Jesus is the true and better lemon bar,
Who ate the sour grapes of the Father’s wrath
So that only sweet mercy remains for you.

Jesus is the true and better brownie,
Who needs no ice cream on the side
To be your greatest delight at the heavenly banquet.

Jesus is the true and better white chocolate macadamia nut cookie,
Who was cracked and crushed and rose again
To clothe us in white.

Jesus is the true and better peanut butter cookie,
Satisfying every obedient heart, regardless of allergies.

Jesus is the true and better caramel chocolate chip coconut cookie,
Who bore the furnace of affliction on our behalf,
Took our spots upon his spotless self,
And hung on a tree so that we might have spiritual milk to drink.

Jesus is the true and better dessert,
The Bread of life, the Spring of Living Water,
Who sustains you in the desert place
And becomes for you the sweetest eternal gift.

Jesus is your true and best love,
Who will never leave you nor forsake you,
Who is for you and desires to do you good
With all His heart and with all His soul.

It is His goodness, His love, His grace,
His beauty, His mercy, His justice, His peace
We long to taste and see and pursue along with you.

It’s with His love we wish you a happy belated Valentine’s Day,
-Your brothers in Christ

Philadelphia

We’ll be going to Philadelphia with KCCE for Spring Break. Check out the website section for much more info. The deadline for registration is THIS WEDNESDAY, February 6th.

Ivy Congress

This April, from Friday the 11th to Saturday the 13th, we’ll be going to the Ivy League Congress on Faith and Action, a conference held by the Christian Union every three years. This year, it will be at Yale. Please keep this in mind and begin praying about it - we’ll ask you to commit to going to it in a few weeks. Read all about the speakers and the conference at its website here.

Institute of Biblical Studies

Next Friday (2/8) there will be NO Real Life. Instead, we will be going to Kennedy Hall, Call Auditorium, to hear Stephen Um speak. You can read all about it on the Chesterton House website.

Prayer

We have two prayer meetings every week:

• Thursdays, 4:30-5:30pm, Goldwin Smith G20 or G24
• Fridays, 9-10am, Willard Straight Hall across from the ATMs

Community Groups

Community Groups (formerly known as Small Groups) have started! See here for times and locations.

Staff

Our new staff have arrived! Nic and Christy Brenner and JW and Stephanie Betts arrived in Ithaca this last week.

Real Life

We will be starting ON TIME next time, instead of at 7:50pm. This means that if you come at 7:50pm, you’ll miss a lot. So, come at 7:30pm. Or better yet, come eat dinner with us beforehand at 6:15pm!