Pastoral Ministry

I hear that we’re in for some hot weather this week. Forecasters are predicting that with a high-pressure area settling over us, we might break the 100-degree mark several times. It’s been a hot summer already. In fact, persons who study this sort of thing have concluded that July was our nation’s hottest month on record.

Lately, I have been talking to the animals. They haven’t been talking back, but I’ve been talking to them.

I want to thank all of you who helped defeat the proposal to legalize alcohol sales in Booneville. I appreciate your taking a stand on the matter, encouraging others to oppose the proposal, showing up for the rally on Sunday afternoon, and your going to vote on Tuesday. As a result of your faithfulness and commitment, as well as that of many others, we have defeated the proposal, helped protect our community, and have helped secure a better future. May God bless you!

A man was walking down a country road. As he did so, he saw that in the distance the road made a sharp turn to the left. He reasoned that he could cut across the field on the left and save himself a lot of distance and time. As he prepared to climb the fence into the field, he saw a sign in the field that had been posted for persons like him. The sign read: “Do not cross this field unless you can do the 100-yard dash in 10.3 seconds or less. The bull can do it in 10.4.”

“Secret”—The word has a magical ring to it doesn’t it? As children we are fascinated with secrets, but keeping a secret is a difficult thing to do.

I love technology, don’t you? I’m glad that I’ve lived long enough to see computers become part of our daily lives, to have satellite dishes and video recorders give us freedom in what we choose to see when we want to see it, and to have, not only cell phones, but smart phones.