How'd you like that title Bro-in-law? Well, I'm done. I have finished my seminary course at LMBIS. This Friday, they will bid me farewell at the commencement exercises. I do not expect to see tears in the instructors' eyes. But I might produce one.
I love LMBIS. I have spent more time within her walls than the average student. Some might accredit this to my lack of intellectual acuity, but I would rather say it was simply the result of my life choices. Whatever the reasons, after completing my first year in 1986, I have now seen the waving of the checkered flag.
I am forever indebted to those men and women who work at the school. I have been blessed to sit at the feet of men who love my Lord and His Word. Not once has my mind been impregnated by force with doctrines, but it has been challenged to let the Word of God speak. Not in the LMBIS voice, but in God's.
I am blessed to live close to the school. They may graduate me, but they have yet to ban me. So the glow of my balding head will be lighting the halls of the school in the days to come. Some may graduate with a belly full of school and disappear for years to digest their intake. Me, I'm still starving. I want more!
I want more of Bro. John's bashing my use of the English language. I want more of Bro. Wager's attempts at explaining to me the beauty of the construct state of Hebrew nouns. I want more of Bro. Joe's banging his head against the board in disgust because some student just made the same Greek translation mistake again...for the 10th time. I want more of Bro. Jim's taking role on the last day of school(By the way, it was a scheduled day of school). I want more of Bro. Wooley's infectious optimism and attitude(he will be missed). I want Bro. Don to still call me a dumb preacher.
But most of all, I want more of the sweet fellowship.
12 Days (Day 12)
8 years ago
6 comments:
Congratulations upon your graduation! I know you're glad to have the work behind you and I am sure you will be missed even if they don't shed any tears.
Blessings
James
Maybe now we can take our sunglasses off - but I already miss you. Who will replace Bro. Wooley?
No one can replace brother C-Dub, but perhaps Brother Wilkes will fill the position he is leaving. :-) Then he can be the one helping students understand mission policies.
I just wish they would find a teacher to explain to some of you the proper uses of your, you're, their, they're etc...
1. your- as in "your car"
2. you're- contraction for "you are"-as in "you're crazy"
3. their- as in "their house"
4. they're- contraction for "they are" as in "they're finally finished with school"
I was just wondering if a woman has ever graduated from this school...just curious.
btw...Hi James Alderman, I haven't seen you in years. I hope you are doing well.
Finally, Congratulations Bro. Mike!
Brother Cooper does a very good job of explaining the commonly misspelled words. He does explain those words you've already mentioned also. The problem is, it is up to a student to properly use them.
Maybe Bro. Cooper can make it "sink in" to the next group. Good luck Bro. Cooper! You've got your work cut out for you.
Joe does the same thing. While he was going to culinary school, I typed all his papers because it would have taken him 5 hours for one page and I always caught those errors. He learned the important stuff...how to cook! woohoo!
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