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It All Started When,.. Eat, Drink,...And Be What? A sharp looking CEimaro was racing down the road at about 100 m.p.h. when suddenly the driver lost control. The car spun as it barely missed a few other cars. Luckily, no one was hurt. Both the driver and passenger had been drinking. Jim Pritchard, the passenger, got ot^t of the car and refused to get back in, so he started Wcdking down the road. A man in a truck gave him a ride. Jim wasn’t a Christian at the time, but the man who gave him a ride was one. The man tedked about God as he drove to Norfolk, Virginia, Jim’s home town. A change started to take place in Jim’s life that summer, the sum mer of 1984. At first, he struggled with the thought of living his life for the Lord because of his friends, but once God Ccune into his life. He led him here to Montreat-Anderson College. Jim’s first and biggest fear about letting the Lord come into his life was, “What’s everyone go ing to think of me. Now, I’m going to have to go and tell my friends that I’ve been saved.” He had alot of friends. Not completely true friends; but buddies that he par- tied with, his buddies looked up to him because Jim’s word meant something. He was a truthful per son even without God. But Jim understood later that Just being an honest person wasn’t enough. He had to live his life for God. He finally realized that most of his friends were insecure and that he could make it without them. Liv ing his life for God became more important than Just living for himself and his friends. Soon, God made it apparent to Jim that He wanted him to come here at Montreat-Anderson Col lege. He was able to get a loan to pay for his first semester in January. His father is retired from Outstanding by Karen Jessee Surely you have noticed the out rageous attire and exceptional hair style of T. Doan, as well as the shy smiles of Tomoko Takahashl. Indeed, Montreat has many new international students; all which are unique and have much to share. Many of these in- tematloned students dedicate much study to learning and perfecting their English skills; several of them spend class and lab time in Mrs. Hilliard’s ‘English As A Second LEmguage’ class. T. Doan is a freshman who would like to be a clothes designer one day. Slightly over three years ago, he immigrated to America from Vietnam and has since stayed with a foster family in Greensboro, North Carolina. T’s favorite class is College Algebra; and in his spare time he enjoys listening to American hardcore music and skateboarding. So, does he like the Montreat girls? by Rhonda Hamrick One-of-a-kind Jim Pritchard the Navy. His mother did work for a preschool, but during the sum mer her contract ended. She is now a teacher at a public school where she is getting paid about triple the amount she was getting at the preschool. So, now she is able to pay for Jim’s tuition for the four years that he is in col lege. Jim graduated in 1978 in southern Illinois, and become a roofer after high school. He is now a second semester freshman and resident assistant in Howerton Hall. Last semester Jim had a 4.0 average, working toward a Bachelor of Arts degree in Chris tian Ministries with emphasis in Child and Family Studies. He said that the reason that he does so well is because he likes to study, plus he has the Lord’s help. He is not completely sure as to what the Lord wants him to do after college, but he does know that the Lord wants him here as a witness to His love and grace. He doesn’t believe that anyone should push religion on someone. Jim is here as a friend to anyone who needs a friend , as we all should be. “No doubt about it!” he laughs with a universal grin. Tomoko Takahashi, better known as “Chico,” is also a freshman at Montreat. She came to America from Japan three years ago with a group of students to study at American high schools. Chico enjoyed the opportunity to participate in band and choir during high school and Is a fan of rock music. She heard about Montreat through Jackie Beaver, another Montreat student. Chico, like T. Doan, thinks that Montreat students have been friendly and welcoming. These are only two examples of the special students from abroad attending Montreat this year. I urge each student to reach out and get to know the international students. As Colossians 3:14 says, “Above all these virtues put on love which binds all together In perfect unity.” by Pam Taylor While reading Charles Swindoll’s Bible study on Ec clesiastes, this title caught my eye. I feel that this subject should be considered by everyone. Swin- doll writes that the saying of to day’s generation seems to be “if it feels good, do it!” Sometimes peo ple openly admit to this belief, while others portray this belief in the books we read or the televi sion programs we watch. The “if it feels good, do it” principle is not a new fad, but rather a belief that has been around since Solomon, who lived about three thousand years ago. To review the emphasis Solomon put on pleasure, we will look at all of the steps he took in order to fill the void in his life. Solomon tried to accomplish hap piness through education ad vancement and exploration but at the end of his search, he said It was all vanity and striving after the wind. Solomon said that “all things done under the sun is meaningless, like chasing the wind.” Just because Solomon didn’t find meaning in life through education and explora tion did not mean he would give up his search. He sought hap piness in similar ways we seek to find happiness today - through Avild and crazy fun, big homes, swimming pools, entertainment, many wives, slaves, flocks and herds. Solomon did withhold one possible pleasure from his life. After his search for happiness, through the wildest ways possi ble, he still felt like everything was meaningless here on earth. Many people, who read this passage in Ecclesiastes, wonder what hope can this scripture possibly give? Life sounds empty and is compared to “a chasing after the wind” or as I once heard it, “like eating cotton candy.” When you bite a piece off, it dissolves in your mouth. Another comparison is “like chasing soap bubbles,” searching for something that is not actually there. In any since, life still sounds mean ingless. Life can be meaningless if all of your efforts for pleasure are done “under the sun.” The main message of this scripture is to question how we are fulfilling our desires. If we are trying to find our happiness through alcohol, drugs, sex, or anything else, then we will eventually see that these pleasures never deliver the satisfaction they promise. We will end up seeing life as Solomon saw it in the beginning of his search - “All is vanity and striving after the wind; the pursuit of content ment ‘under the sun,’ (on earth), is purposeless and valueless.” If we don’t fall into the disillusion ment of the so-called “good-life,” then we will find true, lasting hap piness found in Jesus Christ. Our efforts for pleasure will be done “under heaven” and not “under the sun.” Drinking and America’s Youth by Flipper Hall There are people who say that drinking is o.k. and then there are people who take the point of view that alcohol consumption in any form is wrong. Drinking has for many, many years been a tradi tion around the world, yet in to day’s society there are mixed feel ings about this subject. The con sumption or the desire for con sumption of this drug has recently hit the scene with even more ferver and disagreement because of the fact that there are so many very tough questions that now need to be amswered. These ques tions include: (Pro) I have the freedom to drive and the freedom to move out on my own at the age of 17 or 18 yet I am not allowed to drink. (Con) To what extent does a person have the right to possibly destroy not only his life but the lives of his family, friends, and others that he might not even know. (Pro) I am old enough to fight for my country yet I am not allowed the “right” to drink If I should choose. (Con) It is true that you can be called to fight for your country at the age of 17 but there is also the question of would you be able to fight because of alcohol dependency or would your abilities to reason be so impaired that you could not think straight? These questions are Just the tip of the iceburg of the questions that can be presented, and because of that fact we should search the scriptures and see what it says about alcohol use and abuse. To start off with, there cu-e at least three references to His chosen people being commanded not to drink (total abstinence) wine, they include: Lev. 10:9; Num. 6:3; Deut. 28:39; Judges 13:4, 7. 14; Isa. 35:6; MI. 6:15; Luke 1:15. The Bible goes on to describe what wine and strong drink would do to a person, as seen in Hos. 4:18, Ps. 75:8, Pr. 4:17, 31:5. God’s Word warns us and because His Word warns us can we then say anything about the U.S. Government trying to in sure that our roads and highways are safe and free from drug abuse? Christ has commanded us to be a separated people and because of this command we should let the Holy Spirit guide us in this matter.
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