tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-81299966158841492702024-03-12T17:27:30.565-07:00At All TimesThe title "At All Times" comes from Psalm 34:1 where David writes, "I will bless the LORD at all times; His praise shall continually be in my mouth." Everything we do should be as unto the Lord. Worship is not just a Sunday activity, but a daily choice and a lifestyle. I aim to express my devotional life through this medium. God's activity is all around us, we just have to be aware of Him. I look forward to sharing how I experience God through my family, friends and ministry.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger37125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8129996615884149270.post-6971883427943362392014-01-25T16:53:00.002-08:002014-01-25T17:23:39.311-08:00AN OPEN LETTER TO WORSHIP LEADERS & CHURCH CHORAL MUSIC PUBLISHERS<img src="webkit-fake-url://BC3D3CDB-C86F-4A67-84BE-A3B1189A24D8/imagejpeg" /><br />
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I recently attended a church music conference. We listened to about 250 new compositions and arrangements from 6 leading publishers. Here are some observations regarding the vast majority of pieces. <br />
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Music is being written in only 2 or 3 part harmony. This leaves the basses to sing either in a tessitura which is too high or relegated to singing the melody in a lower octave. Is it any wonder my choir only has 3 bass singers? <br />
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Another trend is writing accompaniments that are clearly reductions of guitar parts. This leaves the music minister with three options. He either will attempt to present the piece live with a rhythm section, force his pianist to "work it out", or have the choir sing it with an accompaniment track. I have been using too many tracks lately and I know my pianist is growing tired of coming to choir only to rehearse vocal parts. <br />
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Many songs are also being arranged from solos heard on Christian radio. The trouble is that the rhythms are challenging enough that the arranger must write the piece for a soloist with the choir serving the role of back up singers. So while the all attention is on the soloist, the choir is singing oooohs, ohhhhhs, and ahhhhs with an occasional phrase that doubles the melody.<br />
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I urge music publishers to consider publishing real choral music again with great piano accompaniments, and legitimate bass parts. I understand there is a good reason this music is being published. It would not be published if there were not a market for it. I urge music ministers to be more discriminating in what you purchase for your church. That is the only way we will ever reverse this trend. The time has come for worship leaders to take a long and critical look at our methods and effects that will result from them.<br />
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I must assert that I am greatly encouraged by the spiritual depth of new composers such as Keith & Kristyn Getty, Matt Redman, Travis Cottrell, Stuart Townend, and Reuben Morgan. It seems the pendulum has begun to swing toward hymns being written for today's worshippers. These texts are filled with biblical quotations and solid theology. What will worship in the church look like in 30 years? Worship`s future will likely be determined by the choices that worship leaders make today and forward.<br />
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<span style="background-color: black;"><span style="color: #eeeeee;"><span style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.727272033691406px;">As we begin a new year, many of us have already broken our new years resolutions. I was thinking about something crazy. If Satan made resolutions for 2014, what would they be?</span><br style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.727272033691406px;" /><br style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.727272033691406px;" /><span style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.727272033691406px;">Satan said, “I know the Bible from Genesis to Revelation. My time is short. I must claim every soul possible before Jesus returns. Here are my resolutions concerning the church.”</span><br style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.727272033691406px;" /><br style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.727272033691406px;" /><span style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.727272033691406px;">CONCERNING WORSHIP</span><br style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.727272033691406px;" /><br style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.727272033691406px;" /><span style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.727272033691406px;">1. Do whatever I can to make sure the church uses a steady diet of songs written at least 50 years ago. Using melodies, harmonies, rhythms, & instrumentation common in current times will allow this generation an open door into the church. I want the music to be as archaic and foreign as possible so I can claim this generation.</span><br style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.727272033691406px;" /><span style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.727272033691406px;">2. Convince God's people that they don't need to worship together. That way, the body of Christ will be lacking.</span><br style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.727272033691406px;" /><span style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.727272033691406px;">3. Offer a false god for people to serve; musical style. They will be deceived into worshiping their style of choice and fight over which god (style) should be exalted. All the while, they will fail to worship the One True God.</span><br style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.727272033691406px;" /><span style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.727272033691406px;">4. Do whatever it takes to insert songs that employ poor theology. The church believes the words in the songs, so this is an effective way to impose false teaching on the church.</span><br style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.727272033691406px;" /><span style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.727272033691406px;">5. Make sure that services are boring. The last thing I want is a pep rally for Jesus that spurs the Church into battle mode!</span><br style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.727272033691406px;" /><br style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.727272033691406px;" /><span style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.727272033691406px;">CONCERNING EVANGELISM</span><br style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.727272033691406px;" /><br style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.727272033691406px;" /><span style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.727272033691406px;">1. Tempt Christians. If they stumble, they will not feel worthy to tell others about Jesus.</span></span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: black;"><span style="color: #eeeeee;"><span style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.727272033691406px;">2. Propagate lies. My favorites:</span><br style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.727272033691406px;" /><span style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.727272033691406px;"> a. It's best to keep your faith to yourself these days.</span><br style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.727272033691406px;" /><span style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.727272033691406px;"> b. You don't need to invite people to church. They already know where the church is. There is no need to be pushy.</span><br style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.727272033691406px;" /><span style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.727272033691406px;">3. Keep people so busy that they don't have time or energy to work for God.</span><br style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.727272033691406px;" /><span style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.727272033691406px;"><br /></span></span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: black;"><span style="color: #eeeeee;"><span style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.727272033691406px;">BUSY is:</span><br style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.727272033691406px;" /><br style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.727272033691406px;" /><span style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.727272033691406px;"> <u>B</u>eing<u> U</u>nder <u>S</u>atan's <u>Y</u>oke</span><br style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.727272033691406px;" /><br style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.727272033691406px;" /><span style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.727272033691406px;">CONCERNING FELLOWSHIP</span><br style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.727272033691406px;" /><br style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.727272033691406px;" /><span style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.727272033691406px;">1. Foster division in the church.</span><br style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.727272033691406px;" /><span style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.727272033691406px;">2. Lead God's people to gold grudges and stay bitter.</span><br style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.727272033691406px;" /><br style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.727272033691406px;" /><span style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.727272033691406px;">CONCERNING DISCIPLESHIP</span><br style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.727272033691406px;" /><br style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.727272033691406px;" /><span style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.727272033691406px;">1. Keep Christians isolated so I can devour them.</span><br style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.727272033691406px;" /><span style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.727272033691406px;">2. Keep Christians immature so I can devour them.</span><br style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.727272033691406px;" /><span style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.727272033691406px;">3. Keep Christians unhealthy and entangled in sin so I can devour them.</span><br style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.727272033691406px;" /><br style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.727272033691406px;" /><span style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.727272033691406px;">CONCERNING MINISTRY & MISSIONS</span><br style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.727272033691406px;" /><br style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.727272033691406px;" /><span style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.727272033691406px;">1. Tempt God's people to live beyond their financial means. They will not be able to give to the work of the church. This will cut off funding for local, state, national, and international ministry and missions.</span></span></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8129996615884149270.post-48911443012618316322013-08-30T22:09:00.002-07:002013-08-30T22:34:43.073-07:00My Amazing Row Boat Restoration<span style="font-size: x-large;">Several months ago, I seriously contemplated building a 14' Carolina Dory using Stitch and Glue methods. After months of reading and careful study, I decided it would be best to purchase a used boat and see how I liked boating before endeavoring to build my own wooden boat. I found a boat on Craigslist and started on a new journey. I hope you enjoy reading about this amazing before and after project!</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Hull (before)</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Transom (before)</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Rotten Transom</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">I sanded the inside</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">I epoxy sealed a leak where a dent was in the hull</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Self-Etching primer applied to inside of boat</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Primed the inside</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"> I decided to purchase all of my paint from Tractor Supply. I used Majic brand reducer and Majic brand hardener. It took 30 minutes to "cook" each batch, but it was worth the trouble.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Ford Blue paint applied to inside surfaces</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Frog Tape applied to inside trim</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Light Grey Ford paint applied to inside surfaces. Inside painting is complete!</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">We flipped her over and applied self-etching primer.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">I primed the hull, but accidentally started with the light gray paint instead of the primer. Can you spot my error?</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">Next it was time to paint the hull. I think it came out beautifully!</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Shopping for boating gear. "It's a bit tight, Dad!"</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">SHE'S FINISHED!!!</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"> Evan and I tested the boat for leaks at Mildred Webb's property in the Arcadia community. What a beautiful private lake!!!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">In thinking of a name for my new boat, my thoughts drifted to Matthew 11:28, "Come to Me, all who are weary and heavy-laden, and I will give you rest.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">The Greek work for rest is in Matthew 11:28 is <b>Anapauso. </b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">It is derived from ana (again) + pauo (to give rest). I'll have to order lettering for a nice finishing touch! I'm looking forward to many great fishing trips with Evan and Ethan in Anapauso!!!</span><br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8129996615884149270.post-86176220140618127832012-08-06T16:10:00.002-07:002012-08-06T16:15:08.728-07:00Mission Cebu 2012 (8 of 8)God really did a great work last month in the Philippines. We could really feel the prayers of the church in the States. I hope you've enjoyed reading about my experience. Here are the numbers.<br />
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<b>THE CHURCHES<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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I made some general observations about the Filipino Baptist
Churches. The buildings are usually constructed of cinderblock. None had air conditioning, but we had pretty
good ventilation because they were open on one end and the side walls usually
included cinderblocks with airspace built into them. All of the churches were staffed very
lightly. Only one church had a full time
pastor. That same church had a
bi-vocational music minister. This
church, Eastside Baptist Church in CarCar was the only one that had live
instrumental music when we were there.
The others sang acapella songs led by their bi-vocational preaching
pastor. Although these churches were
probably unaware, they were employing a simple church model; a model I think
frees church to have the time and financial resources to focus on the meat and
potatoes of ministry: preaching, prayer, evangelism, discipleship, church
planting and ministry.</div>
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The pastors we met were all thoroughly trained through
Pastor Galera’s seminary. I was
impressed with their spiritual depth. It
was exciting to see churches being planted all around us. Pastor Juval Galera pastors Eastside Baptist
Church. He is a “Director of Missions”
of a sort to 13 churches in the Eastside Baptist Association of Church. I envied the simplicity with which they do
ministry there.</div>
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As in the West, the Filipino churches we visited used
different styles and expressions of worship.
One church used modern praise and worship music, while all of the others
employed traditional hymns. I did not
witness a church using blended or “balanced” worship. Are we who use blended worship only trying to
keep the church appeased under the guise of keeping unity in the church? I freely admit that sometimes I see myself as
a worship pacifier in America. I also
noticed that a couple of the churches imitated the western church and even had
projected lyrics.</div>
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On Sunday, June 24, we celebrated the 5<sup>th</sup>
Anniversary of Eastside Baptist Church in CarCar, Cebu. That morning John Rayburn preached a half
hour sermon on the radio to an audience approaching 1,000,000. Following the radio address, we had breakfast
and then went to the church service. The
spirit was great and I just loved being a part of it. We got to hear their speech choir and the
children sing and dance. They used a
praise band (keyboard, electric guitar, bass guitar, and drums) and 3 praise
singers. They sang only modern praise
and worship songs by writers like Chris Tomlin, Keith Getty, and Matt
Redman. Each of us gave our testimony
and Steve Thompson delivered a sermon.
After the service I had the privilege to meet Meljim, the student we
sponsor. After lunch, we drove to the
sea and baptized 17 students who were saved through Eastside Christian
Academy. Seeing that made me realize
that I haven’t spent a red cent in vain.
What a blessing!</div>
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On Monday and Tuesday, June 25-26, we hosted a Pastors
Conference. We paid travel expenses for
25 pastors to attend. Each of us
preached a sermon. I know people were
praying because I could not wait to get up on the platform and preach. I felt complete freedom. My message was “The On Time God”, the story
of Jesus raising Lazarus from the dead.
The application is that many of us have aspects of our lives and
ministries that were once much more vibrant. It is never too late to call on Jesus. He will come and breathe new life and
resurrection to us.</div>
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On Wednesday, June 27, Pastor Juval decided to surprise his
mother and father. Bro. Juval’s father is
Pastor Johnny Galera who leads Bible Baptist Church in CarCar. We arrived fashionably late. They were singing in Cebuano. When Pastor Johnny saw us coming, he asked
them to pull out the English hymnals.
“Oh no,” I said. “Can we please
sing in Cebuano?”</div>
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“Very well,” replied the pastor.</div>
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The last time I had that much fun was worshipping at Fe y
Poder Iglesia Bautista in Donna, Texas on last year’s mission trip. My background in the Spanish language
benefited me when reading from the Cebuano Hymnal. All of the vowels were written with Spanish
phonetics. I only had to learn a few new
consonants and I was off and running.
Bro. Johnny’s wife saw me singing and came to sing next to me. She was obviously overjoyed that, although I
had no idea what the words meant, I seemed to be getting the pronunciation correctly. Embracing the language of another person is a
powerful statement that you are accepting them and they are accepting you.</div>
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After the singing time, Pastor Johnnie called me up to sing
a solo. I sang “God Raised the Ransom”
acapella. Then he called the youngest
member of our team, Colin Rayburn, to preach the sermon. It was an incredible evening; one that was
not on our itinerary, but I am so glad we came.
It was amazing to see the joy of John Rayburn’s face as his son
preached. I told John, “I don’t know
what God is doing in my heart. I have
fallen in love with missions. I have
fallen in love with the Filipinos. I
have the crazy desire to learn Cebuano.
What in the world is going on?”<br />
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John enthusiastically replied, “Eric, God may be calling you to missions!”</div>
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This is something that was completely unexpected for
me. Is God really calling me to some
sort of mission work? What will that
mean for me? I need to pray for God’s
direction here so I will know how to prepare.
Will I continue in my current role in the American church and simply get
more involved in our local missions. Is
God calling me to be a North American missionary or will I one day pastor
abroad? Maybe I will one day work for a
mission support organization. How do I
prepare for that? To I need to pursue a
Masters of Divinity while serving as a music minister? I endeavor to pray for God to reveal His
perfect will to me over the next months and years. I do know that I need to involve myself more
in our local missions and read all I can about missions, evangelism, church
planting and theology.</div>
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Friday, June 29, was our final day in the Philippines. We traveled to the southern part of
Cebu. We visited Pastor Antonio’s house
church, and then we went to a church plant called Metropolitan Bible Baptist
Church. John and I each preached a
sermon there, and then we ate lunch with the church. It is a great honor when they slaughter a pig
for you. It is called lechon; another
word I knew from Spanish. After lunch we
drove to Pastor Leonardo’s church.
Currently everything is in his house: sanctuary, library, kitchen,
fellowship hall, and parsonage. They are
constructing a sanctuary adjacent to the home.
He needs about $3,000 for a roof.
We were unaware than Pastor Leonardo’s wife would prepare lunch for us,
so we attempted to eat again. This is
the most precious couple.</div>
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On the drive back to CarCar, the reality hit me like a ton
of bricks that our mission trip had come to end. I was deep in though and prayer, when Zenny
Galera said, “Eric, you look so sad. You
don’t want to go home?” I said, “I have
mixed feelings, Mrs. Zenny. I want to
see my family, but I have loved being her.
It will be very difficult to adjust to my regular life.”</div>
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Leading up to this mission trip, both Bro. Juval and John
Rayburn had spoken to me and indicated that they would like me to come again as
the leader of the mission trip. At the
time, I told each of them that I would have to pray about returning and
certainly about leading the team. After
all, it takes a lot of money, time, planning and carries a heavy weight of
responsibility. It suddenly occurred to
me that I didn’t have to pray about leading a mission team to Cebu next year
because God was speaking to me presently that I am to go.<br />
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I was fearful to come home without a few souvenirs for my family. I had planned to go Wednesday night, but Pastor Juval wanted us to surprise his dad by attending the church he pastors. I asked the pastor if we could shop after our medical mission on Thursday. He said we could because we should be back in CarCar from Cuaming by 2 PM and then they could drive us to Talisay for shopping. Well, it didn't quite work out that way. We left late for Cuaming Island and stayed on Cuaming longer than originally planned. Therefore Pastor Galera decided he would sail for Talisay. He would drop us off and continue south down the coast to CarCar. The van would pick us up on the beach in Talisay.<br />
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The sea was very rough and I was afraid that a few of the swells might capsize. The old version of Rescue 911 capsized with the tsunami resulting from the Japanese earthquake entered the Philippine Sea. Juval assured me that although the sea was much rougher than normal, it was not nearly as bad as the day he capsized. I sat at the bow and enjoyed the ocean spray. It was more than a spray. I was more or less baptized by the Philippine Sea. It took a couple of hours to travel west from Cuaming to Talisay. As we approached the coast, John Rayburn said, "Eric, do you see those breakers crashing on the shore?" I turned to Juval and said, "Bro. Juval, please turn around. We don't have to do this!" I could now see we were going to land on a beach that was about 150 yards wide and sandwiched between a rock breakwall and a concrete breakwall. We were going in.<br />
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Bro. Juval had them drop anchor at the last possible moment so we could hop off. It was very dangerous because there was a bad undertoe and the bow was bobbing violently. One by one we disembarked, some more gracefully than others. Steve Beevers pulled Mrs. Zenny Galera head first into the sea. She did not look amused : )<br />
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They handed us a bowline about 7 of us played tug of war with the raging sea to keep Rescue 911 from veering toward the breakwall. None of the Filipinos on the beach was laughing at us until John started laughing. At that point they all joined the laughter! After we were all safely on shore, Bro. Juval did a masterful job of commanding the ship and navigating safely back out to sea.<br />
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As soon as the pumpboat left, I turned to the north and so a sculpture. You guessed it! It was a memorial to the Americans who liberated the Philippines from the Japanese on March 26, 1945. That's correct, they landed on the very beach we landed on. If you will look at the picture, the sea was tranquil on the day the GI's landed. I believe our landing was much more heroic, although I suppose we didn't have to contend with landmines and bullets.<br />
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We were quite a sight. Were were all wearing swim trunks, t-shirts, water shoes, and we each carried our backpacks which we had to protect at all cost because our passports were with us at all times. We were sunburned, wet, had the worst of bad hair days, and our legs were covered in black pumice. And now it was time to ride to the fancy mall in Talisay. When we arrived we looked as if we had just been shipwrecked. I wonder why!<br />
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As we came to the entrance of the mall, we noticed an attendant working a stack of cubbies for people to check there bags. Apparently backs are not permitted in the mall due to shoplifting. None of us communicated with one another, but we must have all had the same idea. We each entered the mall, single file, with our packs as if we owned the place. Once in we all started in different directions until I was stopped and questioned by a female security guard.<br />
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"Sir", she said. "Where are you coming from?"<br />
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Still dazed from our long day and heroic landing, I replied "We came from the water."<br />
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Puzzled she said, "I don't understand. With such large, full bags, where have you been?"<br />
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Still dazed, I responded, "We come from the sea."<br />
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Fortunately, Mrs. Zenny intervened before the guard had to resort to calling Immigration!<br />
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John later told me, "Eric, when the guard questioned you, I thought of different things to say like, 'We come from the sea.', then I shook my head and thought, 'No that's no good'. But, then you said them. I think the only response worse would have been to look from team member to team member then shout, 'RUN!".<br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">Many of you know that my family has a hobby we really enjoy. It's called geocaching. If you don't know what geocaching is click<a href="http://www.geocaching.com/guide/" target="_blank"> here</a>. We had very little free time, but when we did, our team and the Filipino pastors seemed to enjoy my hobby. We found 3 geocaches that week.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">On Saturday, we were on the way to see the people who were impacted by the earthquake on Negros Island. I took my GPS so I could see where we were while on the sea and while on the islands. As we traveled from the ferry port to the Jollibee restaurant, I noticed that we passed a cache. I had loaded all of the caches within 100 miles of Pastor Juval's house. Bro. Juval said, "We will get it after breakfast because we would pass it on the way back. The following three pictures were from that cache. We passed by a young security guard without being stopped. We later learned that he got a tongue lashing from his commanding officer. Steve Thompson ran interference with the officer to keep him distracted and to prevent our arrest. There was a ROTC drill going on a Silliman Universtiy. We walked behind the bleachers to the cache hiding spot. In the second photo, Colin is searching for the cache. The 3rd pictures is a group photo after we found the hidden cache. This was the first cache for each of them and my first. This was also the largest group of muggles (non geocachers) I ever had to evade.</span><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">On Monday, June 25, we had the afternoon free between sessions of the Pastor's Conference. We decided to fill the time doing the "Discover CarCar" 6 stage multicache. This took us on a tour of the city's landmarks. We took "Flat Ethan" (that's a whole other story) along for many photo ops. We learned that CarCar is a major manufacturing center for shoes. We saw a monkey (very cool). We could not have done this without our Filipino interpreters. John said we ought to schedule time for geocaching next year as a way of getting us into the community so we can witness while we cache. I think that is a brilliant idea! We found the cache at a local business. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">On Wednesday, we had most of the day free. We decided to do a 5 stage multicache called Valladolid, CarCar that took us to the pastureland surrounding a prawn farm. We had to to all of this one by foot. We were dependent upon our translators as we had to ask permission to pass through private property several times. We took one picture of a guy making coconut milk liquor. I suspect that it is illegal, but he permitted me to take his picture. We were to first to find the cache at a family cemetery. The owner of the cache is from The Netherlands. This one meant a lot to Bro. Juval because it was less than one kilometer from his home!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8129996615884149270.post-86737496845119238892012-07-30T00:00:00.000-07:002012-07-30T00:00:05.394-07:00Mission Cebu 2012 (4 of 8)<span style="font-size: x-large;">LA LIBERTAD, NEGROS ISLAND</span><br />
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On Saturday, June 23, we left at 2 AM and drove 2 hours south to ride a ferry to Dumaguete. People and vehicles of varied sizes (motorcycle to 18 wheelers) rode. After eating breakfast at Jollibee's (Filipino McDonald's-type restaurant), we took a very rough 3 hour van ride north to La Libertad. We were to visit a tent city that was created because residents had been displaced by a 6.7 magnitude earthquake and resulting rockslide that buried their village in February. A mountainside destroyed the village and the church. The location essentially is a mass grave as most who perished could not be found. We met a 28 year old man who lost 2 children, his wife, both parents, and a grandmother in the catastrophe. Two of his children survived. Caring for his 3 year old daughter makes working nearly impossible. We spent some time encouraging this young man and we were able to pray with him and leaving a love offering.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Boarding the mother ship. This is the ferry we took to Negros.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I took this shot off the stern. This is the view to east of Cebu as we were<br />leaving for Negros. None of us noticed the cross reflection of the sun<br />on the Philippines Sea. I thought this was stunning shot!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I had hotcakes and coffee at Jolibee</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The team minus Steve Beevers at the Port of Dumaguete</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">These bridge near the epicenter is still out. The other bridges have been "repaired"<br />for one lane of traffic at a time. It was a rough trip physically.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">La Libertad land slide. The back side of these mountain sheared of just<br />as the front side did. A church was destroyed on the back of the mountain<br />and a village on the front.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Martial law is in place by the Philippine Army to keep order in the tent city.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Survivors have set up a make shift market place</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The man in yellow lost 6 family members in the disaster</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">People are resilient and have begun growing small gardens next to their tents</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We went away sad that we could not do more to help the people here.</td></tr>
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8129996615884149270.post-53356181807505851602012-07-29T15:29:00.000-07:002012-07-29T15:29:10.167-07:00Mission Cebu 2012 (3 of 8)<span style="font-size: x-large;">MEDICAL MISSIONS</span><br />
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On Friday, June 22 (CarCar City, Cebu Island) and Thursday, June 27 (Cuaming Island) we held two medical missions. Our funds we paid helped provide medical supplies . Vital signs were taken on each person who attended and each person was also interviewed to determine health risks. Participants were also given basic medicines to take home: antibiotics, analgesics, nasal decongestants, vitamins, etc. Pastor Juval wanted to be sure that each person was introduced to the Great Physician before meeting the earthly physician. Praise the Lord that of 261 who attended the medical missions, 125 were professed Jesus as LORD!!! Friday's medical mission was held at Eastside Baptist Church in CarCar (where we stayed). Thursdays event was much more work. It involved a 3 hour pumpboat ride. Cuaming is a very poor island of 4,000 residents. There are no toilets and there is no running water. The land is so small that a person could walk the perimeter in less that an hour. We saw very few elderly people here. When a person gets ill, there is no hope and no help. How critical it is that we introduce these beautiful people to Jesus. Despite the deplorable conditions on Cuaming, the people were very friendly and seemingly happy.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The beautiful children of Cuaming Island</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Mission members prepare the medicines for distribution at Eastside Baptist<br />Church, Cuaming. Supplies for this church we transported piece by piece<br />by Rescue 911, the church's pumpboat.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">People hear the gospel message before receiving medical attention</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Pastor Johnny Galera share his faith with a visual aid</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A Filipino pastor follows up with children who made a decision to follow Christ</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">John shares the gospel on Cuaming</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Colin shares his faith with a large group on Cuaming</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">It was amazing how each mission member grew during the week<br />Here, Peter shares the plan of salvation.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I was preaching Jesus on Cuaming with the help of my interpreter, Leonardo.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Cuaming looks beautiful from a distance.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Upon closer examination, one can see the effects of 4,000 people living on<br />a tiny isle without sanitation.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">All food and medical supplies had to be loaded and unloaded by wading<br />about 100 yards over the coral reef.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The children loved being photographed with the Peter and the other Americans</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Steve Beevers made some new friends.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The children loved seeing their faces on the LCD screen of the digital camera<br />after each shot was taken.</td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8129996615884149270.post-82595984599959456732012-07-18T15:37:00.002-07:002012-07-18T15:38:18.131-07:00Mission Cebu 2012 (2 of 8)<span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>AGRICULTURE & CUISINE</b></span><br />
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During our eight days in The Philippines we enjoyed wonderful hospitality from Mrs. Zenny Galera and Eastside Baptist Church. Cebu's climate is tropical, so you will find some of the best tropical fruit in the world here. I just wanted to take the time to how you some pictures of the agriculture and the local cuisine.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Coconuts</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bananas</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sugar Cane</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Rice Paddie</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Prawn Farm</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A carabao plowing a rice paddie</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Delicious Ube Ice Cream<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We had rice and noodles with nearly every meal.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This pineapple was incredible!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I don't remember what the fruit in the above 2 photos is called.<br />
The yellow one is jack fruit.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Egg batter dipped fried egg plant, corned beef, hard boiled eggs, and rice<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Pork on a stick and lumpia. Lumpia is a local favorite. It's a deep fried<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lechon was served on 2 occasions. This one was at a church plant. 3 were slaughtered<br />
on Sunday morning. Their squeals were what woke me up. I called it my Filipino alarm clock.</td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">The is the first in series of eight blog entries detailing our experience on Our mission trip to The Philippines June 20-30, 2012.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 18px;">“After much prayer, work, promotion, & planning, June 20<sup>th</sup> had finally arrived. There were six members of this mission team: 1 from Plano, 2 from Denton, 1 from Malakoff, and 2 from Center (Peter Davis and me). I picked Peter up at 4:30 AM on Wednesday morning, June 20th for the 3 ½ hour drive to the Dallas Ft. Worth Airport. We flew Korean Airlines. This was the best airline I’ve ever used. The first leg was a 14 hour and 45 minute flight from Dallas to Seoul, South Korea. </span> <span style="font-size: 16px; line-height: 18px;">We had a 4 hour layover in Seoul, then a 4 hour flight to Cebu, Philippines. We arrived at the airport in Cebu around midnight on Friday.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: 16px; line-height: 18px;">We were initiated in the ways of the roads as we drove an hour to CarCar City. It was terrifying!</span> Be sure to look at all of the pictures of the modes of transportation available to Filipinos. At the very bottom I have included two videos of the traffic that you just have to view!</div>
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of FBC Malakoff. He was one of my sound techs at Malakoff. This was his 3<sup>rd</sup> trip to Cebu and
he was the organizer of the mission trip.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Steve is the CEO of his own company and is also the chairman of the
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This organization supports 3 national pastors in 3 nations: one in
Israel, one in India, and Pastor Juval Galera in The Philippines.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Steve Beevers. Steve
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 18px;">Colin Rayburn. Colin is John Rayburn’s son. Recently completed is time in the army. He is a student at the University of North Texas and he’s majoring in Philosophy with an emphasis in Environmental Ethics and Religion. He is a member of the Village Church in Denton.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Many ride there tour buses to travel from town to town. There's a "How's My Driving" bumper sticker on the rear. My answer, "It's absolutely horrible!"</td></tr>
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You can check it out by clicking the logo above!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8129996615884149270.post-5130940312624884162011-10-13T17:53:00.000-07:002011-10-13T17:53:05.660-07:00Help send Evan to Boy Scout Camp<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dxYz06UHI_QsE8R3KjNFX5xXgyPl4QT1KWYf9sD87qlMYh8XeI3TQo22F6kf_j4pygHkwDtgVXRLNZPimGJ5Q' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Evan B. and Boy Scout Troop 342 are selling popcorn to help send them to camp. Incredibly, 70% of all sales will go directly to his troop. You can go to <a href="http://www.trails-end.com/">www.trails-end.com</a> and place your order. Your order will ship right to your address. Before ordering, notice the green tab that says "You Are Supporting <u>No One</u> <u>Change</u>" Click "Change" and enter Evan's Code....17713603 . Now it will read "You Are Supporting <u>Evan B</u>". Yea!!! He will get credit for all you purchase. Thank you for your support</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8129996615884149270.post-56874936159724099312011-07-09T11:18:00.000-07:002011-07-09T11:18:48.018-07:00Concerts of the Ages: JENNA LORICK<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4zD-sx73gWpPWhvC64Bd-gH4OktlbseTDts_IgDt7eXinFHoo_4jJ_KPzp_hwuM1T0oZO6i35S9_-VKP_m5h48wEWxbSf4XNCR8OZYZeQ3V22Rik_kmP-2cKjw9jEC5jKrVzhySBc9CM/s1600/Jenna2.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="235" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4zD-sx73gWpPWhvC64Bd-gH4OktlbseTDts_IgDt7eXinFHoo_4jJ_KPzp_hwuM1T0oZO6i35S9_-VKP_m5h48wEWxbSf4XNCR8OZYZeQ3V22Rik_kmP-2cKjw9jEC5jKrVzhySBc9CM/s320/Jenna2.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br />
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First Baptist Church of Center will kick off its “Concerts of the Ages” concert series with Jenna Lorick on Sunday, July 17th at 6 P.M. Jenna has a phenomenal voice and a heart for worship. Lorick has a new CD project entitled “Chosen Love” which will be available after the concert. She is asking for a minimum donation of $15. A love offering will also be given. 100 percent of the proceeds from the CD and love offering will go toward their international adoption and orphan care around the world. Jenna Lorick is the wife of Nathan Lorick, pastor of First Baptist Church, Malakoff, Texas. Don’t miss this event!<br />
Upcoming “Concerts of the Ages”:<br />
August 7: Trey Wilson<br />
October 9: David’s Song<br />
January 8 (2012): Zambian Vocal GroupUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8129996615884149270.post-34642621001163479702011-06-29T09:07:00.000-07:002011-06-29T09:07:53.905-07:00Magnifying the Lord: A Matter of Perspective<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjv7zRVqOuBYv8e4EzFUxuv3ArNFuepZMXpnFUgUob0_ys8UxwGYBlNpd-VuS6w-z4BkcQbwp0zykj2xVza3IVEKkrHobmTc3bYkwKFfT_x0xHRp0RkRAeMfXPhVLbcm_SbP5raEIn7zUM/s1600/Magnifying+glass.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjv7zRVqOuBYv8e4EzFUxuv3ArNFuepZMXpnFUgUob0_ys8UxwGYBlNpd-VuS6w-z4BkcQbwp0zykj2xVza3IVEKkrHobmTc3bYkwKFfT_x0xHRp0RkRAeMfXPhVLbcm_SbP5raEIn7zUM/s320/Magnifying+glass.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"></div><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Problems…everybody has them. I had a junior high school English teacher named Mrs. Wagner. She would often tell us we were "awfulizing<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">". That was a manufactured word meaning one was making something bigger than it was. "Making a mountain out of a mole hill" is what my grandfather would have said.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I recently read a great quote on Twitter by Rick Warren. He said, "Worship is the antidote to worry.<span> </span>Focusing on God’s greatness shrinks problems.<span> </span>Don’t panic.<span> </span>Pray.”</span></div><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">When we focus on the problem, the problem grows out of proportion. We, in essence, magnify the problem to a size that is disproportionately larger than it is in reality. That is a common practice in the vacuum sales industry. They love to show a magnified photograph of a dust mite to strike fear in their potential clients. Who wouldn't shudder at the site of this creature? The dust mite!</span></div><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
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</span></div><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The Bible offers the solution. We are to magnify the Lord. Here are a few examples.</span></div><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div class="MsoNoSpacing"></div><div class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="apple-style-span">O magnify the LORD</span><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><span class="apple-style-span">with me,</span><br />
<span class="apple-style-span">And let us exalt His name together. –Psalm 34:3<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><br />
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This Christmas Kim gave me a book called <u>The Craft of Christian Songwriting</u> by Robert Sterling (published by Hal Leonard). I have a chapter and half left to read. What a great piece Mr. Sterling has written. I can't listen to a song without analyzing the form, rhyme scheme, and use of devices like simile and metaphore. Of course I have to give the play-by-play commentary of every song I hear on the radio. "Listen, Kim", I exclaimed, "here is the bridge!" Kim replied, "Can't you just listen to the song and enjoy it?" I now find myself carrying a "hook book" with me in case a sermon has a little gem buried within its message. I've even started practicing guitar again. I think Kim is getting tired of hearing me practice "Forever and Ever Amen"!<br />
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<div class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Kim, Evan, Ethan, Eli (dog) and I embarked on an exciting journey on December 1<sup>st</sup>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>That was moving day.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It was a bittersweet experience leaving our friends, our house, a fruitful ministry, and the feeling of comfort that comes with familiarity.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We were following a course that God had charted for us.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We knew not what lay ahead, but we knew for certain we were in His perfect will and in His hand.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><br />
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<div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black; color: white;"><i><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">A time<nasb_strongs num="H6256"></nasb_strongs></span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"> </span></span><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">to search<nasb_strongs num="H1245"></nasb_strongs></span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"> </span></span><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">and a time<nasb_strongs num="H6256"></nasb_strongs></span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"> </span></span><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">to give<nasb_strongs num="H6"></nasb_strongs></span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"> </span></span><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">up as lost<nasb_strongs num="H6">; A time <nasb_strongs num="H6256">to keep<nasb_strongs num="H8104"></nasb_strongs></nasb_strongs></nasb_strongs></span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"> </span></span><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">and a time<nasb_strongs num="H6256"></nasb_strongs></span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"> </span></span><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">to throw<nasb_strongs num="H7993"></nasb_strongs></span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"> </span></span></i><span class="apple-style-span"><i><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">away</span>. –Ecclesiastes 3:6</i><o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="apple-style-span" style="color: white;"><i style="background-color: black;"><br />
</i></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black; color: white;"><i><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Therefore,<nasb_strongs num="G5105"></nasb_strongs></span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"> </span></span><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">since we have<nasb_strongs num="G2192"></nasb_strongs></span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"> </span></span><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">so<nasb_strongs num="G5118"></nasb_strongs></span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"> </span></span><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">great<nasb_strongs num="G5118"></nasb_strongs></span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"> </span></span><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">a cloud<nasb_strongs num="G3509"></nasb_strongs></span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"> </span></span><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">of witnesses<nasb_strongs num="G3144"></nasb_strongs></span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"> </span></span><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">surrounding<nasb_strongs num="G4029"></nasb_strongs></span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"> </span></span><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">us, let us also<nasb_strongs num="G2532"></nasb_strongs></span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"> </span></span><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">lay<nasb_strongs num="G659"></nasb_strongs></span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"> </span></span><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">aside<nasb_strongs num="G659"></nasb_strongs></span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"> </span></span><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">every<nasb_strongs num="G3956"> encumbrance<nasb_strongs num="G3591"></nasb_strongs></nasb_strongs></span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"> </span></span><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">and the sin<nasb_strongs num="G266"></nasb_strongs></span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"> </span></span><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">which so easily<nasb_strongs num="G2139"></nasb_strongs></span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"> </span></span><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">entangles<nasb_strongs num="G2139"> us, and let us run<nasb_strongs num="G5143"></nasb_strongs></nasb_strongs></span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"> </span></span><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">with endurance<nasb_strongs num="G5281"></nasb_strongs></span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"> </span></span><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; 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</h2><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8129996615884149270.post-2921892736984932522010-10-03T14:39:00.000-07:002010-10-03T14:39:33.292-07:00PLUG IN TO THE POWER SOURCE<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgF-pSX8zEm_S_HNIz2-yKg1lM4G00ZWSMH3TxAcDulqlqbxwtT0UkizqJrsV1AcK4Wi3yVtkpkzB75db5NCFqeWxMJcziREEoBlx2Yc6lNcnfSAbBNg2LEXCmTMmJFri5D3mj624U3EaM/s1600/Static+Hair+Pic+for+Blog.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgF-pSX8zEm_S_HNIz2-yKg1lM4G00ZWSMH3TxAcDulqlqbxwtT0UkizqJrsV1AcK4Wi3yVtkpkzB75db5NCFqeWxMJcziREEoBlx2Yc6lNcnfSAbBNg2LEXCmTMmJFri5D3mj624U3EaM/s400/Static+Hair+Pic+for+Blog.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"></div><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:WordDocument> <w:View>Normal</w:View> <w:Zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:PunctuationKerning/> <w:ValidateAgainstSchemas/> <w:SaveIfXMLInvalid>false</w:SaveIfXMLInvalid> <w:IgnoreMixedContent>false</w:IgnoreMixedContent> <w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText>false</w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText> <w:Compatibility> <w:BreakWrappedTables/> <w:SnapToGridInCell/> <w:WrapTextWithPunct/> <w:UseAsianBreakRules/> <w:DontGrowAutofit/> </w:Compatibility> <w:BrowserLevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:LatentStyles DefLockedState="false" LatentStyleCount="156"> </w:LatentStyles> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 10]> <style>
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<div class="MsoNormal">My pastor, Nathan Lorick, preached a message today from Acts 1:4-14.<span> </span>The title was “Plugging In to the Power Source”.<span> </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">In his introduction he asked, “Has anybody in here ever attempted to disassemble something in an attempt to fix it, only to find out that it wasn’t plugged in to begin with?”</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">Kim nudged me and whispered, “Like Ami, when she was training Java with that shock collar.”</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">Ami is married to Kim’s brother, Kevin.<span> </span>They had adopted a mutt from the dog pound.<span> </span>They named him Java.<span> </span>Java grew into a very large animal.<span> </span>If you have every read the comic strip “Marmaduke”, then you have an idea as to his size.<span> </span>Java was a much undisciplined canine.<span> </span>When a guest would visit their house, Java would rear up and wrap his humongous paws around them.<span> </span>Evan was knocked down many times and had the scratches and bruises to prove it.<span> </span>One day, the veterinarian gave Java a check up.<span> </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">He said, “Java behaves very poorly.<span> </span>I know one thing for certain. He needs some severe pain inflicted on his rear end!”<span> </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">The vet recommended a collar that delivers an electric shock which was administered through a remote control.<span> </span>Ami had used the device for several days in an attempt to train Java.<span> </span>One day when we were visiting them, Ami was using it frequently.<span> </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">Kevin said, “Ami, it won’t be effective if you use it all of the time.”<span> </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">Ami replied, “It’s working Kevin!<span> </span>Can’t you see how much better he’s acting?”<span> </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">“No I can’t”, answered Kevin.<span> </span>“Let me see the remote.<span> </span>Maybe the batteries are in wrong.”<span> </span>Kevin opened the battery compartment. </div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">“Ami, there are no batteries in here!”<span> </span>Kevin exclaimed.</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">I believe each of us has a spiritual tank in our inmost parts that can only be filled by the Spirit of God.<span> </span>In both the Old and New Testaments, we are told that we can’t live by bread alone, but we are to live also on spiritual food, the Word of God.<span> </span>As a minister, I tend to pour my life into others.<span> </span>That is a good thing, but if I’m not aware, the devil will blind me into believing that my spiritual tank is being filled in the process of exercising my spiritual gifts through ministry.</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">Have you ever heard the Jackson Browne song, “Running on Empty”?<span> </span>If I fail to allow God to pour into my life, I will empty my spiritual tank.<span> </span>I will run on fumes for a short time until I find myself pushing the car.<span> </span>That’s as ridiculous as training a dog with a shock collar without batteries.<span> </span>It’s not very powerful or effective.<span> </span>The song lyrics read, “Running on empty….running behind.”<span> </span>I must take time to stop at a service station (quiet time alone with God) to fill up with spiritual fuel.<span> </span>I must be connected to the power source.<span> </span>Why wouldn’t I want to be connected to the One who spoke the universe into motion at the sound of His voice?<span> </span>Why wouldn’t I want to tap into the One who is omnipotent, omniscient, and omnipresent?<span> </span>Once connected to Him, I can then pour into the lives of others out of the overflow of the Holy Spirit’s work in my life!</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">A couple of weeks ago, the Lord began to work on my heart.<span> </span>He seemed to say, “Eric you’re trying too hard.<span> </span>Trust in me and the power of my holy presence.”<span> </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">Let must tell you that I have now relinquished the oars of the ministry to Him and He has fill my sails and set my course straight.<span> </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">I can tell you two things that happened within the past week since trusting in His power.</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">Last Sunday, I locked the church doors and began a conversation with a wonderful couple in the church yard.<span> </span>We concluded our dialogue; I got in my car, and headed for home.<span> </span>As soon as I turned onto the highway, I had a strong feeling that the church doors were unlocked.<span> </span>Something prompted me to realize that several church members had exited from the church door between the time I had locked the door and the time when I got into my car.<span> </span>I immediately returned to the church.<span> </span>When I arrived back at the church, I saw a man named Carl trying to enter the door.<span> </span>It was indeed locked, and he through his arms up in frustration. </div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">I rolled my window down and asked, “Sir, can I help you?”</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">Carl replied, “Oh, I hope so.<span> </span>My wife left her purse under her seat in church today!”<span> </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">We entered and Carl retrieved his wife’s purse.<span> </span>I told him that I believed God planted the idea in my head that I had left the church unlocked.<span> </span>The timing was perfect and nobody can convince me that God was somehow to involved.</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">On the following Wednesday, I had a strong impulse that I needed to call Zo.<span> </span>She is a dear choir member who had emailed a week earlier that she was struggling with being in choir.<span> </span>She felt that she didn’t know enough about music to be of much use.<span> </span>I called Zo and shared my heart with her.<span> </span>She is an asset to the group and to the worship service.<span> </span>Her attitude is great and it is contagious.<span> </span>She just needed encouragement.<span> </span>She said that right before I called, she thought she wished she could talk with me because she really wanted to stay involved in choir.<span> </span>Again, God’s timing was perfect as most would say it probably was not a great idea to let a week go by before talking with her.<span> </span>I believe Zo needed time for God to prepare her heart for our phone call.</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
This week God has taught me an incredible lesson of how much more powerful and effective life is when it is lived in step with the Spirit of God.<span> </span>You don’t have to be vocational minister to apply this lesson.<span> </span>I believe it can be used in any vocation.<span> </span>After all, the English word “vocation” has its Latin root “vocare” which means “to call”.<span> </span>So whatever you do, whether a paid employee, a volunteer, or a retired person, plug in to the power source!</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8129996615884149270.post-74971262421318621042010-09-17T11:20:00.000-07:002010-09-17T11:20:53.193-07:00OH, DEER! A LESSON FROM MY RATSCHUND<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2OltRYqVvnvf2Rfgj2dRkeyr58uTyzsjPTkTVto5AAZek_dEwyFl6cnqmH76-I9E5O_-FuHwTWLG-oKfB0Qust3TMKFBJN585c-9sjOb6Z6bGYXIogxtYiHME6EVGTApiUGaGDh1dd08/s1600/Buck.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2OltRYqVvnvf2Rfgj2dRkeyr58uTyzsjPTkTVto5AAZek_dEwyFl6cnqmH76-I9E5O_-FuHwTWLG-oKfB0Qust3TMKFBJN585c-9sjOb6Z6bGYXIogxtYiHME6EVGTApiUGaGDh1dd08/s200/Buck.jpg" width="193" /></a> As our family was packing the last few items in the van for our trip to <st1:city w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Texarkana</st1:place></st1:city>, our rat terrier/dachshund mix, Eli, darted out of the garage door.<span> </span>He bolted like a flash toward 6 deer that were grazing in the meadow across the road.<span> </span>The deer scattered and Eli had his sites on the big buck.<span> </span>Evan hysterically pursued behind the buck and Eli.<span> </span>We followed the chase down a trail that leads through the woods to the lake.<span> </span>Eli was not a bit afraid of the big buck.<span> </span>Evan and I followed the sound of his high pitch barking and the tinkling of his ID tag on his collar.<span> </span>We followed the commotion about 100 yards into the woods before we first saw Eli.<span> </span>He relentlessly tormented the buck.<span> </span>Twice, Eli scared the buck directly toward us.<span> </span>I warned Evan that we should always keep a tree trunk between ourselves and the buck.<span> </span>After about ten minutes, the buck finally escaped my little monster.<span> </span>Physically exhausted, Eli returned to us.</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNxNwwzk3oc2y74PibEVvrcvzZ_CoOdho9FWee-Jfm8aG7_2lE26cZ0HTHRg8n5VSnPOmPGKA7TIBtc0dYDfz4-FP1MFgJRmdS8ODfL-tQzNf2W0FtRAZG5IfV3zE3bngvpWxi-SSaAts/s1600/ratschund.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="143" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNxNwwzk3oc2y74PibEVvrcvzZ_CoOdho9FWee-Jfm8aG7_2lE26cZ0HTHRg8n5VSnPOmPGKA7TIBtc0dYDfz4-FP1MFgJRmdS8ODfL-tQzNf2W0FtRAZG5IfV3zE3bngvpWxi-SSaAts/s200/ratschund.jpg" width="200" /></a><o:p> </o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">It amazes me that Eli was not a bit afraid of that buck.<span> </span>He had the buck convinced he was in grave danger when, in truth, the buck could have gored my mutt at any moment.<span> </span>Why am I not as brave and crazy as Eli?<span> </span>Why don’t I have that kind of radical faith that I can chase my fears with God strength?<span> </span>The moral of this story is “it isn’t the size of the dog in the fight that matters, but the size of the fight in the dog.”</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> </div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
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