[reallifenewsletter] FCC - YS Student E-mail Newsletter #182

Yo,

  From the department of reminders department in the redundant repetitions division, we are needing responses for the summer trip.  So far Jon, Chris and Tessa have responded.  Don't miss out.  If you are interested, let me know, even if you are unsure about being able to fund the trip.  We are right now just needing to know who wants to go and try to schedule around as many conficts as possible.

So let me know if you are interested, yes or no, and if yes if you have any dates in the range of late June, early July that you would not be able to make.

Thanks!

-Nathanael

 YS STUDENT E-MAIL NEWSLETTER #182
April 25, 2005

Contents
1. Something for Your Heart
2. Surf Report
3. Forgettable Fact
4. Potent Quotables
5. Parting Shot

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1. SOMETHING FOR YOUR HEART

Here's a brief reflection on the song "Me Against the World" by Superchic[k]

"Back again one more time
Couldn't keep me down last time
Leaving what I know on faith
To take on the world and make waves."

Have you ever stepped out in faith? I'm the kind of person who always wants all the answers first. But more than once God has said, "Come on, girl. Let's go!" And because of my love for him, I went. And you know, each time I've been glad. Even writing these devotions is an example of obeying when I didn't have all the answers. And what a blessing they've been to me.

When we step out, not knowing where we're going, it's called a "faith walk." One of the best accounts of a faith walk is that of Abraham. One day God came to him and said:

"Leave your country, your relatives, and your father's house, and go to the land that I will show you" (Genesis 12:1).

How would you like it if God said, "Leave all you know and start off, say, east, to a place I will show you?" He didn't even tell Abraham where he was going, how far it was or anything about it. As far as we know, Abraham had never heard from God before. But the next verses tell us Abraham went. He stepped out in faith.

The disciples Jesus called to follow him left their families, homes and livelihoods to do so. The prophets of the Old Testament (with the exception of Jonah) went the first time God said, "Go." Do you have such faith? Do I?

In the song "Me Against the World," Superchic[k] sings that they are going to pursue God in spite of the odds and the world against them. You can do the same. If you know God is asking you to do something new today, do it. It could be as simple as calling someone and telling them about Jesus. It could be to try a new class or a new school. It could be to take a new job or move to a new city. Whatever it is, know this: If God calls you out from where you are, he intends to take you to where you need to be. Trust him today.
(Suzy C.)

Daily Reflections from Solid Sounds, copyright 2005 The Good News Broadcasting Association, Inc. (Solid Sounds). Used by permission. To receive daily Reflections by e-mail or to read on-line, visit:
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2. SURF REPORT

~ Billy Graham's Story
Before he became the best-known evangelist of our time, Billy Graham was a skeptical teenager who thought Christianity was "hogwash." But then he encountered Christ for himself.
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~ The Official Flat Stanley Project
Flat Stanley hung out with Clint Eastwood at the Academy Awards. He traveled into space on the Space Shuttle. He attended a series of briefings at the White House and had his picture taken with the president. He visited a Willie Nelson recording session. And he's traveled to all seven continents. Who is this amazing character? Find out for yourself.
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3. FORGETTABLE FACT

Ears of corn always have an even number of rows of kernels.

4. POTENT QUOTABLES

Regret looks back.
Worry looks around.
Faith looks up.
- John Mason

Removing all risks from your life renders faith unnecessary. Faith requires risks!
- Ken Mahaynes

Faith makes it possible, not easy.
- Sally Nguyen

5. PARTING SHOT

Anything not nailed down is a cat toy.

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