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Oct 1, 2011

94 Students Indicate Decisions for Christ at UF

If you know our family, you know we’re University of Florida Gators fans.  Both Ben and Josh graduated from UF in physics and mechanical engineering, respectively.

Naturally, we were thrilled to learn that at the first UF Cru meeting of this year, ninety-four students indicated decisions to follow Christ!

“It was just an amazing night really,” says Allen Williams, our UF ministry campus director. “I definitely felt the Holy Spirit there moving in people’s hearts and knew something special could take place there. It’s exciting to be a part of it and get to witness that firsthand.” (Read the entire article on ccci.org.)

Some of our other UF Posts:

NOTE: The image of the UF mascots, Albert and Alberta, are in the public domain.

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Sep 7, 2011

When Your First Child Leaves Home for College

Two A. M.

Waves of nausea interrupted my sleep. No one told me I would feel sick. Yes, I had been warned about morning sickness long ago, but no one told me I would be physically sick with grief after we took our firstborn to college.

I stared at the ceiling, remembering all the smiling faces of friends who had gone through this before me; no traces of any internal agony that I could recall.

I got up to check my e-mail. My son’s name jumped out at me from my Inbox. Hungrily, I read Ben’s first communication from college. He was just asking for some information,but I focused on the P.S.: “Love you guys.” I had bottled up my tears for days and finally let them flow. I was very grateful for e-mail to help relieve the intense separation I was feeling.

A friend called later in the morning to ask how I was doing. I appreciated her thoughtfulness so much. “I want to do that some day for someone,” I thought.

In the afternoon, I focused on another P.S. in a second e-mail from our son: ”P.S. Please don’t worry about me, I am a child of God.” Ben’s words seemed to be just what I needed. I sat down right away and replied from my heart:

“Your P.S. is a VERY good point. Thank you very much for helping me trust the Lord. This is just another thing I need to learn. I appreciate your simple, but profound reminder. I THINK I have been concerned about others hurting you in some way, not about you as much, since I know your faith is genuine.

”I know I want you to be at the University of Florida. I know it will be a tough environment for a Christian at times. I know it is important, necessary, and inevitable, that you must begin your own life, but I miss having you around (so I love hearing from you). The Lord “said” to me in my Quiet Time that it would be selfish of me to deny you new experiences, new education, and new independence, even if there is potential risk in each of those areas. I know I do NOT want to deny you those things, so I must learn to trust Him with the risks and learn not to be selfish. The Lord also reminded me that we have an eternity together with Him, so this time is short in comparison.

”I love you very much, your Mom”

As I re-read my letter and clicked “send,” I knew the Lord had healed my heart.

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NOTE: Sus wrote this popular post  right after Ben left for college in 2003.  We are re-posting for all those parents who are sending their first child away to college.

We recommend How to Stay Christian in College by J. Budziszewski.  This book was published recently, but we haven’t read it personally: Thriving at College – Alex Chediak.

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Jun 4, 2010

The Memorial Day Weekend Mashup: Part 1

We had a busy Memorial Day weekend. Ben flew in from Washington with his girlfriend, Bonnie, so we could meet her… and so he could introduce her to Central Florida in one long weekend!

On Friday, we went to Sea World and found out Bonnie had never been before and had never been to an aquarium or on a roller coaster or on a flume ride, so we took care of that. We made sure to take her to our favorites: the Kraken rollercoaster, Journey to Atlantis, Wild Arctic, Jewel of the Sea Aquarium, Stingray Lagoon, Dolphin Cove, Penguin Encounter, Shark Encounter, Manta Aquarium, Pacific Point Preserve, and the Blue Horizons show. We didn’t know the park was closing early, otherwise, I’m sure Ben and Josh would have taken Bonnie on the Manta rollercoaster and we would have taken her to A’Lure, an acrobatic show. We had a barbecue dinner at the Voyager’s Smokehouse.

On Saturday, Ben, Josh, Jenn, and Bonnie went to Gainesville, Florida. She was able to meet some of Ben’s good friends and they took her around the University of Florida campus. For dinner they went to a very unique pizza place, Satchel’s. (I explained more about Satchel’s in a January 2008 post.)

Sunday, we went to church and then stayed around home for a yummy dinner and belated birthday party for Ben. He turned 25 this year! He loves to make cakes, so he actually made his own birthday cake, a Black Forest Cake.

See tomorrow’s post for news about the rest of our big weekend, a video of barnacles, and a link to a photo slideshow about our weekend visiting St. Augustine, the beach nearby, and Campus Crusade for Christ headquarters. Or just click here for a slide show with pictures from our fun-filled family mini-vacation.


Want more ideas about visiting Central Florida?
See older posts on St. Augustine, Gainesville, and Sea World.  This post is part of the series of recommended tips for enjoying I-95.

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Feb 8, 2010

Tim Tebow

You are probably aware of the pre-game uproar about the two Super Bowl ads featuring Tim Tebow, University of Florida’s quarterback, and his mother, Pam. After watching these two commercials, I felt many would enjoy and appreciate them and the naysayers were pre-judging the content.

If you have ten minutes, you would probably be very interested in the back-story for the Tebow family at Focus on the Family. Click on The Tebow Story for a video interview with Tim Tebow’s parents as they reveal God’s hand on Tim’s life even before he was conceived. I could not help but think of Psalm 139.

“For you created my inmost being; you knit me together in my mother’s womb. I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made; your works are wonderful, I know that full well. My frame was not hidden from you when I was made in the secret place. When I was woven together in the depths of the earth, your eyes saw my unformed body. All the days ordained for me were written in your book before one of them came to be.”
~ Psalm 139: 13 – 16 (NIV)

NOTES:

  • Be sure to watch the video posted at the top of this post and Click here … and here as well… for more videos about Tim and his family, including the two controversial Super Bowl ads.
  • In 2007, Tim became the first underclassman to win the Heisman trophy.  He was nominated again in 2008 along with two other Christians, Sam Bradford and Colt McCoy.  He had the most first-place votes, but didn’t win the trophy that year.
  • Learn about the NCAA “Tebow Rule” instituted in 2010 prohibiting messages on eye black.
  • “Tebowing” became an internet phenomenon during his career at the Denver Broncos.

Related posts: on Gainesville.

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Jan 2, 2010

Reaching Millions with Bible Verses… and a Dedicated Life

Tonight, the University of Florida Gators will play in the Sugar Bowl against undefeated Cincinnati. As he does in every game, Gators quarterback, Tim Tebow, will have a different Bible verse written on his eye black.

I read recently that when Tim wore John 3:16 under his eyes last season, Google recorded 93 million hits that day! So, I decided to check Google Trends for a handful of this season’s games and found that the verses I checked were number one for Google searches on game days. . . and not just number one, but “volcanic,” indicating a high volume.

If you want to see the graphs, use the following dates and/or Tim Tebow’s Bible references on Google Trends:

Sep 5 Proverbs 3: 5 – 6

Sep 12 Mark 8:36

Sep 19 Romans 8:28

Sep 26 Isaiah 40:31

Oct 10 1 Thessalonians 5:18

Oct 17 Psalm 23:1

Oct 24 Ephesians 4:32

Oct 31 Philippians 4: 6 – 7

Nov 7 Colossians 3:23

Nov 14 Joshua 1: 8 – 9

Nov 21 Romans 1: 16

Nov 28 Hebrews 12: 1 – 2

Dec 5 John 16:33

Jan 1 Ephesians 2: 8 – 10

Tim has reflected Jesus Christ in his character and dedication. He has used his popularity to find more ways to present the Gospel. For instance, in two Florida prisons, 120 inmates responded to his invitation to receive Christ.

It’s amazing how Tim’s simple act of putting Bible verses on his face has exposed millions to God’s Word! Tim has also been faithful to share his faith, using his accomplishments as a platform for the Gospel.

NOTES:

  • Be sure to watch the video posted at the top of this post and Click here … and here as well… for more videos about Tim and his family, including the two controversial Super Bowl ads.
  • Learn about the NCAA “Tebow Rule” instituted in 2010 prohibiting messages on eye black.
  • “Tebowing” became an internet phenomenon during his career at the Denver Broncos.

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