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One summer a teenager was desperate to get a job. After looking his town over, he had turned up nothing. Then he heard of a farmer who had a small farm a few miles out of town. He went out to see the old farmer about some work, and the farmer agreed to hire him for the summer. The teenager showed up the next morning, and the farmer gave him a milk pail and a stool and told him to go to the barn and milk the cow. The teenager had never milked a cow before but figured it couldn’t be too difficult. Over an hour later he returned to the house.

In Mark Twain’s The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County, Jim Smiley was addicted to gambling. He bet on anything from the time when Parson Walker’s wife would die to fights between his bulldog, Andrew Jackson, and other dogs.

The refrain of James Taylor’s first big hit song repeatedly declared, “I’ve Seen Fire, and I’ve Seen Rain.” So have I, but I’ve seldom seen as much rain as we had on Sunday morning. According to my gauge, we had 7.2 inches. On Friday night and Saturday, we had 2.04 inches to make a grand total of 9.24 inches for the weekend. I’d say that Sunday was the “rainy day” that we hear so much about.

This summer, June 14th - 18th from 9 a.m. until noon, bring your kids entering K - leaving 6th grade to SonQuest Rainforest VBS at First Baptist - Booneville. Adventurers will explore five parables told by Jesus that will make a difference in their lives every day.

On Day 1 - kids will GET IT! as they hear the truths of the Parable of the Sower.

On Day 2 - kids will GET FOUND! as they hear Jesus tell the Parable of the Lost Sheep.

On Day 3 - kids will GET GOD'S LOVE! as they listen to the Parable of the Good Samaritan and be inspired to share God's immeasurable love with others.

"Should I watch this movie or the other one?" "Should I eat a slice of watermelon for dessert or chocolate pie?" "Should I play on the computer or do my homework?"
Every day we make a lot of choices - some good and some BAD! Our choices follow us and may lead us down wrong paths.

This summer - every Wednesday from May 12th - August 11th - (or until school starts back), we will be studying about CHOICES in Kids' Club from 6:30 - 7:30 p.m. in the Game Room area. Kids' Club is for children ages K - 6th grade.

A volcanic mountain in Iceland is named “Eyjafjallajokull.” Since I can’t pronounce the name, I decided to write about the mountain in this column instead of mentioning it in a sermon. The name means “island mountain glacier.” The mountain is one of 130 such mountains in Iceland, which is located on the fault line between the Eurasian and North American Plates.