Wonderful Weekend

I am enjoying a wonderful weekend at the lake house in Indiana.  The drive up here was beautiful with the tree colors just about at their prime in many locations.  The West Virginia mountains were outstanding and many of the trees here at the lake are fantastic.  As I look across the lake the red, yellow and orange colors are all around.  Also our little family of swans are doing well with the two young ones now as large as their parents.  They now bob for food with their tails in the air just like the parents.  Without a close look, it is impossible to distinguish the different ages.  Karin, Keith and Calli came out to spend the weekend with me and on Saturday I enjoyed a visit by two friends from Moody Bible Institute. After church on Sunday, we drove down to Bethel College to spend time with grandson Gavin, going out for dinner together at an interesting restaurant that he selected.  We assembled our meal from a huge variety of raw items on the buffet table, adding various sauces and selecting our favorite meats that were then all cooked to perfection for us by the crew.  It was a fun event and great to spend time with Gavin and get updated about all the things that he is involved in at the school.  Tomorrow he has a couple of major exams and will also be wrapping up the tennis season this week.  With the rapidly falling temperatures, it will not be very comfortable to be watching matches outside much longer.  Tonight the prediction is for the temperature to drop to 29.

Today Pastor Denny focused on Acts 15 with Paul and Barnabas dealing with restrictive church membership.  He especially focused on the church today and how easy it is to confuse tradition with truth. I appreciate his desire to keep the main thing central in their church and do their best to avoid being diverted to secondary issues.  I like the message that they have boldly displayed in their auditorium; "People equipped and lead by the Holy Spirit reaching the world for Christ."  Well said!

I expect to be on the road early tomorrow to cover the nearly twelve hour trip back home so I suspect it is time to pack my things up again.  Thanks so much for your prayers and keeping in touch.

Love,  Chuck