of the 30-month “Teaching Reli- gion and Science across the Semi- nary Curriculum” project is to create resources and a model for other semi- naries. The center is a partnership of LSTC and the Center for Advanced Study in Religion and Science.
Stolen Bible recovered A man was arrested after trying to to sell a Bible stolen from St. John Lutheran Church, St. Louis. The owner of an antique books store in St. Louis suspected the Bible was stolen and alerted police. Authori- ties believe the suspect may have been responsible for all six burglaries at the church since September. The Bible, which dates to the 19th century and weighs more than 15 pounds, is only used for special occasions and had been brought out of storage for Christmas services. On top of getting the Bible back, an anonymous donor gave the church a substantial amount of money to buy a security system.
Sunday shopping opposed
The Roman Catholic Church, trade unions and small business associa- tions joined forces in a bid to save Sundays in Italy. Though the outgo- ing prime minister backed a law that allows shops to stay open on the Sab- bath, Sunday traditions are strong in the European nation. The issue extends beyond Italy. In Brussels, dozens of religious groups, unions and business associations from 27 countries have formed the “Euro- pean Sunday Alliance” to lobby the European Union to keep Sunday as a continent-wide day of rest, at least in principle.
King David-era vessels
The Israeli Antiquities Authority found evidence of religious practices dating to King David and the King-
dom of Judah in Tel Motza, west 10
Grinnell player shatters NCAA record G
rinnell College sophomore Jack Taylor is proud of the NCAA record-breaking 138 points he scored during a Division III basketball game in November 2012, but he says the credit belongs to God. It wasn’t always that way. There was a time, Taylor said, when basket- ball was his idol and, although he pro- fessed to be Christian, basketball was all he lived for. Then a knee injury kept him off the court for a year and forced him to re-evaluate his priorities. “Basketball was my idol and once I lost it, I lost everything,” said Taylor, a member of Evangelical Lutheran Church, Black River Falls, Wis. “I think God opened my eyes that bas- ketball is just a game and not some- thing worth living your life for. Now I see it as more of a gift God has given me to enjoy.” The Nov. 20 game between the
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private college in Grinnell, Iowa, and Faith Bible Baptist College, Ankeny, Iowa, was sort of a test for Taylor, a scoring point guard who transferred last fall to Grinnell from the University of Wisconsin–La Crosse. He said his coach was trying to help him end a scoring slump by building up his self-confidence. For the first 10 minutes of the game, teammates were to feed the ball to Taylor to give him scoring opportunities. The tactic worked so well that the ball kept coming his way and Taylor racked up 58 points by halftime. He went on to score a total of 138 points. Grinnell won 179 to 104. His parents, Jack and Elizabeth
Taylor, were on hand to see the record-breaking performance. His dad said they’re proud of their son, saying, “It was a lot of shooting.” The 138 points shattered Taylor’s
previous record of 48 points in a sin- gle game logged during his senior year in high school, and broke the NCAA record of 113 points set in 1954. Taylor said he didn’t realize
what a big deal it was until the next day when requests for interviews started. He’s been interviewed by ESPN, CNN and Sports Illustrated, appeared via Skype on the Today Show and Good Morning America, and has been featured in several newspapers. Taylor hopes to play profession-
ally abroad after college, then pur- sue post-graduate work to become a pharmacist.
Gayda Hollnagel
Hollnagel is the La Crosse Area Synod insert editor.
Jack Taylor (right) on his way to scor- ing a record-setting 138 points for Grinnell [Iowa] College.
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