MIDWEEK MESSAGE 17<\/b><\/p>\n
Good morning!\u00a0 Well\u2026at least it is to me as I write this. Maybe I would be safer saying, \u201cGood 2nd week of July to you!\u201d Sounds sort of strange to say that (no comment from the peanut gallery) so I\u2019ll just say, \u201cHi and hope you are all doing well today.\u201d<\/p>\n
This past Sunday I took the day off. We left early Friday for Ohio and watched Braden play a game Saturday morning then came home. We did something different.\u00a0 We took the National Road (Route 40) home. We picked it up at Rt.42 in Ohio and took it all the way to I-465. I told Jo it was a pleasant drive; a few small towns along the way; but much more pleasant than driving 75 with semis bearing down on you because the speed limit does not apply to them. It took us a tad longer but it reminded me of the movie CARS where the old town was forgotten and bypassed when the interstate came in. Rt.66 was a distant memory. We have been taking 40 to Richmond but this was the first time we drove a much longer route. I learned something: sometimes the fastest way to get somewhere is not always the most pleasant or most relaxing.<\/i><\/p>\n
We attended worship with some friends in another town, but I must admit, Jo cheated. She turned on the livestream to see how it was going (without sound of course). I know I missed being here with all of you. But I\u2019m sure Ryan did a good job. Thanks to Ryan for taking a very hard passage to preach on. I took all the easy ones and gave him the hardest. \ud83d\ude42 I sure do appreciate knowing the pulpit is covered well.<\/p>\n
I NEED YOUR HELP! This current series of \u201cPromises, Promises\u201d finishes the last week of August. I have begun brainstorming a new series I\u2019m calling \u201cQuestions.\u201d At this point I\u2019m thinking it will run from September 6th to possibly November 22. Then comes Christmas!\u00a0 (I thought you would appreciate me putting that reminder in there for you). Anyway, as I was brainstorming questions people\/Christ-followers ask, it struck me to ask you. What questions do you have that you would like me to consider preaching on? \u00a0 Here are the guidelines;<\/p>\n
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I just finished reading an absolutely phenomenal book by Dr. Lee Warren called I\u2019ve Seen the End of You.<\/i> Dr. Warren is a neurosurgeon whose specialty is brain surgery. He is also an Iraqi veteran and a victim of PTSD. When I saw his book on my desk (and yes, I ordered it), I thought, \u201cOh man, this is going to be beyond me.\u201d But once I started I had trouble putting it down. Here are some quotes from his book to invest in your week:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Well\u2026I come to end of this chit-chat. I look forward to hearing from you if you have any questions. And I\u2019ll end this with saying, \u201cI love you all\u201d and look forward to when I can see you in person.<\/p>\n Pastor Bill<\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" MIDWEEK MESSAGE 17 Good morning!\u00a0 Well\u2026at least it is to me as I write this. Maybe I would be safer saying, \u201cGood 2nd week of July to you!\u201d Sounds sort of strange to say that (no comment from the peanut gallery) so I\u2019ll just say, \u201cHi and hope you are all doing well today.\u201d This … <\/p>\n\n