Mark 12:30 “The most important one,” answered Jesus, is this; Hear O Israel the Lord is our God the Lord is one. Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength. And the second is this, Love your neighbor as yourself. As a class, we recite this verse before every meal and so far we have done it over 350
You know those commercials about Dos Equis that have the tag line, “the most interesting man in the world”? Well we don’t have beer or that guy, but I do think that we have the real most interesting man in the world as our speaker this week. His name is Michael Smalley and we have had the privilege so far to hear him speak last night and in our Q&A session this morning. As he
Shalom friends and family It’s hard to believe that over 7 months of Joshua has already passed and we are closing in on the last months of the program. I think that I can speak for everyone in that we are all really excited about our trip to Israel that is coming up in just a few days. The students have been studying for months and just finished their Israel final last week (click here
On the brisk winter evening of March 7th, the lives of the girls living in room 203 changed forever. Two unsuspecting girls had the scare of their lives. Caitlynn, was casually reading on her bed, perfectly content with life. Her roommate, Kaylee, entered the room with the intent of getting ready for dinner; the only care in her mind was what lipstick color would best match her blouse. As soon as Kaylee passed the threshold
The cycle of existence is on beautiful display here. We witness the truth that through every storm, the sun will eventually return. The tall-standing trees out our windows and lining the mountains have shaken off the snow that had recently flocked them. The sky has opened up and revealed a distant, snow-capped mountain, and a new layer of frozen-over snow presents itself to students, who must tread ever so carefully over the winter glaze. The
Hello! So today’s been rad! The morning started out with a nice, long, community shower! Yay us! We really learned to embrace the stank of an entire week with each other and no showers accessible when convenient. We all got comfortable on an entirely different level this week, what an experience. Anyways, aside from that, we were able to sleep in a little bit and enjoy a lovely, hot, pancake breakfast from IHOP and a