tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14710344.post644531525586031910..comments2023-11-03T05:46:44.728-04:00Comments on RevGalBlogPals: 11th Hour Preacher Party: Easter Vigil EditionStephanie Anthony/She Revhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10089531643725874239noreply@blogger.comBlogger206125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14710344.post-48183936991910037422009-04-12T15:24:00.000-04:002009-04-12T15:24:00.000-04:00what teri said, except for the vacation part :) i...what teri said, except for the vacation part :) it all worked out like it usually does. thanks pals!Jennifer Garrison Brownellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10170014214291920971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14710344.post-60871603503972739202009-04-12T13:59:00.000-04:002009-04-12T13:59:00.000-04:00well, we had somewhere in the realm of 450 people ...well, we had somewhere in the realm of 450 people worship with us (across four services) this morning. Lots of packed sanctuary! Sermon turned out fine, of course, (thanks HS!) but the music, as usual, carried the day. <BR/>And now I'm off to the airport for a week off, internetless and everything. I can't remember the last time I went internetless.<BR/><BR/>Have a great week, all--see you next Saturday night!Terihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10838436991138846332noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14710344.post-53464519873961487262009-04-12T09:12:00.000-04:002009-04-12T09:12:00.000-04:00At church between services, we had a big turnout f...At church between services, we had a big turnout for a windy Sunrise service and then a breakfast at church. Wonder who will show up at 10?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08235049965406944684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14710344.post-76530417970445240432009-04-12T09:06:00.000-04:002009-04-12T09:06:00.000-04:00Yeah Sherev! I'm so very close, but I only have 5...Yeah Sherev! I'm so very close, but I only have 5 more minutes before I really have to go get ready....wish me luck!Jennifer Garrison Brownellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10170014214291920971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14710344.post-45904036535539869192009-04-12T08:45:00.000-04:002009-04-12T08:45:00.000-04:00Congratulations -- you made it.Word count = 1919I...Congratulations -- you made it.<BR/>Word count = 1919<BR/>I'm done. Prayers of the people? Children's time? On the fly! I like the hands over the mouth thing, too, and will run with it!Stephanie Anthony/She Revhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10089531643725874239noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14710344.post-55210926196206326762009-04-12T08:43:00.000-04:002009-04-12T08:43:00.000-04:00Have a great vacay cheese - we'll miss you at BE, ...Have a great vacay cheese - we'll miss you at BE, but it's good to know you're getting some well-earned down time. (You're not taking Shred with you, right?)<BR/><BR/>Happy Easter everyone!!!Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03407981987874669303noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14710344.post-5127718912753115962009-04-12T08:34:00.001-04:002009-04-12T08:34:00.001-04:00I'm going for the 200th post -- can you tell??I'm going for the 200th post -- can you tell??Jennifer Garrison Brownellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10170014214291920971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14710344.post-15061852990623048372009-04-12T08:34:00.000-04:002009-04-12T08:34:00.000-04:00Or as KJ says - If you've got a dog, walk it proud...Or as KJ says - If you've got a dog, walk it proudJennifer Garrison Brownellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10170014214291920971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14710344.post-30338390183796160432009-04-12T08:33:00.000-04:002009-04-12T08:33:00.000-04:00I figured out the problem is I'm trying to do too ...I figured out the problem is I'm trying to do too much in this sermon. I"m going ot whittle it down for the next half hour, then it's wherever it is, call it good.<BR/><BR/>Holy Spirit's got your back, ya'll.Jennifer Garrison Brownellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10170014214291920971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14710344.post-61971966644782867002009-04-12T08:28:00.000-04:002009-04-12T08:28:00.000-04:00We have had the sort of morning that requires wash...We have had the sort of morning that requires washing of babies and changing of sheets. Still working on the Alleluia.<BR/><BR/>Still, Sweet Baby is up early, and we'll be off in plenty of time for the Easter breakfast. Mmmm.esperanzahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12508921986071164221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14710344.post-7081367952885208722009-04-12T08:03:00.000-04:002009-04-12T08:03:00.000-04:00And a little more than 24 hrs later, we are standi...And a little more than 24 hrs later, we are standing strong. Our sunrise service is done and chairs have been returned to proper places.<BR/>Our Easter Lilies are placed on front steps and we are set to go. I am home for about an hour (in sweats and drinking coffee) and then back to church again.<BR/>Hope all are well.1-4 Gracehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05688216101068437927noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14710344.post-80288744582187883782009-04-12T07:48:00.000-04:002009-04-12T07:48:00.000-04:00blessings to you cheesehead! =)blessings to you cheesehead! =)Katie Z.https://www.blogger.com/profile/01143363139786424632noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14710344.post-30261257684452132762009-04-12T07:45:00.000-04:002009-04-12T07:45:00.000-04:00That's awesome, Dave!Christ is risen and I am out ...That's awesome, Dave!<BR/><BR/>Christ is risen and I am out of bed!<BR/><BR/>Finished some pesky, last minute going-out-of-town details: filing WGs state taxes, writing the check for our federal taxes, transferring money to cover the check, printing out hotel reservation confirmation, making sure sermon manuscript is on the kitchen counter ready to go, finding pastoral prayer for today, etc.<BR/><BR/>Now to finish packing, get dressed, pack cooler for our trip, get family out of bed, and go to church. <BR/><BR/>Y'all, I'm wearing comfy pants and flip-flops, sitting in the CRV headed south in just about six hours. Vacay, here I come!Juleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18324456402703897094noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14710344.post-8745948497035078052009-04-12T07:43:00.000-04:002009-04-12T07:43:00.000-04:00just want to wish everyone an "Alleluia. christ i...just want to wish everyone an "Alleluia. christ is risen indeed" this morning. praying for all.Diane M. Rothhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07749136181846671327noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14710344.post-31889822865367691352009-04-12T07:37:00.000-04:002009-04-12T07:37:00.000-04:00nice Rev Dave!!!We just might hit 200 comments!nice Rev Dave!!!<BR/><BR/>We just might hit 200 comments!Katie Z.https://www.blogger.com/profile/01143363139786424632noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14710344.post-447972868462654152009-04-12T07:35:00.000-04:002009-04-12T07:35:00.000-04:00she rev, I saw your comment about fear=faith and ...she rev, I saw your comment about fear=faith and I remembered a paragraph I typed for my own sermon:<BR/><BR/>It is the kind of fear portrayed in C.S. Lewis’ Chronicle of Narnia series, as the people rightfully fear and revere Aslan the Lion. He is dangerous, he is righteous and there is no escaping him, no containing him, no forgetting him. (part of a Charles Campbell quote about the risen Christ) He is wild and wonderful.Katie Z.https://www.blogger.com/profile/01143363139786424632noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14710344.post-47001212316943951962009-04-12T07:30:00.001-04:002009-04-12T07:30:00.001-04:00I just want to say that you know you're doing your...I just want to say that you know you're doing your Easter Vigil right when the church's neighbors call the fire department.Rev Davehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04950446644617877851noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14710344.post-48046287152665985272009-04-12T07:30:00.000-04:002009-04-12T07:30:00.000-04:00"I have seen the Lord!" Mary Magdelane rejoices an..."I have seen the Lord!" Mary Magdelane rejoices and so do I.<BR/><BR/>Love and peace to you all!God_Guurrlllhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18184002827799859297noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14710344.post-91718219820127362362009-04-12T07:24:00.000-04:002009-04-12T07:24:00.000-04:00well, it's 6.24 here. Showered, tea brewing, pack...well, it's 6.24 here. Showered, tea brewing, packing finished (in theory...), sermon about to be re-read. dear Jesus, please let it say something about you and good news. please.<BR/><BR/>happy easter, friends! alleluias come out with the Christ--hooray!Terihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10838436991138846332noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14710344.post-71583591565071785482009-04-12T07:18:00.000-04:002009-04-12T07:18:00.000-04:00I take that back. It must have been his showering...I take that back. It must have been his showering that woke the little one up! Back to typing I go!Stephanie Anthony/She Revhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10089531643725874239noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14710344.post-12242038607499515792009-04-12T07:17:00.000-04:002009-04-12T07:17:00.000-04:0030 minutes! It's a race to the finish. The baby ...30 minutes! It's a race to the finish. The baby (I guess I need to call him the toddler since he turns 2 in 2 months) just started stirring in his crib. He can make it a little longer. I'm slightly concerned that I have NOT heard my husband stir yet. Maybe I need to go poke him out of bed before his ride comes.Stephanie Anthony/She Revhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10089531643725874239noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14710344.post-65356144991002204202009-04-12T07:14:00.000-04:002009-04-12T07:14:00.000-04:00Christ is risen!!!Christ is risen!!!Katie Z.https://www.blogger.com/profile/01143363139786424632noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14710344.post-29514351252916307462009-04-12T07:00:00.000-04:002009-04-12T07:00:00.000-04:00Alleluia! The Lord is Risen!! (And in 6 short hour...Alleluia! The Lord is Risen!! (And in 6 short hours I'll be in bed for an Easter Day nap--Alleluia!!)<BR/><BR/>I'm grateful for this community!Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07305239405001762102noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14710344.post-21729951865371257092009-04-12T06:55:00.000-04:002009-04-12T06:55:00.000-04:00897 and making the turn into the good news. Fear ...897 and making the turn into the good news. Fear doesn't mean disbelief.<BR/><BR/>Fear=faith<BR/><BR/>Those women could have known EXACTLY what had happened - - the entire world had been turned on its head, everything they new to be true - that the dead stay dead - - was no longer true and THAT was terrifying!Stephanie Anthony/She Revhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10089531643725874239noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14710344.post-32959776865893016042009-04-12T06:28:00.000-04:002009-04-12T06:28:00.000-04:00574 written and polished - - good solid intro layi...574 written and polished - - good solid intro laying the ground work, now to the meat. One hour left!Stephanie Anthony/She Revhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10089531643725874239noreply@blogger.com