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LBU School of Biblical Studies Newsletter
FEBRUARY News
 A Word from the Dean:
It has been a mild winter in this part of the world and now February is upon us. The topic of “Love” is so much a part of this time of the year. The greatest demonstration of that love is when our Savior willingly went to the cross and died in my place and your place too. I hope you have a wonderful February with the ones you love. The following blessed my heart, maybe it will yours too.
Till next month, blessings.
David Keeny
Dean of Biblical Studies
Two weeks after the stolen steak deal, I took Helen (eight years old) and Brandon (five years old) to the Cloverleaf Mall in Hattiesburg to do a little shopping. As we drove up, we spotted a Peterbilt eighteen-wheeler parked with a big sign on it that said, "Petting Zoo." The kids jumped up in a rush and asked, "Daddy, Daddy. Can we go? Please. Please. Can we go?"
"Sure," I said, flipping them both a quarter before walking into Sears. They bolted away, and I felt free to take my time looking for a scroll saw. A petting zoo consists of a portable fence erected in the mall with about six inches of sawdust and a hundred little furry baby animals of all kinds. Kids pay their money and stay in the enclosure enraptured with the squirmy little critters while their moms and dads shop.
A few minutes later, I turned around and saw Helen walking along behind me. I was shocked to see she preferred the hardware department to the petting zoo. Recognizing my error, I bent down and asked her what was wrong.
She looked up at me with those giant limpid brown eyes and said sadly, "Well, Daddy, it cost fifty cents. So, I gave Brandon my quarter." Then she said the most beautiful thing I ever heard. She repeated the family motto. The family motto is "Love is Action!"
She had given Brandon her quarter, and no one loves cuddly furry creatures more than Helen. She had watched Sandy take my steak and say, "Love is Action!" She had watched both of us do and say "Love is Action!" for years around the house and Kings Arrow Ranch. She had heard and seen "Love is Action," and now she had incorporated it into her little lifestyle. It had become part of her.
What do you think I did? Well, not what you might think. As soon as I finished my errands, I took Helen to the petting zoo. We stood by the fence and watched Brandon go crazy petting and feeding the animals. Helen stood with her hands and chin resting on the fence and just watched Brandon. I had fifty cents burning a hole in my pocket; I never offered it to Helen, and she never asked for it.
Because she knew the whole family motto. It's not "Love is Action." It's "Love is SACRIFICIAL Action!" Love always pays a price. Love always costs something. Love is expensive. When you love, benefits accrue to another's account. Love is for you, not for me. Love gives; it doesn't grab. Helen gave her quarter to Brandon and wanted to follow through with her lesson. She knew she had to taste the sacrifice. She wanted to experience that total family motto. Love is sacrificial action.
Dave Simmon
Hispanic Highlights:
Del Escritorio del Director del Programa Hispano
LA EDUCACION INTEGRAL DE LOS HIJOS
Nunca ha sido un secreto que los padres somos los responsables de la educación de los hijos. Lamentablemente en muchos casos esta verdad ha sido ignorada. Hay ocasiones en que los padres nos enfocamos en trabajar para que al partir de este mundo podamos dejar a los hijos una buena herencia. De esta manera llegamos a descuidar la educación de los hijos y no nos preocupamos por la clase de hijos que le estamos heredando al mundo. Al decir esto no me refiero a la educación que nuestros hijos reciben en las instituciones públicas, creo que hay una educación integral que los hijos deben recibir para triunfar en la vida. Dicha educación está compuesta de tres etapas.
La primera etapa es la educación en hogar. En casa con mamá y papá los hijos reciben una educación que no aprenderán en ningún otro lado. Es allí donde aprendemos a ser responsables, respetuosos e incluso a como ser esposo o esposa, según sea el caso. De allí que la ausencia de uno de los padres puede crear un conflicto de identidad en la vida de un niño. Cada hijo tiene su propia personalidad, en el hogar es donde la personalidad es fortalecida con principios morales y espirituales, para que al salir de casa pueda tener éxito. Es en el hogar donde se establecen las bases para que los hijos puedan ser unos triunfadores; no descuidemos esta etapa. La segunda etapa es la educación pública. Esta comienza con el preescolar y sigue hasta la Universidad. Durante este tiempo reciben todos los conocimientos y herramientas que le permitirán desarrollar completamente su capacidad. Es aquí donde se aplicaran los principios y disciplinas aprendidos en casa. En la primera etapa los papas somos los padres – maestros, en la segunda cedemos un poco de espacio y nos convertimos en padres – tutores. Recuerde que en ninguna de estas dos etapas nuestra responsabilidad de padres disminuye. Durante este periodo los hijos aprenden tantas cosas que de pronto tienen la impresión de que sus padres poseen un conocimiento limitado. No se preocupe, en la siguiente etapa descubrirán que sus padres son muy sabios. Finalmente, la tercera etapa es la educación de la vida. En este momento simplemente nos convertimos en padres – consejeros. Tristemente muchos padres se resisten a dejar ir a sus hijos porque les consideran sus “niños”, de hecho muchos dicen “para mí siempre serás mi hijo”. Permítame decirle que esa realidad nunca cambiara. Sin embargo, es necesario que ellos tengan oportunidad de aplicar lo que previamente aprendieron. También es preciso estar listos para cuando nos soliciten un consejo, pero mucho cuidado con dar una sugerencia cuando no nos lo han pedido. Durante esta etapa, tarde o temprano los hijos descubrirán que los padres son muy sabios. No tengo la menor idea en cuál de las etapas están sus hijos, sin embargo debe asegurarse que cumple fielmente su responsabilidad como papá o mamá, en algunos casos de abuelitos, de esta manera podemos estar tranquilos que estamos heredando al mundo excelentes ciudadanos
MODULAR HISPANO
Ministerio Pastoral en el Nuevo Milenio
Marzo 23—24, 2012
LIBRO DE TEXTO
Iglesia Bautista León de Judá
2400 N. Josey Ln. Carrollton, TX 75006
Horario: 8:00 AM a 5:00 PM
Costo: $95.00 (Incluye libro de Trabajo y Conferencia). Se requiere un depósito de $50.00 para registrarse ($50.00 por la esposa). Se le conceden tres horas créditos por su participación en este Modular.
Maestros: Dr. Bill Sheffield - Dr. Juan Puente
El último día para registrarse es el 23 de Febrero del 2012
TALLERES HISPANOS – GRADUACION 2012
“APOLOGETICA: DEFENDIENDO NUESTRA FE”
1 Pedro 3:15
Introducción y definición de la Apologética………Dr. Juan Puente
Martes 1 de Mayo……….1:00 -4:00 PM
Fundamentos Bíblicos de la Apologética………. Dr. Bill Sheffield
Miércoles 2 de Mayo……….8:30 a 11:30 AM
Desafíos Apologéticos del siglo XXI……….Dr. Bill Sheffield
Miércoles 2 de Mayo……….1:00 - 4:00 PM
La necesidad de la Apologética en la iglesia local……….Dr. Juan Puente
Jueves 3 de Mayo……….8:30 a 11:30 AM
Recuerde que si va a graduar del programa de Maestría o Doctorado, necesitamos que entregue su proyecto de investigación o Tesis. En los próximos días estará recibiendo la información para la graduación. Si por alguna razón no lo ha recibido escríbame o llame a las oficinas de LBU.
También damos la ¡Bienvenida! a la Hermana Diana Puente quien estará colaborando con LBU los días Jueves.
Quiero expresar palabras de bienvenida a nuestros nuevos alumnos, nos gozamos que sean parte de nuestra familia estudiantil.
¡Bienvenidos a LBU!
Les recuerdo que estoy en la oficina de la Universidad todos los Martes y Jueves.
En Cristo
Juan Puente
Juan Puente, Ph.D
jpuente@lbu.edu
Director Del Programa Hispano
FEBRUARY 14 VALENTINES DAY!!!
MARCH 15-17 “Soul Talk” Spring Modular at Camp Bethany
MARCH 23-24 Hispanic Modular in Dallas Texas
APRIL 2 Early registration for Summer Semester On Campus
begins
APRIL 19 Spring Semester On Campus ends
April 23 Late registration for Summer Semester On Campus
MAY 1-3 Graduation Week Workshop
MAY 4 GRADUATION 2012
MAY 14 Summer Semester On Campus begins
JUNE 4-7 Last day to drop/add classes
JULY 9-11 Bible & Education Modular
JULY 11-13 Communication & Psychology Modular
JULY 23 Early registration for Fall On Campus begins
AUGUST 20 Late registration for Fall On Campus
AUGUST 20-23 Summer Semester On Campus ends
SEPTEMBER 4 Fall Semester On Campus begins
SEPTEMBER 17-20 Last day to drop/add classes
OCTOBER 22-24 Bible/Hispanic Workshop at Camp Bethany
NOVEMBER 26 Early Registration for 2013 Spring On Campus Semester
DECEMBER 10/13 Fall Semester On Campus ends
DECEMBER 17 Late registration for 2013 Spring Semester begins
Please do NOT send assignments in one at a time. Please send your ENTIRE course when you are ready for it to be graded. This includes your workbook, ALL assignments and any Collateral paper you are required to do.
The LBU School of Biblical Studies welcomed the following new students during the month of January:
Shirley Brown
Tyler Lynn Campbell
Jordan Taylor Chapman
Timothy Crabtree
Seth Allan Folkers
Guadalupe Margarita Meza
Don Pope
Ron Reece
Alicia Vega
Randy William Smith
Milton Walker
Floyd Arthur Ware
Hernan M. Zegarra
The following students are celebrating their Birthday this month:
Edwin Baiza
Stanley E. Blackshire
Vernon Brite
Tyler Laurence Burke
Robert Burns
Ruth Ann Burton-Pugh
Pamela Kay Campbell
Mathew Capron
James Carter
Vincent Cesarani
Julio Cesar Colegio
Troy Crooks
Bradley W. Daniels
Zac Dressner
Robert Dygert
Eric Ferguson
Anthony Lewis Fertitta
Jathan Kory Finch
Jennifer Folds
Ebenezer Moreno Gomes
Jesse L. Grice
Modesto Guillen
Joseph Haden
Christian Hoyle
Wesley Hunter
Leroy Jossell
Jason Alan Lewis
Carlo Luigi Marrone
Jacqueline Martin
Steven McClellan_J04730
Leonel Mendoza
Graham Milligan
Troy Monday_J04529
Roy Myers
Vinzular Lumsden Nichols
Kathy Orcutt
Kawika Phang
Louis Patrick Powell
Marco Reale
Luis Ruiz
Carlos Skibar
Kevin M. Stacy
Hugh Taylor
Kenneth White
Larry Glenn Wilkins
Barry Youngblood
Psalm 37:4
Delight thyself also in the LORD: and he shall give thee the desires of thine heart.
Thoughts on Loving God…….
Every Christian would agree that a man’s spiritual health is exactly proportional to his love for God.
C.S. Lewis
People who truly love God will willingly serve Him, excitedly tell others about Him, and long to worship Him (John 14:15).
G. Richard Blackaby
Corporate Hindrances to Revival, Revival Commentary, v. 2, n. 2.
You wish to hear from me why and how God is to be loved? My answer is: the reason for loving God is God Himself, and the measure in which we should love Him is to love Him without measure.
Bernard of Clarivaux
James Williams- Please pray for him as he is dealing with severe health issues. Pray that the Lord will give him a swift recovery.
Ron Abbott- Please for his church Calvary Baptist of Bowie Texas as they
have had severe roof damage. Posted 2/12
Rod West- Please continue praying for his wife as she has had a brain tumor removed. Rod and his wife want to all who has been praying know that the part of the tumor that the surgeons could not remove is disappearing on its own. We know that God is healing Mrs. West. Updated 12/11
Ray Wolfe- Please pray for healing for Ray as he deals with many health issues on a day-today basis. He has severe Crones, sleep apnea and thyroid issues. Posted 2/12
Johnny Moore- Please pray for him as he is recovering from losing part of his foot in a Motorcycle accident. Also pay for him and his family’s financial situation as he will be out of work for a long time. Posted 1/12
Dustin Tharpe- Pray for his newborn baby son Deacon. Posted 12/11
Carl & Bonnie Clark, Botswana Africa- Bonnie's mother who recently had open heart surgery has now gone home to be with the Lord. Please pray for her family during this difficult time. Updated 9/11
Kenny Rawls- Pray for him as he is facing 2 surgeries for arterio sclerosis. Kenny has also just discovered that he is a diabetic. Pray that the Lord will help him to heal and to live a healthy life. Posted 9/11
Bro. Rufus Saripalli- Pray for his mother Nirmala Saripalli, who has recently had complications and had to have two surgeries in a row. Pray for her that she will heal swiftly and not have any more complications. Posted 8/11
Richard Frost- Pray for complete healing for his sister Jackie who has cancer. She is doing well at this time. Continue to pray that she will go into remission and that the cancer will not return. Updated 2/12
Step Martin- Step Martin asks that we continue to pray for his son-in-law Bryan as he recovers from the stroke he had last winter. Revised 7/11
E. Paul Emery- Pray for his daughter who is deployed in Afghanistan and his daughter’s son. Update Posted 7/11
NOTE:
You can submit prayer requests that you want posted on our newsletter to stillman@lbu.edu. **Please be sure that you tell us how to word your prayer request. If you would like for the staff of LBU to pray for you but do not wish to have your prayer request posted on the website or newsletter, please let us know at the time that you contact us for prayer. -Thanks
Prayer Request Update- To keep our prayer request list current, we are now placing a post date after all prayer requests. If you wish to have your prayer request re-added to the list you may submit your request to stillman@lbu.edu.
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