Eastland eBulletin 10.1.06

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Area Meetings
. Oct 1-4 - Charlestown Rd (New Albany).
. Oct 1-6 - South End; Clarksville (IN); Galena (IN); Park St (Charlestown,
IN).
. Oct 8-13 - Douglass Hills; Valley Station.
. October 13-14 - Men's Study (Carlisle, KY).

Potpourri
. Remember the kid's bulletins in the foyer.
. Today's speaker is Cloyce Sutton. Copies of the sermon notes are in the
foyer.
. Next Sunday afternoon will the monthly children's singing at 4:25.
. The October Duty Roster and calendar are now available in the literature
rack.
. The September financial statement is also available.

October Duties
. Transportation: Broderson, McPherson
. Lord's Supper: P Reece, T Reece
. Meals: B Crowder, B Barnett
. Deacon: J Mindel
. Usher: S Riggle
. Sound: J Price

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Some Provocative Words
By Reggie Robarts

The computer is a wonderful invention and can be a source of much good and positive things as well as one that is terribly destructive, especially to
the young. No longer does one have to go outside their own home to view
pornography, place bets on most anything, or establish illicit
relationships. It can also transport valuable information, provide valuable
research, and make communication with friends and loved ones very
convenient. It's like so many other things, neither intrinsically good nor
bad. It all depends on how it is used. I get loads of email every day; much
of it is from friends of long standing who live far away. Fortunately, while
most of them are not Christians by a New Testament definition, they are
religious people who are morally and ethically upstanding. Almost all of
what they send me are inspiring stories of love and sacrifice in people's
lives. Some are about philosophies of life and valuable stories of life's
experiences that are worth considering. Here are a couple that I have
received lately that I believe are worth sharing.

The first is by Paul Harvey, the respected newsman who has high standards,
and admirable virtues that have made him popular with the public for many
years.

"We tried so hard to make things better for our kids that we made them
worse. For my grandchildren, I'd like better. I'd really like for you to
know about hand-me-down clothes and homemade ice cream and leftover meat loaf sandwiches. I really would. I hope you learn humility by being
humiliated, and you learn honesty by being cheated. I hope you learn to make
your own bed and mow the lawn and wash the car. And I hope nobody gives you a brand new car when you are sixteen. It would be good if at least one time you can see puppies born and your old dog put to sleep. I hope you get a black eye fighting for something you believe in. I hope you have to share a
bedroom with your younger brother or sister. And its all right if you have
to draw a line down the middle of the room, but when he wants to crawl under
the covers with you because he's scared, I hope you let him. When you want
to see a movie and your little brother or sister wants to tag along, I hope
you let them. I hope you have to walk uphill to school with your friends and
that you live in a town where you can do it safely. On rainy days when you
have to catch a ride, I hope you don't ask your driver to drop you two
blocks away so you won't be seen riding with someone as uncool as your Mom. If you want a slingshot, I hope your Dad teaches you how to make one instead of buying one. I hope you learn to dig in the dirt and read books. When you learn to use computers, I hope you also learn to add and subtract in your
head. I hope you get teased by your friends when you have your first crush
on a boy or girl, and when you talk back to your Mom that you learn what
ivory soap tastes like. May you skin a knee climbing a mountain, burn your
hand on a stove and stick your tongue on a frozen flagpole. I hope when you
try beer you don't like it. And if a friend offers you dope or a joint, I
hope you realize he is not your friend. I hope you make time to sit on a
porch with your Grandma and your Grandpa and go fishing with your uncle. May you feel sorry at a funeral and joy during the holidays. I hope your mother punishes you when you throw a baseball through a neighbor's window and she kisses you at Christmas when you give her a plaster mold of your hand. These things I wish for you: tough times and disappointments, hard work and
happiness. To me, it's the only way to appreciate life.

The older folks who read this will probably say, "Oh, for the good old
days." The younger people, if any, who read this will say, "Huh?" But aren't
these the things that make worthwhile adults?

The second one is from A. W. Tozer, The Root of Righteousness.

" A real Christian is an odd number. He feels supreme love for One he has
never seen, talks familiarly everyday to Someone he cannot see, expects to
go to heaven on the virtue of Another, empties himself in order to be full,
admits he is wrong so he can be declared to be right, goes down in order to
get up, is strongest when he is weakest, richest when he is poorest, and
happiest when he feels worst. He dies so he can live, forsakes in order to
have, gives away so he can keep, sees the invisible, hears the inaudible,
and knows that which passes knowledge.

There are words of wisdom in the two articles above. Think about them. But
most of all keep His words in your heart all the time. "But his (godly man)
delight is in the law of the Lord; and in his law doth he meditate day and
night" (Psalms 1:2). This is what makes godly people.

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Indwelling
T E Brown, 1875

If thou couldst empty all thyself of self,
Like to a shell dishabited,
Then might He find thee on the Ocean shelf,
And say - "This is not dead," -
And fill thee with Himself instead.

But thou art all replete with very thou,
And hast such shrewd activity,
That, when He comes, He says - "This is enow
Unto itself - 'Twere better let it be:
It is so small and full, there is no room for Me."

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