Today I attended the funeral of a long time colleague, Stan Spicer. Stan was a devote Christian and taught English at the college for 29 years. At the funeral I discovered that he had attended the Multnompah School of the Bible and had actually studied to be a pastor, but decided as an instructor he'd influence more lives of 18 - 25 year olds to accept Christ. He had assigned as readings certain portions from the old and new testaments and would challenge students to write essays on what they believed and why. As they ran down the events and highlights of Stan's life, it was revealed that he was a humble man, witty and loving. His nine biological children and his wife confessed he was a wonderful father and husband -- always thinking of himself. In fact at his 50th wedding anniversary he had to be talked into buying a suit (which he never owned) for the occasion, and apparently did so only because it would please his family. It was this suit he was buried in today. As people stood and recapped memories of Stan, it was clear that he loved the Lord and served him with all his might. Now he would hear Jesus say, "Well done thou good and faithful servant". One of the Math Instructors stood up and said that in a heated argument with Stan one day about the existence of God, Stan said " we live our lives by faith, the believer and the atheist, you must decide, without scientific proof what is the truth. The instructor burst out sobbing and gave his life to Christ. The Pastor said, 2 weeks ago Stan was sick and had called the Pastor to officiate at his impending funeral. The Pastor laughed and said, Stan, you only have a cold. Stan had replied, "No, Jesus has told me that HE is taking me home". In his earthly life Stan sowed seeds in the field of Eternity, laying up treasures in heaven which will bless him forever and ever and ironically the service ended with the organist playing "Somewhere Over the Rainbow", where Stan has found his pot of gold. Cdr Jen OP 207 Vancouver WA, USA _______ To unsubscribe, send "unsubscribe rangernet" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] "Eat the hay & spit out the sticks! - A#1's mule" RTKB&G4JC! http://rangernet.org Autoresponder: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
