A word about my blog .....

I'm using this blog to keep notes on my life and experiences, plus to keep track of my own recovery from a stroke (December 2006).

For those of you who were not aware, my brother, John, died on February 10, 2010. His remains were cremated and interred at Green Hills Memorial Park.

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Saturday, October 4, 2008

1004 son of a ditch

My father dropped me off at SBCC in time for the evening service. Tyler was the guest worship leader again, but this time he was backed up by the Legacy (high school ministry) worship team. It was great to watch them play.

Pastor Gary continued his “Man vs Wild” series, with this week’s episode of “Surviving the Blahs”. He talked about a story from 2 Kings 3, about a trip by the kings of Israel, Judah, and Edom (along with their armies), to attack the king and country of Moab.. At one point, they became lost and ran out of water. They sought advice from the prophet Elisha, who instructed them to dig ditches throughout the valley.

Pastor Gary said “valley full of ditches” but my friend, Carol, wasn’t feeling well and was medicated, so she heard something else instead of “ditches”. For her, it changed the whole context of the message. It took us a few minutes to understand her confusion and make the necessary corrections.

After the service, I met with my Bible study group and we discussed the second half of Revelation 13, where the second beast rises out of the land. This is also the part where “666” is identified as the mark of the beast. It was an interesting and fruitful discussion.

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