Chicken Repentance

Those of you that have for years attended the weekly cookouts may remember that for a long time now we have all given Mr. Phillips (almost Rev.) a hard time for cooking chicken on his gas grill. The snide remarks and sarcastic comments have resulted from his blatant disregard for the already lit community grills. I must confess that at times I have taken part in this hazing.

Today, before God, community and all search engines I admit my sinful actions and seek forgiveness. We have had the pleasure of cooking chicken on the Phillips grill all summer. This is possible because the lord of the manor in which we are staying purchased the infamous gas grill. The chicken we have eaten has been moist and delicious each time.

Now that I have been enlightened I find it impossible to go on without public acknowledgement that Phillips was right and I was wrong. Chicken cooks better on his gas grill.

Some Details

Darren....thanks for pointing out my omission. My ordination will be on August 20th (a week from Sunday) at:

Parkville Presbyterian Church
819 Main Street
Parville, MO 64152

A quick update (again, sorry for the sporadic posting thanks to limited access)...we have put a contract down on a house on (of all things) Nebraska street. We are hoping to be into it before I start, but we'll at least, if all goes well, be in a week after. I can say now, without hesitation, that we have a guest room waiting for you all.

More later....good to hear from you all!

Update and Thought Jumble

Hi, everybody! It has been a whirlwind of a summer, but what's new? They all seem to be going that way anymore.

Em and I have kind of gotten things back to normal here post-Gays. It was nice having them here and getting to know John, Jennifer and the kids better, and I'm happy we were in a position to help. It was a good lesson for the churches I serve on how Christians care for each other and the world. Now if I could only get them to be as gracious to their own communities!

We're taking a much-needed vacation to Montana tomorrow, so I would ask for your prayers as we travel and seek to find some peace before school starts back up for the both of us.

On the band front, be sure to visit the new and incomplete website. To those of you who have been asking, the CD is now available to order direct from there. If you are a digital downloader, it should be on iTunes in about six weeks, and Amazon will soon be carrying it too.

To all the pastors, please don't forget to consider our help as you make your plans for the coming months and year. We will travel, and it would be a great excuse to see all you graduates again. Let me know how we can help your participation in Christ's ministry to the world!

Blessings and my love to you all ... miss you.