A sign of the times....

I saw a news article today about vandals slashing an inflatable snowman in front of a home. It seems it was the third time for the snowman to be destroyed. The home owners, wanting to believe in the goodness of people during this season replaced the snowman after the first time it was cut up. Well after the second time they put a camera out there and sure enough the stupid vandals came back.
They were arrested and I hope face jail time!

Family night

The last Tuesday service of the Fall term is normally a "family night" with a christmas focus. We sing traditional Christmas hymns, have a short message, Christmas related and usually a skit or two.
Well last night we enjoy several items. The Covenant class continued the "rap" tradition with two songs. the first was a take on the 12 days of Christmas, called the "eight days". It was a audience participation song and got everyone involved. the second song featured four differnt languages sing "feles navidad". It was great.
Five other students performed a skit to remind us that it is Jesus not the tree, or turkey or even Santa that is the true meaning for Christmas.
For those students who came, the evening provided a break from studying for exams. We had hot chocolate and cookies planned but a father showed up with surprise birthday cakes for his daughter (one of our students). So we had treats galore.
It was a great time for all.

It is a shame revisited

Well well well. I wonder what sparked this reversal?

Prayer request

There is a young girl who is part of our extended family who was just diagnosed with liver cancer. I don't very often make appeals like this but if I could ask you to pray for her, her folks and grandparents (my uncle is her step-granddad).

Her name is Laurel and she is 13.

Thanks,
God bless

It is really a shame.

It seems as if the wishes of the majority and traditions counts for nothing anymore. The politically correct crowd ought to be proud. This article sez it all.

Christmas Greeting! Okay I am early!

December 2006

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

What a difference a year makes! Last year at this time we were a small private Bible school offering a diploma for completing our programs of study, and now we are a small private Bible school offering a Bachelor’s degree in Practical Theology. This change has come in response to the educational needs of our students and through the hard work of our dedicated staff. We also have prepared a completion program for recent graduates who would like to return and complete their degree.

However, CFNBC is not only about degrees. We still believe the best witnesses for Christ are individuals who have experienced Him in Spirit and truth. Through daily chapels, prayer, classes, and times of reflection the Spirit directs our learning, growing and equipping process.

In connection with Spring Commencement we are planning to host an alumni homecoming (April). Many of our alumni have prayed for our growth, our larger building, and our degree granting status. We want to honor you for your prayer support as we are now enjoying the fruit of those faithful prayers.

This year has been a year of blessings and challenges. The staff and students recognize that without the faithful financial partners who support the college our tuition rates would have to increase substantially. We are so thankful to those who help us keep Christ For The Nations Bible College affordable so that more servants can be trained. To keep the program and the life of the students growing we would like to ask you to consider adding Christ For The Nations Bible College to your gift list this season. Consider us!

Exciting things are in store for 2007. How can we be sure? Because God is on the throne, His eye is on His children and He is ever faithful. We pray that the season finds you enjoying sweet fellowship with those important to you and that you remember that during this season, Christians have the best reason to smile. It is the birthday of the King!

Happy Birthday Jesus!

Hello I am a Christ Follower

If you are familiar with the Mac\PC ads on TV you will recognize this set of parody clips. they are great!

A wise man once said

That if you look at a grave stone, often you will see the dates written for the birth and the death of some one. It is usually written in this format, 1945-2006. He observed that if we are still alive then we are living in the "dash," that undetermined length of time represented on a tombstone as a "-" in between a birth date and a death date. As anyone can tell you, life is a dash, a race in which everyone will finish the same. Only Jesus won the race against death. and He won by overcoming death.

Pastor Doug Bursch of Evergreen Life Ministry visited my daughters church this weekend. Among the many things he said was an encouragement to not live in the past or the future. But to live each day as the Lords gives it. Fresh and new every morning. We have eternal life, it will be there when we arrive. Right now we are surrounded by people and things that need our attention. Lets focus on the here and now, contributing to the ongoing witness of a present day Savior who is the same today as He was and will be.
Peace and Grace