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Philippians 3:20-21 (NLT) - “But we are citizens of heaven, where the Lord Jesus Christ lives. And we are eagerly waiting for him to return as our Savior. He will take our weak mortal bodies and change them into glorious bodies like his own, using the same power with which he will bring everything under his control.”

Watch this scene from the movie Risen where Clavius meets Jesus resurrected, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b5JtCpDi2Bc.

When we consider key moments of salvation history (creation, incarnation, redemption), we realize how much God cares about embodied existence (cf. T. George, “What Do We Gain from a Bodily Resurrection?”). Christ could have been raised as pure Spirit, but he had a body that the disciples could recognize and touch. He could have had a body that was absolutely pristine, yet his wounds from the crucifixion remained.

I’ve always wondered why Jesus kept his wounds on his resurrected body. Will we have scars that remain on our resurrected bodies? As kids, we used to brag about our scars, and each scar told a story. Jesus’ wounds tell the story of salvation, our salvation. We’ll all want to touch his hands, his feet and side when we see him in heaven! Will we have scars that tell the salvation story… moments of self-giving or self-sacrifice? I think of James, the brother of Jesus, whose knees were calloused and hardened like those of a camel from so much time spent in prayer. Or of Mother Teresa and her famously disfigured feet from wearing ill-fitted shoes. Upon receiving donations of footwear, she would always defer to her sisters, allowing everyone else to find their proper sizes before taking what was leftover for herself.

Rejoice that in Christ our lives matter! What we do here and now can have significance in eternity! Rejoice in the Lord!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zkZkeyu6a3k&index=8&list=PLPHfTWQ26S5y9zYrhYffO7R6lfLUyfSgP

-JP

The UMBC Cyber Defense Team took first place at the 2017 National Collegiate Cyber Defense Competition held in San Antonio, Texas this past weekend. The team defeated nine other regional winners from across the country in a contest to protect their networks from cyber attacks and threats efficiently and effectively.

“We are as excited about the national cyber defense competition as we are about an NCAA athletic competition,” says UMBC President Freeman Hrabowski. “UMBC is developing brainpower to protect our nation and build the economy in the Baltimore region. Our partnerships with the Department of Defense, NSA, the Naval Academy, NIST, and dozens of cyber companies at bwtech@UMBC and beyond expose students to authentic problems and allow them to immediately provide value to government and business employers. Our campus is an ecosystem for cybersecurity talent development.”

2017 National Collegiate Cyber Defense Competition trophy

Cyber Dawgs’ faculty advisor Charles Nicholas, professor of computer science and electrical engineering, calls the win “my proudest moment at UMBC.” He explains that the competition puts the team in a realistic situation that requires them to use resources and rely on their colleagues and teammates in challenging situations. During 14 hours of competition over two days, the teams are not able to interact with their coaches. Eight students used a dozen pieces of equipment throughout the tournament to keep the services on their network accessible and make sure that the systems are not brought down by hacks or cyber attacks.

“We are absolutely ecstatic with our win at Nationals. We have worked very hard to be the first team from the Mid-Atlantic region to win nationals,” said Christian Beam ‘18, computer science. “I am filled with pride to be a part of such an amazing team, and we are looking forward to returning to compete at the 2018 Collegiate Cyber Defense Competition!”

Leading up to the national and regional tournaments, the team spent hours training, studying, and reviewing scenarios that they might encounter during the competition. They prepared and practiced counterattacks to combat attacks from the other teams.

In early April, the Cyber Dawgs placed first in the Mid-Atlantic Collegiate Cyber Defense Competition, and solidified their spot in the National Collegiate Cyber Defense Competition. The Cyber Dawgs beat teams from Towson University, the University of Maryland, College Park, and Drexel University during the regional competition.

Originally published on UMBC News. Photos by Marlayna Demond ’11 for UMBC.

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