When I was at Auburn the Baptist Student Union was a bustling center of activity. So many fun, interesting and meaningful things happened there. The Center, a then modern and beautifully laid out structure was situated right in the heart of Auburn, very near the center of campus. I remember thinking then due to the sizable numbers of Baptist in that part of the country; the University probably could have saved the money spent building the University Student Union. A sizable portion of the student body would have been well served at the BSU.
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This Week’s Reflection

First this morning I want to tell you that in what I have to share with you today I will make mention a great deal of God. And so like in legal documents where key words are defined, I’d like to define, tell you what I mean, when I say God. It’s simply this, it’s love. To quote an early writer on things spiritual, “God is love.” We’ve moved into a new season of the year, Spring, a time when once again the seasons bring their unmistakable changes to us and when we celebrate these changes. And because it’s an election year we hear lots of talk of change also. There is excitement and celebration about the changes that the seasons and the elections are anticipated to bring. And with it all, all the changes going on and all the talk of change, we are reminded of the unavoidable reality of change in our lives.
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