Category: Church Life
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Dead Drunk
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“Oh we’ll smash the saloon when we’re men, We’ll hit it again and again, We shall tear it down, Down unto the ground, Oh, we’ll smash the saloon when we’re men…” “We’ll Smash the Saloon”…From a Sunday School songbook ca. 1900 called “Songs for Little Singers.” “Wine is a mocker,…
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The Rat Trap
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I wasn’t thinking about what I was saying when I responded to Pops’ comment about making a scrapbook. Margaret pointed out that not everyone is going to get on here and search through my whole blog just to find news on Savannah. She thought it was a great idea. I…
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Strange But True
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Every Year our church hosts a large youth conference called “Heritage.” One of its purposes is to help the young people learn about and recall the roots of Pentecostalism in the USA and understand the things that we believe and teach. Actually, many churches believed and taught the same or…
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Perfume
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Unless you are a fan of the Doctor Demento Show you have probably never heard a song that says, “Rental cars are really great/driving over speed bumps at a hundred and eight…/you can crash it/you can smash it/’cause it’s only a rental car.” We had to rent a car since…
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Happ B-Day Grandma Christian
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I had the honor and pleasure to be invited to Grandma Christian’s 95th birthday party yesterday. If you think of a 95 year old person the way we generally do, you are wrong. Go to the bottom of the class. Grandma C is not like any 95 year old person…
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Baby Dedication
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Baby Savannah was dedicated to the Lord yesterday. For those who do not know or understand this practice, let me explain. Babies were never baptized in the Scripture. In the Bible the only people who were baptized were those who understood what it meant to repent of your sins and…
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Yesterday’s Sunday School Lesson
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I don’t really think it was child abuse. What? Oh. Well, in Sunday School this morning I was teaching the story of the woman who washed Jesus’ feet with her tears in Luke 7:36-50. In those days people walked everywhere. Even the wealthiest of Pharisees would have to walk and…
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And A Happy Birthday
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Here is how my birthday went yesterday. As you may have been able to tell from yesterday’s entry, I was feeling a little down in the mouth. By the end of the day I was feeling much better. I guess I will start with my Sunday School class. We were…
