Last Sabbath afternoon, the study body traveled to Richland Center to help pass out literature door-to-door. Working with members from the Richland Center SDA Church, they began by stuffing small bags with literature. Next, they went from house to house, leaving the small bags of literature at each door. By leaving the bags at [...]
This last Sabbath we enjoyed the beautiful the beach and dunes of Kohler-Andrae State Park near Sheboygan. The morning was sunny and warm. Dean Cho spoke for church in the Whispering Pines amphitheater. After a picnic lunch, we broke into our Sabbath School groups continued the studies we began last week. Our afternoon hike [...]
As the sun sank low across the rolling fields, we gathered the welcome the Sabbath around a large blazing campfire out behind the women's dorm. The Student Association officers had planned the evening - the first vespers outdoor vespers this spring. We sang while we watched the fire burn, then listened as students shared [...]
Two senior girls organized a recent Sabbath afternoon meeting for the student body. After a praise time and opening prayer, students participated in a "sword drill", a game that involved looking up Bible texts quickly. After the game, two guys shared a short skit entitled "The Chisel" about God's work in our lives. The [...]
Often on Friday evenings after vespers we gather around the piano and sing together. Mr. Rasmussen plays the piano. Sometimes students join on their instruments. We sing our favorites from the hymnal - "O When Shall I See Jesus?", "It is Well With My Soul", "I'd Rather Have Jesus"- and many others. It isn't [...]
Last Sabbath afternoon was warm and sunny, a perfect day to be out in our community sharing the good news! All of our on-campus students traveled to the nearby communities of Rio and Randolph to take small bags of literature door to door. The bags, which we packed several weeks ago on another Sabbath [...]
A few Sabbaths ago, over 30 students and staff spent Sabbath afternoon distributing GLOW tracts in our local community of Columbus. Instead of knocking on doors, students hung small plastic bags on doorknobs. Each bag contained GLOW tracts and an individually wrapped candy. "GLOW" stands for "Giving Light to Our World." These pocket-sized tracts [...]
During our most recent week of prayer, Elder Mike Edge described the building blocks of a relationship with Jesus. He spoke Thursday evening, for chapel and vespers on Friday, and again for church on Sabbath. The final meeting was Sabbath afternoon, during which he made a call. Several students decided to make a decision [...]
While the weather is still good, we like to spend Sabbath afternoons outdoors, enjoying God's magnificent creation. One of our favorite places to go is the MacKenzie Center, about thirty minutes east of here. And so last Sabbath, after a delicious lunch, we loaded up into the bus once again, ready to hit the [...]
A few Sabbaths ago, I had the privilege of sitting in on one of our student Sabbath School groups. I wish you could have been there. You would have been blessed as I was. This was the first small group Sabbath School of the year. Our group of ten, meeting in the Bible room, [...]
