Pastor's Blog

Good morning!  This is the day that the Lord has made, we will rejoice and be glad in it!  Our GRACE ’07 II team arrived home later than scheduled last night but they did arrive.  They had a blessed week of ministry and we are grateful they arrived home safely. 

The funeral service for Chris Leasure was a blessing.  I was so blessed as Jeanette Bates, coming off a total hip replacement only eleven days earlier, was present to play the piano for that service.  Wow – it must be the Tab!  Thank you Jeanette for playing and Deanna Wetterer for being the soloist! 

We had a productive time of meeting with our student ministry leaders last night.  I appreciate Kayla Brown, Jacqueline Crawley, Megan DeGeer, Jamie Hall, Jessica Hall, Katelyn Jackson, Johnny Ladnier, John Vickers, and Brianne Woods joining Coach Nate Blaylock, Dale Bosarge, Chris Taylor, and Josh Woods in a round table discussion relating to how we can allow God to move our student ministry to a higher level.  I have appointed Chris Taylor as the activities director for our student ministry and that will prove to be a beneficial thing. 

Miss Lucine Bryant did well in her surgery yesterday.  They removed a cyst from behind her knee which was putting pressure on a stress fracture from an earlier fall.  Prayerfully, she will be good to go now.  Sambo Bowden is much improved and will go home today.  Jo French is improving but the doctors don’t have the blood thinner level exactly where they want it just yet.  Juanita McRoy remains at Providence.  (I have been incorrecting listing her as McElroy which explains why I can’t find her in the hospital!) 

I was called to the home of Neal Barnes yesterday afternoon as they expected his death to be imminent.  He is low but, as far as I know, lived through the night.  Pray for Neal, his wife, Angie, their adult children and their families, and for Burney & Jeannine. 

We are going to have a staff/deacon’s meeting this Sunday at 4:00PM involving all eleven deacons – the current active body and the three newly elected men.

All of our Southern Gospel fans need to be busy inviting folks to be present for the Kirk Talley concert on Sunday evening, July 8, beginning at 6:00PM. 

It is wedding week, day #3.  Already, we have had so many folks involved in helping us and we are grateful!  I am very hesitant to list names as I am so afraid of leaving someone out.  However, please know that Lisa and I are very grateful to each person who has helped, is helping, or will help as we get ready for the wedding.  We are blessed with a wonderful church family and great friends!

I riled the Queen with yesterday’s entry as evidenced by her commenting on it!  I simply report the facts!

Dr. Jill and Biker Brandon are laying low – guys you can hide from the Pastor but God sees!  Put ’em back in Mountain Brook and it completely changes who they are! 

This is going to be a great day – let us rejoice and be glad in it!