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Out and About
Christmas 2007
Seattle, Washington, July 17 and 18; Rock Island, Illinois, October 19; Prairie Village, Kansas, October 21; Petersons call trip to Kenya “a bath in hope.”
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Meeting at Lake Florida Covenant Church, June 6, 2007
Spring 2007
Lake Florida Covenant Church is the oldest Covenant Church in Minnesota, founded in 1870. It is a lovely, old, white church with a cemetery adjacent. Though it no longer hosts a regular congregation, it is always open to visitors. The pump organ and piano are in good condition and hymnals are out for use.
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Pietisten West Coast Tour
by Phil Johnson · Summer 2006
For ten days (April 26 to May 6) Sandy and I visited the Seattle, Washington area as Pietisten editors. We were guests of Carl and Marcia Blomgren on Vashon Island, of Associate Editor, Nels Elde and Ann, and Jackie and Art Mampel in Seattle, Gordon and Chris Johnson in Snoqualmie, and my sister, Adele Stone, in Longview, Washington. I talked to the Adult Sunday School Class at historic First Covenant Church in Seattle (text available at Pietisten.org) and Sunday afternoon Sandy, Nels Elde, Karl Nelson, and I represented Pietisten at the West Coast Annual Meeting (more than 30 attended) hosted by Gordon and Chris Johnson.
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Out and About
by Phil Johnson · Winter 2005
North Park Homecoming October, 2005
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The Heart of Christianity
by Phil Johnson · Winter 2004-2005
Dr. Borg described two paradigms of Christianity in America. He named them “Earlier Christianity” and “Emerging Christianity.” There are significant differences between them. Borg believes that Christians need to look for ways to build bridges between these groups that can lead to shared Christian faith and fellowship.
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Harvard’s Noble Lectures
by Phil Johnson · Winter 2004-2005
Dr. Timothy Johnson, Medical Editor of ABC News, delivered the 2004 William Belden Noble Lectures at Harvard Divinity School in November. This report is based on a recording of the three lectures.
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Out and About
Fall 2004
A Party in Seattle; Istanbul Wedding; International Falls Reunion
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Out and About
Winter 2003-2004
The Ad Hoc Society for Religion & Aesthetics; Report from Lisa Machado in Angola
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Out and About
by Phil Johnson · Summer 2003
Mountain View Wedding; The Mending of Creation—Krister Stendahl at North Park Seminary, February 25, 2003; North Park Basketball Reunion, March 1, 2003.
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Out and About
by Phil Johnson · Winter 2002-2003
A Winnetka Summer Wedding; The Waters of Baptism
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Out and About
by Erik Hawkinson and Bob Bach · Summer 2002
First reflection on crossing the Atlantic; California Wedding
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"Praying the Psalms" — John Weborg at Bethlehem Church.
by Phil Johnson · Winter 2001-2002
The Bethlehem Covenant Winter Seminar featured John Weborg from North Park Theological Seminary. John is a veteran professor at NPTS, one of the giants who, as the years pass and the culmination of a career comes into view, makes one ask, "How can there be a North Park Seminary without him?"
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An Evening of Music at Covenant Manor, Golden Valley, September 7, 2001.
by Phil Johnson · Summer 2001
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Out and About
by Phil Johnson · Spring 2001
Six people were inducted into the Viking Club Athletic Hall of Fame at Anderson Chapel on the North Park campus. This writer had the privilege of presenting his favorite two—Bob Bach and Ivar Wistrom.
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Out and About
by Phil Johnson · Fall 1999
Watching the Red; New Freedom in Kansas
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An Old Ball Player Takes His Final Break
by Phil Johnson · Winter 1999
The magnificent memorial service in Salem Covenant Church, New Brighton, the home church of Curtiss Johnson, reflected the wide range of his friendships and influence.
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Out and About
Fall 1998
Pittsburgh Wedding; Happy 100th; North Park Seminary–A Going Concern
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National Crises: King David and Abraham Lincoln
by Phil Johnson · Summer 1997
If you have taken part in a study led by David Hawkinson, you know what a special experience it is. If you have taken a class or heard lectures by Zenos Hawkinson…, you know how imaginative and gripping his teaching is.
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Spring Wedding Ushers in Summer
by Nels Elde · Summer 1997
April showers fell from
the eyes of both newlyweds-elect, but underneath the tears was a
glow as strong as the summer sun.
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by Phil Johnson · Spring 1997
Mel Soneson's Seventy-fifth Sirthday Party; Experience Counts
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Out and About
by Phil Johnson · Fall 1996
Theologians Wed; United Theological Seminary Installs Wilson Yates; "Making Sense of Life and Learning" - The First Annual Holmer Lecture
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Out and About
Fall 1995
As Navigation Editor I am pleased to report that a wedding reception on the Spirit of Chicago successfully steamed away from Navy Pier out onto beautiful Lake Michigan in late August. A three hour dinner cruise followed.
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Out and About
by Phil Johnson · Spring 1995
“Where is the soul?” “What is it?” “Is it?” Socrates thought that the soul was a knowable, eternal reality and he willingly bet his life on its eternal existence.
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Out and About
by Phil Johnson · Fall 1994
Once in awhile, a person gets a chance to do something entirely different. That chance came to me in September. I had the opportunity to be “manager” for the Minnesota portion of the concert tour of Christina Ekström and Bo Haraldsson.
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Out and About
by Phil Johnson · Summer 1994
I drove to Chicago the third week in June because it was the week of the Annual Meeting of the Covenant and of the Covenant Ministerium. These meetings have been a time and a place in which I could see old friends and peddle a few Pietistens.
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Out and About
by Phil Johnson · Spring 1994
A delightful winter gathering on the 4th Floor of Wilson Library on the West Bank Campus of the University of Minnesota (U of M) was the most recent event of a chain of events that began on a winter day more than 60 years earlier.
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Out and About
by Phil Johnson · Winter 1993
The events described by Howard R. Garis at the conclusion of “Uncle Wiggly and Puss in Boots,” quoted at the conclusion of Out and About last issue, did not occur; so, I am free to tell you more about the people we met in Scandinavia.
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Out and About
Fall 1993
In August the Copy Editor and I got out and about in a much bigger way than usual for us. During this time we managed to set foot in six countries. I regret to report that we distributed Pietisten in only two countries — Norway and Sweden.
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Out and About
Summer 1993
When a long-time reader and supporter of Pietisten invited me to join him at a local University of Chicago gathering to hear Martin Marty talk about Fundamentalism, I accepted gladly.
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Out and About
by Phil Johnson · Spring 1993
John Weborg was in town to preach at Founders’ Day. I might have skipped this year if it were not that John was speaking. I have been to quite a few Founders’ Day Meetings at Salem Covenant Church. I am sure I have been to at least five. In fact, I have reported on several of them in this column.
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Out and About
Winter 1992
For a while, events were popping along like corn. Fortunately it has been a bit quieter lately. In October, Runar Eldebo of Lidingö Seminary in Sweden came to town to present a stimulating series of seminars, “God in Modern Society,” at Community Covenant Church in Minneapolis.
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Out and About
Fall 1992
Live Big; Think Small. Toddler Room, September 6, 1992. North Park Wedding
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Out and About
by Phil Johnson · Summer 1992
The members of Salem Covenant Church in New Brighton, Minnesota provided the hospitality for this banquet. The decorations were tasteful, the food was excellent, and the service was superb.
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Out and About
Spring 1992
Glen and Jane Wiberg’s Farewell at Salem; With Runar Eldebo; Couple Communication
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Out and About
by Phil Johnson · Winter 1991
The Gustafson Lectures; The North Park Philosophy Academy; Dedication of the Nyvall Memorial
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Out and About
by Phil Johnson · Fall 1991
Annual Meeting Report; Dagmar Soneson at Wooddale Church
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Out and About
by Phil Johnson · Summer 1991
Schubert Club Concert, March 28, 1991; President Horner at Bethlehem, April 21, 1991
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Out and About
Spring 1991
The Governor's Dinner; Launching the Karl A. Olsson Chair of Religious Studies at North Park College; Sport Report
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Out and About
Winter 1990
The Inaugural Lectures of the Gustafson Lectureship; North Park Philosophy Academy, 1990; Sport Report
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Out and About
by Phil Anderson · Fall 1990
Once again, for this reporter, I have been out and about a lot since last issue. The copy editor and I travelled to the East Coast of the United States where we stayed more than two weeks. We spent time in the lakes and mountains of New Hampshire and in the ocean at Wellfleet, Massachusetts.
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Out and About
by Phil Johnson · Summer 1990
Chicago Weekend; Philosophy at North Park; Pastor Norbert Johnson’s Farewell; Wanderings; William Coffin at Plymouth Church; The Authorized Version—Northrup Frye; The Gospel of Mark; Epcot Center
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Out and About
Spring 1990
Founders' Day, 1990; Martin Marty and Vivian Jones; Transfiguration at Bethlehem; Sport Report
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Out and About
Winter 1989
North Park Philosophy Academy, 1989; Church Planting Pietist Style; The Rolling Stones; Sport Report
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Out and About
Fall 1989
Covenant Annual Meeting Report; Mission Meeting June 1989; Sport Report; Pietists Dismount Mounties
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Out and About
Summer 1989
The Gustafson Lectures; A Seasonal Person; A Story-Telling Man; A Scientific Story; Sport Report; Sport Correspondence
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Out and About
Spring 1989
Founder's Day 1989; Sport Report
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Out and About
by Phil Johnson · Winter 1988
North Park Philosophy Academy Meeting Report - October 27, 1988; Sport Report
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Out and About
by Phil Johnson · Fall 1988
Annual Meeting Report; Sport Report
