June Greetings from the
Department of Education
Of Louisiana Baptist University
July 2010
This morning I was reading a short article, a sermonette, you might say. After reading, and in keeping with our approaching Independence Day celebration, I thought what a good message to share with my newsletter readers. Therefore, I hope you won’t mind if I do just that!
The Warrior Who Wins! Exodus 17:8-16
Here’s a quick sports quiz. How many men on a football team? Eleven? Yes, if it’s the visiting team. If the home team, there are twelve players. You won’t find the twelfth man anywhere on the field, of course. He’s all those noisy fans cheering for the home team and trying to demoralize the opponents. In sports, those fans are literally known as the twelfth man.
In Exodus 17, Moses tells Joshua to go and fight the Amalekites who ambushed them. In vs. 9, Moses said he would stand on top of the hill, and as long as Moses held up his hands, the Israelites were winning, but whenever he lowered his hands, the Amalekites were winning. Moses was standing between God and his warriors, bringing their need and their battle unto the throne room of Almighty God.
Moses was like that twelfth man in football. He never set foot on the battlefield, but what he was doing was felt by every person in the battle. Are you the faithful prayer warrior for the members of your family, for your church, and for your pastor?
So often people will say, “Well, I guess all I can do is pray!” What? Man, there is no more powerful, no more decisive position you can play on God’s team than that of a prayer warrior. Anyone can play that position anywhere close by, far away, from a hospital bed, a prison cell, or a room alone.
As you support God’s home team from the stands of prayer get excited about the decisive position you’re playing. The victories are ultimately not just won by the warriors on the field, but by that prayer warrior on the hill.
By Dorthea FLNBT
The Voice of Victory Magazine
With the statements above in mind, I want to say that this great country of ours was founded by patriotic men, women, and children who acknowledged God as final authority in their decisions, and that it would be His answers to their prayers that would grant the victories and the liberties they were seeking.
Today we need, more than ever, “real patriots” who will seek God’s wisdom and pray diligently for His leadership, always remembering that we, as prayer warriors, must remain on the top of the hill faithfully praying for our troops on the field. Let us not be found guilty of dropping our arms.
“And I’m proud to be an American,
Where at least I know I’m free.
And I won’t forget the men who died,
Who gave the right to me.”- Lee Greenwood
When people fear the government – that is tyranny.
When government fears the people – that is liberty. -Thomas Jefferson
DATES TO REMEMBER
JULY 4 Independence Day
JULY 5 LBU Office Closed
JULY 26 Early Registration for On-Campus Fall Semester
AUGUST 23 Late Registration for On-Campus Fall Semester
AUGUST 23-27 Week of Final Exams for On-Campus Summer Semester
SEPTEMBER 6 Labor Day
SEPTEMBER 7 On-Campus Fall Semester begins
A THOUGHT FOR TEACHERS…
Thomas Carlyle certainly knew adversity. He experienced one of the worst things that can happen to an author. After completing the first volume of his book, The French Revolution, his friend John Stuart Mill borrowed the manuscript. By accident, Mill’s housemaid burned the manuscript! Carlyle didn’t give up, however. He rewrote the book, largely from memory. It was finally published in 1837.
The next time the computer eats your lesson plans, remember Thomas Carlyle! - copied
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO…Diane Milford Apap, Roxanne Tidrick, Lori Ann Davis, Lana Jones, Corinna Capraun, Levita Marshall, Sarah K. McAndrews, Angela Aldredge, Mary Shelly Pordea, Amy Polson, Sarah Miller Sisler, Jessica Green
May your “Special Day” be filled with God’s richest blessings.
THINK ABOUT IT! Wonderful things happen to all of us when we live expectantly, believe confidently, and pray affirmatively. - copied
to the Education Department …
A “hearty” Louisiana Baptist University “WELCOME” to new students – Sherry Howard, James Powell, and Courtney Little.
I LIKE THIS…David Livingstone said, “I’ll go anywhere provided it is forward!” - copied
An African pastor asked missionaries leaving on furlough to “Tell our friends in America that we do not have refrigerators and other modern contrivances. Tell them we could even dispense with automobiles, but tell them that we cannot do without the gospel of Jesus Christ.” - copied
TEXTBOOK AND RESOURCE BOOK INFORMATION
Because we are in the process of reworking some of the education courses, please wait until you receive your workbook before ordering the required textbooks as the first page of the workbook will have the necessary information for ordering.
Just a Thought: A great leader is not necessarily one who does the greatest things. He is the one who gets the people to do the greatest things. – Ronald Reagan (1911-2004)
From your Dean…All students “must” complete a minimum of one course per semester (within a 15-week period). I know that everyone has “situations” come up from time to time to hinder the studying process, and I will work with you through these “situations”, but please do try to stay on task by developing a workable schedule which will allow you meet this requirement.
Something else for you to consider is that we highly recommend that you work on only one course at a time. Once a course is completed and sent in for grading, then begin working on the next course. Please do not send in all of your courses at one time for grading unless necessary. “Thank you” so much for your cooperation in this effort.
KIDS ARE QUICK!
TEACHER: Glen, why do you always get so dirty?
GLEN: Well, I’m a lot closer to the ground than you are.
PLEASE JOIN THE LBU STAFF IN PRAYING FOR:
- President Obama and the Congress
- Our military leaders, men and women in uniform, and the families of those who have lost their lives for the cause of freedom
- A workable remedy for the OIL spill crisis in the Gulf
- Rachel Humphrey – continued remission of cancer
- Brandon Tainor – (17-18 yrs. old) diagnosed with brain tumor
- Ray Wolfe – Crohn’s disease
- Vinzular Nichols – serious eye problems (possibly Glaucoma)
- Nick Doize – Acute Lympholatastic Leukemia
- Sam (8 yrs. old) – cancer
- James Avaritt – cancer
- Dr. Bill Sheffield’s mother – reoccurrence of cancer
- Student David Pottsberg and wife – For the Lord’s grace and comfort during this time of loss of their baby girl a short time after her birth.
- Student Gary Prentice – is doing very well and feeling good after surgery for a serious neck injury (herniated disc/ pinched nerve). He will soon be released from the neck collar.
- Student Mark Norris’ sister-in-law - Monica Richardson – serious inoperable brain lesion
- Student Alexandria Miles – stage 3 cancer – PRAISE: Alexandria is doing very well at this date.
- Kenneth Hood – declared legally blind and will undergo one last surgery on his right eye to replace the lens. He has recently resigned his church of almost ten years.
- Pastor R.D. Wade – recovering from knee replacement surgery
- Jeff DeLaurentis– Salvation
- Lisa Wyatt – she is pregnant and has been diagnosed with a fast acting leukemia. Please pray for she and the baby.
- LBU students, staff, faculty and administration
We so appreciate your prayers in behalf of these on our prayer list, and know
that you “thank” the Lord with us for His answering our petitions.
REMEMBER: If you have prayer requests, praise reports, or any other news worthy information you would like to share with the LBU staff and students, please feel free to call (318) 686-2360 or e-mail dradams@lbu.edu.
Until next month,
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Dr. Linda Adams
Dean of Education
