In review...

Well, my last post was about how we would be leaving for Cedar Point. So, I suppose you want an update on the trip. We had a good time. 15 of us went and enjoy each other’s company and some really great weather on the trip. There was about 5 minutes of the trip that was rainy, but the rest of it was dry and clear. We got a late start (big surprise) and had to set up in the dark. Our food gurus had us fed pretty shortly after everything was set up. Relative to the time we got there, we went to bed pretty early. The next morning, we got packed and on the road in what I thought was really good time. It didn’t take us very long to get into the park once we got there, then we dispersed to find whatever fun we could cram into the day. All in all, we had a good end-of-summer trip. Now we look forward to the new school year and all that has to offer. Big Deal will start when school does and there will be other events and such to liven up the calendar along the way. Get ready….you don’t have a choice!

Proverbs 9 (read this on your own) is a comparison of the houses of Wisdom and Folly. Both have prepared their houses to invite people in. Both offer an invitation to all and both have plenty for everyone. However, their motivations are diametrically opposed. Let me give you a few opposing elements of the houses: growth vs. immaturity, love vs. hate, selflessness vs. selfishness, good teaching vs. bad teaching, life vs. death, benefits vs. suffering, truth vs. lies. In reading these comparisons, it seems that the decision would be a no-brainer. However, there are people living very comfortably in the house of the Foolish and are quite content with dying. God’s Wisdom is sustaining and it guides us to life. The woman Wisdom seems very intense and concerned, and she should be! She knows what God has to offer and she knows the alternative! If the way of Foolishness and the way of Wisdom are so easy to distinguish, why then do we always look longingly at the house of the Foolish? Sin tempts us in this way to make what it is look so enticing and inviting. But we know from reading this that what lies inside is death. Choose life! Choose Wisdom! Live right and live strong.

Sign up for the Adventure Trip (Aug. 21-22) on the bulletin board.
First Big Deal of the year is Aug 18 at Jerry and Sherry Wilkinson’s pool. 6-8 pm. Bring bathing suits/trunks and towels. Jr. High bring drinks, Highschool bring snacks.

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