Eastland eBulletin 3.4.07
Stuff About Things
- March duty rosters and calendars are in the literature rack in the foyer.
- The 2006 Year-end Financial Statement is available.
- A meal list has been posted in the foyer for Ralph Walker & his wife during the meeting. Please sign up and enjoy getting to know the Walkers.
- We still have plenty of meeting announcements in the literature rack. Pick up one and post it where it can be seen!
- Directory Information — Chuck Barnett is compiling a new church directory. Please verify your listing on the sample pages in the foyer. He will also be compiling a new photographic directory sometime in April. He will probably take pictures here at the building on Sunday March 25 and Sunday April 1.
- Vacation Bible School — The elders are considering having a VBS this summer. If you are interested in Eastland having one, the elders would like your input. There is a sign-up sheet on the table in the foyer, where you can indicate if you have a preference about when we have it. This is a golden opportunity — don’t pass it up!
- Daylight Savings Time — Remember that DST starts early this year. The starting date is next weekend. It begins at 2:00 am on Sunday March 11. So this coming Saturday, “spring forward”! (NOTE: Be kind — help a Hoosier. Indiana only recently adopted DST, and now they must change again. Modernity can be a bummer!)
- Used Dishes Auction — We have an impressive collection of dishes that have accumulated in the Resource Room. Please take a moment to see if any belong to you. We have cookware, dishes, containers, and baskets. If they are not relocated soon, we may resort to eBay!
- March 4-6 — Lakeview (Columbus, IN).
- March 8-11 — Eastland.
- March 18 — Children’s singing @ 4:25.
- March 18-23 — Oak Grove; Central Shelby.
The Bible in 50 Words
God made
Adam bit
Noah arked
Abraham split
Joseph ruled
Jacob fooled
Bush talked
Moses balked
Pharaoh plagued
People walked
Sea divided
Tablets guided
Promise landed
Saul freaked
David peeked
Prophets warned
Jesus born
God walked
Love talked
Anger crucified
Hope died
Love rose
Spirit flamed
Word spread
God remained
Adam bit
Noah arked
Abraham split
Joseph ruled
Jacob fooled
Bush talked
Moses balked
Pharaoh plagued
People walked
Sea divided
Tablets guided
Promise landed
Saul freaked
David peeked
Prophets warned
Jesus born
God walked
Love talked
Anger crucified
Hope died
Love rose
Spirit flamed
Word spread
God remained
(Submitted by David Buchanon)
Liar, Liar Pants On Fire
Adapted from an article by Ruth Schenk
According to Robert Feldman, a psychology professor at the University of Massachusetts, we lie all the time. In 2002, he conducted a study in which he secretly videotaped students’ conversations with strangers. After the fact, he had the students examine the videotapes and identify the lies. On average, they told three lies every 10 minutes.
The truth about lies is a little hard to believe.
According to Reader’s Digest:
- 64 % called in sick at work when not ill.
- 65% take office supplies for home use.
- 18% fudge on their resumes.
- 50% walk away from cashiers with too much change.
- 13% have shifted blame to a co-worker.
- 71% lie when they compliment a family member or friend’s appearance.
- 32% lie to their spouses about purchases.
- 37% downloaded music from the Internet without paying for it.
I have become convinced that learning to live a fully honest life is one of the most difficult moral challenges I face every day. Jesus said our yes should be yes, and our no, no (Matthew 5:37). His instructions are clear: No deception. No misleading. No bold-faced or little white lies. If I’m going to be serious about following Jesus, I have to put away deceit, guile, duplicity, dissembling, misleading, exaggeration and yes, outright lying. I must learn to love the truth. Even chase after it.
As a stark reminder of a truth I need every day, I put a new Bible verse in front of my computer:
“The Lord… delights in men [and women] who are truthful” (Proverbs 12:21ff).
(In the Southeast Outlook, March 1, 2007)
We will want others to take time for our loneliness
Author Unknown
Imagine being surrounded by the same four walls for twenty-four hours a day every day! Think what it must be like to say good-bye to many of your life-long associates.
Ann Landers once ran this thought-provoking entry:
Dear Ann Landers: In the last decade I have witnessed an alarming disrespect for the elderly. In many cultures, old folks are venerated and valued, but not in America. I find this sand and frightening. A few years ago, you printed a column about a grandfather’s birthday. I showed it to my grandchildren. They were visibly moved and, I might add, have been a lot more attentive to their grandparents since then. Will you please run it again? — St Petersburg
Dear St Pete: With pleasure. Here it is.
It was grandfather’s birthday. He was 79. He got up early, showered, combed his hair and put on his Sunday best so he would look nice when they came.
He skipped his daily walk to the town cafe where he had coffee with his cronies. He wanted to be home when they came.
He put his porch chair on the sidewalk so he could get a better view of the street when they drove up to help celebrate his birthday.
At noon he got tired but decided to forgo his nap so he could be there when they came. Most of the rest of the afternoon he spent near the telephone so he could answer it when they called.
He had five married children, 13 grandchildren, and three great-grandchildren. One son and daughter live within ten miles of his place. They hadn’t visited him for a long time. But today was his birthday and they were sure to come.
At supper he sat on his porch waiting.
At 8:30 he went to his room to prepare for bed. Before retiring he left a note on the door: “Be sure to wake me up when they come.”
It was grandfather’s birthday. He was 79.
It was grandfather’s birthday. He was 79. He got up early, showered, combed his hair and put on his Sunday best so he would look nice when they came.
He skipped his daily walk to the town cafe where he had coffee with his cronies. He wanted to be home when they came.
He put his porch chair on the sidewalk so he could get a better view of the street when they drove up to help celebrate his birthday.
At noon he got tired but decided to forgo his nap so he could be there when they came. Most of the rest of the afternoon he spent near the telephone so he could answer it when they called.
He had five married children, 13 grandchildren, and three great-grandchildren. One son and daughter live within ten miles of his place. They hadn’t visited him for a long time. But today was his birthday and they were sure to come.
At supper he sat on his porch waiting.
At 8:30 he went to his room to prepare for bed. Before retiring he left a note on the door: “Be sure to wake me up when they come.”
It was grandfather’s birthday. He was 79.
It is hard to find time to visit with others. It easy to excuse ourselves. It is also wrong (James 1:27).
