Announcing the Final Examination of Jessica M. Floyd (LLC Cohort 16) 

1 Peter 1:23-35 (NLT) - “For you have been born again, but not to a life that will quickly end. Your new life will last forever because it comes from the eternal, living word of God. As the Scriptures say,
‘People are like grass;
their beauty is like a flower in the field.
The grass withers and the flower fades.
But the word of the Lord remains forever.’
And that word is the Good News that was preached to you.”

“Many Christians, hearing about the ‘word of God,’ assume that is simply means ‘the Bible.’ …But [Peter] seems to mean more than that. When he speaks of the ‘word that was announced to you,” he seems to mean the message about Jesus the Messiah, about God sending him so that through his sacrificial death and his outpoured Spirit people from every nation might be ransomed…from their previous life, and given a whole new life and purpose in God’s service.
“How does this work?…The followers of Jesus seem to have discovered, as early as the day of Pentecost, that when they spoke to people about Jesus something happened. It wasn’t just that people were interested, or that they decided either to go along with the message or to reject it. It was as though, when the ‘word’ was spoken, something like a blood transfusion was taking place in some at least of the hearers. They found themselves gripped by it, transformed by it, rinsed out by it, given a new sense of the presence of God. Yes: hearing ‘the word,” they ‘tasted that the Lord is gracious.” They had been born again” (Wright, N.T. The Early Christian Letters for Everyone - James, Peter, John, and Judah. Louisville, KY: Westminster John Knox Press, 2011).

I love this description from N.T. Wright because it reminds me that this message of the gospel is life-giving. By this word, God gave me life and He gives life to hearers even today. We can now live in assurance; our new life will last forever because it comes from this eternal, living word of God.

In prayer and with this song, let’s thank God for this life-giving word of salvation, and respond by saying, yes, Lord, build my life upon this truth daily.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FYMjO9mL0Tw&index=10&list=PL3rQovoAIut1_QfaPm-HxzgysPL5ipzGi

-BR

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The U.S. Senate has formally confirmed Jerome Adams ’97, M4, biochemistry and molecular biology, for the position of U.S. surgeon general. He replaces Rear Admiral Sylvia Trent-Adams Ph.D. ’06, public policy, who served as acting U.S. surgeon general beginning in late April. Both alumni have prioritized serving vulnerable populations and maintaining connections with local communities throughout their accomplished careers.

In the opening statement for his nomination hearing, Jerome Adams took care to demonstrate his commitment to partnerships and relationship-building, writing that the “Top Doctor” nickname for the surgeon general “doesn’t do justice to the diversity of professions represented in the Health Corps—nurses, pharmacists, therapists, scientists, and many others, in addition to some of the country’s best doctors.”

He has had the opportunity to work with and learn from these varied professionals in his roles as a practicing anesthesiologist, associate professor at the Indiana University School of Medicine, and state health commissioner under then-Indiana Governor Mike Pence. Adams shared in his statement, “In this dual role as both clinician and educator, I see the impact of health policy decisions on both providers and the patients we serve.”

Adams plans to emphasize active engagement with communities as surgeon general, focusing on a need to “learn about their obstacles and successes, share best practices, and help empower them to implement local solutions to their toughest problems.”

Former colleagues attest to Adams’ record in this area. “He has his hands on the pulse of what’s going on in communities,” Virginia Caine, director of the Marin County Health Department, told the Indy Star. “He gets right out there at the grass roots level and really identifies with the folks he needs to serve.”

As surgeon general, Adams intends to focus on the opioid crisis—a problem he’s familiar with from his work in Indiana. There, he advocated for legislation that would give family members of people struggling with opioid addiction access to Naloxone, a drug that can reverse the effects of opioid overdose. He wrote in his statement to the senate committee, “The addictive properties of prescription opioids is a scourge in America and it must be stopped.”

Reflecting on his undergraduate years at UMBC as a Meyerhoff scholar, Adams shared with UMBC, “one of my biggest mentors was Dr. Hrabowski, and I still stay in touch with many of my Meyerhoff colleagues and rely on them as a professional support network.” He also pays that support forward, according to Joey Fox, who worked as his legislative director in Indiana. Fox described Adams as a “compassionate leader” and told the Indy Star, “He was always willing to have his door open.”

See previous coverage of Adams’s nomination and additional information on Sylvia Trent-Adams in UMBC News.

Header image: Fully restored U.S. Capitol Rotunda interior, completed in 2016. Photo by Architect of the Capitol.

SINGLE CARROT THEATRE SEEKS GRAPHIC DESIGNER

Single Carrot Theatre seeks a qualified GRAPHIC DESIGNER for Season 11. The Graphic Designer works closely with the Marketing and Development Departments on projects throughout the year and is responsible for marketing and branding collaterals, programs, and special event materials. Proficiency in Photoshop or another editing program is required.

Responsibilities and Expectations

Penn Line service will slowly be resuming.  Expect extensive delays in both directions.  No Trains will stop at  Odenton Station in either direction and will remain closed for passengers until further notice.

Due to the service disruption this morning on the Penn Line, Washington Metrorail will honor MARC tickets. Please show your MARC ticket to the Metrorail Station Manager, and he or she will permit you to enter through the gate next to the information kiosk. Please note that Metro parking charges, however, are not included and must be paid upon exiting the parking lot. Reimbursement is not provided.

As a reminder, Penn and Camden Line tickets are always cross-honored between the two lines for travel to equivalent zones.

1 Peter 1:21-22 - “Through [Christ] you believe in God, who raised him from the dead and glorified him, and so your faith and hope are in God. Now that you have purified yourselves by obeying the truth so that you have sincere love for each other, love one another deeply, from the heart.”

These two verses speak of three outcomes of new life in believers:

1 - Faith. We now believe in God, when we could not, did not, before. We trust in Him; our confidence is in Him. We now turn to God in our times of trouble and joy, because we believe that He exists and will reward us when we seek Him.
2 - Hope. We have a living, breathing expectation that God has promised to come for all who trust in Him. And with this hope comes the cry, “Come, Lord Jesus. We want to see You, to be with You in full.”
3 - Love. Love for God’s people cannot be separated from love for God. Where we were once cold, indifferent, even hating, we find that we now actually care about and want to be with God and His people.

If while reading these verses and/or these descriptions, your heart says, “Yes, that has been given to me with this new life,” I encourage you to respond with thanksgiving to God. Ask Him to cause this faith, hope, and love to increase and bear even more fruit in your life.

If while reading, you are not sure, or faith, hope, and love seem like muted memories, I encourage you to recall the message of “This Love.” Proclaim and pray the truth of John 3:16-17. New life comes from God, who so loved the world. Ask Him for this new life to be made real and evident in you.

-BR