Heritage Christian High

Victory

Melissa De Jong

On Wednesday, February 20, Rev. Haak came over to our Heritage Christian High for chapel. The topic was self-control.

Rev. Haak pointed out that a man who rules his spirit is stronger than a man who takes a city. We looked at Proverbs 16:32 and I Corinthians 9:24-27. This man who rules his spirit is stronger because God is in his life and he knows that the Word of God is his only defense in battle. God will give him the victory, even though he may not feel as if he has the victory right away.

A man that takes a city is weak if his mission is to show his own strength and power. He doesn’t have strength because he does not depend on God and His Word.

Applying this spiritual truth to our own lives, Rev. Haak went on to say that a man who goes to the gym to get a “six-pack” is physically strong, just like a man who has his devotions regularly is spiritually strong.

Rev. Haak said that at the end of the day, we should have cuts and bruises. A man who takes a city is bruised physically from battle. We must be bruised from spiritual battle, as the man who rules over his spirit and fights temptation and the devil.

The question for us each night should be, ‘Do I have cuts and bruises? Have I been fighting spiritually?’ Even though we might feel defeated, we have to realize that Christ has won the victory for us. We must be strong in Christ!

New Biology Teacher

Grace De Jong

He removes his coat and puts the earpiece of his glasses to his mouth in a thoughtful sort of way. Then, this man asks us, “What is the difference between a prokaryote and a eukaryote?” This man is substituting for our biology class in the absence of Mr. Medema. It’s none other than our former principal, Mr. Lubbers!

Mr. Lubbers has kindly taken over the position of biology teacher until Mr. Medema regains health. Having a new teacher is taking some getting used to, but it’s fun and educational. Mr. Lubbers has a sense of humor that makes us wonder sometimes, but he makes class enjoyable.

We have already taken two tests under Mr. Lubbers and outlined two chapters...it isn’t always easy having a new teacher. He drills us every day on our vocabulary and throws quizzes at us frequently. We miss Mr. Medema but, until he returns, the Lord has provided us with a very capable teacher in his place.

Values

By Katie Van Baren

Last year we all graduated, thinking about what our lives were going to be like from then on. “Is it going to be different? More challenging?” I think I can speak on behalf of the entire student body when I say that we were all wondering what Heritage Christian High School would be like. “Would we like it?”

There are several advantages to this high school. We are challenged to go farther every day. We have the opportunity to get to know our teachers better. We feel more at ease in class when we have questions and raise our hands. Having a small school gives us the chance to ask more questions in class, even though we might be wrong – which, in my case, happens a lot of times – but we must always remember: we learn from our mistakes, and we learn not to make them again.

Most importantly, as a student at Heritage Christian High, we are learning true Christian values that we will use today and later on in life. By learning these Christian values here, we know that what we learn is from the perspective of the truth taught in our churches.

By Joshua Poortinga