“He that dwelleth in the secret place of the most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty.
2 I will say of the LORD, He is my refuge and my fortress: my God; in him will I trust. 3 Surely he shall deliver thee from the snare of the fowler, and from the noisome pestilence.”
(Psa 91:1-3 KJV)
Your Biblical Greek word for this week is: ekklesia... a group of people called out into public for a specific purpose; an assembly; a church congregation.
Prayer list for this week includes: Chuck Brown, Bro. Billy Wilson, Sue McClellan, Frank and Agnes McClellan, William Rice.
Birthdays this week include: Matt Gill (Oct. 18), Kay Langford Garlington (Oct. 20).
As of this writing, storms will be moving in this week and providing a little rain. Judge Spears has ordered a burn ban for Cleveland County. Things are dangerously dry. Since Christmas, we've only fought one outside fire, so folks around here are excellent about fire safety. Please keep up the good work.
Bro. Billy Wilson of Macedonia FWB Church is currently hospitalized but is doing well. A correction from last week: Macedonia's Fall Festival is, in fact, THIS Saturday, October 22, starting at 11am. Macedonia will have booths, games, and an inflatable playground for children, and a cake walk. Later that evening, there will be a hay ride and singing. Tommy Green will once again be making his famous hobo soup, and chili will be served that evening. Thanks to Macedonia Church for providing safe, sane, and Godly activities for this season.
The New Edinburg Museum will be open this Sunday afternoon from 1 to 5pm. Visitors this weekend included: David and Priscilla Gracey of Judsonia and Dan and Martha Stuckey and Beth Stuckey McLain of Jacksonville. The Graceys, Civil War era students, are taking a slow tour of all the battle sites in southern Arkansas and stopped by to see the museum's relic collection. I had an excellent time visiting with them and the Stuckey family (who I had not seen in over 30 years). Some of you may remember the Stuckeys as related to the Attwood family, and I spent some time filling Dan in on who was still with us and who had passed on to the Great Beyond.
And... speaking of the Great Beyond: I didn't mention last week the conversation between Joye and Paula Splawn and myself during the Last Decade Reunion as we shared ghost stories concerning the old school building. The Splawns related their encounters on that property during their stay in the 1960s and early 1970s, but I was pleased to know they were basically hearing the same things I and a couple of others have heard... doors unlocking, opening and closing, footsteps in the hallway, childrens' voices and so on. I have the added privilege of having our resident spook visiting the museum outside of business hours and moving things around. If there's one thing I can't stand, it's a ghost who won't put things back where he found them.
Please send items you'd like to see in this column before Monday. I'd be happy to include whatever you'd like to see here. My phone number is 870-308-4608, my email is JamesCBoney@gmail.com, and everyone knows where my driveway is. Go Eagles.
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