Posts for January 2008
Lance Lewis in Chapel
Today we heard from Rev. Lance Lewis, a pastor and church planter in West Philadelphia. His church is Christ Liberation Fellowship and it “is a multi-ethnic church committed to making disciples who make a difference in our community, city, and world.” Pastor Lewis blogs on two sites, Blaque Tulip and Reforming Churches , the [...]
Published on Jan 30, 2008 at 2:51 pm.
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Stories from the Streets
Thursday evening (tonight) at 7:30 pm in Mills 270/280, a team from Emmaus Ministries in Chicago will be presenting “Stories From the Streets.” Emmaus ministers to the young men in Chicago’s night community who are involved in prostitution. These men are known on the street as “hustlers.”
They describe the presentation as follows: The program [...]
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Published on Jan 24, 2008 at 9:02 am.
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Helm’s Deep
Because the College is closed today, due to the ice, we also missed the concluding talk by Dr. Paul Helm on Global Warming: What’s the Stake? If you are interested, Dr. Helm has an analysis of this issue posted on his blog, cleverly titled “Helm’s Deep.” You can read it here. Yesterday in chapel [...]
Published on Jan 22, 2008 at 10:41 am.
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Discipleship Coordinators
One of my favorite times each month is when my home in Chattanooga is filled with Covenant students who serve on their halls as discipleship coordinators. One of my job responsibilities is to oversee these students as they lead in creating atmospheres of spiritual vitality on their halls. I meet with each DC individually throughout [...]
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Published on Jan 21, 2008 at 3:03 pm.
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Dr. King’s Birthday
We enjoyed having Dr. Lewis Baldwin in Chapel on Monday. He’s Professor of Religious Studies at Vanderbilt University, and he challenged us to look more closely at Martin Luther King, Jr.’s dream, particularly as our world seems to be more fractured than ever. We were getting a head start on remembering Dr. King–his birthday is [...]
Published on Jan 15, 2008 at 3:21 pm.
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Looking ahead
Covenant students have a few more days to enjoy, but the staff is back here on the mountain, frigid temperatures and all. I’m told this cold spell is highly unusual for Tennessee/Georgia (a wind chill Wednesday night recorded at -4 degrees). It feels like I never left Pennsylvania.
I’ve been looking ahead to the Spring semester [...]
Published on Jan 4, 2008 at 12:15 pm.
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