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IN THIS (ISSUE) News from your class agent News From Your Class Agent 1 What’s New With You? 2 Alumni Spotlight: Kim Norwood 2 25 Years of Graduate Education 2 Athletic Hall of Fame Inductees 3 Inauguration Date Announced 3 More News From Your Agent 3 Spring Alumni Events 4 From the Desk of Lisa Tilma 4
Susan Waters, M’04 MACM Class Agent ladyrunninrev@yahoo.com You are invited to the inauguration of President Dr. T.J. Arant.
Thanksgiving and advent have come and gone and the new year has arrived. The holidays are great experiences in the church: times to experience renewed spirituality and times to deepen our faith in Christ. My prayer for you is that you will experience a deepened faith in Christ, or, if you are separated from Him at this moment, that you will experience a restoration of your relationship.
for Jesus to come. We need to examine our hearts and commitments to make sure that we are in the right place. Let us not rush through this time of preparation. Let us “savor” the journey.
This time of year can also be filled with parties, shopping, family get-togethers, and travel. It can become quite stressful. I pray every year that these stressful activities will not overshadow the real reason for the season.
Dixie is currently serving as senior pastor in Sydney, Neb., at Light Memorial Presbyterian Church. Her congregation numbers approximately 135 members with an average attendance of around 65. The majority are over 60 years of age.
Advent is important to me because not only is it a time to look forward to the birth of our Lord, but also it is a time to look forward to the second coming of Jesus. Advent is characterized by a spirit of expectation, yearning, and preparation. We have a deep longing for God to speak, to come close to us. Advent is a time to prepare our hearts for His coming.
Dixie was awarded a Doctor of Ministry degree in Biblical Preaching from Luther Seminary in St. Paul, Minn., in May 2011. The title of her thesis was “Gathered and Sent - Biblical Preaching Toward an Apostolic Identity.” She developed a teaching and preaching plan covering the “Six Great Ends of the Church,” from the Book of Order of the Constitution of the United Presbyterian Church in the United States of America.
When guests come to our home, we prepare by dusting, vacuuming, and putting out clean towels. The same is true when we prepare
I received an update from one of our fellow MACM alumni, Dixie Anders, M’96. I asked her if I could feature her in this article and she agreed.
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