TAKE TIME TO PLAY - IT IS THE SECRET OF PERPETUAL YOUTH

Besides the ongoing football matches between the class teams of the Final Years, NBD III and NBD II (the professional A teams and the exciting and colourful B teams of each class) and the matches of the UBS football team against the different fellowships i.e. Naga Christian Fellowship (NCF), Hmar Christian Fellowship (HCF), Kuki Worship Service (KWS), Seven Day Adventists, etc. we are also awaiting the start of the group event.

This most awaited event of games and sports activities of Union Biblical Seminary conducted by the Sports Committee under the leadership of the Chairperson, Mr. Chongkholun Haokip of BD IV, will soon begin, it will end next year on 28th Jan., 2012. The whole community is being divided into four houses/division. The names of the house division and its parents are:

Thunder (Red color):

Father: Chingnang Marak BD IV

Mother: Kamsansu Pethury (Akam) BD IV

Storm (Green color):
Father: Roshin A. Sam BD IV
Mother: T. Akali Kibami (Akali) BD IV

Hurricane (Yellow color):
Father: Evan Ranadhir Guha BD IV
Mother: Chubala Sangma BD IV

Lighting (Blue color):
Father: Lenin Tokbi MDiv IV
Mother: Evie Pamade R. Marak BD IV

Come lets enjoy together, cheer the players and be a part of the sports activities. Christian ministry is more than confining ourselves to a particular thing or place but also to be a part of everyday life, including sports.

Thanking you!


- Mr. Chongkholun Haokip, Chairperson of Sports Committee

Update: This year (2011-12) the Hurricane team won overall.

Enjoying Freedom within the boundary

We are celebrating our 64th Independence Day on 15th of this month. We remember with great gratitude, the freedom fighters they committed their valuable life for the independence of our great nation. Many even laid down their lives for the freedom. We who are living in a country, we are claiming that we are free, should ask ourselves the question - “Are we really free?” If we evaluate the situation of increasing terrorist threats and attacks, religious fundamentalism, poverty, corruption, conflicts in the name of language, religion, caste and color, etc. In the light of these situations how is it possible to call ourselves as free?

In the Christian context, freedom is a very much misunderstood word. John 8:36 saying “So if the Son makes you free, you will be free indeed”, here John talking about the freedom from the bondage of sin. This freedom does not mean- freedom to do anything and everything. Freedom without boundaries is not freedom at all. So we can define freedom means ‘freedom to obey the rule and to do the responsibilities’. Even in our family, religious, or social life we can enjoy the freedom with in this boundaries.

By Shalu T. Mathew, (BD IV)
Chairperson
LD&P, 2011-2012