Bible Conferences Allistair Begg Beginning a new year spells out incredible amounts of activity, with moving into the dorm room,catching up with your roommate's summer or perhaps meeting him or her for the first time. In all the excitement, it is easy for us to lose sight of our Creator. Thus we attend the Fall Bible Conferenceforthe opportunityto quiet ourselves before God. This year Cedarville College invited Pastor Allistair Begg to speak each morning and evening during our opening week. One thing not easily forgotten was his distinct Scottish accent and his sense of humor. He exhorted our student body in our pursuit of a "Passion for Purity." The week closed with an illustration of two ships: while both weathered the same winds,each ship positioned its sail in a different direction. Thus the sail and not the gale determined its course. -Keturah Stork John MacArthur Despitethe season's blizzardsand gales,Dr.John MacArthurflew in from Sun Valley, California,to speak at the annual Winter Enrichment Conference. With his background as pastor ofthe large Grace CommunityChurch, he spoke intensely on the subjects of the root of the Christian faith. Beginning with the importance of the conscience,hethen continued with God's wrath and sorrow over contemporary culture. But he didn't conclude there; he challenged the student body to pursue the likeness of Christ and be found climbing instead of falling using witnessing asan example. Thiscompared with theexamplesoftheteacher, the soldier,the athlete,and thefarmer, all striving faithfully toward the goal. The parting sessionfocused on a holy God's use of sinful man to proclaim His message. Looking back,students will remember the provoking encouragement he shared,coupled with the tenacity of his beliefs. -Keturah Stork 168 christian ministries
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