Bonfire Baptism and Gas Nozzles
First things first. I had a first last night. We're on the way home from the Bonfire Baptism and we stop to fill up with gas. Pastor Dave checks the oil and I go get us some sodas. We hop back in the car and take off. Immediately, Pastor Dave says, "What's the noise." We look in the sideview mirror and the nozzle is still in the car. We ripped the whole hose off!
What do you do when you do that? I have no previous life experience to train me for that kind of thing! "I'm sorry" just doesn't seem appropriate. "I didn't try to." That's pretty obvious. Is it one of those "you break it you buy it" kind of things?
Long and short of it, I went in and found two employees and said, "I don't know how to say this, but I ripped the gas hose off." They were totally cool. They said it happens "all the time." The truth is, I worked at a gas station for a year and a half and it never happened once on my watch!
Another uniqueness :) Wow, am I unique :) Uniquely dumb :)
At least we made lots of people nights! People in cars were "circling the wagons" and just gaping at us! They were laughing (with us I"m sure, not at us). I can only imagine if I'd dragged the thing all the way home!
Bonfire Baptism
The Bonfire Baptism was awesome! I love sharing those experiences with people. That is one of the greatest things about being a pastor!
We had some "technical difficulties" last night. For example, no beach! It was high tide and the water litterally came all the way in! And the waves were about fifteen feet (and I don't think I'm exagerrating. They were huge. Baptism was not just a spiritual act of courage last night. It was a physical act of courage. And did I mention that it was cold, real cold?
But it was awesome to hear everybody share their story. And the stories were so different. It was a testament to God's omnirelevant grace.
One of the baptism canidates, Yosuke, was from Japan where they have a tradition of giving a new name when a person is baptized. He requested one so I had been praying that God would reveal what the name should be. It wasn't tough! He smiled the entire 2 1/2 hour drive from DC to Dewey Beach. He is joy personified. Even when he shared his story he did it in such a joyful, playful, and laughing manner. So his middle name is now Isaac which means laughter!
It was also cool that Marit got baptized while pregnant. We baptized two people in one.
I could sense God the Father smiling down on each person as they were baptized last night!
Praise God for what he's doing in the lives of Michelle, Yosuke, Lajauna, Melissa, and Marit.
What do you do when you do that? I have no previous life experience to train me for that kind of thing! "I'm sorry" just doesn't seem appropriate. "I didn't try to." That's pretty obvious. Is it one of those "you break it you buy it" kind of things?
Long and short of it, I went in and found two employees and said, "I don't know how to say this, but I ripped the gas hose off." They were totally cool. They said it happens "all the time." The truth is, I worked at a gas station for a year and a half and it never happened once on my watch!
Another uniqueness :) Wow, am I unique :) Uniquely dumb :)
At least we made lots of people nights! People in cars were "circling the wagons" and just gaping at us! They were laughing (with us I"m sure, not at us). I can only imagine if I'd dragged the thing all the way home!
Bonfire Baptism
The Bonfire Baptism was awesome! I love sharing those experiences with people. That is one of the greatest things about being a pastor!
We had some "technical difficulties" last night. For example, no beach! It was high tide and the water litterally came all the way in! And the waves were about fifteen feet (and I don't think I'm exagerrating. They were huge. Baptism was not just a spiritual act of courage last night. It was a physical act of courage. And did I mention that it was cold, real cold?
But it was awesome to hear everybody share their story. And the stories were so different. It was a testament to God's omnirelevant grace.
One of the baptism canidates, Yosuke, was from Japan where they have a tradition of giving a new name when a person is baptized. He requested one so I had been praying that God would reveal what the name should be. It wasn't tough! He smiled the entire 2 1/2 hour drive from DC to Dewey Beach. He is joy personified. Even when he shared his story he did it in such a joyful, playful, and laughing manner. So his middle name is now Isaac which means laughter!
It was also cool that Marit got baptized while pregnant. We baptized two people in one.
I could sense God the Father smiling down on each person as they were baptized last night!
Praise God for what he's doing in the lives of Michelle, Yosuke, Lajauna, Melissa, and Marit.
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