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Favorite Scriptures, Poems,
&
Quotes
young boy kicking up his heels, running
off, and getting into trouble
...
things
students could identify with.
He never had
a
class too large or too
small. One student who came to fetch
a
pail of water was given as much attention
as 5000 hungry students in
a
class just
before lunch. He had
a
night class when
only one student showed up, and an early
morning class when at least three
students fell asleep.
His examinations were killers because
each question called on the student to
examine his own life within the context of
the principles clearly taught in class.
Many failed, went back home, and
"walked no more with Him." Even His
twelve majors checked out before the end
of the semester. Yet thousands thronged
to enroll, with one little fellow willing to sit
in
a
tree, just so he could see the teacher.
Scholars have come and gone, and
sages have philosophized about the
meaning of life and the purpose of the
universe, but all must agree that "never
a
man spoke like this" Distinguished
Teacher from Galilee.
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-- Dr. Ray Muncy
April 24, 1991