tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33930157732168565232012-01-11T04:02:26.513-05:00A weekly note to inform and inspire as we prepare for SundayStreetsboro, Ohio 44241http://www.blogger.com/profile/13685740536884002372noreply@blogger.comBlogger1111100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3393015773216856523.post-77023115633969420762009-12-23T11:57:00.004-05:002009-12-23T12:31:47.457-05:00

This early edition of "Looking Toward Sunday" reminds us all of our special Candlelight Christmas Eve service here at Faith. It begins at 7:00 PM and will end about an hour later, leaving much time for family get togethers. This service features all the special songs and readings of the season. I hope you will make a special effort to attend, whether it is ours here, or yours at your church. We

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How is your Christmas shopping going? Only 7 more shopping days left. I read about a lady who, when fumbling through her purse to get her wallet, the store clerk noticed a TV remote control she was carrying. "So, do you always carry your TV remote around with you?" the clerk asked."No" the lady replied, "but my husband refused to come Christmas shopping with me, and I figured this was the most

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I trust you had a great Thanksgiving weekend. I am sorry I did not update this with a new posting last week, but I was fairly busy as you can see from these pictures: We enjoyed family time together in Indiana, and it was great. Now we turn our thoughts and efforts to December activities, which are many. Our business meeting this past Wednesday evening went very well and I appreciate all who

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Though Veteran's Day is just past, here is a story with which some veterans can relate: While working as a Navy nurse in a military hospital's emergency room, I was required to introduce myself by my rank and full name. I usually refer to myself as Ensign Mike Payne, but one busy day I rushed into a patient's room and blurted, "Hi, I'm Ensign Payne.""Hi," the patient responded. "I'm in some pain

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Where were you in the great days of summer, 1971? Well, as usual, I was heading to a week of basketball camp with our high school team. Man, did we ever look COOL! You will have to look over this picture carefully to figure out which one I am. And thanks to my friend, Rick, for discovering and sending me this and several other pictures. I particularly appreciate the ones of my father who drove

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With the cooler weather this week (and even some wet snowflakes here yesterday) the fall season is certainly upon us. Though I love the fall, I am always sad to see summer depart because of the outdoor activities I enjoy. But cutting grass is NOT one of those activities, so when our lawnmower broke earlier this summer I didn't mind, but Beth kept hinting to me that I should get it fixed. But

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This weekend is the one where we "Fall BACK" by turning our clocks BACK an hour on Saturday night before going to bed. I know, I know - the change doesn't really take place until 2:00 AM, and if you want to do it then to be accurate, well that is up to you. But I hope to see you this Sunday on time. Otherwise you will be an hour early, and that is fine as well - you can stay for ABF's and

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It is election / voting season, and here in Streetsboro we have no less than 10 candidates running for mayor! And this is only for two years to fill an unexpired term. Then in two more years, we get to do it all over again. I can't tell you for whom to vote for mayor, but I can encourage you to vote "NO" for Issue 3 concerning casino gambling in Ohio. I also encourage you to vote "YES" to

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My heart goes out to my family and friends in Central New York State and Northeastern Pennsylvania for the early snow they received recently: but I will say "better you than me!" Doesn't sound too sympathetic, does it? I appreciate all that our "church nurse" Leigh Bueoy shared last week with us concerning staying healthy during this flu season that is already upon us. Use common sense, which

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I had a good week last week. It included running into LeBron James and his family (star of the NBA and Cleveland Cavaliers) while Beth and I were in Akron. He loves his family and his hometown, so all you other NBA cities out there might as well give up trying to lure him away from here. We had a good Sunday of services last week, which included our communion service. And then I had a great day

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Wow, October ALREADY! Many of us can't believe how quickly time goes by, but I think it goes quicker the older we get. I have a theory as to why that is, but I won't get into it here. Unless your first name is "Ein" and last name is "Stein," you may not understand! Oh, it is such a privilege to be in such elite academic company! Baloney! I almost sound like the Gnostics that I have been

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We should have some kind of celebration - I believe this the 100th post in these "Looking Toward Sunday" notes. Actually, it seemed to me that we surpassed that number a while ago. But we will celebrate this week anyway: here have some cake! And thank YOU for being a large part of it all. Last Sunday we had a great "Dinner on the Grounds" day in every way. Thanks to Jeff Sheldon and his team

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I think by now everyone who reads this little weekly note around the country (and the world!!) is back in full swing with the new school year. Here is a story about a middle school student at the beginning of a new year: At the beginning of the school year, one seventh grader was reflecting on her chance at being the 8th grade valedictorian.She said her dad was valedictorian, her mom was

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As you know this weekend is Labor Day Weekend which is traditionally one of the last "hurrahs" for summer. I hope you will enjoy a safe weekend and have time to spend with family and friends. Beth and I decided this year to take some vacation days over this weekend and hope to do some fishing and sightseeing to recharge our batteries for the busy fall season ahead. Please keep us and others

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It's hard to believe, but the new school year is back in session. I hope yours and that of your kids started well and will continue that way through the coming year. And I hope that all students will learn well this year , not just in "head knowledge" but godly WISDOM as well. Kind of like this: "Knowledge is knowing that a tomato is a fruit. Wisdom is NEVER putting it in a fruit salad."

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I am sitting in the waiting room of our local GMC dealer waiting for Beth's van to have the oil changed, tires rotated, and generally checked over to prepare for our trip to take Leah back to BBC next Monday & Tuesday. This is a beautiful facility and the waiting area is wonderful - complimentary beverages, wi - fi, TV, comfortable seating, work station for guys like me, etc. These places really

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I was on vacation last week and we kept fairly busy, so I was not able to get this note out to you. But you did a great job remembering that our Japan Missions Team was giving their presentation in our morning service last Sunday, and you packed out our auditorium! Praise the Lord, it was a great morning service as we heard their testimonies and impressions of the trip. They showed us many

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Our Missions Team to Kagoshima, Japan has been gone for a week. We have had a few updates on their ministry and how they are doing via a Facebook page set up by Dennis. Some of you have had difficulty accessing this page, so I have copied for you (below) the most recent note about them. It is a few days old due the fact that they have been ministering at a camp and have not had internet

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The past week seemed to go by quickly - it only seems like last evening I was talking with our missions to Japan group, but it actually was last MONDAY evening! Speaking of the team, they arrived safely in Japan today (Friday) about 10:00 AM after a trip of about 29 hours. Here they are on their layover in Chicago: Praise the Lord for a safe arrival, now for some rest and to the work at hand.

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Beautiful summer weather has been ours this week! I am sorry for those in northeastern PA and New York State where it has rained a lot during this time; I hear it may be on it's way to our area from Indiana soon. But it has been a glorious week here in Streetsboro!How about a smile to begin with?:When the Jones family moved into their new house, a visiting relative asked five year old Sammy how

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Due to the long days and driving time involved, I was not able to get this note to you last week. But we had a good week at the GARBC Annual Conference in Elyria, Ohio. My workshop went well, Beth's singing and judging in the "Talents for Christ" went well, and it was a special time last Friday when Dennis and Barb McMichael were presented the "Outstanding Christian Service Award" from national

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This Sunday is Father's Day, so here is a joke to get the ball rolling early - some dads can identify with this: My dad and I were talking the other night about love and marriage.He told me that he knew as early as their wedding what marriage to my mom would be like. It seems the minister asked my mom, "Do you take this man to be your husband?" And she said, "I do."Then the minister asked my dad,

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We had a great time last Sunday evening celebrating the accomplishments of the kids in our AWANA program as well as our graduates for 2009 - thanks for attending. We also wanted to recognize the 20th wedding anniversary this past week of Mary and Jim Horley. Mary serves as our "ministry assistant" which is much more than a church secretary. They enjoyed a midweek get away to the Amish country

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With the nice weather we have enjoyed, picnic season is upon us which fits this little story well: A Jewish rabbi and a Catholic priest met at the town's annual 4th of July picnic. Old friends, they began their usual banter."This baked ham is really delicious," the priest teased the rabbi. "You really ought to try it. I know it's against your religion, but I can't understand why such a

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With all the car company talks going on now, and with the offers they are making, I am thinking more and more about my options regarding my 2003 Chevy Impala with about 140,000 miles on it. Some of the new car deals are very tempting - which relates to this little story:A husband, the owner of a new car, was somewhat reluctant to allow his wife to drive his prize possession, even to the grocery

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Last Sunday my friend, Pastor Knute Larson of The Chapel in Akron/Green, finished over 25 years of pastoral ministry there and retired on Monday from over 40 years of pastoring in two churches. Though I don't think he was really "finished," he was "done" there. He moved to Michigan and will continue to minister by teaching as an adjunct professor at Moody Bible Institute, Trinity Evangelical

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Next time you are in a hurry shopping and this happens to you, try this response and see how it goes: It was a Saturday afternoon, and Ray had rushed down to the local supermarket to hurriedly pick up some hamburger rolls, chips and a few condiments. The big college game was going to be on, so he was having a few friends over to watch it. The store was loaded with shoppers and as he

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This Sunday we look forward to Mother's Day and honoring the mothers and grandmothers in our lives. I am so thankful for those in my life personally: Each of them are loved and honored in unique ways. I hope you will express your love to those special ones in your life this weekend, too. We will have something special for mothers to remember this day. We will also sing together and

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Here is a story to start your month of May with a smile: A zookeeper wanted to get some extra animals for his zoo, so he decided to compose a letter. The only problem was that he didn't know the plural of "mongoose." He started the letter: "To whom it may concern, I need two mongeese."No, that wouldn't work, so he tried again: "To whom it may concern, I need two mongooses." Is that right?Finally,

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Last week seemed to fly by, so much so that it was Friday before I knew it! I was not able to get this note out then, and here it is Thursday already! So, I may have to make this quick, but did want to get it out to you.The urgent item is that with this being Thursday afternoon, I wanted to remind everyone that we will be hosting the "Town Hall for Hope" live video of national financial

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This Sunday is THE DAY - when we celebrate in a special way the Resurrection of our Savior, Jesus Christ. I hope you already made plans to attend either with us or with your own church group. We will begin the day with our regular classes and ABF's at 9:30 AM. Then we will worship the risen Lord together in our 10:45 AM service which will feature special music selections, appropriate songs of

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I survived this past April Fool's Day with no jokes or surprises played on me, how did you do? If you either played a good joke on someone or were the victim, why not add your comment below so that we can all share in it. Nothing embarrassing, please. After being gone for a week (we didn't plan to be gone that long) for the birth of our grandson, Jonathon, it has been good to be back home this

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As many of you know, it has been a busy and exciting week for Beth and me. Our newest grandson, Jonathon Matthew Burke was born last Friday morning and we have been here ever since. In fact, I am writing this to you from Sam and Sarah's home here in Indiana. He has had quite a bout with a certain kind of jaundice, and got home only this past Wednesday. They are right now at the doctor getting

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I finally got my March Madness Bracket done late yesterday - this is a fun time of year for all basketball fans. I am not sure how my bracket will hold up since I took a few "chances" on some teams. I wanted to check with Nicholas to help me pick the teams, but I would have to ask him things like, "do you like the bear or the soldier better?" Actually, Sarah said he picked Ohio State since Papa

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The explanation for no "Looking Toward Sunday" last week is that I was pretty sick with the flu. Beth had the same thing a few days before, missing two days of school (which is highly unusual for her.) I was thankful to have enough strength for all services on Sunday, which reminds me of this little story:During a revival, the visiting evangelist arrived without his allergy medicine.Our pastor

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The following is a little long, but very amusing: Handy Engineering Conversions:- Ratio of an igloo's circumference to its diameter: Eskimo Pi- 2000 pounds of Chinese soup: Won ton- 1 millionth of a mouthwash: 1 microscope- Time between slipping on a peel and smacking the pavement: 1 bananosecond- Weight an evangelist carries with God: 1 billigram- Time it takes to sail 220 yards at 1 nautical

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This is Thursday and we just finished with the OASIS group meeting for prayer, Bible study, and lunch. And I did it again - ate too much! Sloppy joes, potato salads, jello salads, ice cream cake - now you know why I am not too hungry when I go home after these meetings. I wish every pastor had a great group of saints who look after him as I do with these wonderful friends! If you are able to

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Today is Friday of Valentine's Day Weekend - fair warning, guys (as I write that I speak to myself!) But I woke up not feeling so great today. I have been around a lot of people with that "flu" that has been going around, but side - stepped it so far. I don't think I have it, but I do hope to feel better soon. All this talk goes right along with this little story with which many of us can

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When I peruse church websites I often like to look at who is the pastor there. On a lot of these sites they will give a psuedo "interview" so you can get to know him through answers to random questions like: "who is your favorite team?" "what kind of pizza/ice cream/etc. do you like best?" and one of my favorites, "what is playing right now on your iPod?" Shows their "coolness." Well, if you

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I apologize these notes have been a little sporadic since the holidays, my schedule (and sometimes my energy) has not cooperated lately. As many of you in our church know, last Friday I officiated at my older cousin's funeral - thanks for your prayers, it all went as well as it could. She knew the Lord as Savior, which is encouraging to us. Many in our family are still rejecting, some are

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I don't have to tell you how cold it has been here in Northeast Ohio the past few days. Here are a couple of pictures I found that tell the story: One of the good things about these past few days is that it has been sunny most of the day which is nice. On Sunday it is suppose to be around 30 degrees - who would think that below freezing weather sounds "warm."??With that in mind I hope that you

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After a couple of weeks off from writing, it is time to get back on track with this note to you. I hope you had great Christmas and New Year celebrations. Our whole month of December here at Faith was a complete blessing. On Dec. 21 our kids ministries presented their program in which they all did a great job. This followed with an adjusted service which was a blessing. That same evening our

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'Twas the week before Christmas, and in Streetsboro we are having an ice storm! This delayed some of our kids in Pennsylvania from getting home on Friday, but Lord willing they will make it safely on Saturday. I hope the storm has not caused problems for ones like the policeman in this story: Gale-force winds and frigid temperatures had taken their toll. Snapped electric wires were sparking

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With the Christmas season drawing near you are probably thinking about your holiday dinner plans. Here is a little pun about one of the more popular dinner options:Mike: One of our pigs was sick so I gave him some sugar.Ben: Sugar! What for?Mike: Haven't you ever heard of sugar-cured ham?Yeah, I know - corny! But you liked it!!This Sunday has great potential for many blessings for you. Our

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I hope you had a good Thanksgiving holiday last week. I was out of town at Sarah and Sam's in Indiana, along with Beth and Leah. We all had a good time together for a few days. The Thanksgiving dinner was wonderful, thanks to Sarah doing most of the cooking this time. And here you can see Nicholas is thrilled with so much food on his plate: Here are a few others from the day: I slept through

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My friend, Steve in Florida sent me this a few weeks ago. It is humorous, yet so true:THE LAWS OF ULTIMATE REALITY: - Law of Mechanical Repair: After your hands become coated with grease, your nose will begin to itch.- Law of Gravity: Any tool, when dropped, will roll to the least accessible corner.- Law of Probability: The probability of being watched is directly proportional to the stupidity of

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I just finished being involved in my first "webinar" and it was an interesting experience. My good friend, Dr. Jim Vogel hosted it from the home office of the GARBC near Chicago. Jim is the Associate National Representative and in that capacity much of his work involves interfacing with pastors and the churches they serve. This "webinar" was on the subject of "Situational Management" as it

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We had a great day of ministry this past Tuesday during the national General Election process. The photos show the various people involved from our church who worked the polls, gave out food and snacks, and some of us ended up working the parking lot to keep traffic moving smoothly. The weather was wonderful, and by the end of the day there were a lot of tired folks, but it was all

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The quiz question of the week is: from the picture here what season is it in Streetsboro, OH?? Well, we really already know what season it is, but from the week we have had, it would be hard to tell. And we did not get all the snow they did in PA and NY from the "Noreaster" that even interrupted the World Series (congratulations, Philly fans.) I will keep an eye on the tree in the picture, which

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I have performed MANY weddings in my ministry time, but I have never heard a bride put it quite this way:Said the preacher:"When you walk down the aisle don't look grim.""We'll then sing a hymn."When I stand by the altar, the groom must not falter.""Ahh, yes," said the bride, "Aisle, alter, hymn." (- copied from Gill Krebs)This poem must be some kind of haiku or hai karate or something like that

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In case you haven't noticed, we are in the last stages of a heated political season - and you say, "No way!" Here is a quote I found about the subject, tell me how accurate you think it is:"Do you ever get the feeling that the only reason we have elections is to find out if the polls were right?"- Robert Orben We had a great trip last weekend to Baptist Bible College of PA for the homecoming

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Beth and I had a good, fast trip out to see Sam, Sarah, and Nicholas last Friday and Saturday. We delivered our old sofa bed to them for their new house, which they closed on last week and hope to be in by the end of the month. We re-celebrated Nicholas' second birthday with some gifts, some Dunkin' Donuts (with SPRINKLES!) for breakfast, and then play time with his new train set. He is a busy

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What an eventful week this has been regarding finances and politics nationally. We are moving closer to a remedy (I think) with our nation's economy, and we all pray that it will be the correct decision for now and the future. I hope our situation doesn't resemble this little quote:"Today I went to buy a toaster and was given a bank as a free gift."Probably younger folks don't remember these kind

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Earlier this week Beth and I had some wood flooring installed in our living room. This has been a needed project for many years. I got a great deal on it from my friend, Mike, who is the owner of the flooring company my father and uncle worked for over many decades. I trust their installers because I know they will do it right. The biggest blessing of the whole thing was that about 45 minutes

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Though I try at times, I am not much of a golfer. But I can appreciate the following story, and though a little long, it really gave me a good laugh for the day:A golf pro dragged himself into the clubhouse looking as though he'd just escaped a tornado."What's wrong?" a woman asked."I just lost a game to Houlihan," the pro said."What? But Houlihan's the worst player I've ever seen. How could he

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Kids have been in school for about three weeks now; it probably seems a lot longer to them, which can be evidenced by this little interaction:The child comes home from his first day at school. His Mother asks, "Well, what did you learn today?"The kid replies, "Not enough. They want me to come back tomorrow."And doesn't this kind of sum up our Christian walk? We will never learn it all, whether on

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(sorry, no pictures this week as my home computer is acting up for some reason. I will have to take care of it next week.)Just a quick note this week as I will be leaving momentarily to travel to Camp Michindoh in Hillsdale, Michigan to meet with 54 men from Emmanuel Baptist Church of Toledo, Ohio to speak three times at their Men's Retreat. This is the most men they have ever had registered for

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School has started this past week for almost everyone, from pre - K through college. Students are excited, and so are the parents. In our house it is "off and running" on another year of K - 4 "prep kindergarten" stories from Beth's students. As Art Linkletter (don't tell me you don't know who he is) said, "kids say the 'craziest' things." (Actually he used another word I won't use here.) They

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Beth and I had a great vacation trip to Oregon seeing Hannah and Jon and having them show us all around the western part of the state. The scenery of God's creation is beautiful, especially the places we visited - here are only a few: The Columbia River Gorge (that's the state of Washington over there.) Mount Hood - almost 12,000 feet high. Us at about 7,500 feet up! Only 2,500 more to go!! At

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If you get this note only through your email, please click on the weblog link: http://www.lookingtowardsunday.blogspot.com/ to see the full site. I added our podcast link at the bottom, and you probably won't get this and other features on the left menu only through email.We had a great Vacation Bible School this past week. From the pictures you can see that we had a good attendance and a lot of

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Since this week is our Vacation Bible School each evening from 6:30 - 9:00 pm (thru Thursday evening) I thought I would send some prayer requests that we would normally share on Weds to you to remember in prayer. We believe in prayer, and we have seen God answer prayer in great ways. James tells us that as we have our spiritual lives in tune with God ("righteous") that our prayers are heard and

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(note: click on some of the gray lettered links that become underlined below for further information about the item.)I just got a trailer hitch on our minivan a couple of weeks ago so that I could tow my little aluminum fishing boat. I hope I don't have any experiences like this guy:A friend, driving home from a fishing trip in northern Michigan with his boat in tow, had engine trouble a few

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Our internet connection at the church office was malfunctioning last week, so there was no "Looking Toward Sunday" able to be sent out - I apologize, but don't know why since it really was not my fault. But you were probably so busy with your July 4th holiday plans that you didn't miss it anyway! I hope you had a good and safe celebration and fun with family and friends. I bought Beth her first

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I hope I can concentrate in writing this note as I listen at the same time to the NBA Draft on the internet. Please forgive me if a strange name pops up in the middle of a sentence - especially when it gets to pick number 19, which belongs to the Cleveland Cavaliers, and will most likely be a "strange name" that far down the line. I guess we will see (the draft is currently on the ninth pick.)

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(sorry if you received this unfinished previously - I hit a wrong button and it "published" it prematurely.) I want to begin by wishing my wife, Beth, a "Happy Birthday" this coming Sunday! She sure doesn't look her age, does she? (I'm not telling you what her age is, but she is younger than me!) "Bella" is the cutest grandmother I know. And I also want to wish my mother a "Happy Birthday" on

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Thank you for all your prayers on behalf of our family as Joshua and Emily were married last Saturday. All went very well, it was a beautiful day and ceremony. Thank you to many who ventured up to Orchard Park, NY early in the morning (or some stayed Friday night) to be present. Remember that we are hosting a reception at our church this Sunday afternoon from 3:00 to 5:00 PM for all who could not

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This past Monday evening I was the Graduation speaker for the school where Beth teaches, Northfield Baptist Christian School. They graduated their Kindergarten and Sixth grade classes, and our church was privileged to have three of the graduates: Benjamin Gentile (Kdg.) and Elizabeth Beuoy and Kevin McMicael (both from 6th gr.) This signaled the end of the school year this week for most kids in

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Can you believe the date of this issue? It is already JUNE! That is hard to believe, I feel as if Spring has by passed us almost altogether. But if the next many days are in the 70's as forecast, I will take it! I should also add that some of you (like my wife) get this note in it's full context through their email window. But I also saw that there are some features that you don't see - such as

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I hope you are staying warm this week! Where did our Spring go? My parents are up here from Florida and are freezing, but I assured them warmer weather was promised this weekend. Let's hope so! I took my dad out fishing one evening this past week - note that he is wearing my winter coat: Here is one that made me smile - may it do the same for you:When I was a 20-something college student, I

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The past week and a half has been quite out of the ordinary for our family, but has been great. That is part of the reason I did not get this note out to you last week before Mother's Day. My parents flew in from Florida on May 6 to enjoy the last warm day we had here in Northeast Ohio, so they and we have been chilly since then. We left the following Thursday to go to BBC to attend Joshua and

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How about a smile to begin? My friend, Steve, who lives in Florida sent me some good jokes, and some pictures that speak for themselves - here is a sample of both for you, sure to bring a smile (especially for Sunday School teachers):A Sunday School teacher asked her class why Joseph and Mary took Jesus with them to Jerusalem . A small child replied, "They couldn't get a baby-sitter."At Sunday

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How can the CAVS win by 30 on one night, and lose by 36 two nights later? I don't know, but that is what playoff basketball is all about! I hope they pull it together for the next game this Sunday.And I hope we all "pull" together this Sunday as we recover from yard work, outdoor activities, bridal showers, etc. This has been a wonderful week as far as the weather goes - my sore muscles and

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What beautiful days we have experienced here in Northeastern Ohio the past few days! Very summerlike. So much so that I got outside on Thursday to fish for awhile and got a sunburn on my face and arms. It hurts, but in mid April it feels good - does that make sense? I hope you are enjoying your weather wherever you are. By the way, here are all the fish, safe and sound in the river where I found

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We had a fun day last Sunday (except for my evening migraine headache) celebrating the 20th anniversary of Pastor Tom and Sandi Goodrich's ministry primarily through our music and worship here. They have actually been in our church almost 30 years, and for 20 of them Tom has led almost all facets of music / worship here. He and Sandi are key parts of anything musical and special, primarily our

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Sorry for no "looking toward sunday" note last week - I was preoccupied with someone very important in my life: Beth and I spent a few days with Nicholas and his parents, which cut into my week but was well worth it. And you know, my back never did hurt from this "horsie" ride! And Beth was thrilled with her opportunity to help Nicholas learn to "color." Now our refrigerator is beginning to

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I am thankful for the official arrival of Spring yesterday. But I was not quite as thankful for the snow shower storm late yesterday - it took an hour and a half for me to get home from Cleveland (normally a 45 minute trip.) I am looking forward to the REAL Spring to arrive, not this imposter!I am thankful for the time Joshua was able to spend at home this week on Spring break. Between doctor

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A church in Amherst, Ohio (not ours) A poor guy somewhere in Cleveland (not me, thankfully)In case you missed it, here in the general Cleveland and most of Ohio area we had the "snowstorm of the century" - at least so far in this new century. That was last weekend, and many churches (ours included) were forced to cancel morning services and programs. Beth and I were near Philadelphia the whole

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DON'T FORGET TO TURN YOUR CLOCKS AHEAD ONE HOUR BEFORE BED THIS SATURDAY NIGHT!For you information, last week I did not send out this note because I ran out of time. Beth and I were going out of town for the conference season ending tournament that Joshua and the Baptist Bible College team was playing in which was hosted at Cazenovia College in Central New York. We left on Thursday, and felt we

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A nurse on the pediatric ward, before listening to the little ones chests, would plug the stethoscope into their ears and let them listen to their own hearts. Their eyes would always light up with awe, but she never got a response equal to four-year old David's comment.Gently she tucked the stethoscope into his ears and placed the disk over his heart. "Listen", she said..........."What do you

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Begin with a smile: A local priest and pastor stood by the side of the road holding up a sign that said, "The End is Near! Turn yourself around now before it's too late!" They planned to hold up the sign to each passing car."Leave us alone, you religious nuts!" yelled the first driver as he sped by.From around the curve they heard a big splash."Do you think," said one clergy to the other, "we

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I have talked with some people over the years who are at times embarrassed about their extended family. It is interesting to me because I have found that almost ALL families are a little strange in some ways. Can you relate to this story along those lines?:During a phone conversation, my nephew mentioned that he was taking a psychology course at the university."Oh, great," I said. "Now you'll be

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Most who are reading this went through the winter storm that came through the midwest to northeast on Friday. Hopefully all survived it with no problems. Some rejoiced in having no school, while others (Beth) did have school, much to their chagrin. Our Sarah sent some pictures of the fun they had with school called off, and Sam stayed home to have some time of fun together. The result was

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Did you hear this one?: In search of a new shower for our home, my wife and I went to a bathroom-supply store.We discussed our needs with a young saleswoman. Since it was near closing time, we had to curtail our discussion and made plans to come back the next day to make our final decision.Later that evening, my wife and I were at a restaurant, where the same young lady from the bathroom-supply

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Here is a laugh to begin with: Tiring of the same old buzz cut from the base barber at Fort Dix, New Jersey, I went into town to get my haircut. The hairdresser noticed my accent and asked where I was from. "Trinidad," I said."Is that in Arabia?""The Caribbean."She laughed, "Sorry, I never was very good at geometry."Now, if you aren't laughing or wonder what is so funny about it, you need to

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Well, here I am - while everyone in Iowa is out having fun "caucusing" I am working! I guess our time here in Ohio will come in a few months. But as I hear on our local Cleveland news, we are apparently ALREADY having fun since someone called "Hannah Montana" is in town. By the looks of these "fans" it must be quite a show. If I only knew who that was who is causing all the commotion! Sorry I

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I hope all of you got the word that our Children's Christmas Program that was to be held last Sunday evening was cancelled and is rescheduled for this coming Sunday morning, December 23 in our 10:45 AM Worship Service. I apologize for any confusion, some of us were trying to think clearly and quickly to determine the right decision and alternative actions in the midst of multiple phone calls.

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Winter weather has arrived with a vengence in many parts of the country, I hope you are safe, have heat, and are able to drive without getting stuck or sliding. It is crazy to think that my Florida family and friends are probably wearing shorts and T-shirts! Good for them!Pray for many of us in the midwest / northeast this weekend as the forecast is predicting a more severe storm than we just had

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Our Joshua and Emily recently became engaged - I hope they don't have a discussion like this couple regarding an important part of their ceremony:Prior to our wedding, David and I met with the minister to discuss our marriage ceremony and various traditions, such as lighting the unity candle from two individual candles.Couples usually blow out the two candles as a sign of becoming one. Our

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Not only are we "Looking Toward Sunday" but it is hard to think that this week we are also "Looking Toward DECEMBER!" Wow, time surely does fly! But before we head towards December, I hope your Thanksgiving holiday last week was a blessing. Ours certainly was with a houseful, but we wouldn't have it any other way. We thank the Lord He made it possible for our WHOLE family to be together.Our

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Thanksgiving week is well underway, and many of us anticipate great blessings this week. One reason for our family is that our WHOLE FAMILY will be together this Thanksgiving! Jon and Hannah flew in last week, went with Beth and me to BBC for their season opening basketball tournament, then they stayed there with our van to see another game last evening and then bring Leah, Joshua, and his

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It is only Thursday, but it seems like Sunday is still a long way away. This is probably due to my going to Pittsburgh yesterday to pick up Jon and Hannah from Oregon (go Ducks!) and then we all leave tomorrow (Friday) to attend the opening basketball tournament for Baptist Bible College where our son, Joshua ( #55 back row) is captain on the team. (it will be fun, even though I will miss my

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With my strange sense of humor, I can relate to the guy in this story:Frequent hand washing in my job as a medical technologist and the harsh weather combined give me very dry skin.One night as I prepared for bed, I rubbed my hands with petroleum jelly and covered them with an old pair of white gloves. As I sat in bed reading a book with my gloves on, my husband finished showering and came into

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November already! They are forecasting for a small snow "showing" overnight tonight, I vote for a longer fall season. Speaking of that, be sure to notice the beautiful red and orange maple tree in the front lawn of the church. It probably won't last long, so try to see it. If I had a decent digital camera that WORKED I would include a picture here, but . . . now if everyone reading this would

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Last week I spoke too soon by putting the words "Cleveland Indians" and "World Series" in the same sentence. I thought that surely with a 3 - 1 lead in the series we would make it. But I forgot that this is Cleveland, home of "The Drive", "The Fumble", "The Shot", and now, "The Collapse." If you are reading this and gloating, then I hope your team wins. And if you are gloating and your team isn't

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Isn't it a great time to be from OHIO in general and CLEVELAND in particular? :-) Buckeyes football, NUMBER ONE in all the land! GO TRIBE!! Beat Boston and then on to the WORLD SERIES! (by the way, here is a great story about Paul Byrd that Laura Kieta sent to me, I encourage everyone to read it: http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/page2/story?page=alipour/071016&sportCat=mlb) Who would have dreamed

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Our "Senior Money Matters Seminar" is going on as I write this with 20 in attendance. Dave Brunswick, our instructor has spent most of the morning explaining the various options of Medicare. It is a confusing issue, but through Dave's explanation those in attendance received much help. Then they transitioned to discuss "inheritance taxes" and related issues. The seminar continues next

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I don't know about where you live, but here in northeastern Ohio the leaves are starting to turn colors (mostly in the reds) and some are even falling off the trees. I love fall, I don't like what follows. But I am thankful to be alive to experience it all. I say that because last Thursday, Friday, and Saturday I was very sick (which means I didn't think I would make it.) Well, it turned out to

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Exciting news from the Workman home this past week: Joshua and Emily (Hedges) got engaged at Niagra Falls! Emily is from Orchard Park, NY, not far from the falls. She was surprised, Joshua was relieved she said “yes.” The ring is beautiful and paid for, and they returned to BBC with stars in their eyes after an exciting weekend to ring the bell, rejoice with the girls, and for Joshua to

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As I begin this note, I remind you that this goes out to all those from our church (who have email and internet access) as well as just as many outside our church who are interested in our ministries here at Faith, or are friends / family of the Workman family and want updates as to what we are doing and how it is going. Thank you all for allowing me to accomplish a few things at one time (always

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Thanks for praying about the things I mentioned last week: my poison ivy is better; Sarah and Nicholas are better; and our Hannah is better as well. Praise the Lord for His healing work and how He has made our bodies. There are many others to pray for, and on Wednesday evenings at 7:00 pm we spend time doing just that. We also have a short Bible study, and a lot of time for sharing - give it a

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