Friday Five
25 Jul 2008 3:23pm GMT I'm hosting the Friday Five over at RevGal BlogPals, and I wrote: We will be at a chaplain's convention when you all are answering the Friday Five Questions. I'll look forward to reading your answers next week when I get home. At the moment we are trying to get the car loaded so we can hit the road, so this will be a simple F.F. This running around madly in order to leave has me wondering: what are the five things you simply must have when you are away from home? And why? Any history or...
Heading to MO
22 Jul 2008 3:42pm GMT Today I'm cleaning, taking the cat to the vet, taking my mom (and her broken glasses) to the ey doc, finishing laundry and packing a suitcase. Ken and I are leaving early tomorrow to drive to Springfield, MO (know as "Mecca" by AG preachers) to attend the Assemblies of God Chaplain's Convention. This year's agenda looks good. I may post some from Springfield, but not certain, so I'll post when I get back. I have not forgotten about the "Husband as Head" series. Have a...
Worship at the Lake
22 Jul 2008 2:17am GMT We had our church service by a lake cottage today, singing worship songs to the strum of an acoustic guitar. The congregation sat on lawn chairs or just on the grass. Frogs and birds joined in the singing.Oddly, our church building does not have a baptistry. Since we are of the church tradition that baptizes by immersion, this means we either borrow another church space and baptistry, go to a swimming pool, or baptize people in a lake (only a summer option). A baptistry in a church building...
"She's So Artistic" Award
22 Jul 2008 1:56am GMT To my great surprise, Diane at "Faith in Community" gave me an award for being artistic. Isn't it a thing of beauty?? Thank you, Diane. I'd better get moving on awarding my own statues, because a pick or two that I had in mine got snagged by someone else first.This coveted award comes with responsibility (figures, doesn't it? ;-) )! I must post and adhere to the following rules. 1) Pick five blogs that you consider deserve this award for their creativity, design, interesting material, and also...
The Rev. Jesse Jackson is Sorry, but Did He Repent?
22 Jul 2008 1:55am GMT I rarely post anything political here, but I can't resist a comment or two. If you have not heard the ruckus, the Rev. Jesse Jackson is in a bit of a pickle because of crude remarks about presidential candidate Barack Obama. He recently commented (in a mic he did not realize was on) "He talks down to Black people. I'd like to rip his n**s off." Some say he said, "out." With friends like that...well you know the rest. Jackson has issued the expected apology. He is "sorry" he says, "for harm my...