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Bible Bootcamp, Bowling, and Baby Name

 

Above is a picture of one of our Bible Bootcamp sessions. For a whole week students will come to one of two locations to read large chunks of scripture, on this particular evening we were reading the book of Acts. We had 3 students come together in Lewisville and about 6 more come to Richardson and they spent their whole Friday evening reading and discussing scripture. It was so encouraging for me to see these young people want to commit themselves to knowing God's word so much that instead of going to see a movie or do something else with their time they would get together with a college pastor like me to read God's word! From acts this time around I was struck by how the early church, where God's spirit was poured out, then functioned as the temple was supposed to function, with provision for the poor and widows! Several of the students were struck by the boldness of Paul and the other apostles in the face of persecution.

Our church recently had a bowling night and several of our college students were in attendance. I am grateful to be a part of a church that loves college students and wants to provide a place for them to belong and grow in their relationship with God both during and after their college experience!


Say hello to our daughter, Lucy Ann Gage! She's still about 4 months out, but Hayli and I couldn't be more excited to welcome her into our lives! A little about the name. Lucy is a character in the Chronicles of Narnia, out of all her siblings she often has the most faith in Aslan (symbol for Jesus).  In the books Lucy's sisters name is Susan (which was my mom's name), we hope that Lucy will at least share a kindred spirit with my mom, who loved games and fun and laughter!
I'm told the name Lucy in greek means light. We pray that she will be the light of the world just like Jesus told us to be (Matthew 5). And lastly the middle name Ann is my older sister's middle name. For those who don't know Caroline Ann Gage, she was pivotal in me coming to know Jesus as my savior when I was 19 years old. I wouldn't be here without her. 

And I wouldn't get to be here in Arlington, sharing the good news of Jesus with college students if it weren't for you. Thank you for your investment in our lives and in this ministry. I'm so grateful to God for your partnership! Don't forget to read this month's student testimony below.



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