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r OURSE WORK. It is som ething w ith

^ which upper-classmen are well acquainted and

something freshmen find themselves staring in the face. It

is something professors hand out liberally, and something

students wish they could stamp “Return to Sender.” Of

course, students expect homework-after all, they come to

college to learn. Yet, students may easily become distracted

from studying by the multiple activities in which they can

become involved. They may find themselves overwhelmed

with the stack of books and assignments piled before them,

wishing they could miraculously transform it into a plate

piled high with Papa John’s pizza.

For those finding themselves facing a seemingly im­

possible load, II Timothy 4:7 offers an approach to course

work. It states, “I have fought a good fight, I have finished

my course, I have kept the faith.” The Lord knows the dili­

gence students put into their studies. All He asks them to

do is maintain their focus, finish “the course,” and “C the