tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-80827062950393088272024-03-14T11:49:11.476-04:00Mount Airy JournalThe Adventures of a Foot Washing Sheep HerderGrumpyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08579637357999838957noreply@blogger.comBlogger332125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8082706295039308827.post-88833725446351470532017-01-25T17:37:00.000-05:002017-01-25T17:37:41.610-05:00Can You Hear Me Now?
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week. Now, I’m not taking any kind of position here, just wanted to share
something I’ve been mulling over. First, we had the inauguration of President
Trump. There are a lot of reasons that people give for why he is now our
president. I’ve come to a personal conclusion that one of those reasons is that
people didn’t take his candidacy seriously. People laughed about him running
for president and made jokes about those who supported him. Now he had his
share of flaky people at his rallies and unfortunately that was where the media
focused. Flaky candidate, flaky supporters, big joke; only they won.</span></div>
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Second, we had the Women’s March. So what does the media
focus on here, the flakes and they had their share. When you only focus on the
flakes, then it is so much easier to write them off and make them a big joke. Every
movement, every protest, every march has flakes in their midst. I’ve been in
enough protests and marches to know. But, it would be as much a mistake to try
and write them off as it was to try and write President Trump and his people
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Those who wrote off Trump as a bad joke made a grave
mistake. Those who write off those who participated in the Women’s March and
their concerns do so at their own peril. This is not to say that is a matter of
agreeing with either camp, but if we don’t at least give one another a serious
hearing, we are in error. The concerns and complaints of Trump’s supporters
weren’t taken seriously, if they were heard at all and now he is the President.
Will the Trump camp make the same mistake themselves? Will they disregard millions? I just think we need to
try to listen, without trying to formulate a response before we’ve heard them
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Grumpyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08579637357999838957noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8082706295039308827.post-27848734226723817482017-01-20T08:39:00.000-05:002017-01-20T08:40:56.930-05:00Praying for Those in Authority<br />
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<span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: large;">Today the United States of America is inaugurating a new
President. One of the amazing things I love about my country is this smooth and
peaceful transition of power. I know many are boycotting watching the inauguration
or even listening to news about it. I won’t be one of those, because I find the
whole event as such a powerful statement of who we are as a nation, the leaders
of often opposing ideologies cordially great one another and their families to
pass the baton of leadership.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri";"><span style="font-size: large;">There was moment that is engraved in my memory of the 2008 inauguration,
when President Obama was being sworn in and President Bush was leaving office.
There was a moment when the two men shook hands and embraced. It wasn’t one of those hugs that
you see after a game when opponents congratulate each other. It seemed like a
cross between the sincerity of passing a heavy burden and responsibility,
knowing the toll it takes, and a blessing. No longer were they adversaries of
different political parties, but more like brothers who share something few
ever understand. At least that is how I’ll always see it.</span> </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: large;">At every church I have pastored, we have a congregational
prayer time, where we receive prayer requests for specific concerns. One thing that I always include
is a prayer for those in positions of authority; in government, in the church,
and on our jobs. We have been praying for President Obama for the past eight
years, as we have for presidents before him. We will now be praying for
President Trump.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: large;">A few years back, we had a visitor at Shiloh UMC, where I am
currently pastor, who approached me after service. He said that he couldn’t
pray for our current president and administration. I simply told him that I
didn’t think that you could be obedient to scripture and do that. He smiled,
walked out of the church, and never came back. Many mistake “praying for” with “agreeing
with” and that isn’t how it works. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri";"><span style="font-size: large;">We are called to pray for our enemies, as well as those we like
or who are of like minds with us. We’re called to pray out the love that has been
poured out on us. It doesn’t call on us to agree with them or to approve of
immoral, unethical acts. In our praying we’re not to turn a blind eye to injustice or hate.
But, we are called to walk in love and pray for them. As the man who visited
the church, many will disagree, but I continue to pray for those in authority.</span> </span></div>
Grumpyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08579637357999838957noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8082706295039308827.post-54298456361379190752017-01-17T10:19:00.000-05:002017-01-17T10:19:14.560-05:00Where ya' been?Yeah, I know it has been awhile since I posted anything and I apologize profusely if there's anyone that really cares. The fact is that I'd like to get back doing this just so I can have a point of expression and getting my thoughts together. I'll probably be doing some reviewing, sharing some stuff that is way past due and some more current.<br />
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I am no longer appointed to the Mount Airy Charge as their pastor, though we do stay in touch. Joanne and I continue going to The White Fall Farm Pumpkin Hunt every October, where we get to see many of our folks from the three churches on the charge.<br />
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This is now my fifth year as pastor of Shiloh UMC in Lynchburg VA. When Joanne and I were dating and attending Shiloh, it was a little country church. Now, it is still a little country church, but in the middle of businesses and urban sprawl.<br />
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A lot has happened since we've been here and I hope to share some of that with you. We have a great congregation that is amazingly hospitable and welcoming.</div>
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Joanne and I now have six grandchildren, with a possible seventh. More on that later. We love them all dearly and just don't get to see them often enough. Maybe retirement will resolve some of that.<br />
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Our daughter, Courtney, and her Husband, Dave Harrington have (left to right) Thomas, Levi, Taisie, and Lila. The Harrington crew live in New York state, where Dave is the pastor of Community Gospel Church. Joanne and I got to spend Christmas with them this year.</div>
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Grumpyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08579637357999838957noreply@blogger.com0Lynchburg, VA, USA37.4137536 -79.14224639999997637.2119281 -79.464969899999971 37.6155791 -78.819522899999981tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8082706295039308827.post-19072807665155447422012-11-20T15:29:00.000-05:002012-11-20T15:29:08.830-05:00Baptism of Jeremiah Luther Johnson<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Every so often, as a pastor, you get to do something that almost scares you, because you don't know exactly how you'll handle it. On Sunday 22 October 2012, it was one of those times. I had the priviledge of baptizing my youngest grandchild, Jeremiah Luther Johnson at Shiloh UMC. <br />
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We got a large seashell to hold the baptism water and a smaller shell to for pouring the water. Joanne fixed the altar to look like water pouring over the sides. <br />
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During the early part of the service baby Jeremiah was just squealing. I wasn't a mad or upset squeal, he was just sounding off. I told them to pass him up to me and that I would calm him. I immediately realized that that was not a smart decision. But, it worked just fine. I held him through the entire sermon and all he did was chew on my cross.</div>
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The pouring and the blessing of the water.</div>
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When I started to lean Jeremiah back, he started to get fussy, but as soon as I pured the water he grinned.<br />
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Following the baptism, I started to sing "Jesus Loves You" to him, by the time i finished the entire congregation was singing along. Afterall, in the United Methodist Church, baptism involves the entire church. <br />
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Immediate and extended Johnson and Allen family.</div>
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My father and me.</div>
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Jeremiah and Kate, proud parents.</div>
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<strong>Well, it is officially Fall and we're into October, so it must be time for the The Pumpkin Hunt at White Fall Farm. The year Joanne and I agreed to handle the Concession Stand. We got real lucky for our first weekend with the help, because we needed it. Jeremiah and Kate had agreed to help us, so they were there with the kids, Leah and Jeremiah. Our daughter, Courtney, was visiting from New York state with Levi and Lila, they helped too. </strong></div>
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<strong>It took us over an hour to get the canopy set up the first Saturday, then we realized we didn't bring the cover. Fortunately there was a spare tarp available. We decided to leave the frame up for the whole month, just taking the cover off each night. We had crock pots and a grill to warm up, coolers to load with drinks and ice, hot dogs to grill, and BBQ to cook. Kate chopped the onions, since Joanne was concerned about me using anything sharp. There were chips, cookies, animal crackers, and Cracker Jacks to set out. Being the first weekend,everything took longer to get arranged and organized</strong>.</div>
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<strong>Leah had her own jug of apple juice that we had to keep putting away and retrieving for her. Levi was a big help unloading boxes and helping with Baby Jeremiah. Levi pushed that baby stroller all around the fields and castle</strong>.<br />
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<strong>Courtney and Joanne did most of the order taking and kept track of the money. I'm not sure they trust me with that either. Kate and I did the hot dog and BBQ prep. The kids had the run of the Pumpkin Hunt, except when they took a break to eat.</strong></div>
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<strong>Fortunately the first weekend isn't the busiest time. While we had quite a bit of business, we had the chance to get our ducks in row and get a flow going. </strong></div>
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<strong>The kids and the adults love the wheat box. Imagine a big sandbox, but instead of sand it is full of wheat kernels. When we got home we had about a cup of wheat from what was in the kid's pockets. With a smaller crowd there we felt much more comfortable letting the kids run off to the wheat box, pumpkin painting, the corn maze, or the haybale castle. </strong></div>
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<strong>The kids love the hay bale castle.</strong></div>
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<strong>They don't just love climbing through the castle, they also love siding down from the third level.</strong></div>
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<strong>The hay rides required an adult to ride with the smaller children, so all of us took turns riding with the kids. I'm not sure how many rides Levi, Lila, and Leah went on, all I know is they used all of us to ride along with them.</strong><br />
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<strong>White Fall Farm is peaceful and tranquil. Except for occasionally hearing the tractor start up, all you hear is the wind in the trees, children laughing and squealing, and the farm animals sounds. If it has been awhile since you've experienced something that, come on down and spend the day. Bring a chair, sit on the hay bales under the trees, climb the hay bale castle and sit on the top, soak it all in.</strong><br />
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<strong>I have never seen such a variety of pumpkins and gourds.</strong></div>
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<strong>Leah and Lila did the famous Pumpkin Hunt. The Pumpkin Hunt throws hundreds of small pumpkin out in a field. Children are let loose to find as many as they can in a certain amount of time. Then all the kids gather together and count their pumpkins. The child who has found the most in each age group wins a carving pumpkin. Every child walks away with two of the small pumpkins that they found.</strong><br />
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<strong>In all the times that we've come to the Pumpkin Hunt, I've seen families and generations reconnect. Its just that kind of place. This year it was our turn, we brought our own generations. It really doesn't get much better than this.</strong></div>
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<strong>While we were disappointed that Courtney's husdand Dave and our two oldest grandchildren, Thomas and Taisie, weren't able to come in for the week; it was a delight to have so much of our family join us at the Pumpkin Hunt. It is nice to be able to share something that has been such a joy for Joanne and me over the last 5 years. My Walt Disney World in Pittsylvania County. You really need to check this out, you really do.</strong></div>
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<strong>I want to thank Donna Adams, Joanne Johnson, and Courtney Harrington for taking so many of the photos. I really slacked off on my picture taking job. I'll try to do better in the coming weeks. </strong></div>
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<strong><span style="font-size: large;">Alright folks, its almost time for what I call my "Walt Disney World in Pittsylvania County". If you haven't been out, you need to, if you have visited before, I know you'll be back. It's every weekend starting September 29 through October 28. Come on and enjoy a bit of heaven.</span></strong><br />
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<strong>On the 16 th of September, Shiloh UMC had it's 2012 Homecoming (always on the third Sunday of September). We were hoping for a good crowd and we were not disappointed. The attendance quadrupled the previous week. There were folks there that we hadn't seen in years. Some people hadn't seen Joanne or me since we were married at Shiloh UMC over 41 years ago. Can you say "culture shock"?</strong></div>
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<strong>Normally on Sunday, after the choir sings their special, they exit the choir loft and go to sit in the pews. This Sunday there wasn't enough room for them to come down, so the whole choir stayed in their place and they were all smiles. That is not a problem, that is a very good thing.</strong></div>
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<strong>The special song, "A Heavenly Celebration", was provided during the service by Alyce Blanks. It is a blessing to have good friends who are so talented, willing, and available to share their talent.</strong></div>
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<strong>We had a children's message about directions. We talked about how and why we use a GPS or maps. I told them that my favorite map was the one that told me where all the Cracker Barrel restaurants were on the interstate highways. We never leave home without it. Then we moved to how God gives us direction. We talked about how God has given us the Bible to be our life map.</strong></div>
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<strong>It is incredible how the hymns sound, when you stand as the pastor in the front of a full church. When we sang "Praise Him, Praise Him", it was so powerful, you could feel the energy.</strong></div>
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<strong>Cheyanne Toms and Emily Love took the children under 5 years old and had a class time with them during the preaching. They had a great time with the kids and we really appreciate their willingness to help.</strong></div>
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<strong>And of of course, what would Homecoming Sunday be without a lunch after service. We encouraged everyone to stay for lunch and we thnk they all did. The comment was made that they had never been to a covered dish social where they didn't run out of food. "This is neverending food!" I hadn't seen so much food in a long time. It was a literal smorgasbord, more items than I can list. Trust me, no one left hungry.</strong></div>
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<strong>We knew that we wouldn't have enough seating under the pavillion with the picnic tables. So, the church went and purchased several canopies, put tables and chairs under the canopies, providing extra seating for almost 50 people. When everyone had been served, everyone had a place to sit. Several church members had to be told to get their lunch, because they had been so busy serving others that they had forgotten to feed themselves. Again, not a problem, its a good thing.</strong><br />
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<strong>We had live entertainment provided during lunch by Janice Perkins and Glen Garrison. That's Glen on the left, set up with guitar, amp, and mic out in the grass.</strong><br />
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<strong>Family, Friends, and Food</strong></div>
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<strong>My dad, Charlie Sr., my sister, Karen, me, and my mom, Betty Johnson. Mom went home with a gluten free cake baked especially for her. </strong><strong></strong></div>
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<strong>Jeremiah, Kate, Leah and baby Jeremiah with Kate's family, her mom, Kackie Allen, her sister, Jane Allen, her sister's baby, Thomas and her boyfriend, Nathan.</strong></div>
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<strong>We were absolutely surprised to be joined by our friends, Dave and Julie Wright, who live in High Point NC. Dave had messaged me for the directions to the church. I kept my fingers crossed until I saw them walk in the door. We all went to church together years ago and getting together was like we had never been apart. Dave and I served as church deacons (Not UMC Deacons) together, way back when. It was Homecoming part 2.</strong></div>
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<strong>Baby Jeremiah, Leah, Kate, Aunt Helen, Jeremiah, and Aunt Stella. </strong></div>
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<strong>Joanne's cousins, Laurie Thomas and Mary Love.</strong></div>
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<strong>Laurie with her daughter, Chelsie and Mary with her daughter, Emily.</strong><br />
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<strong>Jeremiah and Kate with Tom and Carrie Castle.</strong></div>
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<strong>Saturday night, I had a dream that woke me in a sweat. I dreamed that I arrived late to church, found that the parking lot was full and had to park across the road. Just as I was about to enter the sanctuary, I realized that I had left my Bible in the car and I had to run and get it. Then as I stepped into the pulpit, I realized that I had left my sermon at home. When I woke, realizing it was a dream, I knew that no matter what happened it wasn't going to be as bad as that dream. But, I still did double checks that I had everything I needed and that I was on time all morning.</strong><br />
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<strong>We really want to thank all the members of Shiloh UMC, who worked so hard to make this year's Homecoming such a wonderful day. This was a day to celebrate the church and it's people.</strong><br />
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<strong>It turned out to be a day beyond what any of us expected. More people, more smiles, more food, more fun, more fellowship, more laughing, more friends, well you get the idea. As things were winding down and people started leaving, we began the work of taking down the canopies, folding up the chairs and tables, and putting it all away. The day had been pleasantly cool and overcast, as we finished the clean up, it began to rain. How about that for perfect timing?</strong><br />
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<strong>Every so often, you have a day or even a moment, where God reminds you just how much you're loved. This was one of those days. One of our guests made the comment that summed it all up for me. He said, "It looks like you all are having a lot of fun here". Yeah, that's right, we go to church and we have fun. </strong><br />
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<strong><a href="http://theadventuresofgrumpy.blogspot.com/2012/09/grumpy-goes-to-shiloh-umc-homecoming.html">http://theadventuresofgrumpy.blogspot.com/2012/09/grumpy-goes-to-shiloh-umc-homecoming.html</a></strong><br />
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<strong>Shiloh UMC had its Homecoming coming up in a just over a week. So it was decided that the church would have a work day to get the place spruced up. I, unfortunately, had to be at class and wasn't able to be there. (Stop laughing) Joane took all the pictures of the work day. They washed floors, walls, ceilings, windows, blinds, carpet and more. They even washed the outside of the church. They steam cleaned chairs to remove old stains. They trimmed bushes, blew and swept the sidewalks and parking lot clear of grass and trigs. They did landscaping at the front entrance and around the church sign, planting and mulching. It was a hot day and hard work, but this church looks beautiful. God's people taking care of God's house.</strong><br />
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<strong>A huge thank you to all who came out and helped.</strong></div>
Grumpyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08579637357999838957noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8082706295039308827.post-51529759506897956192012-09-17T10:03:00.002-04:002012-09-17T10:03:56.787-04:00Providence UMC Homecoming 2012<strong>Before I left as pastor of the Mount Airy Charge, the congregation made sure that I would come back to speak at the first Homecoming after my one year seperation. You see, in the United Methodist Church, when a pastor is appointed to a new church, they are not allowed to be in pastoral contact with their previous church for a year. By doing this, the previous pastor allows time for the new pastor to become the pastor. It doesn't mean that you stop being friends with the people in your church, it simply means that you are no longer their pastor. That role is now assmed by someone else, someone who will visit the sick, pray with them, provide guidance, and serve them. It is a good rule. I didn't say it was an easy rule, for the pastor or the congregation, but it is a good rule.</strong><br />
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<strong>Anyway, this past July my year was up. So when it came time for Providence UMC's Homecomng on September 9th (always the second Sunday of September), I was already scheduled. It was wonderful to see old friends and renew bonds, not that they needed renewing. Some of the members weren't able to there, but we'll catch up with them later, so they should consider themselves forwarned. Brian Daniels read the scripture and sang a special song. How I have missed Brian's readings. I wish I could get him to read my scripture passage each week. </strong><br />
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<strong>I had honestly forgotten just how high the "nosebleed pulpit" was and how precarious the standing area was. One false step and I would be out of sight with a loud thud.</strong><br />
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<strong> Providence UMC is what I call my "Miracle Church" and this is the reason why. If you haven't read this or even if you've forgotten it is an amazing account of God's faithfulness and intervention.</strong><br />
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<strong>Before we left, Joanne and I took a walk in the Prayer Garden. We were both amazed at how much it had grown in the past year. I am determined to make a detoured stop there on my way back from Duke one weekend.</strong><br />
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<strong>Thank you Providence UMC for allowing us to be a part of your Homecoming Sunday. Thank you for keeping us in your hearts and prayers. Thank you for being our friends.</strong>Grumpyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08579637357999838957noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8082706295039308827.post-18998472470776997202012-08-08T13:02:00.002-04:002012-09-12T14:28:40.120-04:00Shiloh UMC VBS 2012<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Shiloh UMC has, for quite awhile, been doing their Vacation Bible School on a one day, Saturday, format. We had ours this past Saturday and our theme this year was "Expedition Everest". The teachings were about persistence and perserverance.<br />
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Our guest speaker was Dr. Robert Sullivan, a pediatrician from F. Read Hopkins Pediatrics. Which just happens to be where I am employed. Yeah, that's right he's my boss. Some of the folks in attendance told him to give me a raise, so they wouldn't have to. <br />
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Dr. Bob came to share with the kids and adults about his experience climbing and reaching the summit of Mt. Everest in May of this year. <br />
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He had about 190 pictures from his time in Nepal and his climb. We had a little glitch when they took longer than we expected to load for the program. Neither of us being very tech savvy, we just had to stare at the laptop until it loaded. We were about 15 minutes late getting started.<br />
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It was a fascinating account and the hour went by way to fast. Several people commented that they would have evjoyed another hour. He did a great job sharing about the spiritual nature that his experience had for him.<br />
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He told us something that I don't think I'll forget. When speaking about his preparations for the trip, he listed "making things right". How he would go to family, friends, and even enemies and make things right, get things settled. He said it is because you don't know if you're coming back. <br />
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Afterwards, he took time to talk with folks attending and answer questions. One lady told me, afer he left, that she had a hundred questions come to her once he was gone. Thanks Bob, for taking time to come to a small Methodist church and sharing an experience that is beyond most of our imaginations. <br />
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Next on the agenda for the morning was crafts. We tried to find crafts that would fit with the theme of Mt. Everest. The first craft they made a paper lantern that you could put a battery tea light inside.<br />
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We thought we little goats or sheep for the kids to make, but they turned out to be possums. Now I know you're wondering how we made that fit the theme. We said that when you climb you would get so hungry that you would eat one one of these.<br />
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When Dr. Bob was showing his pictures we kept seeing lines of little flags. He expalined that these were prayer flags and how when the blew in the breeze, it was believed that the prayers went up. So the kids made their own prayer flags and which we hung at the front of the church.</div>
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The older kids would help the younger ones with their crafts.<br />
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The next thing was music. Everyone came into the sanctuary to sing. I was advised by the music leader, my wife Joanne, that I should probably not actively participate in this part of the morning. She was afraid that I might scare the younger children and we would have to call their parents. <br />
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Buzz, from El Paso Texas, joined in the singing and dancing.<br />
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Buzz, made quick friends with the kids and the adults.<br />
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We closed the day with a hot dog picnic lunch in the Pavilion.<br />
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On July the 7th, I had the priviledge of officiating the Quinceanera for Lynda Palacios. Lynda's mother, Minnie May, works with me at the doctor's office and had asked me to do this over a year ago. I have been blessed to be able to serve in a pastoral role prior to this and have worked with Minnie in ministry.<br />
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To say that I didn't know much about it would be a vast understatement. And, just in case you aren't too familiar with a Quinceanera, let me share some information with you. (The bold print is some of the liturgy from the service.)<br />
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The exact origin of the 15th birthday celebration/QUINCEANERA is unknown but it probably goes back more than 400 years and has its roots in the pre-Columbian rites of passage of some native tribes in Mexico, specifically the Maya, Aztec, and Toltec Tribes.<br />
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When a young man reached his 15thbirthday, he was given a shield and sword and he became a warrior. Consequently, he was considered a full member of the society. A young woman, as well, upon reaching her 15th birthday, was ready for adulthood and was presented to the community as a vital part of society. In her capacity for motherhood, she could provide the community with warriors. The ceremony for the young lady included thanksgiving for the future wife and mother, and her commitment to carry out her responsibilities in the community.<br />
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The missionaries eventually put the rite for the young woman into a Christian context, at which time she could reaffirm and consecrate her life to the service of the church and the community. This rite for the young woman has remained in our Christian worship and increasingly continues to be celebrated in Hispanic congregations.<br />
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For youth who have been baptized, this may be an occasion of gratitude and remembrance of the covenant of water and the word declared at an earlier time.<br />
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Traditionally, several symbols are used in this celebration. Some of these include the candle and the Bible.<br />
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The Candle – The lighted candle is a symbol of Christ’s presence, the Light of the world, and who invites us so to shine as to be light for others.<br />
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The Bible – The Bible represents the primary norm of Christian conduct for the believer. At the same time, it reminds us of the centrality of the Word of God for our lives.<br />
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The service as a whole seeks to praise God with a genuine spirit of thanks giving for the special gift of life for the young woman.<br />
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The Flower Girl and Escort, Azelyah Hernandez and Charles May (Lynda's brother).</div>
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Lynda escorted by her two Dads; Jaime A. Palacios Sr. and Brian D. May.<br />
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Lynda with her brother, Jaime A Palacios Jr.</div>
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A Quinceanera tradition is the removing of the shoes of childhood and putting on the shoes of adulthood. The honor was performed by her two Dads.<br />
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Lynda received her last doll, her Quinceanera doll. </div>
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The Quinceanera Cake</div>
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<strong>A great day of Friends and Family</strong></div>
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<strong><span style="font-family: inherit;">This was our first welcome gift at Shiloh UMC, a Communion chalice and plate. It was handmade by a local artisan.The card read:</span></strong><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;">"Hope you will enjoy this gift. I know you have been wanting one for a long time.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;">Love you and Joanne,</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;">The redneck side of your family, Charlene, Codey and Cheyanne; Mary Beth, Greg, Zach, and Emily; Laurie, Lacy, Chelsea, and Katie."</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><strong>We used the set the first Sunday in July to serve Communion.</strong> </span><br />
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<strong><span style="font-family: inherit;">Our next gift was this set of bookends, from the Birgbauers. Yes, that's Mickey and Minnie "Jim Shore" bookends for my church office. You can imagine the direction my office decor is heading.</span> </strong></div>Grumpyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08579637357999838957noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8082706295039308827.post-61973346161839782882012-07-09T08:37:00.001-04:002012-07-09T11:10:59.575-04:00Shiloh UMC and the Power Outage<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<strong>On the last Friday in June, we had a storm come through that knocked out power to 10's of thousands of people in Lynchburg and surrounding counties. Trees were snapped off and had fallen on power lines, homes and cars. The word was that power would not be completely restored to homes and businesses for over a week. The problem of the loss of electricity and AC was compounded by the daytime temperatures reaching over the 100 degree point. </strong><br />
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<strong>Shiloh UMC was one of the churches fortunate enough to keep its power and air conditioning. So the folks who made it to church on Sunday decided to get cold cuts, cheese, lettuce, tomato, bread and have sandwiches together in the fellowship hall after the morning service.</strong><br />
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<strong>The lunch worked so well that we decided to come back for dinner. No one really wanted to sit out the afternoon and evening with the heat in the homes. So, Charlene Gallaher worked through the afternoon making several pans of lasagna, trays of garlic bread, and bowls of salad. </strong><br />
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<strong>During the afternoon, people came in and out of the church to cool down. Some brought their dogs in to let them chill from the heat. Everyone was well behaved, people and pets.</strong><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzyahCD3_sYCGRtiuHIfinBb9XKFutsSLiv5vuvBRZig0EuEitFWoYUKOJOPZsSplqrhUFdPr9MNR1b0gFyTSjGMeOephBZv28f9JnJlf6Bia6EQcJB_qrDv8Gh0CRJOZUBeo34v88MfU/s1600/iPhone+Pics+068.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><br />
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<strong>We had quite a few people joining us for diner, even some non-members. It was a good place to come, relax, cool down, enjoy a meal that you couldn't prepare at home, and have a good time.</strong><br />
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<strong>After dinner we went up into the sanctuary and watched a movie, Ratatouille. It was about 9:30 Sunday night before we finally left the church. The outside temperature had cooled down to the mid 80's.</strong></div>
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<strong>Again Shiloh UMC was minstering at Parkview Mission. Charlene Gallaher played piano, while Glen Garrison, Rev. Phil Showers, the pastor at Parkview Mission, Harry Spruce, and Fran Keeler led folks in a Gospel sing-a-long. </strong></div>
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<strong>Fianally, time to start serving, the best part of the evening. I take my usual place serving deviled eggs. We had a very big croud for dinner. Dinner was served, seconds were provided, and take home boxes were supplied. There was not a morsel left.</strong><br />
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<strong>Well, its June, must be time for the Virginia United methodist Annual Conference. It was in Roanoke, VA again this year. Joanne and I took our usual seats at the far end of the Civic Center. The biggest complaint this year was how cold the place was. It seemed like most of the heavy issues were dealt with at the General Conference that had been in Tampa a few months earlier, so we were spared having to listen a lot of the arguments one way or the other this year. </strong><br />
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<strong>We always enjoy being at Annual Conference for the Licensing and Ordination service. Below is the Licensing of the Local Pastors.</strong><br />
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<strong>We were joined by our friends George and Kathy Schaeffer. We try and get together during Conference, since it seems its one of the few times our schedules can work.</strong><br />
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<strong>We had several firends being ordained this year. Above is Jacob Sahms and below is Craig Newman.</strong><br />
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<strong>This year was shorter than most years and it ran on different days than normal. The year our Bishop Charlene Kammerer retired, this would be her last Annual Conference. We should find out sometime in July about our new Bishop.</strong><br />
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<strong>Annual Conference can be a nuisance, at its worst tense and frustrating. But there are things that I wouldn't want to miss; Licensing and Ordination, Recogition of Retiring Pastors, the Memorial Service for Deceased Pators and Pastor's Spouses, and of course, seeing friends that you get to see all too infrequently. See you next year in Hampton VA.</strong>Grumpyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08579637357999838957noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8082706295039308827.post-14350090003863383252012-06-19T07:50:00.000-04:002012-07-09T11:12:45.316-04:00Family Father's Day<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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For lunch on Father's Day, Mom and Dad, Karen, Jeremiah and Kate with baby Jeremiah, Joanne and I went to Sundae Grill for lunch. They had a special that all fathers could eat for free. I have never seen any other restaraunt do that before. I had thought that, with free food, the line would be out the door, but we only had a 30 minute wait for seats. Even with that short of a wait, the owner kept apologizing for the delay. The food and service were great, but what really got me was how the owner told us how much he appreciated our coming to his restaraunt. He was blessing fathers and he appreciated us. Oh, we'll be back. <br />
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Another thing special about Sundae Grill, if you come to eat on a Sunday or Wednesday, and if you bring a copy of your church bulletin, they will send a check to your church equal to 10% of what you paid for your meal. Now think about that for a minute, a restaraunt is tithing what you paid back to your church. I love this place.<br />
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Jeremiah Luther Johnson, with his father Jeremiah Levi Johnson, with his father Charlie Johnson Jr., with his father Charlie Johnson Sr. A Very Happy Father Day, indeed.Grumpyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08579637357999838957noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8082706295039308827.post-19302815369269429882012-06-19T07:32:00.000-04:002012-07-09T11:13:06.704-04:00Father's Day at Shiloh UMC 2012<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Well, it was Father's Day at Shiloh UMC and we had gifts for select fathers. Joe Irvine won for being the oldest father at church, he's a very healthy 92 years old.<br />
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I swear I didn't plan it this way, but I ended up being the youngest grandfather. I've been a grandfather for almost 15 years. Think of all the prizes I've missed.<br />
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Jeremiah Johnson, our son, won for being the youngest father. I know I look younger, but I don't want to hurt his feelings.<br />
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As Joanne and I have become accustomed to do, we give gifts to all the men at church. We recognize them as "Men of Faith". We realize that whether you have natural children or not, at some point you have been a father figure or spiritual father to someone; providing guidance, mentoring, or simply keeping someone out of harms way.<br />
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Each gift was a pack of goldfish crackers with a note thanking them for being Fishers of Men.<br />
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During the service I used our new grandson, Jeremiah Luther Johnson, to demonstrate differences in how men and women carry babies. <br />
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It was a good day. </div>Grumpyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08579637357999838957noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8082706295039308827.post-24479799339900510542012-06-18T14:16:00.000-04:002012-07-09T11:17:52.209-04:0041st Anniversary Weekend in Williamsburg Virginia 2012<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Our 41st anniversary was June the 11th, which was also a Monday. So we decided to wait until the weekend to celebrate. On Friday after Joanne got off work we left for Williamsbug VA. We had dinner reservations at the Kings Arms Tavern in Colonial Williamsburg.<br />
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Part of the entertaiment during dinner was a lady playing a celtic harp. </div>
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Joanne had "chicken breast pan-fried and served with apple-cornbread stuffing, scuppernong-raisin sauce, herb-mashed potatoes, and fresh vegetables".</div>
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I had "maple and whiskey-brined pork chop with grain-mustard glaze, herb-roasted mashed potatoes, and red cabbage braised with applewood bacon".</div>
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Joanne had a pecan pie included with her dinner, which she gave to me. She had decided that she wanted the "Thomas Jefferson's brandy spiked bread pudding with a warm vanilla bean sauce". Good food, good music, and better company.</div>
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Saturday morning we started our day with breakfast at the Old Chickahominy House restaraunt. It is our favorite place for breakfast in Williamsburg. </div>
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After breakfast we went to the Williamsburg Pottery Factory. If they hadn't had the sign out front, I would never have recognized the place. They have totally redone the Pottery. New buildings, its clean, its air conditioned, and the variety of selections is great. One of the managers told us that they have over 15,000 food items in stock. It was like Salsa Heaven. The next time we go to Williamsburg for an extended stay, we're doing our grocery shopping there.<br />
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We then made an obligatory stop at the Yankee Candle Outlet. Joanne said we were just going to look around, but I kept loosing her. This place is an aromatice den of temptation.<br />
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Finally, we made it back over to Colonial Williamsburg. We didn't buy any tickets, so we just walked around, checking out the scenery and gardens.<br />
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It was a beautiful day, with the temperatures in the low 80's and the humidity low. It was a perfect day to wander, hold hands, sip some cold apple cider, and just not be in a rush.<br />
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I am currently serving as Interim Pastor at Shiloh UMC, through the end of June.<br />
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The first of July is when all new appointments take place for United Methodist pastors. That will be when I start my new appointment as pastor for Shiloh UMC. It seems that once again, my time of service to Timberlake UMC is limited to one year. While we leave Timberlake UMC and Timberlake UMC East with a degree of sadnees, we move to our next new adventure with expectation of what is in store.Grumpyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08579637357999838957noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8082706295039308827.post-66347139569847198132012-05-30T11:07:00.002-04:002012-05-30T11:07:55.057-04:00Memorial Day Sunday 2012 at Shiloh UMC<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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On Memorial Day Sunday, the congregation of Shiloh UMC concluded their morning service by going into the cemetery to place American flags on the graves of the veterans buried there.<br />
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We found 26 veterans buried in the Shiloh UMC cemetery. There are veterans spanning from the Civil War through the Korean War. We have confirmed two veterans that fought for the Confederacy.<br />
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One member of Shiloh commented that he had attended church there for 60 years and this was the first time that they had recognized the veterans in this way.<br />
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We don't have complete records; branch of service, rank, conflict, dates, etc; on all the veterans. There are probably other veterans that we haven't realized as of yet. But this was our start.<br />
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Our plan is to do this every May for Memorial Day and again every November for Veterans Day. That way the flags will be replaced every 6 months. The old flags will taken to the local Veterans of Foreign Wars or American Legion for proper disposal.<br />
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We concluded our morning service gathered in the shade of the big oak tree in the cemtery. We talked about the importance of what we had just done and how we need to teach this to future generations, so that they will remember.<br />
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I know that there are some that feel that we should not combine the spiritual and the secular. That the church is not the place to recognize National days like Memorial Day. For me, this is a Holy day and it is our intention to continue to remember those who stood in the gap made the sacrifice that we might gather and worship in freedom.Grumpyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08579637357999838957noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8082706295039308827.post-60618505045303994842012-05-30T11:07:00.000-04:002012-05-31T08:31:37.168-04:00Pentecost Sunday at Shiloh UMC<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Have you ever wondered what the flames or tongues of fire looked like on the disciples heads that first Pentecost? Well, I have. I mean, there are puppy tongues, human tongues, cow tongues, and so on. I placed a battery operated tea light on my head to show what most people think it was like. A small, cute, cozy little flame, nothing too extreme. Then I asked Codey Toms to join me.<br />
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I had asked Codey if he would dye his mohawk like a flame and he agreed. He went to a lot of trouble to do this for me. It took him at least two attempts to make it work. He ran late getting to church and into the choir because of proplems with it Sunday morning, but he got it perfect. That is how I imagine the tongues of fire on that first Pentecost appeared to those disciples in that upper room. </div>
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The question to the congregation was "What does your flame look like? Is it comfortable and unassuming or is it extreme and in your face? Do people look at you because of the flame of Holy Spirit passion that you demonstrate in your life?"Grumpyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08579637357999838957noreply@blogger.com018101-18121 Forest Rd, Forest, VA 24551, USA37.378887850045267 -79.247860908508337.378099350045268 -79.2490949085083 37.379676350045266 -79.2466269085083tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8082706295039308827.post-35549346489395782822012-05-30T11:06:00.003-04:002012-05-30T11:06:54.734-04:00Mother's Day at Shiloh UMC 2012<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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This was out first Mother's Day at Shiloh UMC.</div>
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We actually had enough young people for a improvised Children's Message, even if one of them was over 6 ft tall. I first asked them about special things that their mothers did for them. Most of those answers revolved around illness. Then I asked what they were going to do special for their mothers. These responses were a bit more varied, "I'm going to give her a card I made", "I'll smile at her", and my fav, "I'm going to leave her alone all day".<br />
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We had plants for the "Youngest Mother", "Youngest Grandmother", and "Newest Mother". Kate's mother, Kackie Allen, won the "Youngest Grandmother" and Kate won "Newest Mother". Kate's sister, Jane, almost won "Youngest Mother", got beat out by a year.<br />
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We then recognized all the ladies attending as "Godly Women" and had a special gift for them. We realized all time ago that everyone serves a mothering role to someone, at some time and so often it doesn't get recognized. They teach, mentor, comfort, and so many other acts of mothering, its a shame to leave anyone out.<br />
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Kackie, Leah, Eli, Jeremiah Luther, Kate, Jeremiah, Jane, and Thomas</div>
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Joanne and me with Eli, Jeremiah Luther, Leah, Kate and Jeremiah.</div>
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12 April 2012, Katie headed to Virginia Baptist Hospital to deliver Jeremiah Luther Johnson. He arrived weighing in at 7 pounds 15 1/2 ounces and was 21 inches from head to toe. He had a head full of hair and his grandfather, me, is trying not to be jealous. </div>
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Jeremiah, Joanne, and Katie's mom, Kackie stayed with her during labor.<br />
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Jeremiah Luther is our 6th grandchild, not that we're counting.<br />
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Jeremiah Luther Johnson</div>
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Jeremiah meets Grumpy</div>
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Jeremiah with his Marmee</div>
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Jeremiah meets his Great-Grandmother</div>
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Jeremiah with Great-Aunt Karen</div>
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Leah snuggles with her little brother<br />
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Bailey taking pictures of Jeremiah with Great-Grammy</div>
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Making faces with Aunt Karen</div>
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Great-Uncle Aaron carries Jeremiah out of the restaurant</div>
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Marmee and Jeremiah</div>
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The first Saturday of May The UMW of Shiloh UMC had their Spring Fling fundraiser. They started the Brunswick stew early and they had to keep stirring until it was ready. The hot dogs took several cooks and were ready for lunch. <br />
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The folks in the kitchen had breakfast biscuits ready in the morning and fixed the hot dogs. The bake sale table had cakes, pies, cupcakes, brownies, cookies, and fried apple pies. Everyone was great, I tried it all so I know.<br />
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Even though we had rain of and on, we had a good crowd all day long. The yard sale items were varied and somehow Joanne ended up filling the back end and back seats of the car with things I didn't even see. <br />
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Thanks to an excellent turnout, the United Methodist Women were able to raise funds that will be used community outreach and mission projects. A special thanks to everyone that helped setting up, cooking, serving, selling, and taking everything back done. <br />
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In April, I started serving as the Interim Pastor at Shiloh UMC in Forest VA. I am still appointed to Timberlake UMC until July and they have graciously loaned me to Shiloh. <br />
<br />I realize some of the pictures are a tad fuzzy, but I've been assured that I look better that way.<br />
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This is a very "coming full circle" experience for Joanne and me. Joanne has had family in these pews for at least three generations. There is a stained glass window in the santuary dedicated to her grandparents.<br />
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Joanne grew up attending Shiloh UMC, she went to Sunday School and played the piano here. Actually, when we were dating, I started coming on Sundays just so I could see Joanne more. </div>
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41 years ago this June, Joanne and I were married at Shiloh UMC, standing in front of that altar rail. I took part in Joanne's father's funeral standing behind that pulpit. In other words, there is a lot of history here that we are connected to and happily so.<br />
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I asked the congregation, "How many of you were here when Joanne and I got married?" Quite a few people raised their hands. I then looked at them and said, "You didn't see this coming, did you?" Everyone laughed and more than a few shook their heads.<br />
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I can't say that I can see where the road is leading with this new move. But, the cool part is that I know who plans my intinerary and I know He has quite an adventure in mind.Grumpyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08579637357999838957noreply@blogger.com118121-18145 Forest Rd, Forest, VA 24551, USA37.379092462841378 -79.247860908508337.375937962841377 -79.2527964085083 37.382246962841378 -79.2429254085083