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Eagle Update 2017-18 Theme: Know God November Theme Verse: Jesus looked at them and said, “With man it is impossible, but not with God. For all things are possible with God” Mark 10:27 November 1, 2017 M T W Th F S 30 Grades 2-5 AAP Conferences After School (thru 11/9) 31 1 2 RCE Parents’ Coffee Hour 8:45am 8 th Grade Washington, D.C. Trip-First Payment Due 3 Missions Trip Gala 6:00pm Last day to turn in blankets for 2B Service Project MSHS Morning Worship at 7:30am 4 Varsity Volleyball vs. SF Waldorf in the NCS Quarterfinals! 7:00pm 6 RCE Book Fair (thru 11/9) 7 5 th Grade Field Trip USS Hornet Election Day 8 RCE Harvest Day Grades TK-3 Early NCAA Signing Day (HS) 9 RCE Harvest Day-4 th & 5 th MSHS Physical Science Field Trip Prospective Parent Night - Redwood Chapel 7:00pm Notices of Concern 10 Veterans Day Observed No School; EC Closed 11 CV Light Parade Veterans Day Important Dates and Events November 1 – November 12 Devotional We read in Mark 10:27: “Jesus looked at them and said, ‘With man it is impossible, but not with God. For all things are possible with God.’” The action spy movie series Mission: Impossible has thrilled audiences for years, as Ethan Hunt and his team pull off seemingly impossible feats of skill and daring. Hollywood is very good at making the unbelievable believable. Concerning our verse, Jesus has just exclaimed in the previous passage how impossible it is for anyone to inherit eternal life when that person trusts in his or her own resources to do so. It is, in fact, an impossible feat for anyone, even Ethan Hunt. However, through His divine love and providence, God has provided the one and only way that makes the impossible possible. He invites everyone to inherit eternal life afforded only through the perfect work that was completed by His Son, Jesus, on the cross. In Christ, Mike Kady, Director of Advancement Mr. Hearne’s Recommended Resources: We live in an age where "information" is exponentially expanding. According to Schilling (2013), "Buckminster Fuller created the 'Knowledge Doubling Curve'; he noticed that until 1900 human knowledge doubled approximately every century. By the end of World War II knowledge was doubling every 25 years. Today things are not as simple, as different types of knowledge have different rates of growth. For example, nanotechnology knowledge is doubling every two years and clinical knowledge every 18 months. But on average, human knowledge is doubling every 13 months. According to IBM, the build out of the “Internet of things” will lead to the doubling of knowledge every 12 hours." Our children will be inheriting an information age that has never existed and they will be required to keep up. Yet, some things in this future information age remain the same. First, God's Word is for all people of all time. Second, parents are called to raise their children in the foundation of Scripture (Deuteronomy 6:6-9). One of the reasons for raising children to know God's Word is so that God's Word is the foundation for their decision - making later as adults. We must be teaching our children to make wise decisions today, so that when they are living in the new information age, they will know how to make God glorifying decisions on their own. My first recommended resource is a sermon preached by Billy Graham in 1955 and then published on his website in 2015, "Raising Children in A Godless Age.” His recommendations for parents are even more necessary today than they were in 1955. Second, I'm recommending "Four Steps to Making Godly Decisions" because it is a simple framework that focuses upon what's most important, knowing what God values and then making decisions that align with His values, which must drive us back to the pages of Scripture so that we know what God values. Third, as always, is the "Axis Cultural Translator" so that you can stay current with American culture. Schilling, D. (2013, April 19). "Knowledge Doubling Every 12 Months, Soon to be Every 12 Hours." "Raising Children in A Godless Age" "Four Steps to Making Godly Decisions" Axis Cultural Translator
