Megan's Birthday

Today my little girl turns 6 she is growing up so fast. She is the light of my life. I love her so much.

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Merry Christmas!

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FIrst White Christmas

Here in Hixson Tn we are having a white Christmas. The last one was in 1969 wow that is a long time ago.

drug problem

The other day, someone at a store in our town read that a Methamphetamine lab had been found in an old farmhouse in the adjoining county and he asked me a rhetorical question.



'Why didn't we have a drug problem when you and I were growing up?'



I replied, I had a drug problem when I was young:

· I was drug to church on Sunday morning.

· I was drug to church for weddings and funerals.

· I was drug to family reunions and community socials no matter the weather.

· I was drug by my ears when I was disrespectful to adults.

· I was also drug to the woodshed when I disobeyed my parents, told a lie, brought home a bad report card, did not speak with respect, spoke ill of the teacher or the preacher, or if I didn't put forth my best effort in everything that was asked of me.

· I was drug to the kitchen sink to have my mouth washed out with soap if I uttered a profanity.

· I was drug out to pull weeds in mom's garden and flowerbeds and cockle-burr's out of dad's fields.

· I was drug to the homes of family, friends and neighbors to help out some poor soul who had no one to mow the yard, repair the clothesline, or chop some firewood; and, if my mother had ever known that I took a single dime as a tip for this kindness, she would have drug me back to the woodshed.



Those drugs are still in my veins they are still with me and they affect my behavior in everything I do, say, or think. They are stronger than cocaine, crack, or heroin; and, if today's children had this kind of drug problem, America would certainly be a better place and many of it's problems would be non-existent. God bless the parents who drugged us.

In God WE Trust

Have you seen the GEICO commercials? They’re hilarious, even down to the theme music…“I always feel like somebody’s watchin’ me!” But you know what? It’s true!! Somebody IS watching you. God is watching you because He loves you and always wants what’s best for you. He wants you to trust Him with every part of your life, including your money, so that He can work out His plans for you, “…plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.” Jeremiah 29:11

And when we actually live like “IN GOD WE TRUST,” that’s when the fun begins!!

September 9th: WHY SHOULD WE TRUST GOD?

September 26th: HOW CAN WE TRUST GOD?

October 25th: WHAT DOES “IN GOD WE TRUST” LOOK LIKE?

terrorist cell found

Latest news reports are that five terrorist cell groups have been operating in many churches. They have been identified as: Bin Sleepin, Bin Arguin, Bin Fightin, Bin Complainin, and Bin Missin.

Their leader,Lucifer Bin Workin, trained these groups to destroy the Body of Christ. The plan is to come into the church disguised as Christians and to work within the church to discourage, disrupt, and destroy.

However, there have been reports of a sixth group. A tiny cell known by the name Bin Prayin is actually the only effective counter terrorism force in the church. Unlike other terrorist cells, the Bin Prayin team does not blend in with whoever and whatever comes along.

Bin Prayin does whatever is needed to uplift and encourage the Body of Christ.. We have noticed that the Bin Prayin cell group is made up of members with different characteristics. They have Bin Watchin, Bin Waitin, Bin Fastin, and Bin Longin for their Master, Jesus Christ to return. (However, you can spot them if you bin lookin and bin goin.) No Church is exempt!

The Prophecy Answer Book

The Prophecy Answer Book written by Dr. David Jeremiah is set up as a question and answer book. The questions and answers deal with topics on Current Events, The Rapture, The Tribulation, The Antichrist, The Second Coming, The Millenium, The New Heaven and the New Earth. Dr. Jeremiah decodes and clarifies prophecy for the average person. He explains in simple lay terms what could otherwise be mysterious and even frightening.

Change your church for good.

Brad Powell, pastor of NorthRidge Church in Plymouth, Michigan,Change Your Church for Good is best enjoyed if you start in chapter four. The opening chapters sound like a lot of other church growth/leadership books with little new information.
Powell is able to redirect and move into some practical advice for church leaders that will prove effective if used over the long haul.Most churches have become too focused on inside their walls and become to inward looking. What churches haven’t remembered is “the church isn’t a building, a program, a board, a committee, or any other such thing. The church is people, the family of God.”
Throughout the entire book, Powell looks at what many churches have become and does a great job of showing that this is not what God intended for His church. Even if the church has become stale and inward, there is still hope for them of changing and becoming a powerful force for Christ’s kingdom. Brad Powell reminds readers that the church really is the hope for the world. Churches need to help people make the connection to God to others and to ministry.

Sunday Reflections

Well it’s been a long time since my last update. I am going to try to update more often. Well Easter Sunday was a great! Here are just a few of what I call Sunday Reflections ok here we go.

-Kicked off today with a new sermon series called making a fresh start.

-A lot of planning went into the service today. It started about 1 ½ month ago.

-Praying for the people God was going to send that day.

-Choir started practicing. We made the decision early on not to do any thing out of the ordinary but to make the service the best it can be. The choir did a great job of singing & mixing things up.

-We mailed out postcards, Invite cards, email & phone calls.

-We prepared for the first time guest God was going to send by redoing our resource table, First time guest packets, bulletins because first time guest are a gift from God.

-Cleaning up the grounds Pete & Carol did a great job at making sure the grounds were clean by mowing, picking up trash & glass (someone just loves breaking glass on the parking lot.)

-Ann and her two helpers made sure the inside was clean and bathrooms were stocked up and she also cleaned off the steps to the church.

-All of the people who helped out today from handing out bulletins, First time guest packets, running the sound, preparing the communion table and I am sure I am forgetting someone but thanks to all of those from team Calvary.

-The end result 105 people today at our Easter Service. Most of our members were their some who haven’t been to church in a while and a lot of guest.