What a party!!

Our Sunday school group is a sociable bunch. One of the reasons a large class works for us is the regular, monthly socials we have. Usually we go to a local restaurant and that's always fun. But occasionally someone opens up their home, which is what happened last night. Sue & Reuben invited us (21 hungry people) to a Soup Supper. Of course, we all made a contribution to the cause. We had taco soup, vegetable soup, home-made chicken noodle soup and chicken & dumplings. There was cornbread, crackers, scoops and cheese. If there was one dessert, there were ten - strawberry cake, apple cobbler w/ ice cream, banana bread, lemon wedges and several other goodies that I didn't get around to. There was regular coffee and Harry&David's Moose Munch caramel coffee. What a feast !!

There was lots of lively conversation...until Sue brought out the red ribbons. We all got a straight pin w/ 5 small red ribbons. Whenever we used the pronoun "I" in a sentence, we had dto give up a ribbon. It didn't take long to figure out that "I" is very important to each of us. Conversation took a nosedive. It was really hilarious, but made us take a look at our speaking habits. Believe me, while it was fun, we all got the message. The lady who won the prize didn't open her mouth the entire time. Wise move.



The picture to the right was taken the last Sunday in August. This is our regular group on any given Sunday morning. Ester is a great CareGroup Leader and there are five group leaders under her who minister to 5-6 members each. We have two hard & fast rules. 1) If you come to our class 3 Sundays in a row, you belong to us. No leaving. 2) If you miss 3 Sundays in a row, we go to your house for lunch. grin I can't begin to tell you how great these ladies are.

Today is Sanctity of Life Sunday in Southern Baptist churches. Our scripture comes from Psalm 139, but we're going farther back in time - the Creation story from Genesis 1 & 2. Nothing shouts out more clearly the value of human life than that point where Creator God forms the first man from the dust of the earth and breathes into him the breath of life. Divine CPR brought us to life and sustains our life. My every breath is by His grace alone.

My prayer is that you'll be in a gospel preaching church today.