Prairie Bible Institute - Prairian Yearbook (Three Hills, Alberta Canada)

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Q 7,1042 rl -'c-f'Vi3? 'f, iAbove lefti Brenda Sommerville digs out a book to use in doing research for her Doc- trine 3 paper. iAbovej Dave Stevens asks Mr. Pike to clarity a point in his Doctrine 7 notes on Christ's second corning. tion from which he can better type his Doc- trine 3 paper. iLettj Ben Sommerville is glad he studied as he turns in his completed Doctrine 2 test to Miss Deering. iFar ieftj Ai Chugg assumes a relaxing posi-

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Doctrine Digs Deep I always thought of doctrine as theologians getting together and growing white hair, mused Alvin Flitsema. But then I took Introduc- tion to Doctrine, and it blew my mind. Every class l'd get something new or a new slant to something old. From Wentworth Pike's il- lustrative teaching style to Harold Elliott's witty presentation, doctrine courses stimulate the minds of students. Julie Baird commented about ln- troduction to Doctrine, I didn't realize all the doctrines there are in the Bible. One that impressed me the most was the personality of God. God has become more of a reality, rather than something vague and intangible. Introduction to Doctrine, de- signed and taught by Mr. Wentworth Pike, aims at the clarification of theological ter- minology. I really like the differences made between these termsfsaid Naomi Stobbe. We're studying the attributes of God, and it's making them clearer. Doctrine 201, taught by Miss Ruth Dearing, is a topical study of the Bible. We want to get students acquainted with the themes of the Bible, to get a balanced view, and to formulate their own convictions, said Miss Dearing. The questions this year are greatly different from last year, reflected Les Osbourne. They make you think personally. This Doctrine has given Marlene Seutter a foundation for witnessing. lf you don't have the basis, you can get stumped, she reasoned. lt's happened to me. Someone asked me a question, and umh . .. umh I didn't know where to begin looking for an answer. Miss Dearing's smooth, thorough lectures are packed full of theological quotes and Greek derivations. She gives you a lot of material in class, remarked Gor- don Schwindt, that is, if you can take notes fast enough! CONTINUED

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tRightj Mr. Arthur Chamberlain carefully reasons out the Cosmological Argument for Doctrine 3 students. Laughing self-consciously, Jan Stipe stumbles through a tive-syllable word in her tirst class answer ltar rightl. W ,. ' Six ' , its lun... ,fn 54 ff as W Senior Steve Gillette tabovej yawns as he collects his thoughts after a deep theological class in Doctrine 4. lF?ightl James Jalal quickly explains to Miss Dearing his choice ot verses in answering a major test question. ...ui-..,,. SW'-