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Being God's Leader on Campus

Being God's Leader on Campus

The Student Body Association is a group that has been around for a long time at many schools to help steer their school’s students to great things. The SBA is typically in charge of planning events and getting the student body to become closer together. This is one of the main goals of Blue Mountain College’s SBA president, Ed Bender. Ed Bender is a twenty-one year old senior who is set to graduate in December, giving him a shorter time to leave a lasting impact on Blue Mount

Goodnight, Sweet Prince

Goodnight, Sweet Prince

BMC's Production of Shakespeare's Hamlet On the last cold, dreary week of October, audience members in Garret Hall Auditorium were whisked away to colder, drearier Denmark where ghosts spoke and princes contemplated murder. The Blue Mountain College Department of Fine Arts presented a thrilling one-act adaptation of Shakespeare’s Hamlet that contained both laughter and tears, love and loss. The shortened adaptation by Albert Pia cut down the nearly four hours of performance t

The Shepherd King

The Shepherd King

There are few images that invoke a sense of peace better than that of a shepherd watching over his flock, and there are few images that invoke a sense of majesty better than a king sitting on his throne. Our God embodies both of these striking images--the gentle shepherd and the mighty king--and we can take heart knowing that in times of trouble, we can call on the name of our Shepherd King. Psalm 23 is a well-loved and well-quoted passage of scripture that tells of the peace

BMC Days Gone By

BMC Days Gone By

Many things have changed since BMC began over 100 years ago, and many of these things have been lost to time, unknown to most, if not all, in living memory. Some of these traditions, clubs, and classes, however, had a tremendous impact on the student body and its administration, and should be considered for the future. Classes When Blue Mountain College began in 1873, it had only 50 female students. However, their class load was impressive, teaching classes that aren’t even t

Missions Moving South

Missions Moving South

Heeding The Call Series Part 2 Canton Foley spent her summer in Houston, Texas, working with the Mission Centers of Houston. She was very busy the entire time, working with six different ministries at once. These included a homeless ministry, a food pantry, and children’s and youth clubs. Canton particularly enjoyed the homeless ministry and the food pantry, saying that she has “a heart for homeless people.” She remembers one homeless man with whom she formed a special friend

Combating the Heart Clutter

Combating the Heart Clutter

As the close of the semester approaches, it brings along with it the anxiety ridden due dates of group projects we’ve forgotten about, exit exams, and term papers. Many of us repeat the mantra, “Cs get degrees,” or respond to the question of our well being with, “I’m surviving,” as we brew another pot of coffee and make another set of flashcards. We look back on the days of early semester, when we were fresh faced, held little responsibility, and wrote everything in our plann

Hearts Made New

Hearts Made New

2019 Campus Revival Previously, our school hosted a two-day revival here at Blue Mountain. The speaker was Dr. Ed Newton, an evangelist from San Antonio, Texas. He was raised by two deaf parents and struggled through school. Ed finally made it to college where he struggled even more. He found his wife in college and they now are raising beautiful children. On Monday during the regular chapel time, Ed really focused on the Lord’s Prayer. He broke down what it was telling us. O

Learnin' 'Bout Lytal

Learnin' 'Bout Lytal

At this point in the semester, we’re moving closer to the finish line. At the beginning, we had some new additions to the staff and faculty of Blue Mountain College. This article is a continuation of a series meant to introduce the newcomers with a mixture of serious and not-so-serious questions. The second person featured is Professor Lytal. Professor Lytal is the newest addition to our Science department, and one of Blue Mountain College’s own graduates. If you’ve had a cla

Mountains of Words

Mountains of Words

"Words—so innocent and powerless as they are, as standing in a dictionary, how potent for good and evil they become, in the hands of one who knows how to combine them!" —Nathaniel Hawthorne Words, words, words. By this point in the semester, a lot of us have probably had our fill of words. We’ve taken so many notes, written so many essays, and read so many dry textbooks that writing more words is the last thing we want to volunteer for. But what if you want to write something

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Addie Grace Putnam

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Emily Blackwell

Courtney Eaker

Hannah Farrar

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Dr. Nancy Kerns

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