Church Announcements

Thank God for church ladies with typewriters. These sentences actually appeared in church bulletins or were announced in church services (Summer, 2006 Release).

The Fasting & Prayer Conference includes meals.

The sermon this morning: 'Jesus Walks on the Water.' The sermon tonight: 'Searching for Jesus.'

Our youth basketball team is back in action Wednesday at 8 PM in the recreation hall. Come out and watch us kill Christ the King.

Ladies, don't forget the rummage sale. It's a chance to get rid of those things not worth keeping around the house. Bring your husbands.

The peacemaking meeting scheduled for today has been canceled due to a conflict.

Don't let worry kill you off - let the Church help.

Next Thursday there will be tryouts for the choir. They need all the help they can get.

Irving Benson and Jessie Carter were married on October 24 in the church. So ends a friendship that began in their school days.

At the evening service tonight, the sermon topic will be 'What Is Hell?' Come early and listen to our choir practice.

Eight new choir robes are currently needed due to the addition of several new members and to the deterioration of some older ones.

The church will host an evening of fine dining, super entertainment and gracious hostility.

Potluck supper Sunday at 5:00 PM - prayer and medication to follow.

This evening at 7 PM there will be a hymn singing in the park across from the Church. Bring a blanket and come prepared to sin.

Ladies Bible Study will be held Thursday morning at 10 AM. All ladies are invited to lunch in the Fellowship Hall after the B.S. is done.

The eighth-graders will be presenting Shakespeare's Hamlet in the Church basement Friday at 7 PM. The congregation is invited to attend this tragedy.

Weight Watchers will meet at 7 PM at the First Presbyterian Church. Please use the large double door at the side entrance.

Scrabble Video

Opening day in JAPAN?

I am sitting here watching a replay of the first baseball game of the 2008 season and it is a replay of a game that was played this morning our time in Japan. The Red Sox with two players from Japan seem to be the favorite of the huge crowd.
In my lifetime it has been interesting to see so many of our professional sports leagues branch out to other parts of the world. Baseball, Football, and Basketball have all played league games in other countries. I believe it will not be to long before we see our leauges expand to other places outside of the U.S. (other than Canada which already has Basketball and Baseball teams). This could be a sign that we are in the last part of the last days before Jesus Christ will return. We live in exciting times! Maranatha

Why Does the Date for Easter Change Each Year?

At church this morning someone asked me why the date for Easter changes each year. After fumbling around for an answer I decided I better look it up so I would know for sure. I knew it had something to do with the moon.The following is one of a few responseS I found on the net. Don't forget CHRIST IS RISEN! - CHRIST IS RISEN INDEED!!

Believe it or not, Easter was not celebrated by the church until the 2nd Century. It was nearly always followed by 50 days focusing on the resurrection. There were two ways the date of Easter was celebrated. In Asia Minor, Christians celebrated Easter on the Jewish Passover, (14th of Nisan in the Jewish calendar) no matter what day of the week. Others used the Sunday after Passover. In 325 A.D., the church declared that Easter was to “be on the Sunday that followed the first full moon after the spring equinox.” That means Easter can be as early as March 22nd and as late as April 25th.

The date for Easter for the Orthodox churches, which still use the Julian calendar, still differs from Western churches, which use the Gregorian calendar. As a result, the Easter date is usually one to four weeks later than in the West.

Wall to Wall Basketball

College Basketball junkies are in their glory this weekend. 64 teams are playing in the big tournament and only 16 will make it through the weekend. I have watched my share of games but after awhile they all start running together. My pick for the winning team this year is Memphis. They should not be to excited about that as I never pick the winner.

Ok Anybody out There?

I have been posting here now for over two months. A matter of fact I am proud to say I have not missed a day during that time. I can tell by my counter that several people have given my blog a look. I have also had a few people tell me about seeing something I have posted here. It would be nice to hear a comment or two from you. I welcome positive and negative feedback. Some topics you like and some you could do without. Thanks in advance.

All 101 Scrabble Two-Letter Words

If you are a beginner and want to improve in scrabble the first think you need to do is memorize all 101 two letter words. You probably know 75% of them so there is only about 25 you will need to learn. Here is a list of all of them.

AA AB AD AE AG AH AI AL AM AN
AR AS AT AW AX AY
BA BE BI BO BY
DE DO
ED EF EH EL EM EN ER ES ET EX
FA FE
GO
HA HE HI HM HO
ID IF IN IS IT
JO
KA KI
LA LI LO
MA ME MI MM MO MU MY
NA NE NO NU
OD OE OF OH OI OM ON OP OR OS OW OX OY
PA PE PI
QI
RE
SH SI SO
TA TI TO
UH UM UN UP US UT
WE WO
XI XU
YA YE YO
ZA

What a Great Day!

We had a great day at church today. We had over 300 in attendance with many of our people serving in various ways. This was the best baptism I have ever been a part of. We are so blessed to serve with such a great bunch of people at CBC. I have added a few pictures of todays activities for your viewing.

Ordinance Sunday

Tomorrow is ordinance Sunday at our church. Three Sundays a year we have a communion service and baptism service. In the past we have done our baptisms at our parent church, Huron Baptist, during the afternoon hours. We also do a celebraton dinner after the baptisms in which we invite family and friends of the baptism candidates to attend.
A few months ago the leadership team saw that we had the potential to have a larger than usual number of people getting baptized and we were questioning wheather Huron would be big enough to house the event. As we were brainstorming about possible alternatives one of the fellows mentioned the swimming pool at the middle school we currently meet at. After some further discussion we decided to look deeper into this possibility.
Well tomorrow 8 adults, 1 teenager, and 3 children will be baptized in the swimming pool at Brownstown Middle School. Also we will have over 100 guests between them all, who will be witnessing this event and joining in the dinner celebration that follows. It is very likly we will have close to 300 people gathered aroung the pool watching the baptisms. A lot of planning and the work of many of our members will go into making this all happen, but it is the kind of work that is well worth it. I look forward to many more special days like this one in the days to come at Community Baptist Church.

Can it Really Be?

Wow, can my little guy really be 26 years old today? It does not seem possible. It seems like only yesterday that his mom was giving him a bath in Aunt Lane's bathroom sink. From this picture you can see where he picked up the nickname, Michelin Man. Have a great birthday Bud!

Happy Birthday Jared!

Tomorrow is my son's 26th birthday. As I was driving home from work today I thought back to one of my favorite memories of his past birthdays. It all started when Jared was about 3 years old and we lived in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. During that time I liked to golf, and Jared would ask often if he could go with me when I would go.I would always answer him the same way, "I will take you golfing when you turn 8 years old". Why I picked that age I do not know ,but I remember repeating it often over the next few years. When Jared was four years old we moved back to Michigan to live. The Christmas before his eight birthday his Mom and I bought him a junior set of golf clubs. At this point the story had changed to me taking him golfing on his eight birthday if the weather would allow it. Well, low and behold March 14th came that year, and to my surprise it was a near record high for that day of the month in Michigan. If I remember correctly it was in the low 70's. Not only that but it was dry enough that a par three golf course by our house was open. We golfed together that day and had a great time. I still often look at the picture that Benita took of us that day on our front porch with both of us holding our clubs and remember what a great day it was. I don't golf much anymore but when I do get to go I would rather go with Jared than anyone else in the world. Happy Birthday Jared! I love you.
(3-15 after looking at the picture today only Jared was holding his clubs.Sorry about that)

Indescribable - Chris Tomlin

40 Five Letter Scrabble Words

I found this on the net and thought it was interesting. All 40 of these words are in the official scrabble dictionary. The two blanks are E and S.

I may sartt witirntg my bolg tihs way.

Aoccdrnig to a rscheearch at Cmabrigde Uinervtisy, it deosn't mttaer in waht oredr the ltteers in a wrod are, the olny iprmoetnt tihng is taht the frist and lsat ltteer be at the rghit pclae.

The rset can be a total mses and you can sitll raed it wouthit porbelm. Tihs is bcuseae the huamn mnid deos not raed ervey lteter by istlef, but the wrod as a wlohe.

9 WORDS WOMEN USE

Once in a while I will get a forward that I really like. The following is one B and I got a nice laugh from. See if you have ever said or heard any of these before.
I know B has never used any of these with me before! Well maybe one or two.. Whatever..
(Author Unknown)


(1) Fine: This is the word women use to end an argument when they are right and you need to shut up.

(2) Five Minutes: If she is getting dressed, this means a half an hour. Five minutes is only five minutes if you have just been given five more minutes to watch the game before helping around the house.

(3) Nothing: This is the calm before the storm. This means something, and you should be on your toes. Arguments that begin with nothing usually end in fine.

(4) Go Ahead: This is a dare, not permission. Don't Do It!

(5) Loud Sigh: This is actually a word, but is a non-verbal statement often misunderstood by men. A loud sigh means she thinks you are an idiot and wonders why she is wasting her time standing here and arguing with you about nothing. (Refer back to # 3 for the meaning of nothing.)

(6) That's Okay: This is one of the most dangerous statements a women can make to a man. That's okay means she wants to think long and hard before deciding how and when you will pay for your mistake.

(7) Thanks: A woman is thanking you, do not question, or Faint. Just say you're welcome. (I want to add in a clause here - This is true, unless she says "Thanks a lot" - that is PURE sarcasm and she is not thanking you at all. DO NOT say "you're welcome" ... that will bring on a "whatever").

(8) Whatever: Is a women's way of saying "Kiss my butt"!

(9) Don't worry about it, I got it: Another dangerous statement, meaning this is something that a woman has told a man to do several times, but is now doing it herself. This will later result in a man asking "What's wrong?" For the woman's response refer to # 3.

Daylight savings time.

I just looked up at the clock and thought I had not gotten my post in on time to keep my consecutive blog post streak alive. Then I realized my wife had just set the clock ahead for the hour we lose tonight. I am on set-up tomorrow at church so it will be a short night of sleep.
I heard a good idea about daylight savings time yesterday on the radio. It was suggested that the spring daylight savings time clock change should be moved from early Sunday morning to early in the afternoon on Friday. That way everyone would get out of work OR school an hour early. Now of course in the fall it would be best to keep it early sunday morning so you would get that extra hours of sleep.

Things My Mother Taught Me

I owe my mother a big thank you for my formative childhood years!!
(Author Unknown)


1. My mother taught me TO APPRECIATE A JOB WELL DONE .
"If you're going to kill each other, do it outside. I just finished cleaning."

2. My mother taught me RELIGION .
"You better pray that will come out of the carpet."

3. My mother taught me about TIME TRAVEL .
"If you don't straighten up, I'm going to knock you into the middle of next week!"

4. My mother taught me LOGIC .
"Because I said so, that's why."

5. My mother taught me MORE LOGIC .
"If you fall out off that swing and break your neck, you're not going to the store with me."

6 . My mother taught me FORESIGHT .
"Make sure you wear clean underwear, in case you're in an accident."

7. My mother taught me IRONY .
"Keep crying, and I'll give you something to cry about."

8. My mother taught me about CONTORTIONISM .
"Will you look at that dirt on the back of your neck!"

9. My mother taught me about STAMINA .
"You'll sit there until all that spinach is gone."

10. My mother taught me about WEATHER .
"This room of yours looks as if a tornado went through it."

11. My mother taught me about HYPOCRISY .
"If I've told you once, I've told you a million times. Don't exaggerate!"

12. My mother taught me the CIRCLE OF LIFE .
"I brought you into this world, and I can take you out."

13. My mother taught me about BEHAVIOR MODIFICATION .
"Stop acting like your father!"

14. My mother taught me about ENVY .
"There are millions of less fortunate children in this world who don't have wonderful parents like you do."

15. My mother taught me about ANTICIPATION .
"Just wait until we get home."

16. My mother taught me about RECEIVING .
"You are going to get it when you get home!"

17. My mother taught me MEDICAL SCIENCE .
"If you don't stop crossing your eyes, they are going to freeze that way."

18. My mother taught me HUMOR .
"When that lawn mower cuts off your toes, don't come running to me."

19. My mother taught me about my ROOTS .
"Shut that door behind you. Do you think you were born in a barn?"

20 My mother taught me WISDOM .
"When you get to be my age, you'll understand."

21. And my favorite: My mother taught me about JUSTICE .
"One day you'll have kids, and I hope they turn out just like you."

Friends

We have a great bunch of folks at our church that make up our "Friends" group. "Friends" is a fifty (or there-a-bouts) and over group that get together for fellowship twice a month usually over a meal. Tonight 22 of us met at the Lakes of Taylor Golf course were they have a senior special each Thurday. There are several meal choices to choose from at a very reasonal price.Tonight my wife and I were the first ones there, so the waitress quickly brought us a menu. Then she gave us a very nice complement when she asked "You are not seniors are you?", to which I quickly replied "Yes we are." But then I realized they were using the age of 55 not 50 as their dividing point, so I gladly ordered off the regular menu. Now, I have to admit this is the first time I have ever been "carded" for the senior discount rate. Of course it will only be a few more months and I will be able to order off the Senior Menu with the rest of my "Friends".

Pistons -Celtics

Sitting here watching the Pistons- Celtics. This is like watching a playoff game. As a matter of fact many believe, with me being one of them, that this will be the Eastern Conference Final's matchup. Brings back memories of the old Bad Boys vs. Celtics in the late 80's. Bring on the Playoffs!

Overtime and Snow

Two of my least favorite things happened today. I had to work 12 hours because of an emergency repair at River Rouge Powerhouse and it is snowing again. Forcasters are calling for 4 to 7 inches and it should be an interesting drive in to work tomorrow. Also I am supposed to work 12 hours again but will leave after 10 so I can teach my Bible class. That is unless the snow cancels our evening services tomorrow.How many more days until opening day?

You Think You Had A Bad Day?

Scrabble Friday

I played in a 15 game tournament this weekend. I only won 5 games and lost 10.
I still had a good time despite my poor outing. My favorite bingo I played was PRECLEAN.I also played 4 other 8 letter bingoes.
FRAILEST, REPOURED, DOMINATE, and GLITTERS.

Funny Anagrams Answers

GEORGE BUSH: H E B U G S G O R E


DORMITORY: D I R T Y R O O M


PRESBYTERIAN: B E S T I N P R A Y E R


THE MORSE CODE: H E R E C O M E D O T S


SLOT MACHINES: C A S H L O S T I N M E


MOTHER-IN-LAW: W I T C H H I T L E R


SNOOZE ALARMS: A L A S! N O M O R E Z’ S


A DECIMAL POINT: I’M A D O T I N P L A C E


ELEVEN PLUS TWO: T W E L V E PLUS O N E