John W. Martens is an associate professor of theology at the University of St. Thomas, St. Paul, Minn,where he teaches early Christianity and Judaism. He also directs the Master of Arts in Theology program at the St. Paul Seminary School of Divinity. He was born in Vancouver, B.C. into a Mennonite family that had decided to confront modernity in an urban setting. His post-secondary education began at Tabor College, Hillsboro, Kansas, came to an abrupt stop, then started again at Vancouver Community College, where his interest in Judaism and Christianity in the earliest centuries emerged.
101-year-old Bob Delk, guitar, Steve Hanneman, keyboard and trumpet and Susan Mayo, cello will play seasonal favorites and big band tunes from 7-8 p.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 19 in the lobby of the Sharing Flaming Center for the Arts at Tabor College in Hillsboro. The Starbucks in the lobby will be open.