Month: October 2007
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Cosmic History
The following is a nine point summary I’ve been working on of the Biblical story. I’m trying to capture an overall picture of Biblical history and where key doctrinal concepts fit in (listed in parentheses). It’s not perfect or complete, but I’ve found it helpful in thinking through the purpose and mission of the church.…
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Seventh Grade Art Class
This is the first year that Renee Krell, Matthew Krell and Brandon Kobus have been in the Jr. High/High School Art Class. They are learning how to watercolor in this quarter of school. Right now they are focusing on using washes to paint the pictures. Washes are a layer of water laid down on the…
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Megan Kobus- Sketches
This is a sketch that Megan had drawn in her sketchbook earlier this year. For art class she has to turn in one sketch a week. Recently she has been concentrating on portrait studies. This one was done in pencil on regular sketch paper.
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Timothy- Forest Battle
This is picture that Timothy drew in his sketchbook using colored pencils. He is a big Legend of Zelda fan and came up with this piece of Link fighting a Baku-Baba plant in the Kokiri Forest.
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Jon – Avid Golfer
Jon
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Taming The Tube
Trying to create a policy that would enable us to capture and retain the lessons learned from last summer’s TV and electronic entertainment fast was a challenge. We wanted to continue to reap the benefits of having more time for personal development and relationship building, an atmosphere in our midst that spoke of spirituality and…
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Pumpkin Carving ’07
This year we decided to make our annual Harvest Party a space/science-fiction theme. With the party being only one week away, we made our pumpkin carvings space themed as well so we could use them in the decorations! We broke up into teams of twos and threes and started carving away. After two hours of…
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Principles for a Policy
Our summer fast from TV and electronic games taught us a lot about ourselves and community. We saw that this medium had a greater hold on us than we would like to admit, and that it could hinder our personal growth and relationships. The fast made us all aware of these things and universally we…
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Blood-Sucking Parasite
Our summer fast from electronic entertainment has been an interesting experiment. One consequence of the fast was to see how much power this medium had over us. Foregoing something you enjoy for a significant time educates you about yourself and your motivations. You learn that you may have overestimated your level of self-control or that…
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Game Time!
Lately the kids (and some of the adults) have been playing different sports after dinner and before celebration night. This past Friday’s game was football. These are some of the pictures that were taken during the game.