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Editorial
Devotional
I am a quiet
Christian
to look at me you may not notice I am a Christian at all, for I
have no special look — no halo above my head, no wings
sprouting from my back. I don’t carry a Bible constantly,
(although some Christians do) nor do I spout-off Scripture on
cue.
your only clue then, would be if you were to catch a glimp
se of a small, gold cross I usually wear.
I am just a quiet Christian.
I do not try to push what I believe on others, but instead
hope they will be interested by what they see through my ac
tions and expressions day to day.
I am a Christian but this does not mean that God has pro
mised a smooth pathway for me to walk, only that the rough
spots will be easier for me to trod with a Friend by my side to
guide me. And, should I slip and fall. He will pick me up, and
dust me off and help me on my way.
I am a quiet Christian.
when I am troubled by what the day has held or by what life
has to offer, I turn to my Lord in prayer and He listens, no mat
ter how small the burden may be. He will listen, even when I
only call on him in times of trouble, forgetting to praise him
for the blessings along the way.
it is through my faith that I can turn these things over to
Him and know that it is In good hands. And no, my faith is
not iron-clad, for at times my doubts do arise, but it is also
only through everday struggles that my faith has grown -
through the hard times as well as the good, just as without
both the sun and the rain the rose would never bloom,
so...you say you were once and/or want to believe now,
But...you have your doubts, or feel he won’t listen to you, or
that you don’t have the faith that it takes, or He really doesn’t
care or such-and-such wouldn’t have happened?
He does care.
no matter if you are a priest or a peasant, no matter if you
live in a mansion or hut, if you have great faith or that the size
of a mustard seed.
He loves you - right now - just as you are.
I am a quiet Christian.
I am His friend and yours.
I love you, and I can, because Christ
first loved me.
and, even if your ways are different,
even if your beliefs are not the same as mine, well, that’s
OK too!
I will always listen to you and share your burdens.
I will still love you and I will pray for you because
I am just a quiet Christian.
— Sharon Kimberly Howell
Agreeing with the Drinking Age
When I came to Montreat-
Anderson College, I had no
idea what the drinking age
was in North Carolina. After
all, I could not legally drink
at home, so why should I
worry about being able to
drink at college? Unfor
tunately, this was not true
for ali students — many
students had been taking
advantage of the 18 year oid
drinking age, and were
angry upon hearing that a
change would be taking
place. The bomb dropped
on October 1, 1983 — the
drinking age changed from
18 to 19 years old. Even
though many people, espe
cially college students,
disagree with the legisla
ture’s decision, i agree with
it.
By raising the age,.there
is going to be a number of
youths that will no longer be
able to acquire alcohol easi
ly. Hopefully by raising the
drinking age, there will be
few teenagers like a friend
of mine named Tim. Tim is
aood looking, athletic, and
inteiligent, but he drinks
heavily. Though Tim never
came to school drunk,,
almost every weeknight and
weekend, Tim was seen with
a beer in his hand. Though
Tim may not seem to be an
alcoholic today, if he keeps
up his present practices he
will most likely become an
alcoholic before he is twen
ty. For other minors such as
Tim, I feel the legislature
raised the age to heip young
aduits, not punish them.
The number of teenage
deaths in automobiles is on
the rise. A vast number of
these deaths occur while
the youths are intoxicated.
An example of this is Jason.
Jason was on his way home
from the lake over Labor Day
weekend; like most people,
Jason had a few too many
beers. The car Jason was
driving hit a tree, Jason was
killed, Kent, a passenger,
was badly bruised, and
another passenger, Keresa,
had both legs broken.
Everyone in Jason’s car had
been drinking; preventing
accidents such as this i s.
another soiid reason for
raising the drinking age.
True, raising the drinking
age has caused a vast
amount of confusion, but in
the long run it will be for the
best. By changing the drink
ing age in the middle of the
year, the state legislature
has left many youths that
are now 18 wondering if
their rights have been taken
away. I agree that the state
could have done a better job
about the timing of the
change, but the decision
overall was a good one.
I feel it is in our best in
terest as college students
for the drinking age to be
raised. If the drinking age
was still 18, I know I would
be drinking — not heavily,
but I would have an occa
sional glass of wine. Even
though I can not legally
drink at home, if given the
right I would use it. Hope
fully, the raising of the drink
ing age will help prevent and
decrease teenage alcohol
ism and teenage deaths in
automobile accidents.
It’s Raining Inside
When students returned
to M-AC for their second
semester of classes some
expected to be flooded with
homework, tests and papers
but not water! During the
Christmas holiday tempera
tures here in Montreat drop
ped below zero, reaching to
15 degrees below zero on
Christmas eve. Due to the
sub-zero weather water-
pipes in the dorms froze and
many burst, causing flood
ing in M-A Hall, McGregor
and Davis. Many students
were greeted back with
sloshing of water logged
carpet and an awful stench
due to the flooding. Some
students whose rooms were
flooded had no loss of
possessions due to water.
Others did not fare as well.
In McGregor many first floor
residents were forced to
temporarily move from their
rooms until things “dried
out”. They also had posses
sions damaged like leather
shoes, stereo boxes, trunks
and other things.
The maintenance men vac-
cumed gallons upon gallons
of water from their rooms
and many girls are just now
moving back in and read
justing their rooms where
holes in ceilings (one room
has the upstairs bathtub
showing through the ceiling)
and spots and gaps are
reminders of the accident.
When asked what was being
done about compensation
of materials lost, the reply
was there is no compensa
tion from the college for the
flood related losses. Even
Resident Directors were not
exempt from the flooding.
The Pillsburys’ apartment in
Davis was flooded and it
was necessary for them to
room in McGregor for
awhile. And things are just
now returning to normal.
This experience has
dampened the spirits of
some, yet most of the
damage has been repaired.
Word Play
He loves you.
He cares.
ask Him. rejoice.
listen.
"For God so loved the world
He really does.
for God so loved
that he gave His only Son..."
John 3:16
you...
alleluia.
— Sharon Kimberly Howell
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