The first day of classes for the 2020 Fall Semester starts on Wednesday, September 2nd.
After the challenges of the summer, we are looking forward to the tenth year on our beautiful campus. Teachers and students are excited to get back to school after the break.
Please call the college for a brochure, or look online for the list of upcoming classes. We would love to have you join us this fall!
From when I could first remember, my Grandmother Dennis drove a 1958 Buick Super. My grandparents bought it new in late 1957. The car was over 18 feet long and 6½ feet wide. Weighing in at over 2 tons, the white and bronze automobile was a four-door boat. Before the era of child restraints, the floor and backseat was a mobile playground for this little kid.
My grandmother lived just north of downtown Indianapolis at 2254 N. Talbot St. Her house had been built in the late 1800’s when travel was by horse & buggy. In fact, there was an alley that ran behind the back yard, where each owner had a small stable. By the 1960’s most of these wooden buildings had been torn down or converted into garages.
Grandmother’s 219.2” inches of Buick could just fit into her sliding door garage, with no space to spare. The way she learned to park this car was by watching the fender ornament. The 1958 Buick had two of them on either side located over each pair of headlights.
Years before, my grandfather realized the critical problem. From the rafters, he hung a narrow piece of fabric and aligned it with the right fender ornament while the car was tucked inside the closed garage. To perfectly park this massive car within this small building, Grandma Dennis just lined up the car with the fabric, and stopped when they touched. It worked to exactness.
I remember as a little boy, watching my grandmother maneuver this large car into such a tight space. She would point to the long ribbon of fabric hanging down, and smile as she brought the car in perfectly. Her faith in touching the fabric got her inside.
In the Bible, there is a story of a woman, whom after being sick for 12 years heard of a remedy. The cure was Jesus. Pushing through the crowd, she touched just the border of Christ’s garment. The woman was instantly healed, because of her faith in Christ, as later acknowledged by our Lord.
How many people try to get into heaven, but they don’t align with Jesus. Some get caught up in the “fabric” and other rituals, but it is our faith in the Lord Jesus Christ, who died and rose again for us - that gets us inside.
Baseball is a relatively young man’s game. The average age of the players now in the Major Leagues is almost 29.
In 1927, the Philadelphia Athletics were picked to win the American Pennant. Their rival, the New York Yankees were filled with players thought past their prime. Three of their five-man pitching staff was over 33 years old. Urban Shocker, their 36-year-old starting pitcher, had such a bad heart, that he would die the next year.
The most famous Yankee of that era was Babe Ruth, now 32, and noticably paunchy.
Yet, today, if you ask any baseball historian which team was the greatest team in all of baseball, the hands down choice is the 1927 Yankees. This team of old and younger players combined to win 110 games and lose only 44 (smashing the record). Philadelphia ended up 19 games behind the Yankees, who had basically sewed up the pennant by mid season. Next, the Yankees went on to win the World Series in 4 games against the Pittsburgh Pirates. That year also, the pudgy Babe Ruth set his world record of 60 home runs in a single season. On the 1927 Yankees team, seven players (including the manager) would be inducted into the Hall of Fame (Bryson, Bill One Summer, America 1927. New York: Doubleday. 2013. p. 215-224).
In the Bible, there are many examples of men that championed for God in their later years: Moses, Daniel, and John of Revelation just to name a few.
You think you are past your prime? Think again, you just may be hitting your stride, ready for success.
Seventy-five years ago, Air Force Chaplain William B. Downey bowed his head in prayer for a special mission: “Almighty Father, Who wilt hear the prayer of them that love Thee, we pray Thee to be with those who brave the heights of Thy Heaven and who carry the battle to our enemies…We pray Thee that the end of the war may come soon, and that once more we may know peace on earth.” (Hornfischer, James. The Fleet at Flood Tide. New York: Bantam Books. 2016. p. 439)
Two hours later, Paul Tibbets piloted the Enola Gay (named for Tibbet’s mother) heading towards Hiroshima and history. The Lord granted that prayer, and eight days later, August 14, 1945, the Japanese Empire surrendered ending WWII. America was spared the invasion of Japan (Operation Downfall) that would have likely cost the lives of 500,000 American soldiers along with five million+ Japanese fatalities.
History reveals that after WWII world peace lasted only briefly. But one day, when the Prince of Peace comes back to earth, tranquility will remain for 1000 years, and then forever.
You are invited to attend the fall meeting of the Heritage Baptist Bible Fellowship which will be held in the Cincinnati area. Pastor Sam Gabbard will host the meeting on October 11 – 13, 2020 at Bible Baptist Church in Goshen, OH. Please be in prayer for the meeting and join us for some wonderful preaching and fellowship.
Contact an Admissions Counselor TODAY and plan to visit Heritage. You can reach us at 317-738-3791