Opinion

While many Doane and Hainer residents were cranking up their air conditioning units to prepare for the summer, Rob Bell was putting out the fires of hell with his New York Times bestseller “Love up.” However, Chan’s rebuttal did not gain as much attention as did “Love way.” And yet, here at a Christian University, […]

In my time at Eastern, I have had the privilege of studying under many excellent professors. Most of them are specialized in their respective fields and have a diverse knowledge base from which to teach. And, as I’m sure is true with any school, some do not. We all have our favorite classes, some required

Earlier this year, a Canadian couple made headlines when they announced that they had decided to keep the sex of their most recent child, Storm, private. In an email announcing the birth, the family explained that their decision is “a tribute to freedom and choice in place of limitation, a stand up to what the

In 1987, John Thompson was convicted of first-degree murder and armed robbery and sentenced to death. He spent 14 years on death row at the Louisiana State Penitentiary. He did not commit either crime. It was not until 1999 that investigators discovered that the Orleans Parish District Attorney’s Office, who had tried Thompson for both

You all know the drill. One of the first things you experience when you board an airplane is that infamous, informative video clip (and if you’re like me, you’ve probably wondered how well that seat cushion you’re sitting on actually does float). The video goes through everything from how to fasten your seat belt to

Another year at Eastern has gone by, and what a year it has been. As finals begin and procrastination becomes habitual, I am reminded of what has happened since the beginning of Fall 2010, at least in regards to the Waltonian. The list is long and not without its major ups and downs.In fact, I

In my years as a professing Christian, I have been exposed to hundreds of different ways of preaching the gospel, and the one thing that they all have in common is the focus on efficiency. We have all seen examples of mass-market evangelism: tracts about the end of the world, New Testaments plus Psalms and

Before you read any further, let me caution you: This article is about sexuality. If you haven’t already thrust your copy of the Waltonian into the nearest waste receptacle or run away screaming with your fingers clawing at your eyes, then by all means, venture forward. But don’t say I didn’t warn you. In my

The problems of environmentalism