Retired & Thinking

Ok! Here is a blog to start reading. http://presbyteriangal.blogspot.com Go to "A Matter of Gravity" part 1 and get ready to be sucked into a great story not unlike Stephen King. Peace Alan

Becoming Missional has a couple of great vids to watch. Even if you're not into hip hop watch them both. It's worth the 10 minutes or less. Another blog from the same author with extremely easy and practical advice for dealing with homeless people. Peace Alan

This past week I did a memorial service for a woman who was a member of our church. She wasn't regular in her attendance due to work, family and work responsibilities but she kept up to date on items via the web and email. What was an eye-opening revelation for me was that of the 90 or so people in attendance only a handful, mostly deacons who were helping out in the kitchen were from the church. Those who came were people whose lives she had touched in significant ways. A college professor, her mail carrier, neighbors and those who were students with her each had stories to share about the way she lived life. One young man recounted how he was one of her grandchildren, not biologically but in a deeper and more meaningful way. Others met her through her ministry in the area of crisis support and care. The testimonies about her didn't surprise me. What I wondered is how many non-church members will come to my memorial service? How many lives, outside of the walls of the church