The Test of Time

September 1972 six freshmen from all over the state unloaded TVs, popcorn poppers, and laundry baskets full of posters, bell bottom jeans, bandannas, and Cover-Girl make-up at the curb of Brady Hall, Ball State University, Muncie, Indiana. This past weekend we met again--this time at Pokagon State Park, two hours north of our alma mater on I-69  Our swivel-roller bags included scrapbooks and iTunes from the 70's along with Grandma brag books.

True friendship endures--as does the written word.

When the apostle Paul wrote letters to his friends at Rome, Corinth, Galatia, Ephesus, Philippi, and Colosse, he didn't realize 2,000 years later we could still hear his heart for each group--lessons that span centuries.

"I am not ashamed of the gospel, because it is the power of God for the salvation of everyone who believes: first for the Jew, then for the Gentile." Romans 1:16

"God, who has called you into fellowship with his Son Jesus Christ our Lord, is faithful."
1 Corinthians 1:9

 "But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control. Against such things there is no law." Galatians 5:22

"Submit to one another out of reverence for Christ." Ephesians 5:21

"Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable--if anything is excellent or praiseworthy--think about such things."
Philippians 4:8

"Therefore, as God's chosen people, holy and dearly loved, clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience." Colossians 3:12



If God is in it, friendship, truth, and great writing survives the test of time.

Joyce