My top 5 book series 5. The Love Comes Softly by Janette Oke 4. The Bad Girls of the Bible by Liz Cutis Higgs 3. Abram Daughters by Beverly Lewis 2. The Postcard by Beverly Lewis 1. The Shunning by Beverly Lewis My Top 10 Favorite books 10. Help! I’m Laughing and I Can’t Get [...]
Archive for April, 2008
Great Summer Reading
Posted in Uncategorized on April 25, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I Think I Got It!
Posted in Uncategorized on April 24, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
A couple of years ago we were studying Keith Drury’s book “with Unveiled Faces, ” which is about the spiritual disciplines. In the book he wrote about journaling as a spiritual discipline, which I could not understand how he got idea that journaling could be one of those. After we were done with the book, [...]
Here Sheepy Sheepy
Posted in Uncategorized on April 23, 2008 | 1 Comment »
This is a story that my brother told at my mother’s funeral. My mother decided to move a sheep from the barn to the pasture. She told my brother, “This is going to be easy. One day my mother had decided to you have you have to do is put food in a can and [...]
The Graveyard of Lost Soul
Posted in Uncategorized on April 22, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Several weeks ago, Dale and I spent a lot of time drive back and forth to Roanoke. I have been taking a class for ordination and Dale has been auditing the class. We had a lot of time to talk and one of the subjects that came up was trying to understand why there are [...]
Just Off The Banana Boat
Posted in Laughter on April 21, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
A couple of weeks ago, Dale and I were talking to one of our older members in the church. She was asking Dale and me if we knew the Southern Gospel song “Gone.” Dale told her that the first Easter we were in Martinsville; a mixed ensemble sang it at the Easter Dawn service. This [...]
Dale Works Hard At FLAME
Posted in FLAME on April 20, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Dale stops off for food. He thinks there in no food at FLAME. Or is he trying to look like he is busy?
It Is Time To Go, Now
Posted in Evangelism, Ministry, Missions, Uncategorized on April 20, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
A couple weeks ago I was teaching the young adult’s Sunday school class, the lesson was on Christ’s mission. Acts 1:8 (NLT) 8 But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes upon you. And you will be my witnesses, telling people about me everywhere—in Jerusalem, throughout Judea, in Samaria, and to the ends [...]
Just For Fun
Posted in Uncategorized on April 19, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Favorite food: Pam: Japanese food Dale: Mexican Perfect comfort food Pam: Ice cream Dale: Meatloaf Favorite Hymn: Pam: The Love of God Dale: The Love of God and Amazing Grace (My Chains Are Gone) and a host of others. This is never my favorite question to answer – there’s way too many! Favorite Vacation spot: [...]
Worship Recap
Posted in Uncategorized on April 19, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
By the time our church gathers for worship tomorrow, I will be somewhere between Philadelphia and Indianapolis. My plane is scheduled to land at 11:22, so by the time worship is over, I should be on my way to Frankfort, IN to lead worship and serve tables at FLAME. This will be my last post [...]
Weekly Lectionary Readings
Posted in Lectionary, tagged Easter on April 18, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Fifth Sunday of Easter April 20, 2008 Acts 7:55-60; Psalm 31:1-5, 15-16; I Peter 2:2-10; John 14:1-14 Because I will be leaving for FLAME very early Sunday morning, I will not be preaching this Sunday. If I were, I know I would use the scripture from I Peter 2. I love how it describes what [...]

