Stress-Free Week
Start your week stress-free with these exercise programs from the Health and Wellness Program at Southeastern University. campus, Page 3
Fire Fall 2010 Photos
Students, faculty, staff, and others worshipped God and heard from dynamic speakers at this year’s FIre F all. Pages 6-7
Arts & Faith
Students produce works of art and raise awareness about those who are suffering to express their love of God. MINISTRY, PAGE 10
Life in the Fast Lane
Southeastern senior Pete McIntosh has been a sponsored Gran Turismo racecar driver and private race coach since April and plans on building a career out of it. Sports, page 12
Commentary: Ashcroft
John Ashcroft presented astounding examples of why America is indebted to our original foundation and told students to value where we come from. People & Places, Page 11
The Southeastern Times Volume LV Number TWO
S o u t h e a s t e rn U n i v e r s i t y
OCTOBER 2010
Fire Fall 2010
By TARA DUFFY
tmduffy@seuniversity.edu
Beginning on September 28, Southeastern students gathered for a week to listen for God’s divine teaching and to experience His love through the Fire Fall revival services at Southeastern University. The idea of a series of week-long revival services can be seen at many Christian universities and colleges. It has been a tradition on our campus for some time now, and each year is new and unique from the previous ones. For three consecutive days, Southeastern students packed themselves into the Sportsplex, some lining up before the doors were even open at 6:30 p.m. The students were encouraged to come early to partake in some alternative ways of worshiping. There were hand washing stations where students could have a member of student leadership wash their hands and pray for them. Students could also participate in communion. There was also a large wooden planting box where the students could plant a seed, which was symbolic of their dreams, and pray over it. Students were in awe over the worship. During the beginning of the first service, at least 40 students went to the front of the floor in front of the stage. Showcasing a different studentled band every night, the worship
was powerful and compelling. “You could see hands everywhere. Even when you had your eyes closed, you could hear the cries of worship,” said junior Rachel McLean. “One of the things I really like about Southeastern is the worship,” said sophomore Catie Craft. Sophomore Nick Spiros agreed: “The worship was spot-on this year. It was just amazing.” There were two speakers this year, pastor Jeff Countryman of Victory Church in Lakeland, and pastor Goodie Goodlow from Mosaic, Erwin McManus’s church in Los Angeles. In past Fire Falls, there were many speakers, but the students seemed to like the consistency of just two people. Pastors gave time for the students to pray for each other, which many of the students liked. “The thing that most sticks out to me from all the nights was the fact that we got to pray for each other. Some people just needed prayer and it was good to be able to do it,” said Craft. The speakers were both into youth ministry and they taught accordingly. “You could tell the preacher at the night services was a youth pastor by the way he tried to keep everyone entertained and into what he was speaking, especially with the one-man human video,” said Spiros. The human video was a source
Students were inspired by worship at FireFall 2010, during which water baptisms like the one shown on the screen above also took place. Staff Photo: Annalee Cole
of amazement for many students. “My favorite part was when pastor Countryman did the human video to Carmen’s The Champion,” said McLean. One student said that “it was way more interesting than any other human video. I loved the fact that he made it as a boxing match. It
Students were encouraged to worship God in diverse ways at Fire Fall, including expressing worship to God through art. Staff Photo: Annalee cole
was a nice change from seeing the same Jesus on a cross thing.” The Fire Fall revival did not end on Thursday. Dawes and the rest of the faculty and leadership team called on the students to go out into the city of Lakeland for a service project to help the needy. They went to The Freedom Center
of Lakeland and worked all day spreading the love of Jesus to the lost. FIRE FALL PHOTOS For more photos of Fire Fall 2010, see pages 6 to 7.
Thomas Czernek (left) has his hands washed at the Cleansing Basin. STAFF Photo: annalee cole