updates

by Jake Mentzel

For all of you students soaking up the summer sun back home, we owe you an apology. We've done a horrible job of keeping you updated on what's been going on in Bloomington this summer.

First of all, the Summer Bible Study has been awesome. We've consistently been packing 35ish students into the home of Adam Spaetti—an absolutely unheard of number of students for a summer bible study in a small college town. God has been blessing our study through Nehemiah and it's going well.

In light of the the holiday season and the fact that many of you will be going home to be with family for the holiday, we thought it would be a good idea to give you all something to take with you.  Well, not really, but sort of.  We've come up with a quick list of "Staff's picks for top Christmas albums to throw into your iPod."  So here are a few of the the staff's picks of good Christmas albums for you to listen to over the holiday:

So you missed the Kick-Off and you're afraid that your one chance of getting connected is over. Done. Finis.

Don't be silly.

First, check out this super awesome video.

Second, we've got another house-party coming up this Saturday.

I'm going to take a wild guess and say that if you're reading this, you've probably seen some of our chalk around campus. Maybe a few t-shirts. Maybe even a flier or two.

If you're a Christian and a new student on campus, our students have been out and about doing their best to let you know that we're here for you.

So consider it official: You are invited to our Fall Kick-Off meeting.

New student on campus?

Hey, we remember what it was like. You show up, mom and dad leave, you breathe a slight sigh of relief and maybe shed a tear... or two... or more. And then you realize that it's for real. You're finally a college student. You're on your own.

Depending on the kind of person God made you to be, it's either really scary or really exciting. Most likely it's a little bit of both, right?