Larry has a Ph.D in geology from the University of Illinois in 1959, and taught mineralogy and other geology courses at California State University Northridge, beginning in 1960 and retiring in 1993 after 33 years of teaching. He is currently a member of the United Methodist Church in Thousand Oaks, California. He coordinates Lay Witness Missions for more than 100 weekend missions to churches, ranging in size from 60 to 6,000 members, and witnesses to how Christ has changed his life. He has been on the summer staff at Holden Village some 8 to 10 times, in the 1960s and 1970s. He returns on the summer staff this year for the first time since then. He enjoys leading hikes to the Holden copper mine, describing its geology and history. Together with his wife, Barbara, he has written some of the guides to the hikes around Holden, describing the local plant and animal life. In younger years, Barbara and Larry once hiked to Mirror Lake in one day, a 36-mile round trip!
He has a website Opposition to Creationism, and has been opposing a literal interpretation of the Bible for many years on the basis of scientific evidence. He plans to give slide sessions on the glacial geology of the Holden area, volcanoes, and why Moses kept his feet dry – the story of the disappearing island of Atlantis. He wrote an article for the January 1966 issue of National Geographic Magazine, “Rare Beauty in Common Rocks.”
Audio Archive
Collins, Larry
Recordings
Vespers July 4, 1975 with Larry Collins – Dependence and Independence
Presenter: Collins, Larry / 1975Vespers July 30, 1976 with Larry Collins – Parable of the Christian Letter
Presenter: Collins, Larry / 1976Recent Additions
Vespers August 31, 1977 with James Burtness – Love God with All Your Mind
Vespers August 30, 1977 with David and Joyce Bella – The Bear Gospel
Vespers August 29, 1977 with Herb Brokering – Seven Magnificat Stories
Vespers August 28, 1977 with James Burtness – Holy is His Name (2nd Setting)
Vespers August 27, 1977 with Paul Manz – Hymn Festival on Pray, Praise,& Give Thanks
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Holden wishes to express appreciation to PLU, Pacific Lutheran University, for their support of the Holden Audio Archive Project.
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