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Greetings: 

This is my last post. 

Thank you for reading! 

May you have ever blessing,

Kent 

Labor Day

No more than ever, it is important to remember that our Church stands with those that insist on the power of collective bargain.

https://www.umcjustice.org/who-we-are/social-principles-and-resolutions/rights-of-workers-4135

Leah Claney

I worked in my High School cafeteria my sophomore year. My boss was Leah Claney. She also happened to be one of the matriarchs of my Church. She had a very specific way to do things. When you didn't do them her way, she would tell you!

I was in charge of scooping the french fries into the little paper shelves and then weighing them (they have to be within an ounce or two of the specified weight) and then placing them in a tray for serving.

When I began, my process was sloppy and slow. The pressure was on to serve as many students as possible with the hottest fries. Time was of the essence.   

I can still hear Leah today (some 36 years later!) sternly asking, "why handle it twice?" She was right! I don't think I truly appreciated Leah's wisdom then, but I sure do now. There are ways I can become more efficient with my time and the way I manage certain processes...why add unneeded steps? 

Thanks Leah for this valuable lifelong lesson. 

Sex Drugs and Rock n Roll

I am currently leading 2 different Fruit of the Spirit Bible Studies on base. The particular fruit we are studying for 6 weeks is "self-control." Recently it struck me how much time we spend on "earthy" things when talking about the fruit of the SPIRIT! We have covered such topics as: sexuality, drugs (including alcohol) and obesity. 

All that to say, it is a good reminder that Jesus came to bring us new life now, in our current bodies. And that makes all the difference.