Alison Sheets - Te.xlinc, Tcxa" jennifer Sheets - ·Al!u", Okl:!. . Chris SheUy - CortIo>'3, Tcnll. Heather Shipman - H:u\COCk. N.H. Nichelle Shi pp - lynn H:I\'cn, 1'13. SUSlln Sh irel - E1r.Insvilie. Ind. Peak ofthe Week lifts students' spirits on Wednesday nights One of the most difficult aspects of .chri stian life is keeping focus on those things that are truly important. It was a chall enge during the1997-98 school yea r, as it is every year, for Harding students to conSistently keep their focus on God. Daily chapel, Bible classes arid worship services helped them kee p their priorities in check and make God the most impol1anr part of thei r lives. As each week gotmore difficultand the schoolwork began to pile up,manystudents found maintaining a positive attitude and keeping their focus on God increasingly difficu lt. For many of them, Peak of the Week onWednesday nights was an importantaid in refocusing their lives each week. Held in the Benson Auditorium, Peak of the Week 's first 30 minutes typically consisted ofsinging devotional-type songs. Then, the second half ofthe service fearured a lesson from College Church of Christ's minister Bruce McLarty or sometimes a skit byTheatron. After Peak of the Week concluded, many students continued theirworship time by attending Bible srudies offered in homes around Searcy. The fall semester's theme focu sed o n David. "The reason I chose David for our study this semester was [hat his life touches on everything from youth to o ld age. By watchi ng David, we see ourselves," Mcl arty sa id. Those who regularly attended Peak of the Week fou nd the time ofworship to be veryworthwhile. "Peak is a good opponunity for me to get encouraged in the middle oftheweek, "sophomoreCaseyRine said. "I Kaylee Shirey - K;tufm:m. Texas jacqueline Shock - Gn.'.Cnwood. Ark. Autumn Shuttleswonh - ~1c.\Ikn. T~ Troy Sidle - "Urn:ua. Ga . Ca!)' Sigler - C:lUlfieid. Mo. Michael Silva - Vernon. Conn. Gretchen Simmons - Romt.'O, Mich. Shellie D. Simmons - Lee'S Summit. )lo jeff Simpson - Dearborn. Mich. Sraci Sims - Fr.mklin, Tenn. Mindy Skiver - Toledo, Ohio Gi na Slayton - HOI: Springs , Ark. f1iIt 172 People Senior Sean Dawson leads singing during Peak 0/ the Week. On Wednesday nights, many studentsparticipated in the 30·minUle singing lime be/ore the lesson . Photo by Bn'an Hendricks. go every week, and it really gives me an uplifting fee ling. " Many students said they benefited from Mclarty's messages each week. Students attended the selvice not o nly for the devotiona l-type atmosphe re but also because of the speaking ability of Mclarty. "Bruce is a rea lly good speaker, and I enjoy listening to him every week," freshman Jul ie Sampley said. FreshmanMelanie Cagle said, "Peak isspiritually uplifting. It helps me get through the week. I rea ll y like Bruce Melany's style of speaking." Some enjoyed the more relaxed atmosphere of Peak of the Week. "It's a devotional-type assembly with contemporary songs where you can worship God in a different setting than just a church building ," freshman Parish Pollard said . - Brad Brooks
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