Why Do We Need Jesus?

By Jason, M.Ed., M.A.R., Headmaster

“All have sinned and fall short of the glory of God” (Romans 3:23, NIV)

“The heart is deceitful above all things and beyond cure. Who can understand it?” (Jeremiah 17:9, NIV)

"No one is good—not even one. No one has real understanding; no one is seeking God.” (Romans 3:10-11, NLT)

One time, I took a light bulb out of its box, screwed it into my lamp, turned it on and—nothing. No light! I unscrewed the light bulb and looked at it. It looked ok to me, until I looked a little closer. Inside the light bulb, something was broken. From the outside, from a distance, it looked fine, but something broken on the inside made it useless. The only thing I could do with that light bulb was trash it.

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Clash of the Titans

Updated on Sunday, August 16, 2009 at 8:02AM by MAD21

By Alan

In case you haven’t heard, the somewhat campy 1981 movie Clash of the Titans is being remade, scheduled to come out Spring of 2010. The theme of the mythical storyline is about a man (even though he was somewhat extraordinary) struggling to survive amongst the conflicts between the gods (little “g”) and the offspring of the gods (called Titans). It was common among the Roman and Greek myths to have conflict among the gods, who don’t actually fight directly with each other, but use humans, titans, and heroes as mere pawns in their epic battles. The poor humans who happened to be nearby often suffered because of these battles.

People today believe that they are in charge of their own destiny, and have the freedom to do what they like. This is true, however, that doesn’t mean that they aren’t going to be victims as bystanders in some titanic struggle that they didn’t start or fully understand.

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LEAD Uganda

By John

There are many aid organizations in Africa, but most of them can only provide the most essential needs of survival - food, shelter, and perhaps the most basic of educational resources. Of course, there is a definite need for these things, and it is appropriate to address that need first and foremost. But what we sometimes forget is that the bare necessities of survival are not an end unto themselves. They are a means to an end, and that end is not mere survival, but prosperity. And for many, that end is still much too far out of reach. Too often a child is provided with tuition fees for school, but cannot complete or utilize his education, because he still must work 8 hours a day to eat. Too often a family is provided with food for the week, but still is left with no way to provide food for themselves.

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A Whole New Life

By Jason, M.Ed., M.A.R., Headmaster

So, you’re back from camp. What a week! You had tons of fun, did things you probably never thought you’d get to do this summer, made some new friends, and got to know God better than ever before.

Now what? You’re back from camp and it’s time for your regular, old life to start again, right? Wrong! Not after everything you’ve learned this summer. Not after what God has been doing in your life. Your same old, stale, crusty life is gone, and you have a whole brand-spankin’, shiny new life with Jesus waiting for you.

What does this mean for you? Well, sit back and get ready, because we’re going to spend some time taking a look at exactly what your new life holds for you. Ready? Let’s get started . . .

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YOB: #10. See Some Ridiculously Exciting Fireworks

By Beth

When I look at the Year of the Birthday list, it is easy to see where some of the ideas came from. Some came from our own individual lists of things we'd always wanted to do; some are on there simply because they'd make a good story, some ideas sprouted other ideas and some are from Veggie Tales songs. For the life of me, I cannot remember where "see some ridiculously exciting fireworks" came from. So, unfortunately, I have no amusing back-story to go along with this article. Many apologies, I will try to include a witty history in my next submission.

That being said, it is important to note that the specific item is: see some RIDICULOUSLY EXCITING fireworks. No simple, run-of-the-mill display would do It had to be enormous and loud and of course, ridiculously exciting! It has apparently been a while since Lara has seen a decent fireworks display and when we were discussing where we would go to see these ridiculously exciting fireworks, she said that ANYTHING would be better than what she normally sees.

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