Gee...I've been a bad blogger lately!

Has it really been since the Gaither concert that I have written on this thing? Wow...that's what the holidays will do for you!

We had a great Thanksgiving! My ENTIRE family was here: Dad and my brother and sister. They have never all been to my house together and it was great! Then we went down together to Ottumwa for George and Waydene's 50th anniversary and all six cousins were together for the first time since 1977. We haven't done that since Jorin was a little pup. That was the year I dropped him on his head and ran away and hid because I thought that Uncle George would kill me.

I preached for George's church the Sunday following. They are such an easy church to preach to. Some places make it easy on a preacher and some...well...make it harder. First Pentecostal is easier than many I have spoken in. Their new pastor is just great! He is an evangelist at heart and has a vision to reach those in Ottumwa that aren't being reached elsewhere. If you're ever in Ottumwa drop in on them on Church Street.

It's funny...one time I preached at a Church of God in Christ here in Council Bluffs. I love preaching in black churches! When we left that night Shawn said, "Wow...I never heard you preach like that!" I said, "Gee, most of the time people don't work with me like that!"

You know...that's an interesting thought for me. Do I make it easier or harder for the person standing in the pulpit on Sunday? How can I make their job of preaching easier? Hmmm...I need to think on that! Any thoughts?