Posted in Athletics, Belhaven on Oct 31st, 2008 No Comments »
During the past year and a half, I have carefully evaluated the future leadership needs for the Student Affairs arena of the College. In this interim without a Vice President overseeing this department, I’ve enjoyed having the Student Affairs team report directly to me, and this time has also helped me better understand the needs, [...]
Posted in Athletics, Belhaven on Oct 28th, 2008 No Comments »
Our men’s soccer team has had only had one loss all season, and we dropped from 6th to 22nd in the national rankings that came out today following our loss to University of Mobile last week. Doesn’t feel too fair since many teams above us have had several losses. I guess this will give us [...]
Posted in Christian Faith, Missions on Oct 27th, 2008 Comments Off
I received this email from a friend who is VP of the Billy Graham association. If you’ve been influenced by Dr. Graham’s ministry through the years, you might enjoy the opportunity to thank him as he celebrates his 90th birthday.
I’ve had the joy of being connected with Dr. Graham through my work with the Lausanne [...]
Posted in Belhaven, Christian Faith, Missions, Uncategorized on Oct 24th, 2008 Comments Off
Thursday we will bring together the entire campus for a “day of learning” from 8:30 to noon to focus on the remarkable working of God in Korea through the past several decades.
Dr. Billy Jang Hwan Kim, President of the Far East Broadcasting Company (FEBC), will speak about God’s exciting work in South Korea, and the [...]
Posted in Belhaven, Uncategorized on Oct 20th, 2008 Comments Off
We hosted a Discover Day last Friday, bringing prospective students and their families to campus for a day to “kick the tires” as they make their college choice. We had a large group attend last week, and Suzanne Sullivan and Amanda Slaughter, along with our admissions team do a marvelous job enabling these families to [...]
Posted in Christian Faith on Oct 18th, 2008 Comments Off
We have several people on campus who are facing very serious health issues right now. I pray for them – but when any of us is facing a tough physical battle we need to let our doctor know we are counting on prayer and the healing hand of the Lord to guide the doctor.
It is [...]
Posted in Athletics, Belhaven on Oct 14th, 2008 Comments Off
Today’s NAIA national ranking moves Belhaven from 13th to 8th. This is getting exciting! Come out and watch this team Wednesday and Friday this week in the Belhaven Bowl – both games at 3:00 pm. Could this be the march toward our second national championship in men’s soccer?
1 University of Rio Grande (Ohio) 12-0-1
2 Lindsey [...]
Posted in Missions, Uncategorized, World Events on Oct 14th, 2008 Comments Off
Last night I received this email from Belhaven’s friend, Canon Andrew White, the pastor of St. George’s Church in Baghdad – he lives in London, England. He spoke for our Day of Learning two years ago. He is a key leader in the Middle East peace process, both in Iraq and in other conflicts, including [...]
Posted in Belhaven, Higher Education on Oct 13th, 2008 Comments Off
A letter from the president of National Association of Student Loan Administrators summarizes the good news for student loans in the government’s economic rescue plan:
The best news for student aid is that one of the bill’s provisions extends for two years the ability of taxpayers to take a deduction for qualified tuition and related expenses.
Under [...]
Posted in Christian Faith, Culture, Uncategorized, World Events on Oct 9th, 2008 Comments Off
The Federal Government launched a $700 BILLION rescue plan for the economy. We need wise action during this challenging time to the global economy.
But no one is sure the rescue plan will work – and in light of the stock market drop today below 9,000, the lowest point since May 27, 2003 – at least [...]
The Belhaven Men’s soccer team is ranked 13th in the nation in the NAIA coach’s poll. Our team has continued to climb each of the past several weeks. Congratulations to Head Coach Steve DeCou and the team for their outstanding season to date.
Three home games are coming up in the next two weeks, and [...]
Posted in Belhaven, Christian Faith, Missions, Uncategorized on Oct 3rd, 2008 Comments Off
Last week I had the privilege of joining with 125 pastors from some of the nation’s most influential churches to discuss the future role and opportunities for American congregations in global missions. This gathering was called by the Lausanne Committee for World Evangelization (I serve on the Executive Committee and as Treasurer of Lausanne). Below [...]
Posted in Belhaven, Uncategorized, World Events on Oct 2nd, 2008 Comments Off
If a hurricane comes into the Gulf of Mexico, Belhaven is likely to be threatened with campuses in Orlando, Houston, and Jackson. Gulf Coast people have to keep an optimistic spirit during hurricane season, and I received this email from Houston that puts a good spin on our region:
You know you’re from the Gulf Coast [...]