Month: September 2010

Thursday

It is he who saved us and chose us for his holy work

not because we deserved it

but because that was his plan long before the world began—

to show his love and kindness to us through Christ.

~2 Timothy 1:9 (TLB)~

Mr. Jimmy Tolar was admitted to Our Lady of the Lake hospital yesterday afternoon due to complications from his earlier hospitalization.  Please pray for his health to get better.  Pray for “Miss” Naomi as she stays by his side.

There is a 24 hour a day prayer vigil for Caroline Crouch.  If you are on facebook, go to Pray for Caroline Crouch and sign up for a fifteen minute time slot if you wish to pray at a scheduled time.

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Pray for those in the paths of the hurricanes.  If you are one of those individuals, please be prepared and please be safe.

REBOOTING AND STARTING OVER

The following are some suggested new error messages for Microsoft Windows:

1)  Smash forehead on keyboard to continue.

2)  Enter any 11-digit prime number to continue.

3)  Press any key to continue or any other key to quit.

4)  Press any key… no, no, no, NOT THAT ONE!

5)  Close your eyes and press escape three times.

6)  Bad command or file name!  Go stand in the corner.

7)  Keyboard not attached.  Press F1 to continue.

8)  CONGRESS.SYS corrupted… Re-boot Washington D.C? (Y/N)

9)  Runtime Error 6D at 417A:32CF: Incompetent User.

10)  Error reading FAT record: Try the SKINNY one? (Y/N)

11)  WinErr 547: LPT1 not found.  Use backup…..PENCIL & PAPER.

12)  Backup not found:  (A)bort  (R)etry  (P)anic.

Wouldn’t it be nice if every time we made a mistake in real life, we received an “error message” telling us we did something wrong, along with instructions on how to correct it?  And wouldn’t it be nice to keep “backups” so if we did something stupid we could go back and put in the backup, continuing on as if nothing had ever gone wrong?  And if things get really bad, wouldn’t it be nice just to be able to “reboot” and completely start all over again from scratch?

In essence, God has given us a way to do just that.  Part of the blessing of becoming a Christian is the ability to start afresh.  Paul said of the Corinthians:

“Neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor homosexuals, nor sodomites, nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners will inherit the kingdom of God.  And such were some of you.  But you were washed, but you were sanctified, but you were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus and by the Spirit of our God.” (I Cor. 6:9b-11).

Thanks be to God for giving us all a way to “reboot” and start over.

Have a great day!

Alan Smith
Helen Street Church of Christ
Fayetteville, North Carolina

Wednesday Afternoon

Rev. David Cutrer says his wife, Rhonda, is doing well.  Thank you for your continued prayers for her healing process.

Caroline Crouch is about the same as yesterday, which is a surprise for the doctors.  Her mother is still praying for healing and requests you pray continue to pray for Caroline.  Pray for the family as they pray and wait by Caroline’s side.

Mrs. Johnnie M. McDaniel Walker
(March 26, 1924 – August 31, 2010)

Mrs. Johnnie M. McDaniel Walker, 86, a native of Stoney Point and a lifelong resident of Wilmer passed away at 7:55 p.m., Tuesday, August 31, 2010 at the Heritage Manor Nursing Home, Franklinton.

Everyone who knew Mrs. Johnnie knew her to be passionate about her family, her daylilies and her flower garden.

Mrs. Johnnie is survived by her daughter, Betty Walker Fortinberry and husband, Hubert, Chesbrough; 2 sons, Barry (Bill) Walker, Wilmer and Lemmie Walker and wife, Sharon, Baton Rouge; grandchildren, Greg Fortinberry and wife, Kim, Chesbrough; Erin Heltz and husband, Darrin, Madisonville; Lee Walker and wife, Ena, Jackson, MS; great grandchildren, Cole and Austin Fortinberry, Isabella and Jacob Walker, Logan Heltz, and Elise and Christopher Ribera; 2 sisters, Jerry Wascom and husband, Clyde, Franklinton and Carolyn Smith and husband, Derwood, Stoney Point; numerous nieces, nephews and extended family.

She is preceded in death by her husband, Leroy Walker; parents, Zack and Maude McDaniel; brother, Glen and wife, June McDaniel.

Visitation at McKneely & Vaughn Funeral Home, Amite, on Thursday, September 2, 2010 from 6:00 p.m. until 9:00 p.m. and on Friday, September 3, 2010 from 8:00 a.m. until Celebration of Life Services at 10:00 a.m. with Rev. Don McDaniel and Dr. Danny Smith officiating. Interment in the Walker Family Cemetery, Wilmer.

Pallbearers will be Barry Walker, Lee Walker, Greg Fortinberry, Cole Fortinberry, Darren Smith, and Lemmie Walker.

Honorary pallbearers will be Wade Walker, James Harold Bankston, Derwood Smith, Keith McDaniel, Chris Ribera and Darrin Heltz.

The family wishes to thank the Staff of Heritage Manor Nursing Home of Franklinton, Dr. Kyle Magee for the care they provided their Mother. They also wanted to thank James Harold Bankston, who visited and prayed with “Miss Johnnie” every Sunday morning. They also want to especially thank Edith Perry who devoted one year of her life providing loving care for their Mother.

An on-line Guestbook is available at http://www.mckneelyvaughnfh.com

McKneely & Vaughn Funeral Home, Amite, is located at I-55N & Hwy 16W (Exit 46) next to Bill Hood Automotive and behind Mr. Tom’s Car Wash and Holiday Inn Express.

Mrs. Cleo Jackson Travis
(February 17, 1916 – September 1, 2010)

Mrs. Cleo Jackson Travis was born February 17, 1916 and passed away at 4:05 a.m., September 1, 2010 at the St. Helena Parish Hospital, Greensburg. She was 94, a native of Midland, TX and a resident of Greensburg.

She was a lifelong member of Homewood Baptist Church in Alexandria, LA

Mrs. Cleo is survived by a daughter, Mary Travis Moran and husband, Fred, Greensburg; 2 sisters, Janet McInnish, Alexandria and Helen Place, Lake Charles; brother and sister-in-law, Jake and Evelyn Jackson, Rockwood, TN; 2 sister-in-laws, Faye Manual, Alexandria and Margie Zieglar, Lebanon, PA; grandson, John Moran and wife, Wendra, Baton Rouge; great granddaughter, Willa Grace Moran, Baton Rouge; numerous nieces, nephews and extended family.

Preceded in death by husband, Rennie Howard Travis; grandson, Ronald Jeter Moran.

Visitation will be at McKneely & Vaughn Funeral Home, Amite, on Friday, September 3, 2010 from 9:30 a.m. until Celebration of Life Services at 11:30 a.m. with Bro. Jimmy Koonce officiating. Interment in Moran Cemetery, Greensburg, LA

An on-line Guestbook is available at http://www.mckneelyvaughnfh.com

McKneely & Vaughn Funeral Home, Amite, is located at I-55N & Hwy 16W (Exit 46) next to Bill Hood Automotive and behind Mr. Tom’s Car Wash and Holiday Inn Express.

Wednesday

“The Lord is far from the wicked,

but He hears the prayer of the righteous.”

~Proverbs 15:29~

Doctors have done all they can do for Caroline Crouch.  Now, the family is waiting to see if God is going to heal Caroline Crouch here on earth or in heaven.  Please continue to pray for her family and friends.

Mr. Clifton Womack continues to improve.  Keep him in your prayers.

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Honesty

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“At the name of Jesus every knee should bow…” Philippians 2:10

Mike Benson, Editor

PICTURE WHAT THE world would be like if no one had hidden agendas — everything out on the table, no gossip or talking behind people’s backs…

Imagine how freeing it would be to live like Jesus, not ruled by people’s opinions, to only be concerned about God’s view of us, thus freeing us to care for others with honest words that lead either to rejection or genuine closeness.

Most of us don’t live this way.  We get consumed with how we come across to people.  We hunger for their approval and become manipulative.  This creates a false, but fleeting, sense of satisfaction.  Or, we judge others, telling them that they need our approval.  But Jesus describes a new way to care for people, one unconcerned with their opinion of us, one in which we have both compassion and candor, making our relationships real.

“He who speaks from himself seeks his own glory;

but He who seeks the glory of the One who sent Him is true,

and no unrighteousness is in Him.”

John 7:18

I’m hoping September brings us cooler weather, but it is hard to realize September is already here.

Anna Lee