Drop it in the plate. Smartt was fumbling in her purse for her offering when a large television remote fell out and clattered into the aisle. A devout old shepherd lost his favorite Bible while he was out looking for a wayward lamb. Three weeks later, a sheep walked up to him carrying the Bible in its mouth. I have just created a hour period of alternating light and darkness on Earth. A newly-ordained pastor, in the first days of his first call, was attempting to console the widow of an eccentric man who had just died.
Just try to remember that what we see before us is only the husk, the shell of your dear husband—the nut has gone to heaven. In the big inning. Eve stole first, Adam stole second. Cain struck out Abel. The Giants and the Angels were rained out. After the close of the service, the Church Board gathered at the back of the sanctuary for the announced meeting.
But there was a stranger in their midst — a visitor who had never attended their church before. Pastor Larson and his council president, Sven Johnson ended up in a heated argument over a seemingly minor worship detail. After worship the next Sunday morning, Sven greeted Pastor Larson warmly. I prayed that God would grant us both peaceful hearts and a fresh start. A little girl from Alabama went to church for the first time ever when she was visiting her grandparents in Michigan.
The congregation filed up to the altar rail, and the child watched in confusion as her grandparents received a wafer and small plastic cup of wine. Curious about what the youngster was up to, Mr. The frugal Lutheran walked into the house panting and almost completely exhausted. A pastor fell out with his church council over various church policies and procedures, including how the finances were handled.
After bitter arguments and many nights of lost sleep, he decided to leave the congregation to take a job as a prison chaplain.
