Fwd: 7/4/13 RIP,BILL VANDE KOPPLE CALVIN ENGLISH PROFESSOR

7/4/13 RIP,BILL VANDE KOPPLE CALVIN ENGLISH PROFESSOR (this hit me hard when I first read the story...great guy...he came & did an evaluation of me when I was student teaching @ Holland Christian Middle School.Very nice man...as well as knowledgeable & respected. I would periodically send updates on my teaching and/or ministry to him & VandenBosch..as recently as a few months ago . My thoughts & prayers 4 the family.)  search:title;*read more at,
http://www.mlive.com/news/grand-rapids/index.ssf/2013/07/longtime_calvin_college_englis.html
"GRAND RAPIDS, MI - Calvin College faculty and staff are mourning the loss of Bill Vande Kopple, a
longtime English professor at the Christian liberal arts
school who died unexpectedly Wednesday.
Vande Kopple, 63, was diagnosed with pancreatic
cancer about a week ago and "passed away peacefully
at home," according to a post on the Facebook page of
the college's English department .
In a letter to the Calvin community, Elizabeth Vander
Lei, co-chair of the English department, wrote that
"Bill was a great and gracious presence among us: he
was a much-loved professor, a prolific scholar, a wise
mentor, and a good friend," according to a statement
on the college's website.
Vande Kopple had taught at Calvin's English
department for more than 30 years, serving as the
department's co-chair since 2008. He was voted
"Professor of the Year" by the 2004 senior class, and
was a mentor to many students, the college said..."
http://www.mlive.com/news/grand-rapids/index.ssf/2013/07/longtime_calvin_college_englis.html
"Once you were alienated from God ... but now He has reconciled you by Christ's physical body through death to present you holy in His sight, without blemish and free from accusation...."Colossians 1:22,Posted by VK
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Fwd: 7/5/13 WINNIE BRINKS SWEARS IN NEW USA CITIZENS;

7/5/13 WINNIE BRINKS SWEARS IN NEW USA CITIZENS; (I am so excited about Winnie Brinks & her new job as a Michigan representative because I knew her & her husband (Steve) back in my college days. Ironically, we seem to have ended up on opposite political sides, but that's a different story. I wish the best for her & the new citizens. God bless America. search:title;*read more at
http://fox17online.com/2013/07/04/dozens-become-us-citizens-on-fourth-of-july-in-grand-rapids/#axzz2YH0KwAlz
"...All 80 people bring with them 80 different stories
from more than 30 countries.
At the podium, Democratic state representative
Winnie Brinks said, "For those of you who are
already American citizens let us remember..."..."
http://fox17online.com/2013/07/04/dozens-become-us-citizens-on-fourth-of-july-in-grand-rapids/#axzz2YH0KwAlz
"Once you were alienated from God ... but now He has reconciled you by Christ's physical body through death to present you holy in His sight, without blemish and free from accusation...."Colossians 1:22,Posted by VK
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Fwd: 7/4/13 RIP BERT POLMAN CALVIN MUSIC PROFESSOR,68;

7/4/13 RIP BERT POLMAN CALVIN MUSIC PROFESSOR,68; search:*read more at
http://www.mlive.com/news/grand-rapids/index.ssf/2013/07/chair_of_calvin_colleges_music.html
"By Brian McVicar
GRAND RAPIDS, MI — To his colleagues, Bert Polman
was a devoted professor, who as the chair of Calvin College's music department, was passionate about the
study and performance of congregational music....Polman, 68, died Monday morning after battling cancer,..."
http://www.mlive.com/news/grand-rapids/index.ssf/2013/07/chair_of_calvin_colleges_music.html
"If you confess with your mouth, "Jesus is Lord," and believe in your heart
that God raised Him from the dead, you will be saved. For it is with your
heart that you believe and are justified, and it is with your mouth that you confess and are saved."Romans 10:9-10,Posted by VK
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