Left work Monday at 455 and had just enough time to stop by Goodwill before my meeting. And I did it again: I bought another pair of sneakers. For six bucks I couldn’t resist.
Nike Daybreak Mars Yard Waffle Racer. Tan with orange trim. I had always wanted a pair of the original Nike waffle racers, and I actually like them better than I thought I would. The N.364 on the back traces back to Nike founder Steve Prefontaine’s fastest mile time. Will has a similar pair.
The Braves have alternated winning by one run and losing by one run in 7 straight games – the longest such streak in MLB history.
Our meeting at JFBC was catered by Willys Mexican. 27 in attendance, including close friends Lee & Nancy and Reid & Noelle. Also from our Sunday School class: Jim & Karen, Dan & Georgia, Robert’s wife, and leader Brian. Also ministry assistant Margo, who just got engaged to Caleb’s brother.
People at JFBC that we are “related” to: Caleb’s parents John & Mary, Caleb’s brother Jack and fiancé Margo, MC’s grandmother Carolyn and her husband Lewis, MC’s uncle and his family, MC’s brother’s wife’s parents – a total of 13 people
Last night at JFBC the discussion around the table was how the older people in the traditional service in the sanctuary wouldn’t like all the flashing lights and music in the contemporary service. And they won’t. Not sure what they’ll do about combining the services.
Interesting tidbit: +/-25 years ago when FBC Woodstock completed their huge new sanctuary, attendance and membership was at an all time high. The area had been growing by leaps and bounds. But when the new building opening, attendance started to decline. They may have been a scandal with the pastor, plus new churches were springing up in the area. Ten or 15 years ago North Point planted a church in the area. As Johnson Ferry considers a new building program, I’m told they’re taking heed with what happened out there at Woodstock.
Several years ago JFBC started a church down off Monroe Drive. I think the name is Christ Covenant Church. An assistant pastor went to be the pastor, Stephen Nelson, I think his name is. Ashley & Diane Corbitt became charter members. The church has grown, mostly with young couples and singles. I’m hearing lots of good things about the church. A church in Sandy Springs was dying out, and they decided to look around for a young growing dynamic church to give their buildings and property to. This was just last year, I think. They chose Christ Covenant Church, so now Christ Covenant has two locations. Both are thriving.
When Clay at JFBC preaches through a book of the Bible he doesn’t leave out parts, whether they be hard or controversial. I like the familiar hymns. In the contemporary often the words and tempo and music is hard to follow.
Unpopular take: there are two types of “contemporary” (“modern”) church services, the churches singing “praise songs” instead of hymns. One has actual authentic “cool” young people leading the singing. The other has older uncool people trying to be cool, singing the praise songs that the cool church was singing a year or two ago.
On the drive home Sunday night we listened to a Louie Giglio sermon on loving God, loving others, and loving yourself. All three are needed, in varying degrees. All three are related. Question: you shouldn’t love your neighbor less than yourself. Should you love your neighbor more than yourself?
GRAIG NETTLES [SABR Bio] hit the most career home runs by an American League third baseman. Nettles did play for a time in the NL but his AL total is 319. His total of 390 is third among all third basemen. He once held the record for the most career home runs without ever having hit three in one game. The current record holder is Rafael Palmeiro (569 HR). Nettles was the first Yankees captain after Thurman Munson's death. Nettles captaincy was announced 29-Jan-1982. Munson had died in 1979.
Memorable little guy: Noland "Super Gnat" Smith.
Ephesians 4:14-15: “so that we may no longer be children, tossed to and fro by the waves and carried about by every wind of doctrine, by human cunning, by craftiness in deceitful schemes. Rather, speaking the truth in love, we are to grow up in every way into Him who is the head, into Christ”.
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