Conference

I attended the Apostolic Christian Church General Conference friday in Goodfield. Some observations:

1. What other denomination is there where you greet Jesus Christ's Brothers(from all over the country) with a Holy Kiss . . . before you even know there name?

2. I forgot how beautiful and powerful a spirited 800 voice all-male choir sounds!

3. There must be a tremendous amount of logistical planning, organizing, and volunteering that goes into putting on a conference. Good job, Goodfield.

4. We don't have "controversial issues" like the major denominations have at their conferences(priest sexual abuse, inerrency of scripture, ordaining women, ordaining homosexuals, homosexual marriage, etc.). We need to be thankful.

5. Every speaker always put the focus back on the foundation; Jesus Christ and his shed blood. Christ is the head of our church.

6. The Elder body has a genuine love and concern for the spiritual welfare of the brotherhood. We can't let human weaknesses and personalities interfere with our support.

7. There is no comparison between being at the conference in person(feeling the work of the spirit) and listening to the tapes later.

8. You see lots of people you know(and relatives) from all over the country, but because of the crowd and the structured agenda, you rarely get to talk to many of them.

9. It was a blessing!

Church: A gift from God. Assembly required.

When we pray to God, we should ask for direction - not permission.

If you worry, why pray? If you pray, why worry?