and worry it too much.ReplyDelete
I especially like the advice to grit and write. It may suck, then again, it may not. Wonderful things can happen accidentally.ReplyDelete
Super helpful. I'm currently stuck and agonizing. Have been using the plow through it method but asking more of these questions will help. Thanks!ReplyDelete
Thanks for being with us on WITS, Janice. This is my Waterloo. If I can calm myself long enough to get on my bicycle, there's something about the attentive inattention of riding that losens the knots in my brain. Really, it's a miracle!ReplyDelete
Great post!
I've hit many walls in my efforts to write, some of which have taken me years to get over! Looking back, I can see that my problems were always caused by not knowing where the story was heading. Now I take the time to create a detailed outline before I jump into the first draft, which I find works much better for me.ReplyDelete
I can't tell you how often "take a shower" is my advice to people (including to myself). It's amazing how ideas come about when you're shampooing your hair. Great post!ReplyDelete
Lately I've become a huge fan of the "Sum it up" technique. It doesn't always work, but when it does, I'm always glad I did it. And it "feels like writing" so I don't have those little bits of guilt about not having my butt in the chair and fingers on the pen (or in my case, body flumped on bed, pen to paper).ReplyDelete
Great post, thanks for the other suggestions.
It is just too bad our subconscious can't be more conscious. It so often recognizes something I am missing. Most of my scenes are written in the shower or in my big bathtub. My Eliptical sometimes does the trick while I am running with the music up. Water is better though. Great advice - thanks.ReplyDelete
Ellen, that would work, too. Anything that lets your mind wander.ReplyDelete
Paul Greci, that exactly why I prefer to say I'm stuck vs blocked. Stuck means you only have to find a way to break free. Blocked means you can't get past.
Carradee, good tips. I do something similar with looking at it from the antag's POV.
Xan, it really is :)
Paul, hate when that happens. You might try writing out a quick summary of what the scene is about. That helps me shake loose the cobwebs.
Heather, exactly. I'm no longer surprised how many writers use thew shower trick. :) I hear it all the time.
Sarah, oh good! Best of luck on that assignment.
Kendra, ooo nice. Talking through a scene does help. Never thought about doing it with a pet!
Amy, or those soap crayons you can write on the tile with.
Traci, breaks are awesome. That's one reason I'm not an everyday writer. I need time away from the keyboard.
EP, been there, and yep, it does work. Good luck with you manuscript, and let me know how it goes!
Angela, they do indeed. It's also good practice for when you're on deadline and HAVE to work no matter what.
Stephsco, good luck! Taking a break might work. Take the pressure off yourself :)
Laura, thanks for having me! Bikes are nice. I don't get out on mine nearly enough since we moved to GA. Too many hills!
Wendy, I'm an outliner so I get that. The goal thing is almost always what gets me stuck.
Anna, isn't it? I always thought I was weird until I mentioned it. Now I see how many do the same thing.
Eden, saved my butt on more than one occasion. I also like making notes on things to come back to later.
Glacier, I wish I could let it run the show sometimes :) I'd get so much more done.
- Anonymous8:40 PM EDT
One of my most useful writing tasks is to go for a walk. But not just any walk: it needs to be along a familiar route that I know and won't be distracted by. My normal journey from home to the second-closest railway station is a good example.ReplyDelete
Staticsan, I like that, a familiar walk. Makes sense :) Helps you get unstuck and it's good for you to boot! Win/winReplyDelete
Or you're a pantser, in which case not knowing may be a continual state.ReplyDelete
I hit a wall today for these very reasons. The plot no longer fit my characters. I took a step away and did some brainstorming, which really helped. Thanks for the great suggestions here!ReplyDelete


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Emergency responses to incidents at homes and business can easily be delayed if the numbers are not visible to those who respond. The PPD suggests that every home and business have numbers that are reflective and easy to read from the roadway that can speed up the arrival of emergency responders. In addition to being visible, too many times vehicles block the numbers, brush or trees are overgrown or the porch light is not working and the numbers are not seen.
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The Fairfield County Municipal Prosecutor has issued a new policy regarding how to process the receipt of bad checks. The new policy covers how to accept checks for your business, what course of actions to take if a check is returned, and what conditions must be met before prosecution of the offender can be completed. The City of Pickerington Prosecutor has accepted this policy into the Mayor's Court as well. For a copy of the new policy, click the below link to be redirected to the Prosecutor's Forms and Protocols page on their website.
Identity Theft Alert
Identity theft is rising. Many times professional thieves use false pretenses to obtain personal information from you. The Pickerington Police Department wants the community to know what to do in the event this happens.
Never give any information over the phone, or be internet unless you are ABSOLUTELY sure that the company or organization is legitimate and you have dealt with them before. This includes phone numbers, because many times the phone call to you has been random number punching.
Your Social Security number belongs to you and should NEVER be given, except to Police when you have face to face contact with a police officer. There may be occasions at banks and other places but generally speaking your social security number should be protected.
Recently the Ohio Department of Commerce issued an alert where an organization is using their information to obtain your information. It is not unusual for thieves to use such names as The US Government, The FBI, The Department of Commerce, The local Police and Fire Department, as well as disaster relief services to get money and information from you while lining their own pockets.
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You can also stop identity theft by keeping your wallet and purse with you at all times, never leaving them in cars or accessible to any one except you.
Homes are generally easy targets for crime, there are some steps you should consider. Securing your home should not be a secondary thought but a primary thought! Having a professional risk assessment completed will help you fight against those who enter your home.
Risk assessments can help you determine the type of electronic security services available in your area as well as providing prevention measures to keep you and your family safe, as well as your property.
Always keep the doors secure if not in use.
Never use hollow type doors. Use doors that are recommended to withstand a few hits with a sledge hammer, making it more difficult for a suspect to enter.
The use of deadbolts with protected strike plates are also great deterrents.
Proper lighting is one of the best crime deterrents we have. Lighting at all doors and driveways can help keep suspects away from your home. But remember, if a light bulb burns out it should be immediately replaced. We highly recommend sensor driven lighting systems.
Alarms and video equipment should work hand in hand. Inexpensive equipment will result in poor quality pictures making positive identification impossible. You get what you pay for.
When video and lighting work together you avoid glare and other distorted images. Be sure to have your risk assessment company check the system at night time when you are away from your business to determine if the system works the way you want it to.
Would you leave a million dollars in the your car? The Pickerington Police Department is encouraging everyone NOT to leave any child in car or near a car unattended. nearly 75 children are seriously injured or killed by this form of neglect annually.
When picking up or dropping off children at day care centers, do not leave any child in the car. Do not leave the car running. Car jacking does occur and within seconds you could lose your child.
Ohio Revised Code 4511.81
Children who are either or both - (1) less than 4 years of age, (2) less than 40 pounds - MUST be in an approved child safety seat, installed according to the manufacturer's instructions. Children less than 8 years of age, or less then 80 pounds must be seated in an approved booster seat, installed according to the manufacturer's instructions.
The Pickerington Police Department encourages everyone to follow the law
- it is a known fact that seat belts saves lives!


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Literary Guild and Doubleday Book Club selection.
"Spellbinding ... provocative, hypnotic ... spot-on authentic." - USA Today.
"The story unfolds beautifully, drawing the reader into the family drama, while Shapiro creates a sense of uneasy secrecy about Ruth and Clara's relationship by revealing only a few details at a time. Oprah's Book Club readers or fans of Jodi Picoult will enjoy this psychologically gripping book." - Library Journal.
Clara Brodeur has spent her entire adult life pulling herself away from her mother, the renowned and controversial photographer Ruth Dunne, whose towering reputation rests on the unsettling nude portraits she took of her young daughter from the ages of three to fourteen. At eighteen, Clara fled to the quiet obscurity of a small town in Maine where she married and raised a daughter. Now Ruth Dunne is dying, and Clara is summoned - and goes - to her bedside. And once again, Clara becomes the object of curiosity. As Clara charts a path connecting her childhood with her adult life, Shapiro's novel weaves together past and present in images as stark and intense as the photographs that tore the Dunnes apart. Gripping, haunting, psychologically complex, this is Shapiro at her captivating best.
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Clara struggles to come to terms with her dying mother, famous for exploitative photos taken of Clara as a child.Were Ruth Dunne's exquisite nude photos of her younger daughter—who sensed the abuse ... Read full review
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Gorgeous storytelling! I couldn't pry myself from this sharp and painful novel. Read full review


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And like those other drugs, prescriptions for Pfizer Inc.'s Viagra will be tightly controlled. The law, which takes effect Jan. 1 at a cost of more than $500 billion over a decade, says Viagra can be prescribed only when medically necessary, and in limited quantities.
"The law says if it's an (Food and Drug Administration)-approved drug and it is medically necessary, it has to be covered," said Gary Karr, spokesman for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, which administers the health insurance program for older Americans.
Since it was approved by the FDA in 1998, about 16 million men have tried Viagra, according to Pfizer.
President Bush two years ago signed into law the new voluntary drug benefit, which is expected to cover the drug expenses of 11 million low-income older and disabled people. The government contends the program also could cut drug costs in half for most seniors.
Medicare issued final rules last month for the prescription program, for which low-income people begin registering in June. Other recipients are to sign up in November. The Los Angeles Times first reported Medicare's coverage of sexual performance drugs.
Conservatives say the law opens the door to precisely the kind of big government bureaucracy that they — and Bush — campaigned against.
There was never a discussion of what drugs would be covered during Congress's all-night debates on the issue, one analyst pointed out.
"You cannot have a universal entitlement like this without extreme micromanagement," said Robert E. Moffit, a health care analyst at the Heritage Foundation.
"Members of Congress, frankly, are not competent to make these decisions. Is Congress going to start writing prescriptions?" he added. "Micromanagement will institutionalize incompetence."
The signature component of last year's Medicare law, the prescription drug benefit, will vary widely in its impact on the 29 million older and disabled Americans that the Congressional Budget Office projects will enroll, the study said. The CBO said the average savings will be 37 percent in 2006.