Got one more Sunday off—this Sunday.

I will return on July 6.

My doctor, Maria Gaydos, commented on my dress shorts. She had never seen me in shorts—nor have you. Nor has anyone else in the world. I don’t wear shorts.

I have no shorts. To keep the cloth of my pants off my wounded knee, I shortened the legs of a regular pair of pants. The cut was jagged and uneven. Looked pretty sad. This is what elicited the response from my doctor. She could not believe I did not have a regular pair of shorts.

Sorry. I’m just not a shorts person.

I’ve still got swelling and bruises, but Brian and Doug have the wheelbarrow ready, and I am returning on July 6. Brian and Doug will roll me down the aisle while the congregation sings Roll, Jordan, Roll.

I enjoy watching our services from home.

I could hear the piano last week. That problem was fixed.

But Julian and Shannon do not need to share one microphone. Couldn’t hear them. Could not hear a word of the hymns. Have no idea what the words are to that new hymn Mary likes.

Sounds pretty, though.

Thinking Differently

So—I have been in the place of the home viewer. That home viewer is becoming more and more important to churches. Before people visit churches these days, they usually check them out online. That first impression is everything.

And we sometimes have more watching from home than we have in the sanctuary.

I got an e-mail recently from someone who watches regularly from Houston.

Let’s give thanks—and get excited!

Breakfast this Sunday

It’s a “We-Bring” Sunday.

If we don’t bring—no breakfast.

Breakfast at 10:30.

Come early and eat.

This fellowship time is lovely.

July Experiment

During July, we will experiment with an “Announcement” insert in the bulletin each week.

And there will be a brief-as-possible moment after the offering for vital information the congregation needs.

Please get all announcements to Vita, our church secretary, by Wednesday.

Bulletins will be printed on Thursday.

Worship is a kind of drama. We are going to see what it feels like to let the drama of worship play out without interruption. From Winston’s eloquent welcome to Kristi’s postlude—just worship.

That’s our July experiment.

For a whole month, let everything we do in worship—be worship.

A Mighty Thanks

It has been hard just doing the ordinary things after my fall.

My sister has carried extra work—especially in the days following the accident.

The food from the church has helped us carry on more normally. And the love and well-wishes have encouraged us.

A mighty thanks to all of you.

A special thanks to Mary Teague for just doing her thing and doing it so well.

I look forward to her sermon this week: How We Talk to God.

See you Sunday on my TV.

See you on July 6th in person.

God bless—MB