Saturday, April 3, 2021

REMEMBERING THE SHOE BOX!

          SUNDAY, MARCH 4th, 2021

      REMEMBERING THE SHOE BOX!


   One of our former Pastors really put himself

to the test each Sunday and I'm remembering that

today. Each week a member of the congregation

would volunteer to take a shoe box home and place

anything that would fit inside. When Sunday came

around the shoe box would be handed to the pastor

would take out whatever was inside and find a way

to tie it into that week's sermon!  It was an

interesting challenge, especially when the person

was able to find some rare object to place inside

the box. I can remember a bullet casing, a bar of

soap, and some sort of gadget that must have dated

back to the 18th century. Each week though, our pastor

was able to make a connection. Admittedly he occasionally

had to "stretch" things a bit to accomplish his goal but he

always pulled it off. I waited for an Easter service to

take my turn with the shoe box just to make it easy on

him, You see when he opened my shoe box....it was

empty! But, then again, so was the tomb!!!!!

    Happy Easter! Hope all your NEWS is good!       

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