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Spring
’08
Vol. 58 No. 1
onWord
A publication for the alumni and friends of
Moody Bible Institute
In this issue
A PASSION FOR TRUTH By John Koessler
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reflections & Perspectives 22
class notes
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About this Issue
Broken Gift
“Doctor observed swelling
to baby’s left ear. Physician
determined that there were many
alarming injuries to the baby and
called Police Department and
Department of Human Services.
It was observed child had
significant bruising to his face,
behind both ears and on his body,
a linear burn to left arm, curved
wide burn on inside of the left side,
and a triangular burn to the right
hand. Ear, swollen to the point
that it could not be recognized
as an ear, was blood red. Fingers
and toes massively scabbed and
looked black under the scabbing.
Large area of impetigo under and
around nose and a crusted red
rash under chin…other bruises up
and down arms. Long bone survey
indicated healing fracture of the
tibia and femur of right leg.
At four months of age, child
determined to weigh ten
pounds—placing him below the
5th percentile having been born
at the 40th percentile. Child also
had extensive diaper rash and
yeast infection that had spread
to his naval. Pictures taken
by hospital, by Department of
Human Services, and by Police
Department for documentation.
There was immediate surgery
to drain ear. Diagnosis was
of a severe trauma to the
ear. Injury to ear may result in
permanent deformity and possible
hearing loss.”
“Robin.”
“Yes Lord?”
“I want to give you a gift!”
“But Lord, this gift is broken –
broken beyond repair!”
“Yes, I know. But trust Me, this is
a GOOD gift. You’ll see.”
Yet I did not see that adoption
changed or repaired all damage.
Some damage was permanent
and never to be altered or undone,
no matter how hard or how long
I tried.
I saw that adoption did not
undo the past. It did not remove
all fear, all trauma, or cure post
traumatic stress.
I saw that adoption did not
guarantee a specific outcome,
which I defined as good.
I saw that adoption did not
guarantee full attachment or
bonding of the child toward
the parent.
I saw that adoption did not take
away all anger and hurt.
I saw that adoption is
not embodied in a one-time
judicial event.
BUT…
I did see that adoption is an
absolutely brilliant plan.
I did see that adoption provides
a path, albeit a long one, to
relearn trust and reattachment
to a loving parent.
I did see that adoption provides
a safe environment to put past
fears and trauma into life-changing
perspective where evil doesn’t
get the final word—where one
damaged can now acquire
and develop an experiential
attitude of empathy, sensitivity,
understanding, and patience
towards others, damaged by life
as well.
I did see that adoption is an
opportunity to move away from
evil toward goodness.
And, I did see that adoption
is not just a one-moment-in-time
event, but rather a door that opens
to an ongoing life process of
relearning, bonding, and attaching
to a new loving parent despite a
painful past. And, when each new
stage of life brings up memories
of that past, adoption provides the
catalyst for growth and healing.
Perhaps the most beneficial
quality of adoption is that it
provides a picture of what true
forgiveness is. An adoptee can
then experientially identify with
Christ who forgave much more.
No, adoption does not
completely repair a broken life;
but it does give the hope of
belonging to a broken soul.
Oh, I bet you thought I was
talking about the adoption of my
son Josh.
No, I was talking about God’s
adoption of me!
And you know what? He was
right, it is a good gift, and now
I do see!
Robin (Bailey ’80) Bond
from reader’s thoughts on “Passion”
Table of
Contents
IN EVERY ISSUE
Moody News
Student Life........................................................ 3
FEATURES
Extensions.......................................................... 8
Currents............................................................. 9
Letter from Assistant to the President
Tommy Lee MAMin ‘07...........................................2
Alumni News ................................................... 11
Summer 2008 Music Tours .....................................5
Calendar of Events ........................................... 23
A Passion for Truth ..................................................6
Reflections & Perspectives.................................... 20
Low Key Angel.......................................................13
Class Notes.......................................................... 26
Passion...................................................................14
Present with the Lord........................................... 38
Founder’s Week 2008 Foretaste.............................16
Perspective........................................................... 44
Our Father’s Passion .............................................24
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(Bergstrom ’81) Borland; treasurer, Clarence Shuler ’72-’75; secretary, Georgeann (Smart ’78) Hiebert; E. Martene Craig ’56; Sheri (Taylor ’89)
Finlayson; David Gallagher ’67; Bryndan Loritts BA ’03; Ricardo Peoples BSBS ’04; Judy (Marr ’78) Stewart; George Verwer ’60. Staff: Executive
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Tommy Lee MAMin ’07
ASSISTANT TO THE PRESIDENT
A Measure of Standard
In elementary, middle, and high school, I received a report card twice a year with
the letters A, B, C, D, or F. An A signified that I was doing exceptionally well. A B signified
that I was doing well. A C meant that I was doing average. A D stated that I was doing
poorly, and an F told me that I failed.
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While the report cards ended with my graduation,
the evaluations continued. When I entered the
working world, I was scheduled an annual review
with my manager. During this review, my manager
told me the areas in which I was doing well and the
areas in which I needed to improve. Based upon
the results of the review, both my salary and position
for the following year were determined.
Whether formally or informally, our performances
in most areas of life are measured and assessed.
Without these assessments, there is a potential
for each one of us to become idle and careless,
with little to strive for and nothing at which to
aim. For this reason, God has given us clear and
definitive standards to measure our spiritual lives.
In John 12:20-28, Jesus presents three marks of a
disciple—marks that we can use to gauge ourselves
according to Christ’s standards for discipleship.
1. The disciple bears much fruit (John 12:24).
It is important that our actions align with our
motives. If we are not careful, we can easily become
caught up in performing good works and lose sight
of the reasons why we do what we do.
In David Kinnamin’s book unChristian, Kinnamin
makes a wonderful point: “When people outside the
faith see Christians, it’s not as if our moral stances
are a mystery to them. What they don’t recognize
are the fruits of the Spirit: love, joy, peace, patience,
kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and
self-control. In trying to achieve truthful ends and
make our culture a better place, we have not gone
about it through Spirit-directed means with the fruit
of the Spirit being evident and just flowing out of our
lives and our conversations.”1
2. The disciple hates his life (John 12:25).
Many people find this verse troublesome
because they fail to understand what Jesus is
communicating. As one commentator writes,
“When Jesus says hate, He means that the
individual declines to make himself the focus of his
interests and perception, thereby dying.”
3. The disciple must follow Him (John 12:26).
The word must is emphasized here. It means
following Him when things are going well. It means
following Him when things are not going well.
It means following Him when things are not going
the way we planned. It means following Him
when we get the short end of the stick. It means
following Him when the people around us are not
following Him.
Following Christ cannot be based on an emotional
feeling because there will be days when our faith
is not accompanied by emotions. Rather, following
Christ is a choice that we make every day. Consider
what Jesus says in John 12:27-28, “Now My soul
has become troubled; and what shall I say, ‘Father,
save Me from this hour?’ But for this purpose
I came to this hour. Father, glorify Your name.”
Each day we make a choice to be disciples of
Jesus Christ and commit to Him. Based on these
three standards of measure, what grade is on your
report card today?
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unChristian by David Kinnamin
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From the Author
Nine months ago, I came to Moody to serve as Special Assistant to Dr. Easley. When I graduated from Washington University in St.
Louis, I worked as a project manager in the telecommunications industry building cellular towers. During that time, I volunteered
with the high school and college ministry at the church I attend in Chicago’s Chinatown. I soon realized that I needed to learn more
about the Bible. Since I was familiar with Moody, I enrolled at Moody Graduate School and took courses in the evening. For three years
I balanced between working full time, taking a full course load, and ministering at church. The professors at Moody Graduate School
changed my life and affected me in a very powerful way. As a result, when Dr. Easley invited me to work for him at Moody,
my answer was, “Of course!” I love coming to work every day and am deeply honored and blessed to be a part of this ministry.
Student Life
AVIATION NEWS
In March, MA hosted two events that were open
to the local aviation community, free of charge:
an Inspector Authorization Seminar that allowed
local authorized aircraft inspectors to keep their
FAA credentials current, and a safety seminar that
featured nationally acclaimed experts on aviation
safety and survival in emergency situations.
In May, MA will host the International Association
of Missionary Aviation’s (IAMA) annual convention.
IAMA, an organization supporting missionary
aviators worldwide, returns to Moody Aviation for
the first time in more than 10 years and will be
attended by people from across the globe.
Moody Aviation is excited to offer these valuable
resources to the aviation community as they
simultaneously add to the mosaic of rich experience
that underpins the academic career of MA graduates.
They also support MBI’s vision that Moody
Aviation be a campus built on strategic partnerships
serving the local and missionary communities in
practical ways to advance the cause of Christ all over
the world. M
SPOKANE NEWS
Moody-Spokane recently formed a co-ed
volleyball team and joined a city league. The coach,
freshman Nathaniel Livingston who is an MK
from France, says the team is doing very well…
given the fact that many on the team had never
played volleyball in high school. They also see this
as an opportunity to interact with non-Moody
people and possibly open doors for witnessing.
Several current students are exploring missions
opportunities for the upcoming summer. MBISpokane is also exploring the prospect of partnering
with a ministry in China for summer or semesterlong student internship opportunities.
They are expanding the use of their current
facilities at Fourth Memorial Church. They plan
to move the student lounge, which will allow
them to expand the library and build two faculty
offices.
Their recruitment target for Fall ’08 is 100
new students. M
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The steady roar of a piston engine echoing off
the runway gives way to the clear voices of flight
instructors ringing from the classroom and
signals the transition from a month of intensive
maintenance seminars to the return of flight
training. As winter slips into spring, a new training
term moves into full gear at Moody Aviation (MA).
A look at upcoming events on the MA calendar
provides a bird’s-eye perspective on some of the
ways Moody’s Missionary Aviation Department
is striving to accomplish the vision of servanthood
through ministry to the aviation community.
Student Life
grad school news
Dr. Joe Henriques resigned his position as vice
president and dean of the graduate school to serve
a church in the Washington DC area. Moody is
searching for Dr. Henriques’ replacement and hopes
to find someone by July 1. Until that time,
Dr. Charles Dyer, provost and dean of education,
is serving as acting dean.
MGS is one of Moody’s best-kept secrets, due in
part to its obscure location on Smith 3. This has
made it more difficult to attract potential students—
though enrollment is now over 400. As part of their
long-term strategic plan, they are considering moving
the MGS offices to Fitzwater 1. Visibility is equated
with permanence and stability, so it is important
for MGS to be accessible from the “front door”
of the campus. Several issues need to be addressed
before this can happen.
Over the years, MGS has expanded its
programs, starting with a one-year certificate
and eventually adding several two-year masters
programs. A few years ago, MGS began
offering a three-year Master of Divinity degree.
Now, they are exploring the possibility of adding
a doctoral degree. They are moving slowly to
make sure they have sufficient faculty and library
resources to offer a quality program. M
campus news
Spring ministry trips
In addition to the music groups’ spring tours,
other planned student spring break ministry
trips included:
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Formby, England
Unity (Olivencia BA ’97) Ostercamp, PCM
ministries project coordinator, led a team of 10
students who worked with Formby Baptist Church
in Liverpool, England. The team helped with church
services, Sunday school, prayer meetings, children’s
ministries and evening fellowship.
Oklahoma
A team of 13 students, led by Gloria Alicea,
PCM office assistant, and Robert Rivera BA ’99,
supervisor of PCM SEED (service, evangelism,
encouragement, and discipleship), traveled to
Oklahoma for two weeks of ministry. The group
helped with various work projects around the
Native American Bible Academy and Bertram Bobb’s
Bible camp.
Philippines
Nathan Strand ’81 MAMin ’05, PCM operations
manager, led a team of 15 students to Manila,
Philippines for the entire spring break. The team
conducted Bible studies, organized children’s
ministries, and distributed medicines among
Manila’s poorest in various squatter areas of the city.
Israel
Serene Velasco BA ’00 MAIS ’01, executive
administrative assistant in Human Resources, led
a team of four students to do humanitarian aid
and evangelism in a number of cities. The group
worked with Helping Hands Coalition in Tel Aviv
and The Shelter, a youth hostel, in Eliat. Their work
included transporting basic necessities to Sudanese
refugee families and visiting Holocaust survivors.
In a separate trip, Dr. Michael Vanlaningham,
professor of Bible, led a 13-day undergraduate Israel
study tour. The trip sought to supplement students’
classroom education by enabling them to visualize
the places where key events in the Old Testament,
the Gospels, and the Book of Acts occurred.
Vietnam
Clive Craigen, assistant professor of world missions
and evangelism, led a team of seven students to
work with Grace Brethren International in Vietnam.
While on the trip, the group hoped to build
relationships, tutor English, hold informal sports
activities, distribute medicines among Vietnam’s
poorest, encourage believers in the Lord, and witness
to unbelievers.
Utah
Five students, led by Robert Shields, sophomore
international ministries major, traveled to Utah to
learn about the teachings and culture of the Mormon
Church. The group hoped to encourage Christian
believers and cultivate a better understanding of how
to reach Mormons for Christ. M
Women’s Concert Choir and Bell Ensemble
Singapore & MalaysiA
Xiangtang Hong, conductor
Singapore
Queenstown Baptist Church, Sunday, 25 May, 4:00 p.m.
Tan Tock Seng Hospital, Monday, 26 May, 12:00 p.m.
Singapore Arts Esplanade (handbells only), Monday, 26 May, 7:15 & 8:15 p.m.
Singapore Arts Esplanade (choir only), Tuesday, 27 May, 7:15 & 8:15 p.m.
Singapore Bible College, Thursday, 29 May, 8:00 p.m.
Johor Bahru, Malaysia
Gereja Presbyterian Holy Light, Friday, 30 May, 8:00 p.m.
Singapore St. Andrew’s Cathedral, Saturday, 31 May, 8:00 p.m.
Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia
19th World Chinese Church Music Convention, Tuesday, 3 June, 7:30 p.m.
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
University College Sedaya International, Wednesday, 4 June, 4:00 p.m.
Singapore
Pentecost Methodist Church, Friday 6 June, 7:30 p.m.
summer 2008
Music Tours
The Women’s Concert Choir and Bell Ensemble and Chorale will be touring this summer.
For updated information check the web site (www.moody.edu, “undergraduate” and
“concerts”) or call the music desk at (312) 329-4080.
May 20—june 8, 2008
Chorale
Switzerland, Austria, Hungary, Czech Republic,
Germany, FrancE
Geneva, Switzerland
Calvin’s Cathedral concert, Tuesday, 20 May, p.m.
Langenthal, Switzerland
Wednesday, 21 May, p.m. concert
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Salzburg, Austria
Mozart cathedral, walk-in 20-minute concert, Friday, 23 May.
Budapest, Hungary Budapest Christian School, afternoon concert, Monday, 26 May.
Tuesday, 27 May, p.m. concert
Prague, Czech Republic
Wednesday 28 May, p.m. concert Thursday, 29 May, p.m. concert
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Gerald Edmonds ’58, Conductor
Bad Hamburg, Germany
Saturday, 31 May, p.m. concert
Strasbourg, France
Sunday, 1 June, 4:00 p.m. concert
Wissembourg, France
Monday, 2 June, p.m. concert
Ostheim, Germany
Tuesday, 3 June, p.m. concert
Mulhouse, France
Bonne Nouvelle Church, Thursday, 5 June, p.m. concert
Nancy, France
Friday, 6 June, p.m. concert
Paris, France
Chambourcy Church, Saturday, 7 June, p.m. concert
Paris, France
Tabernacle Church, Sunday, 8 June, a.m. concert
by John Koessler, chair and professor of pastoral studies
Zeal
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Zeal for God is good, but it can
also be deadly. Religious zeal is a
two-edged sword that cuts both
ways. It can easily degenerate into
fanaticism. When spiritual passion
is misdirected, it leads to heresy and
unhealthy extremism. This kind of
zeal has kindled some of the worst
atrocities in human history. Religious
“fundamentalisms” are now a feature
of every major religion and have been
the source of international conflict
and bloodshed. We should not be
surprised. Misdirected spiritual zeal
Healthy spirituality is
informed by the truth.
The Christian’s love for
God is matched by a
love for His word.
motivated the religious leaders to call
for Christ’s crucifixion. It compelled
Paul to persecute the church prior to
his conversion (Phil. 3:6). He later
said of his peers in Judaism that they
possessed a zeal for God—but not
based on knowledge (Rom. 10:2).
Zeal is good if it is “according to
knowledge.” There is a connection
between spiritual truth and spiritual
vitality. No wonder those who
walked the road to Emmaus with
Jesus marveled, “Were not our hearts
burning within us while he talked
with us on the road and opened
the Scriptures to us?” (Luke 24:32).
Healthy spirituality is informed by the
truth. The Christian’s love for God is
matched by a love for His word.
Biblical zeal is also balanced. It does
not lead to a one-sided spiritual life.
a
passion for truth
“Give me one pure and holy passion, give me one
magnificent obsession,” a popular worship song declares.
Down through the centuries great men and women of faith
have all shared this same “glorious ambition.” They have
been consumed by a passion for God. When it comes to
God, zeal is good.
Or is it?
Spiritual passion
Well intentioned but misguided zeal
can even diminish our effectiveness
for God. The 19th century Scottish
preacher Robert Murray McCheyne
served God with remarkable passion
and died at the young age of 29.
On his deathbed, McCheyne regretted
that he had not taken better care of
his health. “God gave me a horse
to ride and a message to deliver,”
McCheyne lamented. “Alas, I have
killed the horse and cannot deliver
the message.”
For some of us, a lack of zeal is
symptomatic of a physical problem
not a spiritual one. Attention to diet,
exercise, and a schedule that reflects
our need for occasional rest and
recreation would do more to restore
our spiritual passion than a week of
all-night prayer meetings!
Other believers allow their passion
for ministry to take priority over
their God given responsibilities in
other areas of life. Some use ministry
as an excuse to ignore their spouse
or children. Those who are not in
vocational ministry may shirk their
duties at work in order to “witness”
to their co–workers.
True spiritual passion is not onesided. Our devotion to Christ is
reflected in every area of life: “Make
it your ambition to lead a quiet life,
to mind your own business and to
work with your hands, just as we
told you, so that your daily life may
win the respect of outsiders and so
that you will not be dependent on
anybody” (1 Thessalonians 4:11–12).
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Extensions
moody publisher news
Moody Publishers is pleased to announce a
two-book contract with highly esteemed Southern
Baptist Theological Seminary president, Dr. R.
Albert Mohler, Jr. The first book is set to release
in fall 2008 and will focus on preaching Christ in
today’s postmodern culture. The second book
will release in 2009 and the topic will be
announced later in 2008.
Dave DeWit, Moody Publishers acquisitions
editor, states, “We are grateful for this opportunity
to partner with Dr. Mohler to provide these
biblically rich, practical resources which will
equip the body of Christ for effective ministry.
Dr. Mohler joins John MacArthur and others
as a cornerstone author in our Church Life &
Reference product line. M
moody radio news
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Moody Radio conducted major donor dinners
for expansion projects. WCRF in Cleveland is
raising funds for conversion to new HD radio
technology. WMFT in Tuscaloosa is working on
funding to move from Dixons Mills to a new office/
studio in Tuscaloosa. WMBW in Chattanooga is
seeking help from ministry investors to cover
costs for the new tower on Lookout Mountain.
Work on the new tower in Chattanooga for
WMBW was completed in November. The old
tower was badly deteriorated. The new tower
will serve the needs of WMBW for many years
to come and will allow greater utilization for
other broadcast applications.
The latest Moody owned and operated station
in Selma AL went on the air right after Christmas.
WRNF was named in honor of the late Robert Neff
’62, former MBI vice president of broadcasting and
the 2001 MBI Alumnus of the Year.
December also saw the rollout of three Internetonly programming streams: Conference Center
—messages from Moody conferences such as
Founder’s Week, Pastors’ Conference, marriage,
men’s and women’s conferences; Majesty Radio
—hymns and sacred classics from Moody Sacred
Music Department and “Sounds of Majesty”;
and Inspirational Radio—reflective, God-focused,
inspirational music.
Moody Radio is in the process of the articulation
and branding of Moody Radio. The corporate name
for the broadcasting branch is Moody Radio. The
new slogan is: “Where you turn. For life.” Moody
Radio’s promise is to provide programming filled
with solid biblical insight and creative expressions
of faith that help you take the next step in your
personal relationship with Christ.
The National Religious Broadcasters (NRB)
has awarded Moody Radio’s talk show “Midday
Connection” the 2008 NRB Media Award for Radio
Program of the Year—Long Form. The award was
presented to the “Midday Connection” team at
the 65th annual NRB convention in March, in
Nashville TN. Producer Lori (Ross BA ’97) Neff,
along with hosts Anita (Fore ’81) Lustrea and
Melinda (Correa ’77) Schmidt accepted the award.
“The award signified that ‘Midday Connection’
was determined to be the most compelling,
relevant, personable, and entertaining of all
submissions in the long format, all the while
demonstrating an authentic Christian faith
in content,” said Frank Wright, NRB president
and CEO. M
Fall
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A publication for the alumni and friends of Moody Bible Institute
In this issue
SUBSTANTIVE CONTENT RADIO
By Hugo L. Pérez
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EMBRACING TRANSITION
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CLASS NOTES
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onWord
After the first issue of onWord came out, we had
many inquiries regarding the name change.
The name “onWord” reflects the rich history of
Moody Bible Institute while celebrating its present
and future.
Everything Moody does—whether it’s broadcasting,
education, or publishing—comes from “the Word.”
It’s very fitting to Moody’s mission to develop a
publication name that is also rooted in the Word, in
this case, that relation is literal, onWord, a publication
about the Word.
Because this magazine is largely aimed at Moody
Bible Institute graduates, it should reflect their
purpose, taking what they’ve learned and using it to
spread the faith to others (moving “onward”).
Currents
campus News
Transcripts
As of March 3, 2008, MBI is providing
complimentary transcript service for students
and alumni. This move is a goodwill effort to
serve our students and alumni. Most colleges,
universities, and seminaries charge for this service.
Of course, if students or alumni want an overnight
transcript, there will be a cost for the express
service. In lieu of a fee, you have the option to
make a donation. The donation is not required,
just an option. M
faculty News
Dr. Dennis Fledderjohann, professor of
educational ministries, has the opportunity to
teach during his Spring 2008 semester sabbatical
at the Malaysian Baptist Theological Seminary in
Penang and at the Colombo Theological Seminary
in Sri Lanka.
David Gauger, artist/professor of music and
director of Symphonic Band, played in a European
concert tour with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra
with Riccardo Muti conducting. They performed
in great halls in Verona (Italy), Paris (France), and
London (England).
(L to R):
Paul Furey, NCCAA
Men’s Division I
Soccer Chair,
Joe Harding, and
Frank Jewell
Joe Harding, professor of sports ministry and
lifetime fitness and soccer coach, was recently
honored as the first recipient of the Frank Jewell
Merit Award at the National Soccer Coaches
Association of America Convention in Baltimore
MD. Named for long time National Intercollegiate
Soccer Officials Association liaison, Frank Jewell,
this award is given to someone that epitomizes the
values of the National Christian College Athletic
Association both on and off the field of play.
“Joe’s relationship with his peers, players, and
the referees he is assigned has always been above
reproach,” stated Jewell.
NCCAA executive director, Dan Wood, added,
“I find it ironic that this award goes to a man that
took me aside in 1986 in my first year of coaching,
at an NCCAA school, and encouraged me to be
active within the NCCAA. His leadership and
example over the years are key reasons why many
others and I have been blessed to serve within this
association. Joe simply has and does model Christ
for all of us to witness. This award is perfect for him
and his wife and ‘assistant coach’, Q.”
Dr. John Koessler, chair and professor of pastoral
studies, has edited a book, Moody Handbook of
Preaching, Chicago. Moody Publishers, 2008
(forthcoming), ISBN 0802470645. As well as being
the editor, he penned, “Losing the Center” and
“The Power of Comparison” in the book. Many
other MBI faculty members have contributed
chapters in this book. Paul Butler BA ’93,
assistant professor of communications, wrote
“Using Technology to Enhance the Sermon.”
Dr. Thomas Cornman, vice president and dean
of the undergraduate school, authored “History.
The Forgotten Gold Mine.” “Felling the Devil” was
the contribution of Dr. Rosalie de Rosset ’77-’80,
professor of communications. President Michael
Easley explained “Why Expository Preaching.”
David Fetzer, professor of communications,
exhorted to “Now, Deliver the Goods.” David
Finkbeiner, professor of theology, gave insight
into “Preaching from Didactic Literature.”
From the Sacred Music Department, Dr. Jori
Jennings, assistant professor of sacred music,
and Dr. Terry Strandt, professor of sacred music,
co-wrote “Abuse It and Lose It.” Pam
(Kistler ’79) MacRae MAMin ’02 shared “How
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Dr. Joseph Stowell president of Cornerstone
The Board of Trustees at Cornerstone University
in Grand Rapids MI announced the appointment
of Dr. Joe Stowell as their new president. Dr. Stowell
began that new position on February 1, 2008.
Since leaving Moody’s presidency in 2005,
Dr. Stowell has served as the teaching pastor of
Harvest Bible Chapel. In a written statement, Dr.
Stowell shared, “We have seen God’s hand at work
throughout the search process and are grateful for
His guidance and direction as we embark on yet
another new season of our lives and ministry.”
Currents
FACULTY NEWS (CONT.)
Women Hear the Sermon.” Assistant professor of
educational ministries, Michael Milco, explained
about “Exegeting Your Audience.” 2007 Faculty
Citation Award recipient, Dr. Winfred Neely,
associate professor of pastoral studies, contributed
“Applying Scripture to Contemporary Life” and
“Sermons that Move” to the work. Bryan O’Neal
BA ’87, assistant professor of theology, gave insights
into “The Logic of the Sermon.” Dr. G. Michael
Orr ’66 BA ’72, professor of communications,
shared how to use “Film as a Means for Worship
and Illustration.” Interim chair and professor of
Bible, Dr. Gerald Peterman, explained “The Use
and Abuse of Greek in Preaching.” Professor of
Jewish studies, Dr. Michael Rydelnik ’77, wrote the
chapter entitled, “Preaching Historical Narrative.”
Dr. Andrew Schmutzer ’88 BA ’89, associate
professor of Bible, wrote “Preaching from the Poetic
Books” and “Using Biblical Hebrew in Sermon
Preparation.” Kelli Worrall, assistant professor
of communications, discussed “Drama and the
Sermon.” “Using Bible Software to Impact Your
Preaching” was co-authored by MGS associate
professors Dr. James Coakley and Dr. David
Woodall. Also from grad school profs, “Preparing
Yourself to Preach,” by Dr. Daniel Green, professor,
and “Preaching from the Prophets,” by Walter
McCord, assistant professor.
Dr. Terry Strandt, professor of sacred music, was
on sabbatical last semester. He spent time studying
German at the Goethe Institut in Munich, Germany
as well as teaching at the Schloss Mittersill
Christian Conference Center in Mittersill, Austria,
and the International Christian School of Budapest
with Moody alumna Hannah Wood BA ’06. In
addition to teaching, he also gave a concert and
had various other singing opportunities in both
Austria and Hungary. M
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contemporary readers without sacrificing solid
scholarship. This book, as the title suggests, offers
a creative way to explain select works of the church
fathers for Protestants whose religious traditions
have long forgotten them. (D.H. Williams, Baylor
University, from the book’s back cover)
Dr. Bryan Litfin, associate professor of theology,
has written Getting to Know the Church Fathers: An
Evangelical Introduction, Grand Rapids. Brazos Press,
2007, ISBN 978-1-158743-196-8. In his work,
Litfin explores the lives and teachings of ten of the
church fathers—Ignatius of Antioch, Justin Martyr,
Irenaeus of Lyons, Tertullian, Perpetua, Origen,
Athanasius, John Crysostom, Augustine, and Cyril
of Alexandria.
“Litfin represents a new generation of
evangelicals who have been trained in patristics
and can make the ancient writers accessible to
For any golf enthusiasts, there may still be
availability for the upcoming Moody Golf
Classic on Wednesday, 14 May 2008.
The cost is $125 per person.
Check-in begins at 7:30 a.m. at
White Hawk Country Club in Crown Point
IN. Opening comments will be at 9:00 a.m.,
with a shotgun start at 9:30 a.m.
For more information and online registration
go to www.golfinvite.com/mbigolf08.
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a Christian at the age of nine.
He was reared by his grandparents
in Birmingham AL. When they
died, he went to live with his mother.
He was mentored and nurtured by
Harvey Birky ’38, a missionary
with Christian Bible Mission. He
challenged Melvin to learn Bible
verses. He also encouraged Melvin
to attend Moody Bible Institute.
While enrolled in the general
Bible course, he also took a lot of
radio classes.
After graduation, he applied to
Bob Jones University (SC) because
they had a good program in radio.
However, he later received a letter
telling him that they did not accept
African-Americans as students.
He then applied to Wheaton
College. All in all, Melvin received
two bachelor degrees, an MA, and a
D.Lit., all from Wheaton College.
Melvin came to Chicago six months
out of high school to attend MBI.
Birky had arranged to find money
to pay for Melvin’s room and board
for the first semester at Moody.
Unknown to Melvin, Birky and
another individual also secretly
arranged to help pay Melvin’s
school bill, when he fell short,
throughout his time at MBI.
During his time at Moody, Melvin
was part of an African-American
Gospel Team. The other members
were Ralph Bell ’57, Maurice
Bingham ’56, and Bennie
Goodman ’55.
Melvin credits MBI with building
his personal relationship
to the Lord. He says, “Moody
emphasized a Christian, holy life
that pleased God.”
working with MBI’s Information Systems
and their staff on an online directory.
This secure vehicle is coming soon. Watch
the alumni web site (www.moodyalumni.org)
for launch information and details.
Public Aid for four years. Later he
went to work at a friend’s realty
business. While working for this
friend, he became involved in an
effort to start a Christian camp
(Circle Y Ranch in Michigan). But
after only four months with the
realty company, Scripture Press
Publications, Inc. offered him a job.
His initial response was, “No.”
After much prayer and soul
searching, he finally accepted
the job at Scripture Press, where
he specialized in leadership
development and literature
distribution. During his time at
SP, he suggested starting a new
curriculum aimed toward the
African-American community.
His initial goal was to return to
the South, but he has stayed in the
Chicagoland area ever since his
Moody days.
He worked as a caseworker for
the Cook County Department of
In 1970, his dream came to fruition
and he, along with several likeminded friends, started Urban
Ministries, Inc. (UMI), a publisher
of curricula for use in AfricanAmerican churches and other
Christian organizations.
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Melvin Banks ‘55 became
The Moody Alumni Association has been
2008 Moody Alumni Board
of Directors
Front row (L to R):
2nd vice president, Deb (Bergstrom ’81) Borland; president,
Hugo Pérez; secretary, Georgeann (Smart ’78) Hiebert;
treasurer, Clarence Shuler ’72-’75.
Back row (L to R):
George Verwer ’60; Richard Peoples BSBS ’04; Judy (Marr ’78)
Stewart; Sheri (Taylor ’89) Finlayson; E. Martene Craig ’56;
Bryndan Loritts BA ’03, David Gallagher ’67.
Not pictured. 1st vice president, Bonnie Ho MABS ’04.
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Among the many challenges in
those early years was inadequate
capital. However, Banks felt that
God wanted him to stick to it. Now
in its 38th year, UMI serves over
40,000 churches across the United
States, the Caribbean, and Africa.
Conference for Christian Education
and Leadership Development,
designed to promote God’s
Kingdom in urban communities by
addressing issues of leadership and
Christian education to strengthen
local churches.
Dr. Banks is also the founder and
vice chairman of Urban Outreach
Foundation. This organization
serves churches and church leaders,
primarily in the African-American
community, by training and
developing leaders. They conduct
the Urban Outreach National
Dr. Banks is an elder at Westlawn
Gospel Chapel in Chicago and
serves as a trustee of Wheaton
College (IL).
At Founder’s Week 2008, it was
announced that Dr. Melvin Banks
was the Alumnus of the Year.
The audience rose to its feet to
congratulate this humble man who
had a vision to reach and teach the
African-American community with
the word of God. Through all of the
congratulation, Dr. Banks is careful
to make sure all of the credit goes
where it belongs, “to the Lord!” M
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Dr. Edwin T. Childs, professor of
sacred music, was the recipient of
the 2008 Faculty Citation Award.
Dr. Childs comes from a musical
family. His father was a public school
music teacher. He started taking
piano lessons in fourth grade, but,
instead of reading music, he chose
to improvise what he had heard his
teacher play.
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By the time he got to high school,
he was reading music and playing
the organ for church. He applied to
Moody Bible Institute and Wheaton
College. His father was a graduate
of Wheaton so he went to Wheaton.
Childs did poorly at music theory
because he didn’t follow the rules—
he preferred writing music his own
way. His music theory teacher
told him, “Ed, you must study
composition.” He needed a teacher
to recognize where his gift was.
Before graduating from Wheaton
College, he started applying to
graduate schools. The Eastman
School of Music in Rochester NY
offered him a full fellowship for
a Ph.D. in composition. During
his time of study at Eastman, and
shortly after his honeymoon, he
received his draft notice. He
auditioned for the various service
bands and got into the Army band.
After basic training, Childs spent
three years in Washington DC
writing music with the Army band.
Childs feels it was God’s way of
saying, “Trust Me, I’ll provide for
you. Even though there’s a war on
[the Vietnam conflict], I’ll even
provide experience doing what I
have gifted you to do.”
After his Army service, he went back
to Eastman and finished up his
Ph.D. His first job out of Eastman
was at Philadelphia College of
Bible (now Philadelphia Biblical
University) where he taught for
five years, from 1973 to 1978.
From PCB he then taught at Biola
University where he was chairman
of the department of theory and
composition from 1978 to 1995.
“I was reading Christianity Today
one day and in the classifieds, in
the back, Moody Bible Institute
had a position for a theory and
composition instructor. The
description looked just like me. I
decided to call one day, and they
said ‘we’ve been waiting for you
to call.’ David Smart ’48, my
predecessor for 40 years, had made
a list of who he would like to replace
him and I was on it.”
Child’s music is distributed and
performed in churches, schools, and
concerts around the world. Some
pieces have been translated into
other languages such as Chinese,
Indonesian, Korean, and French.
He has written a large, 20-minute,
three-movement piece for chorus
and orchestra entitled, “He is God.”
It was written in Mandarin at the
request of one of his Taiwanese
students at Biola. The Taipei City
Symphony and Chorus performed
the piece.
Another accomplishment was an
Alaskan Eskimo hymnbook, which
he worked on from 1982 to 2004.
He collected and notated the oral
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Jerry Jenkins ’67 –’68
MBI Board of trustees
Low-Key Angel
If I hadn’t bought my first house from him, he might not remember
me. Gary Havens ’68, a married student at Moody when I was a freshman
during the 1967-68 school year, was editor of the student newspaper. I spent a lot of
time in that quaint and cluttered office, upstairs from the Sweet Shop and next to the
barbershop in a building that no longer exists.
Gary learned of my impending birthday, and one
day, without making a big deal of it, he reminisced
about his first confusing months in Chicago. He had
to learn the streets, the mass transit routes, and the
business end of things. He must have seen a look in
my eyes that revealed a terror I would never admit.
He spoke casually. “Let me know when you have
to go, and I’ll run you over there.”
Could he have any idea how freeing those words
were to my spirit? I thanked him nonchalantly,
wanted to embrace him, and exulted in my good
fortune. The dread of this very grown-up experience
was ominous enough without the trauma of simply
trying to get there.
When the day came, Gary and his wife drove
me to the Selective Service System office. Without
condescending or belittling me, Gary walked
me through the process, explaining and asking
questions I would not have thought to ask. He made
it painless.
Before I knew it, it was over. I was legal. Gary had
made it easy.
In the ensuing years he counseled me on when
to stay or leave an employer, sold me my first house
when he and his family moved, and then we
lost touch. I grew up and learned the city—even
to where I came to enjoy the challenge of
negotiating it.
Though it’s been more than 40 years, I still
remember how foreign my early experience at
Moody was. And how grateful I was, and am, to
Gary Havens. M
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Gary was always dressed up, like a real adult
at work. That made the rest of us want to dress
appropriately too. He took his job seriously, and it
rubbed off. We wrote, edited, thought, and planned
better when we worked at it (rather than when we
played at it).
Though Gary could be blunt and wasn’t afraid
to forthrightly disagree, and though he didn’t allow
silliness to go on too long, we had fun. We were
a part of something. His standards were high.
Nothing done halfway was acceptable. No one got
away with treating The Moody Student like a typical
college newspaper.
At the end of the year, that volume of the
paper received several prestigious honors. More
important, those of us who worked there took good
work habits into our careers and ministries. Yet
the incident I think of, when Gary Havens comes
to mind, has more to do with compassion and
sensitivity than journalism or professionalism.
During my first month as a student I turned
eighteen. If that had occurred at home my parents
would have seen to it that I registered for the draft.
The law stated that I had to register in person.
As a suburban kid, I was new to Chicago. Moody
was a cocoon against the big city. When practical
Christian work assignments took me onto the
streets, buses, and subways, I was in a group,
following the leader. But no groups went to register
for the draft. Before your birthday rolled around,
your job was to get there and do your red-tape thing
in the bureaucratic jungle.
by Bryan Litfin, associate professor of theology
passio
Passion.
The word catches our eye, draws
us in, and makes us pay attention.
Who wouldn’t want a little more
passion out of life?
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We often associate the word passion with romantic love.
It conjures images of breathless heroines on cliff tops or lonely
beaches who are lost in the grip of some brawny, shirtless man.
He stares at her with smoldering eyes. She swoons. Isn’t this
what passion is all about?
Even if we’re never swept away to exotic locations, we still
long for passion. We want the thrill, the quickening of the
heartbeat, and the take-your-breath-away anticipation of the
excitement to come. Though our mundane lives might not
be the stuff of a romance novel, we all want to experience the
passion of true love. Again, we need to ask ourselves.
“Is this what passion means?”
Broad scope
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Our passions
Sometimes we use the word more broadly. We say we’re passionate about a hobby or other
preoccupation. For example, many people are passionate about their favorite sports team.
It’s not hard to be passionate about football if you’re from Boston; the New England Patriots
are a great club. You might think it would be harder for baseball fans to be passionate about
the Chicago Cubs. Yet every season the crowds show up at Wrigley Field hoping this will be
the year for a championship. In our modern culture, sports generate a lot of so-called passion.
Think about your own life. What are you passionate about? What drives you to act? How do
you spend your free time? Are you passionate about tinkering with old cars, or remodeling
your home, or reading the latest books? Is there a favorite TV show you never miss? Do you
spend your waking moments thinking about your next vacation, or your kids, or your job?
These would seem to be indicators of your passion.
What about the Lord? How much time do you spend thinking about Christ’s kingdom?
Shouldn’t we have a passion for the things of God? We often hear this message today, but
perhaps we need to rethink it. Upon closer inspection, we discover that the New Testament
is not very favorable toward the idea of passion. The word is always used negatively.
Old world view
of passion
The Greco-Roman world, in which the New Testament was written, did not look kindly on
passion. It was not admired in first-century culture. The Greek philosophical traditions viewed
passion as something that caused you to act irrationally, apart from the reasonable dictates of
your mind. The goal of the virtuous life was apathy, or freedom from the basic instincts that
arise from a turbulent soul. In the ancient world, passions were something to be conquered,
not cultivated.
Passion
in scripture
You will find much of the same thing if you study the word “passion” in the New Testament.
Many verses describe passion as a vice. We find references to “degrading passions” (Romans
1:26), “sinful passions” (Romans 7:5), or “lustful passions” (1 Thessalonians 4:5). First
Corinthians 7:9 criticizes burning passion and Galatians 5:24 describes it as something to be
crucified. We must consider ourselves “dead” to it, according to Colossians 3:5, and we must
“flee” from it, according to 2 Timothy 2:22. It is the mark of unsaved sinners (Romans 1:26;
1 Thessalonians 4:5). In Revelation 14:8 and 18:3, the Whore of Babylon drinks “the wine
of the passion of her immorality. All in all, Scripture doesn’t paint a pretty picture of passion.
In fact, the New Testament never describes it as something good.
So what is passion?
Passion should be selfless
Passion, in an appropriate sense, means giving our all to something beyond ourselves. In other words, it is
outwardly focused not egocentric. It requires us to lay down our lives instead of selfishly fixating on our own needs.
If we are truly passionate about God, we will pour ourselves out for His service and not seek to be filled with selfcentered indulgences.
It’s time to stop imagining lusty lovers or face-painted sports fans when we think of passion. Instead, let the
Passion of Christ define our understanding of the word. Focus on the battered head of the Man of Sorrows crowned
with thorns, who bore the guilt of all mankind. The Son of God emptied himself and gave his life as a ransom for
many. Picture him nailed to a Roman cross for sins he did not commit. With the torn and bloodied image of the
Crucified One in view, perhaps we will remember that true passion for God expresses itself in self-sacrifice. M
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So is it right to be “passionate” about God? Despite the evidence above, the answer is still yes—but we need to
understand what “passion” really is.
True service to God is not about being swept up in heady emotions. It’s not like the thrill of romantic love,
which creates a kind of ridiculous fanaticism in those under its spell. Nor is it like passion for a hobby or sports
team, which is about gratifying our own interests and concerns.
Though our love for God certainly can be warm, deep, and emotionally satisfying, it should never cause us to act
irrationally like a love struck teenager, nor selfishly like a sports nut or obsessed hobbyist. We need to redefine the
word “passion” if we’re going to apply it to our Christian lives.
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Eskimo hymns that had never been
written. This songbook for the
Northwest Arctic Iñupiat Eskimos
is not only a literacy tool but also a
devotional book of native songs.
Dr. Cynthia Uitermarkt, chair of the
Sacred Music Department, says of
Dr. Childs, “He is one of two or three
‘favorite teachers’ that I consistently
hear about from almost every
student in or graduate of the Sacred
Music Department.”
Childs says, “It’s been wonderful to
be here at Moody. It’s a culmination
of my gifts. Moody is training people
for ministry and missions that I have
done all my life. It is a great privilege
to be preparing young people to do
these things.” M
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Founder’s Week
2008
February 4-9, 2008
You’ll find the reunion photos from this
past Founder’s Week. We’re already
beginning to think about Founder’s
Week 2009.
If your class year ends in a “4” or “9”
then you will be having a class reunion
(2004, 1999, 1994, 1989, 1984,) next
year at Founder’s Week.
We have learned that more classmates
show up for reunions when an individual
or individual/s from the class takes
ownership for their own reunion.
If this is something that you’d like to be
part of, please contact Nancy Hastings,
project coordinator at (312) 329-4415
or [email protected].
Pictured Above
AOY’s (L to R): 2000-Elaine (Chobanoff ’49) Hauge, 1985-Gene Getz ’52, 1998-Harv Russell ’50,
2005-Bill Dillon ’65 BA ’68, 1986-George Verwer ’60, 1980-Forrest Zander ’56, 2003-Russ Knight ‘70
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Pictured at Right
Alumni Day speaker, David Brickner ’81,
executive director, Jews for Jesus
Pictured far Left
Dr. Bob MacRae ’75 BA ’77, professor
of educational ministries, one of the FTEF
recipients for 2008
Pictured at Left
Alumni Day speaker, Gary Chapman ’58,
marriage and family life speaker
Class of 1953 (Pictured Below)
55th reunion (L to R). Marilyn (Lowing ’52-’53)
Barker, Irving Barker [January], Marion (Thomsen
[June]) Miller.
Class of 1948 (Pictured Above)
60th reunion (L to R): Eugene Felhaber
[August], Stephen Yeh [April].
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Class of 1963 (Pictured at Right)
45th reunion (L to R): Loretta (Robinson ’60-’63) Royce,
Jayne (Zapp) Caldwell, Shirley (Tuit) Felty, Pam Gardner
GUILD ’61-’63. BACK ROW. Ron Royce + BA ’69, George
Verwer ’60 (Alumni Board member), Paul Klaassen ’64,
Glenn Felty, Allan Gardner.
Class of 1973 (Pictured Below)
35th reunion FRONT ROW (L to R). Ken Lenz + BA ’79,
Karen (Kalicky) Paylor, Tim Walberg, Lee Selin. BACK
ROW. David Paylor ’71, Heidi Walberg (current MGS
student), Sue (Polensky ’74) Walberg.
Class of 1968 (Pictured Above)
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40th reunion FRONT ROW (L to R). Kirk Lyons SS ’72,
Cheryl (Osborne) Lyons, Sue (Carole Schell) Snow,
Jim Gabor + BA ’71, DeeAnn (Cochran) Lewerenz,
Mary Thurrott, Cleophas Sanders + MAMin ’98. 2ND
ROW. Mrs. Ruth Ann Miller, Barb (Ross) Williams,
Andrew Hagen, Mr. Cal Snow, Mike Fisher, Bill
Boyle, Bill Thomas, Mrs. Thelly Thomas, Brenda
(Bell ’67) Doden, Retta (Long) Renich. BACK ROW.
Richard Miller ’69, Ray Williams ’67, Mrs. Billie Sue
Thompson, Charles Thompson, Bob Hogsett, Tim
Mayfield, Daryle Doden, Bruce Renich.
Class of 1983 (Pictured Below)
25th reunion FRONT ROW (L to R). R. Mark Harris + MMin ’95, Bill Hoops ASP, Lily (Eng) Hoops,
Mark Davidhizar, Betsy (Cole ’84) Davidhizar, Mrs. Sue Claggett, Lance Claggett, Doug Landis, Mrs.
Sue Landis, J. Greg Bowman, Randy Zimmerman. 2ND ROW. Kristopher Kowal, David Anderson BA
’84, Laura (Potts) Anderson, Joel Sean, Douglas Horne, Jayne (Westplate) Ringel, April (Mahr ’81-’82)
Corlew, Doug Corlew + BA ’84, Karen (Clark) Elliott, Jim Elliott, Mrs. Sheri Zimmerman. BACK ROW.
Tom Evans + BA ’84, Peter Grant, David Huhta ’84, Kim (Blackburn) Huhta, Rusty Young, Lori (Porter)
Kunkel, Craig Anderson, Jody (Oechsle) Anderson, Ana (Szczepanski) Devine, John Devine.
Class of 1978 (Pictured Above)
30th reunion FRONT ROW (L to R). Walter White,
L. Brent Gibson + BA ’84, Mrs. Ellen Gibson, David
Yoho, Jamie (Mason ’77-’78) Smith, Mrs. Mary
Moeri GUILD ’77-’78, Chuck Moeri. 2ND ROW.
Bob Kolb BA ’83, Cheryl (Feist) Kolb, Donna
(Ginter ’77) Pearce, Art Pearce, Karon (Schumaker)
Zimmerman, Debby (Schmidt) Baxter, Larry Smith,
Georgeann (Smart) Hiebert, Mr. Bert Hiebert.
BACK ROW. David Martin, Jim Spertzel, Glenn
Stewart, Judy (Marr) Stewart, Jan (Palmer)
Craycraft, Mr. David Craycraft, Julene (Henreckson)
Fletcher, Michael Fletcher ’77-’78.
Class of 1988
(Pictured at Left)
20th reunion FRONT
ROW (L to R). Imelda
“Mel Andricks BSBS,
Jessamine (Koh) Bartos,
Janice (Ehrhardt) Verace,
Beverly (Beltran) Lin.
BACK ROW. Andrew
Beaty, Denise (Muston)
O’Neal + BA ’90.
Class of 1958 (Pictured Above)
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50th Reunion
Once again, the 50th year reunion had so many turn out that it was not possible to get an accurate list of who is standing
where in the photo. For those who couldn’t make it, I hope you see familiar faces. Among those who were here, include:
Erle Barkey, Evangeline (Sue Jones) Dickson, David Egner, Margaret (Weyhe) Emery, Donna Garwood + BA ’71, Charles “Chuck” Hall + BA
’73, Paul Hollinger, Sylvia (Ruoss) Hollinger, Mrs. Berta Huisman, Ron Huisman, Gary Joslin, Marion Joslin, Silas Klaassen, Gerald Longjohn
Sr ’60, Duane Luce, Tanya (McCasland ’55-’57) Luce, Priscilla (Strabel) Lueck, Sid Miller ’50, Roger Ottersen, Benjamin Pent, Virginia
(Bennett) Pent, Mary (Varga) Poulson, Garold Quick, Sylvia (O’Halloran) Raquet + BA ’71, Don Rice, Betty (Vonk) Rood, John “Jack” Rood,
George Ryon, H. Orville Scott, Mrs. Monnie Scott, Alice (Busse) Shepherd, Barbara (Herren) Sherbeck, Carl Sherbeck, Jack Stowers, Gloria
(Most) Suess, June (Helen Nelson) Taylor, Janet (Morris) Teela, Robert Teela, Robert Walters, Lorraine (Stelling) Whaley, Janet Wickstrom,
Lorena Worlein, Mr. Dwight Zimmerman, Phyllis (Zehr) Zimmerman.
Aviation/Radio Technology reunion
(Pictured Below)
Class of 2003 (Pictured Below)
FRONT ROW (L to R): Deb (Bergstrom ’81) Borland,
Sally Bliss ABSC ’59, Marilyn (Sears ’59-’60, Schlenker)
Barnes, Mrs. Margaret Zander, Edyth (Trethewey ’59)
Gordon, Bob Gordon ’58 [radio ’59]. 2ND ROW. Orbra
Bliss [radio] ’57, Mr. Bob Barnes, Forrest Zander ’56
[aviation ’57], Joanne (Weber-Worthington ’57) Smith,
Jerry Smith [aviation] ’58. BACK ROW. Mrs. Salley Wells,
David Wells [radio] BA ’78, John Wells [aviation] ’57, Ron
Royce [aviation] ’60 BSMT ’69, F. Ed Harrington [aviation]
’64 MAMin ’94.
5th reunion (L to R). Ernest Gray, Patricia
(Baldwin) Pierce, Aaron Pierce, Bryndan Loritts.
Moody Graduate School reunion
(Pictured Above)
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FRONT ROW (L to R). Bill Hoops ASP ’83, Linda
Popovich ASP ’83, Carlotta Hickman ASP ’85, Bonnie
Ho MABS ’04, Cleophas Sanders ’44 CTCP ’68 MAMin
’98, Randall Dattoli ’70 BA ’74 [associate dean, MGS].
BACK ROW. Erwin Klingenberg ASP ’88, Tina
(Lunsford) Klingenberg ASP ’88, Lonnie Bone BSBS
’05 MGS ’05-’07, Bruce Everhart ASP ’88.
Distance Learning reunion
(Pictured Below)
(L to R). Georgia M. Waters ABSC ’93; Velma
Martin ES ’73-’78, ’80-‘80; Emily Donahue ABSC
’71; James Howard ’81-‘81; Cora Latson ES
’75-’76, ’90-’90.
Class of 1993 (Pictured Above)
15th reunion FRONT ROW (L to R). LannaMarie Enns, Julie (Brand ’94) Vinlasaca, Sarah
(Riegling) Raines, Jennifer (White ’92) Knaak.
BACK ROW. Hugo Pérez BA ’92, Dawn Frank
+ BA ’98, Ann Michlig, Roger Bolander.
Class of 1998 (Pictured Above)
10th reunion FRONT ROW (L to R). Mr. Dave Daye, Becky (Mills)
Daye, Angie (Whorley) Ingram, Hannah Ricketts, Pat LaCosse,
Carolyn (Padfield) LaCosse, Anne (Cavataio) Walton, Drew Kelly.
BACK ROW. Johnny Weldon ’97, Rachel (Gonzalez) Weldon,
Melissa (Keenon) Holcomb, David McCollum, Lisa (Taylor) Kelly,
Jason Brannan.
Reflections & Perspectives
Thank you to those who sent and shared your thoughts on “passion.” The theme for the next
magazine will be “God at work in everyday life.” We all look for God’s touch in the “big” ways but how often does
He affect our life under our radar and we’re not even cognizant of it? It may not always be a significant event but
in retrospect, we see significance in it. This is an exploration of common grace, how God uses us to touch others
and how they, in turn, touch us.
We often hear alumni say, “I don’t have a story.” But I’m certain that each one of us has a story of how God used
passion
us to touch others or how you yourself were touched by others. So, come on, share your experience and encourage
others. Share how our heavenly Father has worked in YOUR life. Please send submissions via the post office
(in the enclosed envelope) or by e-mail to [email protected] by Monday, July 7, 2008.
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assion. One of the first things that comes
to my mind is the question, “Why don’t
we have more passion for the Lord? We
have passion for The David Crowder Band,
we have passion for the latest Lord of the
Rings movie, but not necessarily for the Lord—why
not? I think the answer lies on four fronts.
First, we don’t listen to David Crowder 24/7, nor do
we watch The Lord of the Rings every weekend. If we
did, we’d soon burn out on those too. In reality, it can
only be of the Lord when we are passionate for Christ
after 40, 50, or 60 years of service to Him.
My wife’s grandfather has been praying every day,
on his knees, for at least 20 minutes. He’s been doing
that daily for 40-50 years. I love paging through the
Moody alumni magazine and reading about alumni
from the 30’s and 40’s still faithfully serving our Lord
after decades of toilsome ministry. Wow. When you
consider servants like that, it’s a miracle that millions
find that their greatest passion in life is to serve Him for
their whole lives. Only a God who is as great, holy, and
loving as He, could sustain our joy and passion for Him
over the course of our entire lives.
Second, we are often fizzling in our filling of the Holy
Spirit. Just as Prof. McNickle taught us [students] back
at MBI, being filled with the Spirit is the degree in which
we are surrendered to Him. Are there any areas in my
life that are not fully surrendered to Him? If so, those
areas act like the leaven the Lord warned us about;
they infect and corrupt our passion for Christ. Once
we rope off an area of our life and hold Christ’s lordship
at arms-length, our passion, our joy, our obedience,
and our effectiveness for Him will soon crumble.
I was recently talking with a church member and
remarking that it is tragic that some churches don’t
talk about sin. It’s sin that robs our joy and passion
for Christ. When a congregation doesn’t want to hear
about how to live their lives more purely before the
Lord, they are basically saying they want to be left to
wallow in misery and merely exist in a shell of empty
spirituality. But as we increasingly seek to obey Him,
we will increasingly have joy and passion that come
from His filling.
Third, we need to simply live in daily fellowship
with the Lord. Back at MBI, when I was a freshman
and only two years in Christ, my good friend Randy
Tiffany BA ’97 used to tell me to be wary of emotional
roller coaster responses to life—those times of ultra
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y passion is teaching, but not merely
for the sake of knowledge. It is my
goal that each of my students echo
the prayer of Moses in Exodus
33:13, “Let me know your ways, so
that I may know you, so that I may find favor in your
sight.” It is not enough just to Know What You Believe,
but also to Know Why You Believe (two great books by
Paul E. Little)… and to walk accordingly.
I can name too many of my family and friends who
had been active in the Church, even in positions of
leadership, who have denounced their faith, had affairs,
abandoned their families, divorced their mates, and
joined cults all after having “tasted of the heavenly
gift.” I am currently teaching high schoolers in Sunday
school, and if all that my students learn are a few
retellings of the “same ol’ Bible stories”, then I will have
failed them. Before they graduate high school, leave
home, church, and the influence of their families, if they
have listened to me and responded to the leading
of the Holy Spirit at all, they will be launched out in their
independence with at least some understanding of
who they are in Christ, what the Bible is about, and
the ability to recognize truth from error. They will be
able to know the Word of God, so they can know the
God of the Word, so they can be pleasing to Him.
That is my passion.
Dan Topolewski ASP ‘85, MABS ‘92
125 S. Tamie Cir.
Kathleen, GA 31047
(478) 987-1340
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friends, ministry, or family—but in Himself. We should
find our source of passion in Him.
If we are not, if our love and devotion to Christ
seems to ebb and flow, brighten and fade, then there
are areas of our lives that are not right to Him. Our life
may be consumed with good things, but by seeking
joy and passion in those things rather than Christ we
are bound to malfunction. God has created us to be
nourished and strengthened in Him. If we seek fullness
of joy in something other than Christ, our passion for
Him is going to fade.
I need to prayerfully probe my own life—my habits,
my opinions, my responses, my values, my core
being—and ask Him where I have been seeking joy
and passion apart from Him. We should be passionate
about the Lord and the things of the Lord. Only He, His
Word, and His special created beings (e.g. humanity
made in His image) will last for eternity. These are the
things we should be passionate about.
Grace and peace, Russ Brewer, BA 1996
Associate Pastor, Grace Tabernacle
Wife: Corinne (Comfort BA ’97) Brewer
Alethia Brewer (8), William Brewer (6), Wesley Brewer (3)
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highs and ultra lows. They were not of the Holy Spirit.
He reminded me that the problems I was facing
weren’t throwing God for a loop, and that if I was
fully surrendered and filled with Him those problems
wouldn’t derail me either. Such balance and strength
can only come from being in fellowship with the
Lord—learning to walk with Him, trust Him, and
depend upon Him.
While I was in seminary (The Master’s Seminary,
MDiv ‘03), I took one of the most life-changing courses
I have ever had. It was a required class on prayer,
which simply declared that men of God are men of
prayer. To that end, we were required to pray for an
hour every day regardless of what happened. My wife
has commented many times that in all the trials and
challenges of seminary, that semester was when I
had the most peace and strength. Our passion is a
reflection of our fellowship with Christ.
Lastly, and most importantly, God has made us to be
completely fulfilled in Him. Psalm 16:11 says that in His
presence is fullness of joy. God is the master designer
who made us to operate according to His plan. He
designed us so that our fullest, most complete, and
most satisfying source of joy would not be music, toys,
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Memories
This new column allows alumni and faculty
the opportunity to share memories about their
personal experience at Moody—portraying both
the rich history of MBI and offering a unique way
to retrace history and a growing life with God.
So, c’mon and share some of YOUR Moody
memories with others. Send it in the envelope
in the middle of the magazine or e-mail it to
[email protected] and somewhere in the
subject line put “Memories.”
A Biblical View
Do you have a news item, current social issue,
or even a biblical question you’d like a biblical
answer to? In this new feature, we’d like to offer
biblical perspectives on things you and all of
our readers can possibly relate to. It is meant to
inspire, offer guidance, and encourage readers
to look to God, even when it might be hard to find
Him. Depending on the issue raised, it may take a
few issues to respond. So, send us your question,
issue, or item.
Who we are
Time changes people and people change with
the times. This article hopes to embrace the
differences generations face by encouraging
alumni to put their guard down and show who
they are. We will select a class and ask a question
or questions. You could either mail your response
back to us or go to the website and complete an
on-line answer sheet.
Beyond Borders
Moody Bible Institute prepares its students to
effectively understand and apply the Word of
God through everyday actions and ministry.
In this section, we’d like to feature Moody stories
from around the world, beyond the borders
of campus, and demonstrate how scripture is
applied directly to the world around us. Topics
can include reflection and discussion on pastoral
care, missions, ministry to the elderly, etc. So, if
you have a story that fits within those parameters,
please send it to us. Photos would also be helpful.
Class of 1984 -How many children do you have?
A) 0 B) 1 C) 2 D) 3 E) 4 F) 5 or more
Now and Then
Intended to be fun and lighthearted, this column
will offer a quick read and a welcome break
among some of the lengthier, more serious articles
of onWord. We will post a short questionnaire that
will quiz past and present students, even faculty
members, or ask about a particular thing about
your time on campus.
Who was your favorite professor and why?
Send that to us at “Now and Then,”
Moody alumni magazine, 820 N LaSalle Blvd,
Chicago IL 60610.
Reader’s Speak
Letters from onWord readers allow you the
opportunity to respond to each publication and
share comments, stories, and feelings about
recent articles. Due to space limitations, some
reader comments, not selected for the magazine,
may appear on the web site. So, if you have
any feedback about the magazine, other than
responding to the up-coming theme, send
something to “Reader’s Speak.”
Calendar of Events
APRIL
MAY
JUNE
MBI – Chicago
11 Day One
MBI – Chicago
8 Last day of classes
for MGS
MBI – Chicago
1-4 MBI Israel Tour
continues
26 MBI Women’s
Conference
29 Next Step (Moody
Grad School
open house)
9 Last day of classes
for undergrads
12 Study/Reading Day
13-16 Final exams
15-17 Moody Alumni
Board meeting
17 Commencement
MBI – Spokane
5 Java Night at Life
Center Church
19-22 MBI’s Pastors’
Conference
14 SCC/MBI preaviation A&P
Orientation
25-31 MBI Israel Tour
25 Last day of classes
29-30 Final exams
4-9 MBI Israel Tour
extension (Jordan)
21 Next Step (MGS
open house)
26 Memorial Day
holiday
MBI – Spokane
1-2 Final exams continue
3 MBI-Spokane
Commencement
MBI – Spokane
25 SCC Summer
quarter begins
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11 JSB (Junior-Senior
Banquet)
Our Father’s
Passion
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Our Father’s passion holds us today, even now, steady enough
to see in a mirror dimly the undying insight of eternal life. The
Lord’s suffering put on as joy. Our Father’s passion gives us a part
in filling up what is lacking in Christ’s afflictions so we might in
Him, who is in us the hope of glory, stand complete. Our Father’s
passion transforms the very substance of our soul so it may convey
the warmth, word, and kindness of His love—allowing it quiet
entrance into places of emptiness to resonate in the hollow hearts
of the downcast and distressed.
Our Father’s passion is the only compelling feeling that never overwhelms us. As an
inwrought temper of the soul, it fills us with the poignancy of humility—that good
conductor of this world’s one dignified quality, which is another’s trouble. It stirs in us
the marshaling of godly-ordered fellowship and arouses in us the camaraderie of sorrow
that draws us closer to God. We meet Him rushing upon us and falling all over us with
sovereign necessity. Here the Sistine fingers touch.
by Mike McDuffee, professor of history and historical theology
The Father’s passion
Our Father’s passion subjected us to Christ. Our
Father’s passion quickened Christ’s love for us. Our
Father’s passion led Him as He gave Himself up for us.
Our Father’s passion promised Him He might sanctify
us. Our Father’s passion strengthened Him to lift
and immerse us for our washing of water with the Word.
Our Father’s passion will consummate the day the
Lord presents us to Himself in all our glory without
spot or wrinkle—holy and blameless, His bride.
The lust in me is jealous of this union, of this embrace,
and of this kiss between Christ and His church. Lust
turns me from my Lord and entices me to meet with
masters and mistresses who scour me with contempt,
and will nonetheless bring forth our stillborn wish
for death.
Faithful and just
But, God is faithful and just. With every temptation, He
makes us unable to cheapen ourselves by forsaking Him,
that we may flee the adulterer’s breast.
Our Father’s passion is the soul’s department. As
God’s usher of His grace, it conduces our willingness
into the way of life well pleasing to Him. Our Father’s
passion is the proper posture of the soul, learned from
practice under conditions of discipline. It prepares us to
be obedient from the heart to the form of teaching which
the Lord has committed us, and is equipping us in every
good thing to do His will. Our Father’s passion works in
us and is pleasing in His sight through Jesus Christ, to
whom be the glory forever and ever. Amen.
May we then this day, even now, in the power of the
Holy Spirit, abound in the passion of our Father. May we
fight the good fight, keep the faith and conduct ourselves
in a manner worthy of the gospel of Christ. For God so
loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that
whosoever believeth in Him should not perish, but have
everlasting life. Amen. M
Am n
Amen
Class Notes
Graduate School
Jonathan A. Fitzner ASP ’88 is
now working for the U.S. Postal
Service in Chicago.
Duane MDiv ’06 and Amy (Cook
MAUM ’05) Sherman moved to
southeastern Iowa.
Duane is the pastor of Fern
Cliff Evangelical Free Church
in Wayland. Amy helps Duane
with the ministry while she raises
Hannah, born on January 5, 2007.
Joyce Houck MAMin ’97
ministered in Peru for 40 years
with the Christian and Missionary
Alliance training pastors and
missionaries.
She is now retired in DeLand FL.
Yo-Han Lee MABS ’00 is an
associate pastor at Soo Young Ro
Presbyterian Church.
Yo-Han and his wife Young Hee
were married in December of 2001
in Seoul, Korea. They have one
daughter, Sarah (5), and one son,
Daniel (3).
Valeria (Orel MABS ’97)
VanDress is married to Eric, and
they live at Fort Sam Houston in
San Antonio TX.
Eric is an Army chaplain,
and Valeria is training for hospital
chaplaincy.
Timothy A. Malvaso ASP ’84 is a
pastor and teacher at Georgetown
Bible Church.
He and his wife, Mishal, have
four children.
Roger Mock ASP ’79 is grieving
the loss of his father Roger
Charles Mock, who passed away
unexpectedly in November of 2007.
1. Heather Jeanell Cummins and Charissa Lillard 2. Phillip and Susan (Bytnar) Frickel and family 3. Veijo Sinerva and his son, Sean
4. Mark and Elizabeth (Correll) Sisler and family
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Distance Learning
Elizabeth Ann “Lisa” Larsen
ABSC ’90 is an executive
administrative assistant at Moody
Bible Institute.
She also serves as the coordinator
of the women’s comfort and care
team at Fortress Bible Church of
Blue Island IL.
David McCleery ES ’87-’90 is
the assistant manager of research
for MAF.
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David G. Amann BA ’07 is a
store manager for Moosejaw
Mountaineering in Chicago.
Amanda “Mandee” (Marsh ’03)
Mitchell, after serving as a full-time
employee in the Health Service
Department at MBI, is leaving to
pursue a position at Concentra
as an assistant to the AVP of
Operations and as the HR Manager
for the Central States Division
David Souers ’01-’05 is the
manager of Starbucks Coffee Co. in
Bluffton IN.
He married Annette Blanchard
’02-’05 in August 2005.
Thomas Desmond BA ’07 is the
youth pastor for the Church of the
Open Door in Fayetteville NC.
Luke Lusk BA ’07 teaches English
at the Akashina Senior High School
in Nagano, Japan.
Shawn Fisher BA ’02 runs a boys’
group home in Lake Co. OH that
rehabilitates juvenile delinquents,
ages 14-17.
He is married to Mary Grace
(Winzer ’90-’93).
He married Stacy on October 15,
2005.
Dave L. Spencer BA ’02 is
a business analyst for Chase
Paymentech Solutions in Dallas TX.
Heather Jeanell Cummins BMus
’06 (picture 1 at left) is pursuing
a master’s degree in music at the
University of Colorado-Boulder.
Heather is pictured with Charissa
Lillard BA ’06.
David Anderson BA ’01 is a
teacher at Southhills High School
in Fort Worth TX.
He is also pursuing an Executive
MBA at UT-Dallas. Dave is involved
with the media ministry at his
church, Fellowship Church of
Grapevine.
Phillip BSMT ’02 and Susan
(Bytnar BA ’01) Frickel (picture
2 at left) moved to Washington
state where Phillip is attending
Northwest Baptist Seminary.
They have two children, Jacob (3)
and Amber Jessica (1).
Scott Andrew Rough BA ’00 is
a supervisor of maintenance and
security at Tyndale Seminary in
Toronto ON.
Scott is married to Sheri Rae
(Rutten BA ’02).
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Sarah R. (Burgerhoudt BA ’02)
Sturley is a teacher at Plumas
Christian School.
Lesley Lynn Schuster BA ’06
is attending American University
in Cairo, Egypt.
She married Gabe on September
10, 2005.
Veijo Sinerva BA ’00 (picture 3 at
left) is a pharmacist at A. Carlisle Ltd.
His son’s name is Sean.
After completing one year of
Arabic language study, she will
begin a master’s degree in Middle
Eastern studies.
Daniel Gerald De Salvo BSMT
’04 is a pilot/mechanic for MAF
in Indonesia.
He and his wife Sarah have one
daughter, Natalie Laura (2).
Matthew B. Thompson BA ’02
is a freelance sound technician for
DSK Media Solutions. He works
with local commercial productions
and national productions such as
“Forensic Files.”
Mark Sisler BA ’00 (picture 4 at
left) is a youth pastor and pastor of
evangelism at the Western Springs
Baptist Church in Western Springs IL.
Mark and Elizabeth (Correll BA
’00) had a son, Jaden Elijah, in
December 2006.
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He and his wife Crystal live in
North Carolina.
Class Notes
’00s
MARRIAGES
Samuel Keesee and Sarah Zachary
BA ’07, (picture 1 below)
September 16, 2007, Lodoga IN.
Gregory Peterson BA ’07, and
Michelle Lynch BMus ’05, May
18, 2007, Lee’s Summit MO.
Sarah is a special needs aide
for a middle school.
Alumni in the wedding were:
Ruthi Brucato BA ’04, Tommy
Peterson BA ’01, Alan Tripp BA
’07, and Scott Griffin BA ’02.
Kimmy (Winkley BA ’06)
Margason and Melinda May
(current senior) were in the
wedding party.
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3
4
5
2
1. Samuel Keesee and Sarah Zachary
2. Dan Mattix and Katie Brestel
3. Richard Klein and Natalie Marie Nyquist
4. Brad Fisher and Katie Scofield
5. Kelvin Weibe and Charlene McClymonds
Peter Michael Humprey BA ’06
and Jill Newberg, July 7, 2007,
Racine WI.
Amy Gatschenberger BA ’07,
Ben Framstad (current senior),
and Chad Friestad BA ’07.
Richard Klein and Natalie Marie
Nyquist BSBS ’05, (picture 3
above) October 6, 2007, Omaha NE.
Peter is a youth pastor at Arriola
Bible Church in Dolores CO.
Alumni who attended were:
Tyler Huckabee BA ’07 and
Keith Rose BA ’07.
Jennifer Hooley (current
senior) was in the wedding party,
and Carson Nyquist (current
sophomore) attended.
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Alumni who attended the wedding
were: Mark Brucato BA ’04,
Zach Putthoff BA ’04, Amy
Gatschenberger BMus ’07,
Sarah Winne BA ’07, Heather
Cummins BMus ’06, Rochelle
Wendt BA ’06, Rachel Busenitz
BA ’04, Angela Busenitz BA
’06, Suzanne Stalker (current
sophomore), Daniel Stalker
(current sophomore), Melanie
May (current junior), Melinda
May (current senior), Jamie
Johnson BMus ’06, Jared
Earhart (current senior), and
Joy Cook (current senior).
Dan Mattix BA ’06 and Katie
Brestel BMus ’07, (picture 2
above) July 21, 2007, Lincoln NE.
Dan is pursuing a master’s
degree in music at the University
of Iowa and works with youth
choirs at Bethany Church in West
Branch IA.
Alumni who were in the wedding
were: Bryan Latchaw BA ’07,
Justin Staley (current senior),
Sean Staley BA ’07, Luke Lusk
BA ’07, David Roney BA ’05,
Nicole Ramos BMus ’07, Chad
Eigsti BA ’05, Nate Ross BA ’05,
Jillann Devries (current senior),
Allison Brestel (current junior),
Matthew David Parker BA ’07
and Ninfa Magana BA ’07, August
12, 2007, Plumtree NC.
Alumni in the wedding party:
Maid of Honor Sarah McFadden
BA ’03 MASF ’04, Jeff Sherrod
BA ’06, and Cameron Kagay
’04-’04. Alumni who attended were:
Arol McFadden BA ’99 MAMin
’05, Ashish Varma BA ’06, Kevin
Fiske BA ’05, Ross Kimball BA
’06, Jennifer Lange ’03-’07,
Coryn Kaney BA ’06.
Brad Fisher BA ’05 and Katie
Scofield BA ’03, (picture 4 above)
October 26, 2007, Glendale AZ.
Brad and Katie were appointed as
missionaries/church planters to
go overseas with Avant Ministries.
They will be working in Asia for at
least five years.
Kelvin Wiebe BA ’03 and Charlene
McClymonds (picture 5 at left),
March 31, 2007, Waltham MA.
Ernesto Alaniz ’03, Peter-John
Campbell BA ’02, and Melissa
Trahan BA ’05.
Jeremy Deck BA ’03 was in the
wedding party, and Ben Hall BA
’01 attended the wedding.
Alumni who attended were Eugene
“Gene” BA ’99 and Leilani
Pierson BA ’98.
Kelvin is an aircraft technician for
Signature Flight Support.
Ryan is currently a student in
the aviation program at MoodySpokane.
Zach Grove ’99-’02 and Dawne
Visbeek BA ’02, November
24, 2006.
William Tunningley and Laura
Anne Clayton BA ’02, (picture 1
below) June 30, 2007, Chicago IL.
Ryan Huizinga (current
sophomore) and Karen Bartels
BA ’00, (picture 2 below) June 23,
2007.
Dawne is a professional Christian
counselor for Bridging Counseling
Ministries.
Thomas M. Keenan BSMT ’00
and Dawn R. Mathwig BA ’98,
May 12, 2007, Minneapolis MN.
Alumni who were in the wedding
were: Melanie (Traham BA ’02)
Cureton, Anna Scott ’98-’00,
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2
5
6
3
4
1. William Tunningley and Laura Anne Clayton
2. Ryan Huizinga and Karen Bartels
3. Havilah Grace, daughter of Jason and Rachel
(Quackenbush) Todd
4. Micah Benjamin, son of Amy and Benjamin Wilson
5. Clayton John,
son of Matthew
and Abigail
(Edmonds)
Leszczynski
6. Lucea
Katharine,
daughter of
Joshua and
Summer
(Mallory) Price
BIRTHS
To Jeremiah BSBS ’06 and Leah
(Sweeting BA ’05) Finch, a girl,
Sophia Corinne, July 4, 2005.
Kelly is studying at Dallas
Theological Seminary, and Ann
just finished her third year of
elementary teaching at a Christian
school.
Leah is a registered nurse.
To Jason BA ’06 and Rachel
(Quackenbush BA ’04) Todd,
(picture 3 above) a girl, Havilah
Grace, February 19, 2007.
The Todds are serving in their
church in Bozeman MT.
To Eric and Amber (Winfield BA
’05) Keller, a girl, Abigail Rose,
July 29, 2007.
Eric and Amber married on
September 2, 2006.
To Amy and Benjamin “Ben”
Wilson ’05, (picture 4 above) a son,
Micah Benjamin, November 24, 2007.
To Matthew BMus ’03 and
Abigail (Edmonds BA ’03)
Leszczynski, (picture 5 above)
a boy, Clayton John, October 15,
2007.
Matthew serves as the director of
music and worship at Community
Bible Church in Beaufort SC.
To Joshua BA ’02 and Summer
(Mallory BA ’02) Price, (picture
6 above) a girl, Lucea Katharine,
February 19, 2007.
He joins sisters Bonnie and Annie.
To John BA ’03 and Cara Jo
(Lippold BA ’03) Leger, a girl, Bijou
Chamonix, September 25, 2007.
To Robert and Heather Joy
(Karow BA ’00) Morris, a boy,
Toby William, May 15, 2006.
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To Kelly BA ’03 and Ann
(Hedlund BA ’03) Knauss, a son,
Christian Howard, July 6, 2007.
Class Notes
’90s
Benjamin Crosby Moore BA ’99
is an attorney for AndersonGlenn
LLC.
the First Nations Peoples through
North America Indigenous
Ministries in Canada.
He and his wife Maressa have one
daughter, Makayla Kathleen (3).
Trent BA ’96 and Lynelle (Smith
BA ’99) Blumenthal minister to
and Jonathan works with language
communities in Bangladesh and
India, training them to create
worship expressions in their unique
language and musical systems.
They have two daughters, Talia (5)
and Emily (2).
Jonathan BA ’99 and Quynh
(Cooper BMus ’98) Parlane
(picture 2 below) have been in
Bangladesh for 4 ½ years.
Quynh teaches at a rural school,
1. Ella and Olivia, daughters of Todd and Melissa (Randall) Canup 2. Jonathan and Quynh (Cooper) Parlane and family
3. Katherine Marie (McLane) and Nick Nguyen and family 4. George and Julie Halitzka 5. Larry and Lisa (Darling) Lindow and family
6. Aaron and Meredith (Feldstein) Deridder with Samuel and Deborah (Dolgner) Smucker
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2
4
3
Todd and Melissa (Randall BA
’98) Canup are active in their
church in Grand Rapids MI.
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Todd works in the AV Department,
and Melissa is a deaconess and
a leader in her local MOPS
group. They have two children,
Ella Olivia (2) and Emma Rose (4)
(picture 1 above).
Erik BA ’98 and Michele (Carrow
BA ’98) Stapleton serve on the
Pacific Island of Vanuatu with
Wycliffe Bible Translators. They
work with the Nafe people of
Tanna Island. They just printed and
recorded the Gospel of Mark.
Erik is working on his master’s in
applied linguistics, focusing on the
Nafe language.
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Erik and Michele have four
children: John Mark (9), Sierra (8),
David (7), and Joel (2).
Grace Lee (Yu BA ’97) Paik is
the owner of the boutique Sam &
Bellie in South Carolina.
She and her husband Seung have
three children: Samuel (7), Ellie (5),
and Micah (3).
Teresa Thu (Pham ’98) Jotautas
is teaching at Churchill Elementary
School in Glendale Heights IL.
Jason Alan Burton ’93-’97 is a
CAD operator for Premiere Systems
in Chicago.
Katherine Marie McLane ’97-98
(picture 3 above) married Nick
Nguyen in 1999.
They have three children: Timothy
(7), Anja (6), and Chistian (5).
Aaron ’95 and Meredith
(Feldstein ’97) DeRidder (picture
6 above) got together with friends
Samuel “Sam” ’95 and Deborah
“Deb” (Dolgner ’93) Smucker in
Papua New Guinea.
Aaron and Meredith work with
New Tribes Mission, and Sam
and Deb work with Wycliffe and
SIL Aviation.
Amie Marie (Cyphers BA
’96) Tokuda is a call quality
administrator for Vanguard in
Scottsdale AZ.
Amie married Timothy on
May 31, 2003.
She is married to Tim Alan Hays
BSMT ’93.
Stanley ’93 and Ronda
(Cumberworth ’90) Unruh have
been working for MAF since 1996
and have been in Indonesia for
10 years.
They have three sons: Benjamin
(13), Nathan (11), and David (8).
Brett and Heidi (Schlappi BA ’96)
Woerner live in Morton IL with
their daughter, Katie Elizabeth (2).
Mark Faus BSMT ’90 has served
with MAF-Canada for the last 14
years in Indonesia, Angola, and
South Africa.
Bryan Curt Smith BA ’95 works
in leadership training and church
planting for CAM International.
Lisa (Darling ’86-’89, BA ’94)
Lindow (picture 5 at left) and her
husband Larry now serve at First
Baptist Church in Littleton IL.
Larry is the senior pastor and
Lisa is a stay-at-home mom. She
homeschools her five children:
Alexis (10), Aubree (8), Ashton (7),
Logan (5), and Landon (2).
Roger Bolander BA ’93 is the
pastor of Rogers Park Baptist
Church in Chicago.
Robin “Bobbi” (Crist ’90 BA
’95) Hays is a teacher at Berean
Christian School in West Palm
Beach FL.
Mark recently completed an MBA
in global management and will be
assuming the role of director of
field development with
MAF-Canada.
Brooke Nolen BA ’97 was in
the wedding, and Bruce BA ’97
and Christy (Broughton BA ’97)
Randall attended.
BIRTHS
To Amber Richmond BA ’98,
(picture 1 below) a girl, Elizabeth
Nadine, May 1, 2007.
Amber is a video editor, living in
Southern California.
To Scott BA ’97 and Kimberly
(Horne BA ’97) Freitag, a girl,
Rebecca Marie, January 18, 2007.
After working in youth evangelism
in Germany, they returned to the
U.S. where Scott is working as a
youth pastor.
To Craig and Heidi (Carner BA
’95) Wurst, (picture 2 below) a son,
Jonathan Edward, March 12, 2007.
Jonathan joins his sisters, Abigail
(4) and Kristine (3).
MARRIAGES
George Halitzka BA ’99 (picture
4 at left) and Julie Lynne Bates,
March 24, 2007.
They met while on staff at a church
in eastern Iowa. In August, they
moved to Louisville KY where
George is working as a freelance
writer and theatre artist while Julie
pursues her MDiv in worship at
Southern Seminary.
Marek Hancik and Julie Brooks
BA ’97 TESOL ’03, June 4, 2005,
Schroon Lake NY.
Craig is the pastor of First Southern
Baptist Church in Moro IL. Heidi
is active in women’s ministry and
homeschools their daughters.
To Eric and Amber (Winfield
’94-’95) Keller, a girl, Abigail Rose,
July 29, 2007.
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Sam and Aaron coach men’s varsity
soccer. They played together under
Coach Harding at MBI.
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Marek and Julie live in Brno, Czech
Republic.
Jerry Wilson and Stephanie D.
Landenberger BA ’97, June 16,
2007, Alma MI.
Stephanie is a credit counselor for
Green Path Debt Solutions.
1. Elizabeth Nadine, daughter of Amber Richmond
2. Craig and Heidi (Carner) Wurst and their family
Class Notes
’90s
To Eric ’94-’95 and Ella
Bindewald, (picture 3 below) twin
boys, Marshall and Ryan, February
10, 2007.
Eric and Ella own and operate a
Baskin Robbins franchise.
Abigail joins her sister, Natalie (3).
Jodie is the senior manager of web
strategies at Quintiles, and Jim
is the director of finance at Duke
University Eye Center.
To Jeff and Ann (Marshall ’92)
Nemeth, a daughter, Esther
Justice, November 13, 2007.
To Jim and Jodie (Delich ’91’93) Pait, (picture 1 below) a girl,
Abigail Grace, July 17, 2006.
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To Dennis and Suzanna (Marosi
’01) McKeon, (picture 2 below)
a son, Quentin Clark, September
20, 2007.
Suzanna is taking care of her
daughter Virginia (3), her son,
Theodore (5), and her newborn
Quentin at home as her husband
studies in Seminary. They attend
Central Presbyterian Church in St.
Louis MO.
Esther joins siblings Elliot, Erica,
and Isaiah.
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1. Abigail Grace, daughter of Jim
and Jodie (Delich) Pait
2. Suzanna (Marosi) McKeon and her
son Quentin Clark
3. Twins Marshall and Ryan, sons
to Eric and Ella Bindewald
’80s
Ronald Paul Christiansen ’89
is the senior pastor at East Troy
Bible Church in East Troy WI.
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He and his wife Kathy have
three children: Grace, Caleb,
and Caroline.
Matthew W. Harris BA ’89
MAMin ’98 is a church planter and
pastor of Faith Journey Church in
Fort Wayne IN.
He is married to Tammy K
(Bender ’89-’90) Harris.
Valerie (Nicksic ’88) Burman
works as an accounts receivable
and billing clerk for Steiner
Industries in Chicago.
Peggy (Leighton BA ’85)
Franklin received a master’s
of science in literacy education
from Northern Illinois University.
She is a teacher and a department
chair in special education.
Debbra M. (Emord ’88) Hunt
(picture 1 at right) homeschools
her three children and ministers to
couples who are becoming parents.
Ellen Krabbe ’86 has been a
“tent maker” in France for the
last 14 years.
Mark ’85 and Tina (Spanton ’84)
Mast (picture 2 at right) serve
with CSSM Ministries in Rainy
River, Ontario, Canada.
Mark pastors Rainy River
Evangelical Covenant Church in
Ontario and Border Evangelical
Free Church in Birchdale MN.
For two years Mark has also taken
many individuals to Guatemala on
short-term mission trips.
Mark and Tina are thankful that
their children Timothy (current
junior) (21), Jon (current junior)
(20), and Rachel (current
freshman) (18) have been given
the privilege to study at MBI.
William Patrick Karr ’84 is a
child welfare specialist at the
Department of Children and
Family Services. He and his wife
Elizabeth live in Peoria.
In November, Patrick O’Connor
’83-’84 and Douglas Brown ’86
BA ’97 (picture 4 below) went to
Chennai, India on a short-term
mission trip.
They went to train pastors
and Sunday school teachers in
central India.
Patrick is a missionary with Door
To Missions in Honduras, and
Douglas is an associate pastor at
Metropolitan Baptist Church in
Oklahoma City OK.
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Charles M. Butler ’81 is the
pastor for Shepherding and Men’s
Ministry at Moody Church.
Kathy does youth discipleship in
LaPaz. Brenda teaches at a school
in Wheaton IL. Becky teaches
fourth graders at Carachipampa
Christian School in Cochabamba.
Mike is a professor at Bible
Seminary in Cochabamba. Allen
is the SIM Cochabamba ministry
coordinator. Paul is learning
the Quechua language and
ministering in southern Bolivia.
Jim is a professor at Biblical
Seminary in Cochabamba.
He is married to Donna (Baskett
’78-’79, ES ’79-’79).
Alumni, Tony Kyriazes ’81, Tim
Bruns ’84 BA ’85, Joe Whowell
’82-’83, ’85, and Dave Pikel ’85,
(picture 3 below) reunited at Camp
Awana in Fredonia WI in July 2007.
They attended a summer camp for
6th-12th grade boys.
Alumni, Allen Andrews ’80’82 and his wife Marilyn, Kathy
Maenner MGS ’99-’01, Brenda
(James ’83) Todd, Becky
Dudenhofer ’73 BA ’75, Mike
Wheeler ’83, and Paul Knudson
MABS ’95, attended SIM Bolivia
Spiritual Life Conference on July
3-8, 2007.
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Robert Allen Reed ’80 is a
program consultant for the
Christian Reformed World Relief
Committee.
A number of alumni met at a SIM
Bolivia Spiritual Life Conference in
July 2007.
Alumni who attended: Kathy
Maenner MGS ’99-’01, Brenda
(James ’83) Todd, Becky
Dudenhofer ’73 BA ’75, Mike
Wheeler ’83, Paul Knudson
MABS ’95, and Jim Hansen ’78.
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1. Debbra M. (Emord) Hunt
and her family
2. Mark and Tina (Spanton)
Mast and their ministry
3. Tony Kyriazes, Tim Bruns,
Joe Whowell and Dave Pikel
4. Patrick O’Connor and
Douglas Brown
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Peggy Jo Shoe ’82-’85 is a
substitute teacher for three Denver
area public school districts and two
Christian schools. She is starting
to work on her Master of Arts in
teaching through the Liberty
University online program.
Timothy “Tim” John Owen
’81-’82 accepted an offer from
Boeing Corporation to serve as an
estimating and pricing specialist
in Commercial Airplanes Research
and Development. He relocated
to Everett WA in January.
Class Notes
’70s
Mark and Dayna Ann (Lee
’78) Blair are missionaries in
Kazakhstan with Pioneers.
John retired as a colonel from the
U.S. Army in 2004. He is married
to Lois guild ’73-’75.
Cathy works for the University of
Central Florida-Daytona Beach
in the Criminal Justice and Legal
Studies Department.
Mark is the pastor of The
International Church. They have
served there since 1998. They
have three children.
Charles R. Connon ’78 returned
to Crawfordville FL and is
working at the Florida Department
of Corrections.
Chuck and his wife Karen married
in June 1980 and have four sons:
Lee served in Iraq and is a Sgt.
in the U.S. Marine Corps, Jon
graduated from West Point and is
a 2nd Lt. in the U.S. Army, and
Nathan and Paul are students at
Florida State University.
Stephen M. Davis ’78 became
the director of Gift Planning for the
Wycliffe Foundation.
Dorothy (Nellis ’75) Case (picture
1 below) is a missionary with
Fellowship International Missions
in Oaxaca, Mexico.
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She recently celebrated 32 years of
marriage and 30 years of missionary
service to the Chatino people.
John W. Hoffmann BA ’75
(picture 2 below) has been chosen as
the Community Representative of the
Year for Angel Flight Mid-Atlantic.
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Denise (Roche ’73-’74) Robinson
(picture 3 below) continues to serve
in inner-city ministries with Mission
Door.
Her husband Marvin, a disabled
Vietnam veteran, ministers to those
who have also served in the military.
Gary ’72 and Lois (Thornton
’72) Hauck celebrated their 35th
wedding anniversary on a biblical
studies tour of Greece and Turkey.
This year they published a book,
Spiritual Formation, about Christian
leadership, faith, and service. Gary
is in his 9th year of teaching at the
University of Phoenix and is on the
faculty at Aquinas College in Grand
Rapids. Lois is a regional caregiver
and a volunteer at the Ronald
McDonald House.
Glenn BA ’71 and Sandra Ann
(Soilleux BA ’72) Wilton
work as missionaries with AIM
in the DR Congo.
For 28 years, Cynthia (Johnson
’70-’71) Ruchti has written and
produced a 15-minute daily radio
program called, “The Heartbeat
of Home.”
She also serves as a writer and
public speaker.
Cynthia’s husband, Bill ’69-’71, is
involved with the men’s ministry
at their church. They have three
children and four grandchildren.
Their sons, Andrew and Greg,
recently married.
Mary (Verseput ’69-’71) Bailey
works in real estate and sales.
James ’73 and Patricia (Moses
’72) Love (picture 4 below) are
missionaries in East Anglia, UK
with Biblical Ministries.
William Paul Kuyk ’70 owns
WPK Design in Holly MI.
Edward ’73 (picture 5 below) and
Cathy (Cionca ’72) Lowe live
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1. Dorothy (Nellis) Case
2. John and Lois (guild) Hoffman
in DeLand FL where Ed is the
assistant rector at St. Barnabas
Episcopal Church and School.
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3. Denise (Rocha) Robinson
4. James and Patricia
(Moses) Love
5. Edward Lowe
’60s
Merrill Helm ’69 just completed
his course work at Argosy University
and began his doctoral dissertation
regarding school counselor
interventions with ADHD.
Marilou (Hage ’69) Helm is a
missionary and school principal with
ABWE in Bangladesh.
His wife, Frieda (Kepple ’68), has
retired from nursing and social work.
Leland ’66 BA ’69 and Marcia
(Baker ’67) Hovingh (picture 1
below) attended a re-entry seminar at
AIM International USA office in Pearl
River NY.
Alumni who attended: Judson ’66
and Susan “Sue” (Allen ’66 BA
’67) Clements, Steven Moffit
BSMT ’92, Ronald Pontier
’78-’81, and Douglas “Doug”
Orner ’80.
Gary ’67 BA ’72 and Holly
(Anderson ’67) Wrisberg
celebrated their 40th wedding
anniversary on August 12, 2007.
Gary Herr ’66 is the director of
advancement/church relations for
the Fargo market for KFNW-AM
and KFNL-FM.
Gary began working in radio at
Moody’s WMBI as a student
announcer. He and Janice (Quist
’66) have been married for 41 years.
Janice is a piano teacher and organist
at Bethel Evangelical Free Church
in Fargo.
The summer also marked 40 years of
pastoral ministry—Gary has served
in five churches.
Gary and Holly have two sons and
seven grandchildren.
Millicent “Mickey” (Fair ’65)
Lindgren is an administrative
assistant for Pruven Real Estate in
Glendale AZ.
Bill ’67 and Charlene (Eickmeir
’67) Elliott (picture 2 below) have
served with AIM International since
1981.
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4. Karla Altmaier
5. W. Wayne Dunn
6. Ronald MAMin and
Patti (Hundt) Klein
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1. Leland and Marcia (Baker) Hovingh
2. Bill and Charlene (Eickmeir) Elliott
3. Douglas R. McLachlan
Kenneth and Sharon ministered in
nursing homes for 28 years. They
were also involved in building trades,
construction, and remodeling.
Kenneth enjoyed playing the trumpet
and telling jokes to his loved ones.
Ken and Sharon have five
children, including daughter
Angela Heldman ’04, and
five grandchildren.
Douglas R. McLachlan ’64
(picture 3 above) retired on May
20, 2007 after 18 years of serving
as senior pastor of Fourth Baptist
Church in Plymouth MN.
He also served as the president of
Central Baptist Theological Seminary
(CBTS) where he graduated in 1970.
Douglas remains chairman of the
Board of Trustees, chancellor, and
president emeritus of CBTS. He
continues to faithfully serve Christ
with his wife Lottie ’62 and his
three children, Rebecca, Matthew,
and Bethany.
Mary Margaret “Mimi” (Synder
’64) Moore retired in June of 2007
from elementary school teaching.
She taught 16 years in Christian
education and 16 years in public
schools. She and her husband, Ron,
are active in Family Bible Church in
Portage IN.
Karla Altmaier ’62 (picture 4
above) retired from the missionary
staff of Camp Forest Springs in
Westboro WI.
She served there for 45 years in
various positions. In the fall of 2008,
she plans to move to Bradenton
Missionary Village in Bradenton FL.
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Kenneth Edward Heldman, husband
of Sharon (Brock ’64) Heldman,
went to be with the Lord on August
31, 2006, in Woodstock IL.
Class Notes
’60s
In May 2007, W. Wayne Dunn
’62-’62 (picture 5 previous page)
received a PhD in counselor
education and supervision from
Regent University in Virginia
Beach VA.
Wayne serves as a counselor for
Covenant Counseling Center and
as an organist/pianist at English
Road Baptist Church--both in High
Point NC.
Sarah “Sally” (McSparran
’60-’62) Flatebo is involved
in various children’s ministries
at her church and is on the
deaconess board.
’50s
Don R. Beiter ’59 is a retired pilot
and mechanic of MAF.
He is married to Phyllis E.
(Griffith ’58) Beiter.
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Paul R. Hollinger ’58 was
awarded an Honorary Doctor
of Letters from Lancaster Bible
College on December 15, 2007
at the school’s graduation
ceremonies.
Dr. Peter Teague, president of LBC,
conferred the degree stating it was
for Hollinger’s “special contribution
to the cause of Christ through his
ministry at WDAC, his writings,
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Russell and Genevieve
(Workman ’61) Dykehouse have
retired and continue to volunteer at
their church and in hospice care.
They recently celebrated 40 years
of marriage.
Ron D. Smith ’61 received an
MA in theological studies from
Edinburgh Theological Seminary
in Texas.
He is now the pastor of Church of
the King, which he planted in 2003,
in McAllen TX.
Ronald J. ’60 BA ’89 MAMin
’91 and Patti (Hundt ’57) Klein
(picture 6 previous page)
celebrated 50 years of marriage on
June 15, 2007.
Ron is the full-time pastor of care
ministries and missions at Parkside
Church in Chagrin Falls OH.
Beverly (Suttie ’59-’60)
Mayhak moved to Lexington SC
in 2004 to be near her children
and grandchildren.
He and his wife, Linda (Holliday
’61), have four daughters and twelve
grandchildren.
and his lifelong love of learning,
leading, and teaching.” Hollinger
also delivered the commencement
address.
Hollinger served on the Moody
Alumni Board of Directors from
1991 to 1996.
Linleigh “Lin” ’57 and LaVerne
(Roehl ’57) Roberts celebrated
their 50th wedding anniversary on
July 5, 2007.
They have five children,
14 grandchildren, and two
great-grandchildren.
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Earl O. “Lando” Miller ’56
(picture 1 below) works part-time
for Wal-Mart and is the missions
chairman at Faith Community
Church.
Lando has served both as a
pastor and as a missionary to the
Philippines. He and his wife Angie
have six children.
John and Polly (Hundley ’56)
Taylor are retired and working
with seniors in their church.
Frank Radecki ’55 (picture
2 below) and his wife Carol
celebrated their 50th wedding
anniversary. They traveled by
train through several countries
in Western Europe.
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5. Robert and Helen Page
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1. Earl “Lando” and Angie Miller
2. Frank and Carol Radecki
3. Harry and Juanita (Grau) Upson
4. Robert and Barbara (Rickenbrode) Newman
Robert ’51 and Barbara
(Rickenbrode ’51) Newman
(picture 4 at left) celebrated 60
years of marriage in August 2007.
’40s
Helen (Baughman ’49)
Montgomery is living in an
assisted-living center. Her correct
address is:
Esther Marie Pontius ’46 is living
in the Good Samaritan Adult Care
Village in Washington state.
Esther volunteers in the nursing
section of the village and gives a
short message on Thursdays in
the chapel.
Robert ’45 and Mildred (Sawyer
’43) McClain live in Georgia
and recently became greatgrandparents.
Frank and Ruth (Duncan ’42) Lin
(picture 1 above) were awarded the
highest civilian honor in Taiwan by
President Chen Shui Bien.
They received the award for serving
the people of Taiwan, opening
a hospital for leprosy, and founding
a school for the training of
handicapped youth.
They retired in 1995 from the
foreign mission field and now live
in Indianapolis IN.
Ed is in his 11th year of teaching
at Crown College in Knoxville
and is working on the Reese
Chronological Bible which will
include historical, geographical,
and archeological material in the
marginal notes.
Edward “Ed” Reese ’50
released the Reese Chronological
Encyclopedia of Christian
Biographies. It contains 5,500
stories of Christian leaders
(including Moody alumni) and
nearly 4,000 pictures.
Ruth is a registered nurse, and
Frank is a medical doctor. They
went to Taiwan in 1952 after
leaving China during the 1951
Communist Revolution.
Reinhold Barth, husband of
Helen (McAlerney ’42), died on
August 5, 2007.
Ralph ’41 and Twila (Engelhardt
’42) Manchee celebrated their
65th wedding anniversary on
May 23, 2007.
Egerton “Ed” Charles ’41 and
Betty (Hankins ’41) Long
(picture 2 above) celebrated their
90th birthdays in 2007. They are
praising God for the many years
of service God has given them.
They have a daughter, Retta
(Long) Renich ’68, son-in-law
Bruce Renich ’68, son John Long
ASP ’78, and grandson Nathan T.
Renich ’00.
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1. Frank and Ruth (Duncan) Lin
2. Ed Charles and Betty (Hankins)
Long
3. Edward and Helen Renegar
On August 24, 2007, D. Edward
Renegar ’40 (picture 3 above)
celebrated his 90th birthday.
Edward has served the Presbyterian
Church in several southern
states and retired from the active
pastorate in 1984.
His first wife, Anna (Hall ’38-’39),
died in 2003 due to Alzheimer’s,
and Edward is now married
to Helen.
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Harry ’54 and Juanita (Grau ’54)
Upson (picture 3 at left) celebrated
their 65th wedding anniversary on
December 12, 2007.
’30s
Robert M. Page ’37 (picture 5 at
left) and his wife Helen celebrated
their 70th wedding anniversary on
August 18, 2007.
They spent 52 years working in
ministry in Minnesota and have
since retired to Tahlequah OK.
Present with the Lord
’00s
Samuel E. Mayfield ES ’02-’05,
June 15, 2007, age 49, Las Vegas
NV.
He is survived by his wife Lisa
and a daughter.
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2. Margaret
Elizabeth
(Norris) Bos
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Jerome L. Rucin ’79-’83 MAMin
’88, March 17, 2007,
Palos Heights IL.
Jerome (picture 1 at left) was the
administrative pastor of Moraine
Valley Church for about 17 years.
He died after fighting cancer
for eight years.
Valerie Christine Kalb ’80-’80,
July 15, 2007, Allentown PA.
Valerie is survived by her husband,
Israel Henry Kalb III ’81, and
three children.
He is survived by his wife,
Rita (Wilkinson ’75, ’83-’86).
1. Jerome L. Rucin
’70s
Mary Ruth Bowling ’72, July 9,
2007, Waxhaw NC.
Mary was a part of Wycliffe Bible
Translators for 26 years, until 1997.
She served in Indonesia, Papua
New Guinea, and Australia.
She is survived by her sister,
Hope Bowling ’72, and her
brother, Tim Bowling ’74.
Richard “Dick” Marston Cross
’70, June 28, 2007, age 61,
Portage IN.
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Dick served as the pastor of four
churches in Michigan and Indiana,
and he was the chaplain for the
Portage Police Department. He died
due to cancer.
He is survived by his mother, his
wife Anita, three daughters, and
four grandchildren.
Ruey Esco Belford ES ’61-’72,
July 19, 2007, age 79,
Riverview FL.
Ruey received several medals for
his service in the Korean War, and
he served as the pastor of three
churches for over 30 years.
He is survived by his wife of 59
years, Delma, and two children.
’60s
Margaret Elizabeth (Norris ’60
& ’61) Bos, June 13, 2007,
age 67, Florence SC.
Margaret (picture 2 at left)
double majored in the organ
and music composition at MBI.
After graduation she served as an
organist at several churches and
taught at three Bible colleges.
Margaret published a book of
her piano arrangements and 10
days before her diagnosis
of ovarian cancer in January
of 2006, she completed a CD
of piano arrangements entitled
“Sufficient Grace.”
She is survived by her husband
E. James “Jim” Bos ’62, three
children, including Jonathan Bos
’89 BA ’90, and four
great-grandchildren.
Ruth Marie (Camp ABSC ’64)
Reid, July 15, 2007.
Ruth was an editor of Sunday
school material for Scripture Press
in Wheaton IL and was a member
of Moody Church for 60 years.
She was preceded in death by her
husband George ’44-’46 on June
30, 2004.
James Anthony Bernero ’60,
May 28, 2007, Frankfort IL.
James served both as a teacher and
an administrator in Chicago Public
Schools for 38 years.
He is survived by his wife June.
’50s
Virginia Sue Gant ES ’58-‘58,
December 23, 2007, age 73.
Bob ’61 and Virginia celebrated
their 50th wedding anniversary in
April, 2007. They pastored Baptist
churches in California and Arizona
for 40 years.
Virginia is survived by her
husband, four children, and seven
grandchildren.
David James Milleson ’59,
February 5, 2006, age 76,
Merrill WI.
He served as a pastor of three
churches in Wisconsin for over
50 years.
David is survived by his wife,
Nancy (Schafer ’58), and
two sons.
Leroy taught high school history
and multi-media for 26 years.
During his retirement, he worked
with student teachers at Emporia
State University.
He is survived by his wife of 43
years, Josephine, two children, and
four grandchildren.
George Arthur Peltz ’57,
February 1, 2008, age 73,
Chicago IL.
George was born in Camden NJ.
While at MBI, he studied Christian
education. He later attended Bethel
College as a philosophy major
and received his master’s from
Wheaton College Graduate School.
He served as a pastor in Bethel
and Faribault MN and taught at
Shattuck Military Academy. He also
founded the DuKane Limousine
’40s
Anna Caroline Lantz ’49,
October 17, 2007, age 83,
Pomeroy IA.
Anna was a missionary in the
Appalachian Mountains in eastern
Kentucky for 23 years.
Robert Edson Love ’49,
August 25, 2007, Kalamazoo MI.
Robert (picture 1 above) was a
veteran of WWII and received
honors for bravery.
After the war, Robert spent more
than 40 years working in missions,
serving in Spain and the U.S.
He is survived by his wife of 22
years, Jennifer, three children, eight
grandchildren, and one grandchild.
He was preceded in death by two
children and his first wife, Dorothy.
Service in west Chicago until he
retired in 1999.
Dale B. Owen ’54, June 5, 2006,
age 83.
George celebrated his 50th reunion
and wedding anniversary last year.
Dale worked for Moody in 1950
and from 1963 to 1978.
He is survived by his wife, Donna
J. (Whaley ’55-’57) Peltz, two
sons-- Jeffrey and Timothy, and four
grandchildren--Nancy, Jeffrey, John,
and Alexandria.
Rosemary Jane King ’53,
March 20, 2004, Paris IL.
Beatrice Jayne Arnold ’52,
September 1, 2007, age 76,
Chicago IL.
John Herbert Lattimer
’53-’55, September 5, 2007,
Williamsville NY.
Beatrice was a legal secretary for
many years and a faithful member
of Edgewater Baptist Church.
John pastored Baptist churches in
New York and Pennsylvania.
He is survived by his wife of
60 years, Eleanor ES (guild)
’54-’55; six children, including
Susan (Lattimer ’69) York and
Sandra (Lattimer ’71) Williams;
17 grandchildren; and two
great-grandchildren.
Betty Jean (Butchar ’51)
Sprunger, September 18, 2007,
Warminster PA.
Her husband, Leland Sprunger
’51-’52, passed away in 2002.
She is survived by her daughter,
Victoria.
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2
1. Robert Edson Love
2. Edward and Sara Dodd
Edward H. Dodd ’48, July 6,
2007, age 88, Vitoria, Brazil.
Edward (picture 2 above) was an
ordained minister and received his
doctorate in theology.
He was the director of a Brazilian
seminary and served Brazilian
churches in the Maranatha
Christian Church denomination,
eventually becoming its president
for 21 years until his death.
He is survived by his wife Sara.
Elizabeth Helen (Betty ’48)
Giesecke, July 4, 2007, age 84.
After completing a diploma at
Moody, she received her bachelor’s
degree and two master’s degrees.
She worked in nursing, at a mental
health facility, and served in various
ministries in her church.
Betty Louise (Landgraf ’48)
Olson, December 3, 2006,
Mishawaka IN.
Marian Louise Klippert ’47,
August 30, 2007, age 82,
Sebring FL.
Marian served with SIM as a
missionary to West Africa for 40
years. She worked to establish
a school, teach literacy, and she
worked among those with leprosy
in segregated colonies. She retired
in 1990 to the SIM retirement
village in Sebring FL.
She is survived by a sister and
two brothers.
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Leroy Lee Griswold ’58,
August 11, 2007, age 71,
Haysville KS.
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’40s
Virginia Marjorie (Nordquist
’48) Hughes, November 4, 2006,
Placerville CA.
Ruth (Landreth ’71) Wood, Janet
(Landreth ’73) Sharpmack, and
Carol (Landreth ’75-’77) Kohl.
She is survived by her husband,
Robert W. ’48, two children, and
four grandchildren. Robert was
an employee of Moody from
1953-1964.
Dorothy I. (Warner ’44) Beehler,
August 25, 2007, age 85,
Chesapeake VA.
Violet Mary Schroeder ’48,
September 4, 2007, Wheaton IL.
Violet (picture 1 at right) taught
at Midwestern Christian Academy
from 1961-1988. After retiring
from there, she worked part-time
for Moody in the Extension Studies
Department until 1998.
Ruth Marie (Follingstad ES ’42’43) Reid, July 15, 2007, age 92.
Martha Marie (Jensen ’42)
French, July 29, 2007, Vallejo CA.
Ruth Marjorie (Butts ’42)
Jacobson, July 15, 2007,
Sebring FL.
Ruth was appointed to the mission
field by SIM. Due to Ruth’s
expertise in the Hausa language,
she was active in Bible translation
and in language teaching.
David Robert Greene ’44, July 5,
2007, Brownsburg IN.
Helen Joan (Bush ’46) Matson,
July 23, 2007, Erie PA.
David and his wife, Gwendolyn
(Ray ’44), served with the
Evangelical Alliance Mission in
South Africa and Swaziland for
almost 40 years. David was a
pastor, teacher, and speaker.
They retired in 1985.
Shortly after retiring to New York
City, Ruth’s husband, James, died
in 1981. They had been married
for 36 years.
He is survived by his wife; four
children, including alumni, Lynda
(Greene ’69-’71) Meyer, Karin
(Greene ’69) Johansson; and
nine grandchildren, including
John-Joseph Johansson BA ’03.
Olive Alverda Silver ’42,
October 5, 2007, age 95,
Sebring FL.
Dorothy worked for Moody radio
for more than 20 years after
graduation and then another 20
years for a station in New York.
She was preceded in death by her
husband Walter.
In 1989 she retired to Florida.
Olive served as a SIM missionary
and worked with leprosy patients
in northern Nigeria.
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She is survived by three children,
15 grandchildren, and seven
great-grandchildren.
Glenn E. Hill ’43, November
2007.
She is survived by two brothers.
Dorothy Elizabeth (Hedrick ’46)
Tiedemann, October 12, 2007,
age 86, Crown Point IN.
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She was preceded in death in
1990 by her husband, Nevin ’48,
who pastored churches in Illinois,
Indiana, and Wisconsin. Together,
they also served as short-term
missionaries in Belgium
and Bangladesh. She was also
preceded in death by two children.
Beatrice Augusta Noffsinger
’44, December 9, 2006.
Harlow Hugh Guiley ’45, August
29, 2006, age 82, Elkhart IN.
Harlow pastored churches in
Michigan and Indiana.
He is survived by his wife Sue
(Nafe ’45).
Beatrice Jeanette (Brewer ’45)
Landreth, October 2, 2007,
age 85, Rolling Meadows IL.
She is survived by her husband,
Paul A. ’69, and three daughters:
Carol Roberta (Johnson ’44)
Kutz, June 23, 2007, age 84,
Jackson MI.
Carol was an organist/pianist.
She played in funeral homes and
in her church.
She was preceded in death by her
husband, John, and is survived
by two sons.
Frances Ward (Rogers ’41)
Byers, January 11, 2008,
Watertown WI.
Frances was a pastor’s wife. She
married Reverend Volney Darell
Byers ’40 who passed away on
February 10, 1992.
Paul Lukens McSparran ’39’41, December 19, 2006, age 90,
Ramona CA.
Paul and his wife Ruth retired from
mission work in Chile in 1982.
He was preceded in death by
his wife in 1996 and is survived
by four children, including
Sarah “Sally” (McSparran
’60-’62) Flatebo.
Alda M. Hill ’40-’40,
October 2007.
Velva Arlene (Nelson ’41)
Phillips, August 17, 2007, age 92,
Warrenton MO.
Alvin J. Regier ’40, July 2007,
age 91, Hobart IN.
Velva served with Child Evangelism
Fellowship since 1943.
He was preceded in death by
his wife, Viola (Ross ES ’40-’41),
in 2002.
She was preceded in death by her
husband, Arthur ’39, in 2003 and
is survived by four children and
four grandchildren.
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Frankie Oneida Sweaney
’41-’41, Arlington TX.
1. Violet Mary Schroeder
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2. Astrid Elizabeth (Benson) Staalsen
’30s
Hugo served with the Evangelical
Alliance Mission in China, Hong
Kong, and Taiwan.
He was preceded in death by his
wife of 51 years, Mildred, and
two daughters. He is survived by
his wife of 10 years, June, and six
children.
Joseph Allen Blair ’38,
September 9, 2007, age 94,
Charlotte NC.
Joseph founded the Glad Tidings
Radio ministry and pastored a
number of churches for over 27
years.
He is survived by his wife
of 69 years, Elva (Butscher
’38-’38), three daughters,
nine grandchildren, and 11
great-grandchildren.
Herbert Charles Johnson ’37,
August 14, 2007, age 91, Rockville
Centre NY.
Herbert was a pastor at Broadalbin
Baptist Church from 1951-1967.
He was later the director of the
Sacandaga Bible Conference. His
wife Ruth (Roberts ’37) Johnson
passed away in 1998.
He is survived by his present
spouse June, one daughter, one
son, five grandchildren, and one
great-grandson.
Margaret Viola Peacock ’37,
October 1, 2007, Portage MI.
Astrid Elizabeth (Benson ’34)
Staalsen, July 11, 2007, age 98.
Astrid (picture 2 above) married
Leonard Unkefer ’34 after
graduating from Moody. He
preceded her in death in 1974.
She later remarried Henry Staalsen.
He died in 1993. Astrid then
moved to a retirement village
in Australia, near her daughter,
in 1993.
She is survived by one stepson,
one daughter, three grandchildren,
and six great-grandchildren.
Her daughter and son-in-law are
Jim ’62 BA ’72 and Grace
(Unkefer ’60) Vine.
Ellen Christine Doran ’33,
October 17, 2007, age 97,
Minneapolis MN.
Ellen attended Northwestern Bible
School before graduating from
MBI. At MBI she met Emmagene
Coats ’32 (PWTL 1996) who also
felt called to the mission field.
Together, as friends, they served in
Morocco for over 50 years.
During WW2 they ministered to
American Allied troops, and in
1951, they started The Village of
Hope Children’s Home in Ain
Leuh. There she raised several
Morroccan children.
She is survived by seven nieces,
three nephews, and the many
children she raised in Ain
Leuh Morocco.
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Hugo Nathaniel Johnson ’39,
September 14, 2007, age 93,
Tahlequah OK.
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Margery K. White ’33, October 1,
2007, age 98, Madison WI.
Margery came to the U.S. shortly
after her husband Reginald; she
served as the organist/pianist
in Presbyterian and Reformed
churches that he pastored. She was
preceded in death by her husband
in 1989.
Margery is survived by two children
and a number of grandchildren and
great-grandchildren.
Margaret Elizabeth Smead ’32,
April 11, 2007, age 97, Buffalo NY.
’20s
Rosalie (Friedman ’27-’27)
Birnbaum, January 12, 2008,
age 102, Washington DC.
Rosalie passed away four days
before her 103 birthday. Born in
Jackson KY, she attended MBI
after graduating from St. Andrews
Presbyterian College. Rosalie
studied in dayschool for one
year where she met her husband
Rev. Solomon Birnbaum, former
professor of Jewish Missions
at MBI.
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Rosalie spent her life working
with the Jewish people, first with
refugees from WW2 in New York
City and later in Israel with orphans
who survived concentration camps
at Bethel Memorial in Haifa.
After the passing of her husband
in 1972, she moved to Washington
DC and lived in a retirement
home knitting for the Red Cross
and playing the piano in church
services until she met her Lord
in 2008.
She is survived by three children,
eight grandchildren, and seven
great-grandchildren
Susan (Schultz ’26) Bartel,
January 10, 2008, age 108,
Hopkins MN.
Susan, born in Mountain Lake
MN, accepted Christ at Evangelical
Mennonite Brethren Church
(EMBC) and was supported
by them when she left to be a
missionary in China with her
husband, Loyal H. Bartel ’25.
Susan was a counselor and
instructor of music at a Bible
school in Caoxian, China until she
returned to the U.S. in 1948 where
she worked for Scripture Press.
She was preceded in death by
her husband in 1971. She is
survived by five children, including
daughter Lenora (Bartel IS ’57’60) Regier, son-in-law Milton
Regier ’53, 13 grandchildren,
and 23 great-grandchildren.
Correction from
the fall issue:
Judith Louise (Davis
BS ’69) Guiley passed away
at age 63, not 67.
a passion for truth
(continued from page 7)
Both passion and truth are necessary ingredients for
healthy spirituality.
When truth is separated from passion, it loses its
vitality. The result is dead orthodoxy. This kind of
spirituality is like the corpse at a funeral. It may be
decked out with all the trappings of spiritual life,
but there is no heartbeat. Truth without passion leads
to empty formalism and rigid legalism. It produces a
Christianity that is not only devoid of passion but
also lacks compassion.
However, passion without truth is just as bad, if not
worse. Spiritual passion, when it is undirected by
biblical truth, is easily swayed. Scrooge complained
to Marley’s ghost that his senses could not be trusted
because, “a little thing affects them.” The same
criticism could be made of spiritual passion. It may
lose control and become as destructive as a wildfire,
or it may burn hot one day and cool down the next for
no apparent reason.
with suspicion and not infrequently with outright
hostility.” Eugene Peterson observes, “for in actual
practice, spirituality very often develops into neurosis,
degenerates into selfishness, becomes pretentious,
and turns violent.”
Spiritual balance
How do we guard ourselves from such extremes?
We maintain our spiritual balance by submitting both
head and heart to the truth of God’s word and by
seeing all of life as a context for spiritual devotion.
We stoke the fires of spiritual passion by relying on
the empowerment of the Holy Spirit. Above all, we
look to Jesus Christ as both the source and object
of our devotion. We make it our “one glorious
ambition” to “know and follow hard after Him.” M
Faith is necessary
Without the guidance of truth, spiritual passion
tends toward unhealthy extremes in doctrine and
practice. Our spiritual devotion becomes distorted and
self–absorbed. The pages of church history are filled
with tragic examples of well meaning people who were
passionately mistaken. “When you look at our history,
it is no wonder that spirituality is so often treated
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C. S. Lewis warns that believers should not be
surprised when their spiritual moods change.
“Now that I am a Christian I do have moods in which
the whole thing looks very improbable,” Lewis wrote,
“but when I was an atheist I had moods in which
Christianity looked terribly probable.” This variation
of moods is inevitable. “That is why faith is such a
necessary virtue,” Lewis argued, “unless you teach
your moods ‘where they get off,’ you can never be
either a sound Christian or even a sound atheist—
just a creature dithering to and fro with its beliefs
really dependent upon the weather and the state
of its digestion.”
Perspective
W
hat is your passion?
What motivates you
to live the way that
you do? When we look at the
world, we discover many things
which propel people forward.
Far too often, it is the self-gratifying
motivators that drive the wheel
of our hearts. For many it’s the big
3 P’s- Power, Prestige and
Popularity, that fuel our engines.
While for others, it’s the ardent
competition and the challenge
to out do their rivals. With further
examination, we can distill the
passion of others down to lust,
greed, pride, insecurity, and too
often, money.
So I ask again, “What is your
passion?” What drives you,
compels you, and constrains and
goads you to make the choices,
sacrifices, and commitments that
you do. What do you care about
so much that you have poured
your heart and soul into it?
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Our theme in this issue is “passion”
not lustful, sexual or self indulgent
passion, but the drive to live as
God designed us to live. Webster
defines “passion” as: “an extreme,
compelling emotion (e.g. hate,
grief, love, fear, joy, etc.); intense
emotional drive or excitement.”
In the Book of Colossians, the
Apostle Paul talks about his
passion the intense emotional
drive and conviction that propels
him in ministry and service to
Christ. We read in 1:24-29.
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I am glad when I suffer
for you in my body, for I am
participating in the sufferings of
Christ that continue for his body,
the church. 25 God has given
me the responsibility of serving
his church by proclaiming his
entire message to you. 26 This
message was kept secret for
centuries and generations past,
but now it has been revealed to
God’s people. 27 For God wanted
them to know that the riches
and glory of Christ are for
you Gentiles, too. And this
is the secret: Christ lives in you.
This gives you assurance
of sharing his glory.
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So we tell others about Christ,
warning everyone and teaching
everyone with all the wisdom
God has given us. We want to
present them to God, perfect
in their relationship to Christ. 29
That’s why I work and struggle
so hard, depending on Christ’s
mighty power that works
within me. (NLT)
Here the Apostle Paul was
besieged by the realization that
God would use him. The thought
that the infinite God of the
universe would call him to be his
envoy completely overpowered
him. What greater motivation for
living and service could there be
than to be used by God and to
make a difference in the lives of
people for the glory of God?
This is the same passion that has
inspired the ministries of the Moody
Bible Institute through the years,
and it continues to do so. It has
been my privilege to witness and
be challenged by such passion,
as have many of you. This passion
has been exemplified in countless
ways including the many hours of
faithful training and mentoring by
our faculty, the prayerful planning
for the future and support
raising of our administration,
the diligence, zeal, and sacrifice
of our students as they persevere
through their instruction, the
remarkable commitment of our
graduates to take the gospel
to a lost and dying world,
the creative and innovative
programming of our radio
personnel, and the unrelenting
effort of Publishing to ferret
out relevant, theologically sound
literature that clearly mirrors
“The Name You Can Trust.”
In his book, A Passionate
Commitment, Crawford Loritts
makes the following observation.
“[…] If you have the right purpose,
it will give stability to our lives,
anchor us during those inevitable
hard times, and edit our priorities.
Consequently, if we build our lives
on the wrong purpose, we can
expect to experience aimlessness,
confusion, and ultimate emptiness.
(p.105).” At MBI, we remain
moored by our commitment to
the mission of making disciples –
teaching, training, and cultivating
authentic followers of Jesus
Christ and His word. I pray that
you will continue to stand in
faithful support of this passion.
Walter White, Jr ‘78
Executive Director
P.S.
Thanks to all of you who have
expressed your comments on
the new design of the magazine.
Your critiques and ideas will
continue to enable us to improve
this publication. So, thank you
for your prayers, candor, and
passionate commitment in helping
us serve you better.
“If your whole body is full of light, and no part of it dark,
it will be completely lighted,
as when the light of a lamp shines on you.”
luke 11:36 NIV
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Dark places can be disconcerting and disorienting. It’s hard to get our bearing. But light always obliterates darkness.
The creation of light did not occur by happenstance. Likewise, we need to be purposeful in shining the light God has placed
in us. The darkness awaits.
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