Yesterday, Gloria's family visited our church. Her older brother is getting married at the end of the week and the family is here to get things ready. It was nice to have them with us. Another part of the blessing was that it was Gloria's dad's 96th birthday. We were able to spend the day with him and celebrate. The church even sang to him.
That is all fitting because yesterday's sermon was about examples, specifically examples...
I have had to put our church newsletter aside. BOOOOOO!
It was a lot of work, and, even though I enjoyed the work, there have been so many other things I must get done--people actually expect me to say stuff on Sunday mornings! Before the first of December, I MUST submit all my paperwork for my, hopefully, commissioning in June. There is no way around that. Of course, sermons are a must, too. I also have reflection papers related to my internship...
The question: Who and what do we love?
The answer is simple:
Who does God love? Everyone. What does God love? Righteousness, mercy, forgiveness, etc. So, love what God lov...
Raise your hand if you have ever been scared on Halloween. It happens. You needn't be ashamed. At least your scary moments don't end up on YouTube like Steve Harvey's. I am amazed at how many funny clips I have seen from The Ellen Degeneres Show.
Enjoy.
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I am choosing hymns for this Sunday's service, and thoroughly appreciated and enjoyed this as I did. Now, it is your turn--just a little music humor. If you get it, you do. If not, don't worry.
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Music often expresses some of our most deepest emotions. People look to music to say what they feel they cannot. Think about some of your most favorite music. What do those songs say for you?
Well, maybe you thought too much of yourself and never imagined that Weird Al could say for you what you have wanted to for so long. Really, though, what else would you expect from someone who gave us inspirational hits like Eat It, Amish Paradise...
We were a small church, always trying to do the best we could. Anytime we could get a little help, that was appreciated.
Once someone gave us a new piano. Well, it was old to them, but new to us. I'm sure the giver said something like, "I would love to give this to the church." While I would never want to dishonor someone's love for their church, somehow I think we ended up doing them more a favor than anything.
The piano was...
Have you heard of The Prayer Dare? It is a 40-day dare that is designed to encourage people to become more acquainted with prayer. The days' reading are pretty simple and straight forward. What I appreciate about the book is that each day has a specific dare attached to it, something you do after reading. We talk a lot, and think a lot, too. I want to offer ways for people to act upon what, for example, a sermon is about. ...
Someone emailed this video to me. I had never heard of the Late Nite Catechism. It is pretty funny.
I think I received it because of the Methodist reference. The nun knows where the UM room is in heaven! Now, I think it was the Methodist reference, but it might have been another bit of wisdom. The nun has a small piece of advice for ugly people at the very end. You watch and decide. Enjoy.
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You picked them--well, at least some of you did. These were the five posts you viewed the most in September. I hope you are proud of yourself.
5) So many people are mad at Netflix for hiking up their monthly subscription. I suppose Netflix got googled quite a bit this month, and that is partly why this old Netflix Queue came in as our 5th highest viewed post.
4) Brittani really likes one of her teachers who encourages nontraditional learning styles....
