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My brother called at four a.m.last Monday morning.  My father had had a heart attack and was on a ventilator at Baptist East in Louisville.  The medical team was giving him meds to stabilize his blood pressure in order to get him to the point that he could withstand open-heart surgery.  By the time I got to the hospital, he was unconscious.

II Samuel 10 (and its parallel text, II Chron. 19) speaks of the occasion when David’s kindness was misinterpreted as evil. An assumption was made by the princes of the Ammonites that David had sent spies into the country (v. 3). He had not done this. Rather, this was a diplomatic action following the death of Nahash the Ammonite (v. 2). Yet, because of the princes’ assumption, David’s men were insulted, horribly mistreated, and sent away (v. 4-5). The end result was that the Ammonites hired the Syrians as soldiers and David and Israel went to war with the Ammonites and Syrians.

Against The Grain by: Andy Sullivan
Every now and then, a band is in need of a new lead singer.  The singer dies( Michael Hutchence of INXS) , gets kicked out of the band ( JD Fortune of, again, INXS) the lead leaves because of family illness( Steve Perry left Journey because his mother became ill) are just a few examples of a group and lead separating.  Steven Paige of Barenaked Ladies left for a completely differen

As the seasons change, each brings a few items for my to-do list. The fall season has reminded me of three things I want to do regarding my health, my surroundings, and my leisure time.

"Say what?"
"What does your neck say about you?"  This from a TV beauty ad.  Another is "Up until now t he beauty industry has done nothing for women's necks."  Well maybe an ugly neck is hard to do anything with.
Recently a basketball sportscaster said, "He(that player) has the ability to make ton of dirty baskets."  Just what is a dirty basket?  Reckon that net needs washing?

It’s Sunday morning, and I feel like I’ve been beat with a baseball bat.  I hurt in places I’ve never hurt before—my eyelashes are sore—and I’m wondering how my friend Sandra, who is eleven years older than I am, does it.  The “it” of which I speak is the setting up and breaking down at craft shows, weekend after weekend.

The above question was asked by an Ethiopian many years ago. As Philip preached Christ to him (Acts 8:35), they came to a certain water and “the eunuch said, See, here is water! What prevents me from being baptized? … and they both went down into the water, Philip and the eunuch, and he baptized him” (Acts 8:36-39). The question the eunuch asked is still valid. What is preventing you from being baptized?

History of Shrimp- I love shrimp. That part in Forrest Gump where Forrest and Bubba started a shrimping business was awesome.  I did not get the idea for this piece by watching Forest Gump, however.  I do love that movie, but that’s beside the point. 

The recent cooler weather reminded me of previous fall events. Many of those memories are associated with food. As you may know, I collect recipes and enjoy cooking. Some recipes that I associate with fall are listed below. All of these recipes were given to me by family and friends.

‘Does and Ats’ -I read somewhere that women are primarily responsible for leadership in this country. That’s probably close to the truth. Actress Sadie Itahn said one time she didn’t like President Ford. “Why?” she was asked. “I didn’t like his buns”, she said.
Ronald Reagan was handsome, he was elected president. Bill Clinton was thought to be handsome- women liked him. He liked them too.
I’m careful anymore to whom I lend books; I still do on occasion.