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Spiritual life Inventory T he students o f the Bible Institute o f Los Angeles are frequently called upon to make an honest appraisal o f their own spiritual lives. What is good for the students is likewise good for all o f us as Christians. N ow is a good time to take stock of ourselves and discover where we are in regard to our own spiritual life and development. There are some very pertinent questions which we might well ask ourselves as Christians, and thus make an honest evaluation of our real growth in grace and in the knowledge of Jesus Christ. 1. Am I maintaining m y own private devotions? 2. Are these daily devotions really vital in m y life, or are they merely perfunctory performances? 3. Am I realizing a definite closeness of walk w ith the Lord, or does He seem rather far off? 4. Is m y work at home, in the office, at school, crowding out m y fellow ship with the Lord? 5. Am I allowing gossip, rumors, talebearing and idle chatter to occupy so much of m y time and attention that l am not allowing sufficient time fo r worth-while meditation? 6. Has anything- or anyone come between the Lord and me? 7. Has the joy of the Lord been lacking in m y own heart? If we w ill answer these questions honestly before the Lord, we w ill be able to gauge our. own spiritual condition; and insofar as the Lord is having His w ay regarding all o f these things we w ill be able to realize real growth in our own hearts and lives. Teacher Training Program A recent development o f outstanding significance has taken place in connection w ith the training program at B iola . In cooperation with the Los Angeles State Teachers College and the State Department of Education, graduates of our education course are granted California Ele mentary Teacher Credentials. This makes it possible for our graduates to teach in the California public school system or anywhere else where graduates of state-approved educational institutions are qualified to teach. This means that B iola is enlarging its training program in order to meet present day demands. Mission Boards are calling for qualified school teachers to serve on the mission fields, the Christian day school movement is rapidly becoming an established institution in this country and there is an urgent appeal for qualified Christian teachers. Through the years B iola has received numerous requests from local school boards in various areas o f the west, asking for Christian schoolteachers. Heretofore we have been unable to supply them with the names o f any such from among our own students. Young people who are thinking of the teaching profession, either as missionaries or in the Christian day school movement or thè public school systems, are urged to consider attending B iola , where a'thorough train ing in the W ord o f God is provided anjl at the same time a fu lly recog nized B. A. degree and Elementary Teacher Credential are provided upon successful completion o f the education course.
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