3 FOR 1 - Unofficial End of the Semester Department Meeting, Farewell Party & Birthday Bash!

Christine Yang leading the celebrations as we sang "Happy Birthday to YOO!...Happy Birthday to YOOU!..." (get it?!...Joanne YOO...YOU....YOO...oh, forget it!)

What did you wish for, birthday girl?!....

Tim, Jeannie, Mike and Christine.

Mike, Kirk and Chris.

Craig, Tim & Peter. Can't a guy have a coffee and his picture taken without getting the old rabbit's ears, for Pete's sake?! (Really, for "Peter's sake", ha!ha!)

Harada and his charming wife taking a break from cake for a quick snapshot!

Peter, Joanna & Andy.

L&L- Lynn and Louise-and NO, they're not twins but you sure might guess so, eh?!

3 great reasons for any single male Christian men out there to serious consider applying for job openings here in our department! ;-) JJJ-Jeannie, Joanne & Jessica. Some girls are beautiful, but these girls "take the cake"...literally! Look at the bottom of the picture! Sorry! couldn't resist! :-)

Joanna and Hiun checking out some of the comments left on the Fama's farewell card.

The delicious (and gorgeous!) green tea cake that Christine picked up for Joanne's birthday which we celebrated one day early.

Tom Duvernay gathering up the cash!

"And the winner of this year's golden globe is...Peter Fama!" Actually, this farewell gift from the DLE was a pretty decent choice by our department TA. Good job, Jake!

A pretty decent shot of the buffet at Vikings. Quite a steal for 11,000 per person!

Of course I HAD to get a picture of this painting on the wall as it reminded me of my fishing-obsessed-twin-brother. Hope you enjoy this one, Adam!

"Beer Lovers"? I thought this was a family, seafood restaurant?!

Peter and I are doing our best "Viking impersonation" (I mean it IS "Vikings"!) while Chris looks on wondering how he ended up working with such bozos!

The Famas with their goodbye card & gift from the department. They are looking forward to returning to "The land of sunshine and smiles". With smiles like these, they will blend right in!!!

I finally got a chance to get a picture of Harada and his beautiful Korean wife together! What better place than in front of the "Vikings Restaurant Christmas tree"!!!

The Doctrine of God - Nature of God

"He that loveth not knoweth not God; for God is love." (1 John 4:8)

The nature of God is His "essence" or His "substance". God's nature includes all that He is that makes Him uniquely God. Any complete definition of God's nature should include the following seven aspects:
Spirit, person, life, self-existence, unchangeableness, infinitude, and unity. (See John 4:24 for a definition of God.) Without these things, God would not be God.
Illustration: Because God is so difficult to comprehend, Jesus became a Man revealing the essence of the Father and proclaiming truth concerning God (John 1:14,18). As we read the gospel accounts of the ministry of Christ, it becomes easier for us to understand what God is like.
Application: The first commandment of the law requires that we love and worship God as He truly is, implying that we should study the nature of God (Exodus 20:3, Matt. 22:37-38).