Multnomah University - Ambassador Yearbook (Portland, OR)

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Upper left: Karen Morris and a record number of students and staff members join together in singing His Banner Over Me is Love, Right: Stepping up in line, Ruth Bull and Skip Sorenson are two students who agree with the general consensus: The food is great!

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I walked into Central Bible auditorium feeling small, almost lost. It was the week of the Spiritual Life Conference, and all I could think of when I entered the auditorium was that I was an ant in a large shoe box. God, I'm nothing. My life is a string of unanswered ques- tions. I feel I'm not enough for anything or anybody. I can't do anything right. I can't make any right decisions. God-don't You care? Don't You hear? Why are you silent? Spiritual life? What life? The Spiritual Life Confer- ence ran from September 6-10. The speaker? A Rev. Chuck Swindoll. Swindoll? Sounds like swindle. Swindle money, swindle the bank, swindle . . . Does God swindle? Maybe he swindled me when He planned my life. Why is it the way it is? I expected Swindoll to speak about how you can be- come an Isaiah in three easy lessons. Wasn't he a big-name pastor of a huge evangelical church in Fullerton, California? Fullerton? Isn't that L.A.? He'll probably wear White bucks and challenge us to bring the nation back to Christ. But I was Wrong. About the messages, I mean. His first mes- sage was about Jabez described in I Chronicles 4:9-10. Jabez was a nobody as far as the Bible Went. Two short verses. A no- body, just like me. Me, a big pain. In fact, thatls what the name Jabez meant-pain. But God blessed him, and he over- came his circumstances by asking God to allow him to continually be a living sacrifice to God, and to keep him from evil. Later on in the week, Swindoll spoke on the little- : , . Upper left.' Don Potts and Ken Paul contrib- ute to the key role of music at Canby as they lead the crowd in a song of praise, Upper right: For active Canby retreatersj volleybally provides exercise, entertainment, and a chance to get acquainted while loosening up. Lower right: Students and staff members 'are treated to the music of Multnomah 'sl Singing Ambassadors as the group performs one last time, signaling a close to their summer ministry. e

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known ministries of Josiah CII Chronicles 343 and Onesiphorus CII Tim. 1:15-181. Sensing our expectations of the new year, Swindoll urged us students to see ourselves as worthwhile and important in God's eyes, no matter what per- sonal problems we may be facing. One quote Swindoll used Ctaken from Hudson Taylorj went something like this: lt doesnlt matter where the pres- sure is, but it does matter where the pressure lies-that it does not come between me and God, but that it presses me closer to His heart. Students thoughtfully tak- ing down verses and key parts of each message was a common sight. Funny how those last rows in the auditorium were complete- ly empty. It wasn't every week that it was hard to get a front row seat during chapel. After each session, students and staff came forward to ask Swindoll a question, or to relate how his messages had helped them. Apart from chapel, we sensed a new freshness and worth-whileness during class- time. lt wasn't just school. It was acknowledging that God was working out all aspects and ex- periences of our lives, and we wanted to see what God would teach us every day. The captivating effect of Swindoll's quality of warmth and personableness must have carried over into the weekend retreat at Canby, Oregon, even though Swindoll could not attend. Over 150 more Multnomah students attended the retreat as compared to last year, and that with an overall decreased enrollment at the opening of fall semester. Conference coordinator Tom Erickson worked like a beaver to make all the workshops and other activities dovetail into their proper schedule. To him, Upper right: Rookie professor Gary Friesen presents zz message on the Will of God as one of the various mini-seminars that challenged smdenzs ' thinking. Lower righ t.' Senior James Copestick forgets the difference between flag football and tackle football as he stops James Thornton from gaining a touchdown.