OUT TO PASTOR: Another jingle bell on the tree

Working in my office the other morning, I heard some rattling noises on the other side of the house. Being as busy as I was, I didn’t take the time to find out what that noise was all about.It was around lunchtime, and I was still hearing that noise.

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The entrance to the gym was on the south side of the Y and led down a long hallway with nice lime-green blocks filled with tiny holes for soundproofing on both sides.

OUT TO PASTOR: Another turkey on the table

It was a Monday morning, and I was busy starting my week by organizing my schedule and organizing some of my projects.The Gracious Mistress of the Parsonage came to my door, looked in, and said, “Are you ready for the week?

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Sonny always leaned over that half-door and intently watched the games in progress. It was almost as if he were studying the game, watching every player’s tendency, determining their weaknesses, and then making a game plan of how he would plot to stop that player if he were playing him.

OUT TO PASTOR: It all boils down to one thing

Of all the things I have learned, one has made a difference in my life.I hear stories about how married couples are unhappy. These days, something must be wrong with you if you haven’t been divorced and remarried five times.

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I’ve seen players with savvy on the basketball court before, but Tommy had a different kind of wiggle with the ball than anything I’d ever seen.He could make your head spin.

OUT TO PASTOR: I didn’t know I loved it that much

One important thing I have learned is that you don’t appreciate something until it’s missing.I’ve learned that by many things that I just took for granted.Last week, for example, I had some problems with my truck, so I had to take it in for service.

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I have seen players bring their girlfriends to the Y before and have them sit while they play. I had never done that – I just didn’t see the point of a girl sitting over on the bleachers for two hours while a bunch of sweaty boys and men duked it out on the basketball court.

OUT TO PASTOR: Did I really say that?

I was working on my computer when The Gracious Mistress of the Parsonage walked in and said, “Are you ready to go?”She caught me by surprise. I looked up from my computer and, staring at her, said, “What are you talking about?”“You remember what you said this morning?

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After the song, Preacher Harvey got up in his dark suit and stood ten feet tall in the pulpit. “BROTHERS, SISTERS, AND FRIENDS,” he belted out, snatching everybody’s attention right out of the gate and demonstrating his mastery at projection.