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Enjoying fresh seafood,

Joel and his friends gather

at Mr. Abell's house. Once

a semester, Mr. Abell has

his Hebrew class and

campus kids over to his

house to eat crabs and

Joel and Chuck Tibbets shrimp.

spend time with some of

the Chinese students. "Joel

want to... is a man of integrity. You

• Become fluent in a foreign can always count on him

to be a spiritual leader and do the
language. right thing. He is good friend as well.

• Read the whole Bible in There has never been a time when

the original languages. I went by his room and he was too

busy to talk. God has truly blessed

• Teach in some capacity at CCC with the godly influence of Joel.

the college or seminary level. I know the Lord will bless him in his

future ministry," said Nathan Lewis.

• Find out what it means for

me to give my all for Jesus.

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[plans and dreams]

Joel Swearingen is an senior Interdisciplinary Studies major

with focuses in Bible and English. Joel said, "I wanted to get

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the solid training that the Bible department gives, especial­

ly in the Biblical languages. I wanted to gain a foundation

for seminary study in biblical studies and theology, and so

I chose the Bible concentration to give me that. I added my

English concentration because I want to be able to think and

present my ideas clearly. A large portion of seminary study is

writing papers, and I'm taking English classes so that I will be able

to write more clearly and effectively." Speaking of his professors' impact

on his life, he said, "God has used them in more wavs than I know how to describe. I

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have learned so much from them in my classes, but the amazing thing is that they are all

willing to talk. Mr. Carver has always been there to pray for me, Dr. Ebert has been there

numerous times to give me advice when I needed it, and Mr. Abell has always been there

to listen and encourage me. They have prepared me for seminary both academically and

spiritually, challenging me to love Christ and to love my neighbors." When he's finished

with his undergraduate degree, he hopes to go to seminary to get his master's in Biblical

& studies, and then another master's that will enable him to be involved in missions.

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