Saturday, July 08, 2006
Christ at Commencement
- By Hans Zeiger
At the June 15 commencement ceremony for Foothill High School in Nevada, school officials turned off the valedictorian's microphone in the middle of her speech. Why? Brittany McComb dared to speak about her faith in Jesus Christ.
Brittany was ambitious as she grew up. She was a star on the swim team. She said in her speech that she was determined to be first place in every competition throughout junior high and high school. But she added that even first place was not enough; success was too small a shape to fit the emptiness she felt in her heart. She needed "Something more than me and what I do with my life, something more than my friends and what they do with their own lives."................
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At the June 15 commencement ceremony for Foothill High School in Nevada, school officials turned off the valedictorian's microphone in the middle of her speech. Why? Brittany McComb dared to speak about her faith in Jesus Christ.
Brittany was ambitious as she grew up. She was a star on the swim team. She said in her speech that she was determined to be first place in every competition throughout junior high and high school. But she added that even first place was not enough; success was too small a shape to fit the emptiness she felt in her heart. She needed "Something more than me and what I do with my life, something more than my friends and what they do with their own lives."................
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