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Did Noah’s Flood Actually Happen? – Harvard Presentation Review with Cade Shields
Have you ever wondered where the story of Noah's flood came from, and if it has any basis in historical reality? In this episode of Eastern Oregon on Fire, Cade and Matt find some common ground, and also a few flaws with a recent presentation on the Noah's flood...
How Sure Are You That You’ll Go to Heaven? – Molly Gulden Interview
In this episode of Eastern Oregon On Fire (or the EOU in Action Podcast, since we clearly can't decide on a name), Peter Hamilton has some provocative questions for Molly Gulden. Molly is on the EOU cross-country and track team and has made some serious investments...
How Can the EOU Community Develop an Appreciation for the Bible? A Conversation with Brock Johnson
Have you noticed that most universities aren't very religiously tolerant? Most of America’s first universities (we’re talking Harvard, Yale, Princeton) were founded on Biblical principles and were established to educate clergymen. Which begs the...
What is EOU Like Spiritually? Brock Johnson EOU Basketball Interview
Let's face it - EOU is a little quirky. We once encountered an environmentalist student who paused while lecturing us about the virtues of sustainable forestry to refill her lip with chewing tobacco, then changed the subject and asked us for a ride to Wendy's. Then...
What is the Gospel? – Peter Hamilton EOU Basketball Interview
If you grew up going to church, did you have a positive experience? Negative? Neutral? Unlike many of us, Peter Hamilton had an overwhelmingly positive experience, and is happy he stayed on a positive trajectory with his faith. Peter is now a small forward on the...
What is God Like and How Can We Know Him? – EOU Football Players Interview
What is God like? It's a big question, maybe even the ultimate question. In the first full episode of the Eastern Oregon On Fire Podcast, three football players from the Eastern Oregon University football team discuss what God is like and how we can know him. They...
Homiletics: How to Get More Out of Your Bible Study
When speaking with students about their Bible study habits, one refrain I often hear is, “I know I ought to read the Bible, but I don’t even know where to begin.” Others explain that while they read the Bible regularly, they struggle to draw out any truths from what...
Who Do Historical Sources Say Jesus Is?
If you didn’t get enough from last week’s introduction to the book of Romans, you might want to check out this post. Last week we looked at who Paul said Jesus was. Prior to his conversion, Paul would have said that Jesus was a blasphemer that broke the Jewish...
How to Restore Our View of Sports
Sports have always had an impact on culture. They provide a healthy outlet for competition and bring diverse people groups together. From the time of ancient Greece, we see widespread participation in sports with the original Olympic Games. But in our modern...
