CHARLES HARWELL SHEFFIELD Born January 3, 1940, in Baton Rouge, Louisiana; died August 15, 2011, in Columbia Falls, Montana, of Lewy Body Dementia. Charlie grew up in Kentwood, Louisiana, graduated from Louisiana State University, and joined the U.S. Navy, retiring from the Reserves with the rank of Captain. He was a small business owner in Kentwood before retirement. Preceded in death by his parents, Fred and Ollie Sheffield and a niece, Michele Garon. Survived by his wife of 48 years, Gail Kemp Sheffield of Kalispell, MT; brother Henry Sheffield and wife Kathleen of Baton Rouge, Louisiana; sister, Sally Garon and husband Claude of Hamilton MT, and several nieces, nephews and great nieces and nephews. No services scheduled at this time. Donations to the Lewy Body Dementia Association (lbda.org) or the Feral Cat Consortium of Madisonville, Louisiana (helpferals.org) would be appreciated.
There will be a memorial service for Charlie Sheffield on Saturday, September 24th at St. Elizabeth Catholic Chapel in Kentwood. Visitation begins at 1:00 PM and the service will be at 2:30 PM.
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Thought for the Day: God’s Grading Plan
Someone has come up with this list of the ways that professors grade their final exams:
DEPT OF STATISTICS:
– All grades are plotted along the normal bell curve.
DEPT OF PSYCHOLOGY:
– Students are asked to blot ink in their exam books, close them and turn them in. The professor opens the books and assigns the first grade that comes to mind.
DEPT OF HISTORY:
– All students get the same grade they got last year.
DEPT OF PHILOSOPHY:
– What is a grade?
LAW SCHOOL:
– Students are asked to defend their position of why they should receive an A.
DEPT OF MATHEMATICS:
– Grades are variable.
DEPT OF LOGIC:
– If and only if the student is present for the final and the student has accumulated a passing grade then the student will receive an A else the student will not receive an A.
DEPT OF COMPUTER SCIENCE:
– Random number generator determines grade.
MUSIC DEPARTMENT:
– Each student must figure out his grade by listening to the instructor play the corresponding note (+ and – would be sharp and flat respectively).
DEPT OF PHYSICAL EDUCATION:
– Everybody gets an A.
How do you suppose God will grade us on our “final exam”? Some people think he will automatically pass everyone (“After all, he’s so kind and loving, how could he do otherwise?”). Some people think he’ll grade on a curve (“I may be bad, but I’m not as bad as some people I know!”). Some people think he look at the assignments you completed (the “good” deeds) and the assignments you failed (the “bad” deeds), and passes you if the good side outweighs the bad.
However, none of those ideas are accurate. Truth is, God grades on a strict pass/fail basis — either we pass (heaven) or we fail (hell). And there is only one way to keep from failing:
“There is therefore now no condemnation to those who are in Christ Jesus, who do not walk according to the flesh, but according to the Spirit.” (Romans 8:1).
For those who are “in Christ” and continue to walk “according to the Spirit”, the grade is certain. I don’t know about you, but I’m anxious for the semester to end! 🙂
Have a great day!
Alan Smith
Boone Church of Christ
Boone, NC
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