Bombing down the hill! Watch the video!
30 HOUR FAMINE
Are you ready to FAST for FOOD? Yesterday was the launch to our 2006 30 Hour Famine! If you were not with us be sure to pick up your fundraising materials this week!
Kids just like you are seeing their friends and families die from hunger -
29,000 every day, gone for good. They’re counting on you to care. Do you
care? We know your own life is busy, but do you have room to care for
someone else as well? If so, you should Fast for Food.
We plan to Fast for Food on February 24-25. The 30 Hour Famine is a
combined MS and HS event.
To learn more about the 30 Hour Famine please visit the official web site at
www.30hourfamine.org.
See last year's famine here.
SMALL GROUPS
Are you a part of one yet? If you are interested in taking your walk wth God to a deeper and more meaningful level then you are encouraged to join a small group. There are both middle school and high school groups meeting.
If you are in high school and not yet plugged into a group please contact Aaron Geist.
If you are in middle school and not yet plugged into a group please contact Pastor Brian.
There is a group that needs you!
Blogs
You will notice on the side bar of this blog a listing of 180 Bloggers. What is a blog you ask? A blog is simply on online outlet for expressing your thoughts, ideas, life happenings, etc.
Several in 180 Student Ministries are actively blogging. We invite you to click through them. You may be captivated by what you read. You may even want to begin blogging yourself! If so, let us know so we can add your blog to our listing.
2. Poll of the Week
A great controversy raged on our tubing trip Saturday. Just what is that stuff on Kelly's face?! No one seemed to agree on what that little red thing to the left of her mouth was, not even Kelly, so we decided to put it out to you to settle the issue once and for all! Please cast your vote.
Current Results
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3. SOMETHING FOR YOUR HEART
"I know, my God, that you examine our hearts and rejoice when you find
integrity there" (1 Chronicles 29:17).
Fool the Scanners?
So you're staring intently at your screen, eyeing a fresh batch of e-mails.
Hmmm, whose address is that?? you mutter softly to yourself.
An unfamiliar address coupled with the words "Here is the information you
requested" in the subject line leads to the following copy:
SCANTRON GENIUS!
Here at last! This very controversial report describes in detail how any
student can easily defeat Scantron test readers to pass a test even though
he does not know the answer! This simple method will fool the scan reader
into thinking you answered correctly! No tools needed. Completely tested.
You won't believe how simple this method is!?
Quite a temptation, huh? Now you can blow off studying for all those classes that use Scantron tests, right?
Be assured, in today's world many people would have no problem ordering this report. They don't think cheating is a big deal.
When I received that e-mail message (yes, the message is real--I have no
idea who sent it to me), I couldn't help noticing some of the euphemisms for cheating contained in its copy: "Defeat Scantron test readers," "pass a
test," and "fool the scan reader" all amount to a complete lack of integrity--to being a cheat.
To see the effects of lives lived in a dishonest way, check out the sad
story of Samuel. He placed his sons as judges for the people of Israel.
Unfortunately, "they were not like their father, for they were greedy for
money. They accepted bribes and perverted justice" (1 Samuel 8:3). They
cheated others and themselves. Their actions led to the people of Israel
making a poor decision and facing disapproval and discipline from God.
Scan your heart with these words: "I know, my God, that you examine our
hearts and rejoice when you find integrity there" (1 Chronicles 29:17). If
you cheat, your heart cannot be clean before God. Your fellowship with him
will be broken by your sin. Don't buy into the lie that cheating is
acceptable.
Fool the scanners? You're only fooling yourself.
(Tom Felten)
Here are some questions to ask yourself:
~ When I've been tempted to cheat recently--on exams or in other ways--what have I done?
~ Why is it so important to be honest in all my dealings?
From Soul Journey, copyright 2004 RBC Ministries Grand Rapids, Michigan.
Used with permission. To receive SJ via e-mail, read it online, or get a
copy delivered to your home, go to: http://www.soul-journey.org
4. SURF REPORT
~ Online Safety Tips for Teens
~ Vexed
A remake of a really great puzzle game called Vexed.
~Teen Daily Devotional
Free daily devotionals every day
5. BIRTHDAYS
We've got two birthdays this week! Big Happy Birthday wishes go out to AJ Geist (2/1) and Rachel Soule (2/2). We love you both and wish you the Best!
6. FORGETTABLE FACT
You can hear a lion roaring 5 miles away!
7. POTENT QUOTABLES
"The Christian life is not a constant high. I have my moments of deep discouragement. I have to go to God in prayer with tears in my eyes, and say, 'O God, forgive me,' or 'Help me.'"
- Billy Graham
"Love is unselfishly choosing for another's highest good."
- C. S. Lewis
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8. PARTING SHOT
The most beautiful sunsets are made by cloudy skies.
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