Category: CHURCH
COVID LESSONS
On March 27th 2020, we were ordered by our government to stay home in order to stop the spread of the deadly Coronavirus! It’s May 10th and the order still stands. That stay at home order has changed many lives, including mine. During this pandemic, I have discovered many things about our society, about my friends and family, and about my small town I live … Continue reading COVID LESSONS
ART
Someone who had an impact on my life passed away last week. His name is Art Kemen. Art impacted my life when I was a teenage boy growing up, the last forty years we lived in the same neighborhood in Madison and I saw him often. Art never married and lived a very full life. He was 90 years old. I worked for Art part-time … Continue reading ART
TATTOO, EASTER EGGS AND JESUS
I have one tattoo, and it has to do with Jesus! A number of years ago I was moved to get a large tattoo. Don’t judge, Jesus even has a tattoo. In Revelations 19:16 John tells us that in a vision he saw Jesus riding a white horse and on his robe and on his thigh he has this name written: King of Kings and … Continue reading TATTOO, EASTER EGGS AND JESUS
WHAT IS IT ABOUT CAMPFIRES?
Campfires. What is it about campfires? They can be so mesmerizing. Why do we like campfires? Why do we like staring at fire? Why do people like to build campfires? These are questions I asked myself as I sat around a campfire at a friends house one evening this past week. For me, campfires are very relaxing, unless you have family and friends that are pyromaniac’s and … Continue reading WHAT IS IT ABOUT CAMPFIRES?
VBS ROCKS!!
I just finished a week of volunteering at Vacation Bible School at Calvary Baptist Church. It is a highlight of my summer. I love working with my church family during VBS. Roxie and I have been helping out at VBS at Calvary since 1988, that is thirty years. VBS has an immeasurable impact on children in the community. The majority of children that attend VBS at Calvary are community children. Recently, a 30-year-old mother, who has two children, related to me her fond memories of attending VBS at Calvary … Continue reading VBS ROCKS!!
Raymo's Ramblings 