Entries from May 2007

May 19, 2007

The Saturday Morning Post

Quillos
In an emotional service, the parents of our graduating seniors presented their sons and daughters with a special gift from the congregation that will provide warmth, comfort and love for many years. As is the tradition, family and friends began making quilts for each of our graduating high school seniors early in the year. Patches [...]

May 14, 2007

The River of the Water of Life

In celebration of the Baptism of Caroline; child of God, new sister in Christ.
Acts 16:9-15, Revelation 21:10 – 22:5
Grace and peace from God the Father and our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ
During the week, I came across a story that speaks of a young man named Paul, his older brother, and the relationship they shared [...]

May 12, 2007

The Saturday Morning Post

Mother’s Day
I used to think that Mother’s Day was untouchable. In fact, I can’t remember a Mother’s Day that there was something on the church schedule that would pull people away from the house and compete with an afternoon dinner with Mom. That is until this year.
Tomorrow is a busy day in the life of [...]

May 9, 2007

This Morning’s Headlines

A quick glance at the top five headlines on the news wire this morning as I had my first cup of coffee:
Cheney makes unannounced visit to Iraq
Truck bomb kills 14 in Iraq
21 civilians killed in Afghan air strike
Russian photographer killed in Iraq drawn to dangerous regions
Wildfire blazes behind LA observatory
The Korean war was fought before [...]

May 8, 2007

Retreat Workshop 5: Our Need for Mentoring

In our final workshop on Sunday morning, we took inventory of all that we discussed during the previous two days. Discovering spiritual gifts, holding each other accountable, providing support and having counsel with others is a lot of work. We recognized that not all in our Men in Mission group are ready for such a [...]

May 7, 2007

Cooking with Luther

I’ve just been killing an hour or so waiting for a committee meeting and came accross this one. Bon Appetite!

Diet of Worms Martin Luther Cooking Show Youtube

May 5, 2007

The Saturday Morning Post

Where there is Smoke…
The winds have finally changed and are coming from the east rather than the southwest, and so the air has cleared up a bit around here. Smoke from the wildfires in Georgia has gotten stronger as the week went on. By Thursday it was so bad that there was a distinct smoky [...]

May 4, 2007

Just when you thought it was safe to be Lutheran…

Shatner telling it like it is…
What did we ever do before Youtube?
Youtube Lutheran William Shatner

May 4, 2007

Retreat Workshop 4: Counsel and Correction

Like so many times, when I get busy I often lose track of some of the things I was doing. One of my friends asked me what happened to the information about our Men’s Retreat that I was posting and I had to answer truthfully; “Oops, I guess I got busy and forgot to finish.” [...]

May 3, 2007

From my friend Iris

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