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Julia Letcher to perform senior vocal recital April 28
Get PDFThe Division of Music in Ouachita Baptist University’s School of Fine Arts will host Julia Letcher for her senior vocal recital Friday, April 28, at 11 a.m. in McBeth Recital Hall. The event is free and open to the public.
Letcher is a musical theatre major from Plano, Texas. She has been named to the President’s and Dean’s lists at Ouachita, where she is a Friend of the Arts Scholar, a member of Tri Chi women’s social club, serves as president of Alpha Psi Omega national theatre honor society and performed the role of Miss Andrew in the Department of Theatre Arts’ spring production of “Mary Poppins.
Ouachita to house one of the first two university-based locations of Tacos 4 Life
Get PDFOuachita Baptist University will be one of the first two colleges to welcome Tacos 4 Life to its campus when the Arkansas-based restaurant chain launches an outlet in Ouachita’s Evans Student Center in Fall 2023.
The addition of a Tacos 4 Life venue reflects the university’s momentum in enhancing the student experience at Ouachita, where 98% of undergraduates live in one of nine residence halls or six apartment complexes and source most of their meals on campus. A remodel of Evans Food Court in the student center will make space for Tacos 4 Life to be located next to Chick-fil-A; both restaurants are guided by Christ-focused corporate vision and values
Chamber Winds to feature student compositions during March 28 concert at Ouachita
Get PDFThe Division of Music in Ouachita Baptist University’s School of Fine Arts will present its Chamber Winds spring concert Tuesday, March 28, at 7:30 p.m. in McBeth Recital Hall. The concert is free and open to the public.
“I love hearing our students have the opportunity to perform in smaller chamber ensembles,” said Dr. Caroline Taylor, dean of the School of Fine Arts and professor of music at Ouachita. “It gives them wonderful experience working independently and playing music written specifically for their groups.
Madison Melcher wins $5,000 in annual Ouachita Business Plan Competition
Get PDFOuachita Baptist University’s Hickingbotham School of Business hosted its 13th annual Business Plan Competition in December. Madison Melcher, a senior business administration major from Rockwall, Texas, placed first in the competition with her business plan, Covered by Grace, and received a $5,000 cash prize. Melcher was advised by Johan Eriksson, visiting instructor of business administration and director of entrepreneurship programs
An Investigation into the New Testament Understanding of Israel
Get PDFGod chose his people in the Old Testament (OT) beginning with a man named Abraham. In Genesis chapter 12, God makes a promise to Abraham, I will make you into a great nation, I will bless you, I will make your name great, and you will be a blessing. I will bless those who bless you, I will curse anyone who treats you with contempt, and all the peoples on earth will be blessed through you. 1 From Abraham, Israel developed into a great nation that followed God intently sometimes but ultimately found themselves in a never-ending circle of betraying, disobeying, and forgetting God. In Leviticus 26:11-12 God says to Israel, I will make my residence among you, and I will not reject you. I will be your God, and you will be my people. God kept this promise by dwelling in the Tabernacle, in the Ark of the Covenant, and eventually, in the Holy of Holies in the temple. However, because of Israel\u27s continuous rejection of God, He, in turn, replaced national Israel with spiritual Israel as his people. Through the death of his son, Jesus Christ, he offered a place in his family to all who believe in him, regardless of their ethnicity. In the OT, the only way to become a part of the people of God was to have faith in God and to follow his law. It may seem like to be part of God\u27s people, Israelite blood was essential, however, there are several Gentiles even in the OT that were granted entrance into the people of God. Rahab and Ruth are two great examples of Gentile members of God\u27s chosen people. There is a common belief that in the OT, Israelites were the only people chosen by God to be his, and that is simply not the case. God chose the nation of Israel as his vessel to reach the world, and Gentiles were allowed in if they were faithful and obedient to God. In the New Testament (NT), following the death and resurrection of Jesus, the way to salvation and into God\u27s chosen people changed. Jesus\u27s perfect sacrifice annulled the law and allowed God\u27s presence to dwell among his people just as it was promised in Genesis 12, and now there is no ethnic distinction. In the OT, God chose a specific people group, Israel, to accomplish his mission, but they failed, and now, God is allowing the entire world to have a chance.
This thesis is an investigation of the New Testament understanding of Israel. Beginning with the Gospels, and ending with Revelation, the goal is to thoroughly understand how the New Testament authors view national Israel and the true, spiritual Israel. Following the section investigating the Gospels are sections looking into the Pauline Literature, Hebrews, and Revelation. Readers will gain insight into the nature of Israel from a New Testament perspective and what is necessary to be included in the people of God
Words of wisdom: Learners rather than knowers: 2023 Commencement address
Get PDFBased on what your predecessors report, your Ouachita education and experience have prepared you exceedingly well. Indeed, the investment in you by faculty and staff, the support of your family and classmates, the time and effort you have put forward and the grace of God help you go from this place with an advantage.
You can be confident about that advantage. The more you steward it, the more of an opportunity it will provide.
In preparing for Commencement, I ponder and pray that I might leave you, and each graduating class, with a few words of wisdom on this day – your day. I find them from advice shared with me during the past six decades by older and wiser Christian people.
For the Class of 2023, it is this: The most effective people are “learners” rather than “knowers.