Good morning to you all! I am a little later than normal as I finished up my chores and sat this morning and watched the movie, "A Man Called Peter." I have read Catherine Marshall's book of the same name about her husband and his ministry years ago when I was a teenager, and the movie was just as inspiring. If you have never read her book , it is a wonderful book about a man who truly lived in God's will. I yahooed info on the family and found a website that is run by his son, who is a minister also. I had often wondered if his son, who was a youngster when his father died would go into the ministry. It is too bad that humility and honor cannot be said for the mega preachers of today. It seems like sometime or other they are in the media for some disgraceful thing or other. I also find that these men become arrogant and self worshiping. For men who stand a preach about the sins of greed and envy, they certainly don't seem to mind the million dollar salaries they receive. I have often wondered why a man who preaches for a church of 5000 needs to live in a mansion and have a checkbook to match. The thing is, these churches have dozens and dozens of senior and jr pastors that handle everything from evangelism, to hospital, childrens' ministries and what not. Seems like the main pastor, gets up and preaches on Sunday, and Wednesdays and that is it except when he takes speaking engagements, which he gets paid for and books, which he makes money on. The other pastors fill in everywhere else. I am not claiming it is not an easy thing being a pastor and it is the most important job in the world. God ordained this person to minister to his flock, to help them in their time of need, to bring them out of the mire this world has become. I have no problem with these same men making a good salary, but it just mystifies me when they feel they deserve millions. Gone are the days of the Peter Marshall's whose humility was only outdone by his respect for the common man. He may have had a huge congregation, was the chaplain for the senate, and even had presidents sit in the pews of his church, but his mission was to save the common man. Today's big churches have pastors with big heads. I just saw the other day that Schuller kicked his son off the pulpit because he said they had different ideas about things. He doesn't OWN the pulpit and if he considers that glass monstrosity his, then he is in the wrong business! Others have been caught with other women, other men, drugs and all sorts of stuff. I know one pastor in CA whose head has gotten so big that he is away from his congregation more than he is there. If he wants to be an evangelist he should step down from his church and then do what he feels God is calling him to do. Well, that is my
for today!!! lol
Maggie: Hope you get to feeling better, sweety! I rarely get sick like that as in colds or flu because I rarely see other people! Unless Jack brings it home to me.
Jean: I know! I remember my grandma's fridge and she had glass shelves that were one piece. I have two shelves per level and not at all sure I am fond of it all. I have three drawers, two deep at the bottom then one towards the top, but like you said, it takes up space. Not all, but some of my door shelving goes all the way across.
Susan: Since the kids will be here in a month, I am getting into the spirit of Christmas. I just wish we could convince Jay to eat out for Thanksgiving like we do when they aren't here or we are in Indiana. I don't think he realizes how much effort it takes to clean up the darn mess. I still have left over effects from surgery that make bending painful and my back gets to hurting when I stand for long periods of time. Maybe Jack can convince him, but I doubt it. I can't wait for them to get here and all of us be together again. We may be a small group, but we have a nice time together. We will get to babysit again while they are here, which is always nice.
I need to get showered and dressed. We are going this afternoon to get our flu shots.
Have a good Tuesday everyone!
Faye
By the time a child gets through first grade they have encounterd 200 different cold strains. Mine is almost gone through the course and I love using this Cold Eeze. Makes my coffee taste funny though.
I need to get to my groomer ~ my hair needs a trim.
I had my flu shot last week and my arm was a little sore for a couple days but nothing major.