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Positive reaction to the decisions of the 2009 Churchwide Assembly
We have not exulted about the decisions of the 2009 Churchwide Assembly regarding the Social Statement on Human Sexuality and the change in ministry policies. We have been mindful that there were sisters and brothers in Christ who were pained by the decisions, and we wanted to treat their pain with the respect it deserved.
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Mayberry Days – by Art Fettig
That was the weekend that was and I doubt that I will ever forget it. With my host, Dan Hornak, I visited the Mayberry festival held at Mt. Airy, N.C. and I shook hundreds and hands and posed for so many pictures that my upper lip was numb from all that smiling.
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Climbing Out – by Art Fettig
Art Fettig – When is the last time you climbed out of your shell? I said your shell, not your rut. Your shell, if it is anything like mine, is that place I climb into when I am fearful of a new situation.
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How Many Lives?
I have a Distinguished Service to Safety Plaque from the National Safety Council dated 2002 and the metal plate fell off of it. I took it to the frame shop for advice and then stopped over at a friends repair shop.
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A Lesson from Honest Abe – by Art Fettig
Abraham Lincoln was reported to have said, 1.You cannot bring about prosperity by discouraging thrift.