Torch, Fall 1991

.. Don't Be AKnow-it-all Perhaps you know someone whose motto is: "I have my faults, but being wrong is not one of them." How difficult it is to work with, live with, or teach someone who knows it all. How do you respond when someone tries to teach you something new? Are you willing to listen? Jesus Christ said that we should become like little children and accept His teaching. Rather than arrogantly refusing His wisdom, we should listen and learn. He said, "I tell you the truth, anyone who will not receive the kingdom of God like a little child will never enter it" (Luke 18: 17). Some people want to debate with God, just as two adults argue when each one thinks he is right. But believing God 's word like a little child means admitting that we really don't know anything about God, and that we need Hirn to teach us. Sowhat does Jesus, God's Son, want us to learn? He said: "I tell you the truth, whoever hears My word and believes Hirn who sent Me has eternal life and will not be condemned; he has crossed over from death to life" (John 5:24). "For God did not send His Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through Him. Whoever believes in Him is not condemned, but whoever does not believe stands condemned already, because he has not believed in the name of God's one and only Son" (John 3: 17-18). "If God were your Father, you would love Me, for I came from God and now am here. I have not come on My own, but He sent Me. He who belongs to God hears what God says. The reason you do not hear is that you do not belong to God" (John 8:42-47). That is not an easy lesson for anyone to learn. In fact, the people who heard Jesus speak these words argued with Him and insulted Him. But Christ tells us we must accept it as true. We are all sinners who do not know the trnth. Nothing we try to do or say will please God enough for Hirn to be our Father. Only by believing in the Lord Jesus Christ can we escape God's judgment and live with Him forever in heaven. Will you learn this most important lesson? For more helpful information, please contact: Dr. Harold Green Vice President for Christian Ministries Cedarville College P.O. Box 601 Cedarville, OH 45314-0601 Mrs. Ruby Jeremiah Home with the Lord Ruby Jeremiah 1915-1991 R uby Lathrop Jeremiah was wife of nearly 55 years to Dr. James T. Jeremiah, which meant that she was the wife of a pastor, a college president, and a college chancellor. She was mother to their four children and grandmother to 13. At her memorial service, her children rose up and called her blessed, godly, and "the best of the Jeremiahs." In a letter to friends, her husband said, "Ruby, my dear wife and best friend for 55 years, has moved to a much better home than this old world can provide. She was given a glorious entrance into heaven on August 21 , 1991. There is a song of victory in the hearts of our family since the Lord released our loved one from the bondage of her incurable illness, but we miss her very much. Some oft-quoted words in Philippians speak so well of her personal testimony, life goals, and eternal hope: 'Christ shall be magnified in my body, whether it be by life or by death...to live is Christ, and to die is gain.' (Phil. 1:20-21). Her life verse was Psalm 116:1-2: 'I love the Lord, because He hath heard my voice and my supplications. Because He hath inclined His ear unto me, therefore will I call upon Him as long as I live. "' CONTENTS CEDARVILLE COLLEGE: BIG ON LEARNING by Dr. Paul Dixon 2 PRESCHOOLERS: HELPING THEM LEARN by Grace Jackson 4 SCHOOL-AGE CHILDREN: NURTURING THEIR UNIQUE GIFTS by Tim Heaton 6 YOUNG ADULTS: CRITICAL AREAS OF LEARNING by Dr. Robert Abbas 8 ADULT EDUCATION: LEARNING WITH A PURPOSE by Dr. Martin Clark 10 RETIREMENT: THE COMMENCEMENT OF A NEW LIFE by Harmon Bergen 12 Campus News 14 CREDITS Editor Dr. Martin Clark Managing Editor Doug Miller Associate Editors Martha Baldwin Judy Johnson Proofreaders Irene Gidley Lorraine Hoffmann Graphics Les Troyer Photography Lonnie Richards TORCH Vol. 13, No. 4 Fall Issue, 1991 Published by Cedarville College P.O. Box 601 Cedarville, OH 45314-0601 Dr. Paul Dixon, President NO PAID SUBSCRIPTIONS The Cedarville TORCH is published quarterly for the alumni and friends of Cedarville College. Comments and requests for ex1ra copies should be directed to Doug Miller Managing Editor Cedarville TORCH P.O. Box 601 Cedarville, OH 45314-0601 513-766-2211