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From the
Editor’s
Desk
By Joe Brady, Editor
for
The Times
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Sometimes we just need to act like a child. Despite
our gray hair, lack of hair, aches and pains, to act like a
ten year old can be liberating. If you don’t believe me,
just ask Talmadge Fries.
The other evening a group of us went to dinner in
Statesboro. The truth is, this is a weekly event. No
matter how busy this group is, we always find some
time to enjoy dinner together. I mean just look at me, I
ain’t gonna miss a meal.
So, anybody who knows Talmadge, knows how
aggravating he can be. While the waitress is taking our
orders, he is thumping little bits of trash at me. While
I am unwrapping my silverware and putting my straw
in my water glass, I am being pummeled by bits of
paper. His shredded napkin, what was he going to wipe
his mouth with, his sleeve? The paper wrapper off his
straw and silverware, you name it, he chunked it across
the table at me.
So, what did I do you ask? Well I didn’t sit there
being all innocent, let me tell you. I began chunking
it back. Now, did I mention that we were in a booth?
That’s important part to the story. Anway, I made the
decision to thump the trash across the table at him.
You know, like we used to do in paper football? I think
you probably need gray hair to remember the folded
triangles we used for football and your friend would
hold two fingers up like a field goal?
If you remember the game then you also remember
how your thump would go wild. Well, that’s what
mine did. I watched in amazement as my wadded trash
lodged in the back of the head of the woman sitting in
the next booth. Like a spit ball, it sat in her long dark
tresses as her hand reached up to brush it away.
She and her dinner companion began looking up,
like Henny Penny, is the sky falling down? I watched
in amazement with my hand covering my mouth.
Everybody at my table sat in silence, including
Talmadge. Where was all that mouth now? I wanted
to ask him. I began thinking, the boyfriend, husband,
or whatever he was was a skinny little dude, I could
probably take him if he wanted to fight. He looked
about my age.
I felt like the bully in class having been discovered
by the teacher throwing spitballs. As the couple kept
staring at the ceiling looking for falling plaster, I came
clean, unlike the ten year old I felt like.
“It was that man right there!” I motioned at
Talmadge. “I don’t know why he acts like such a
child!” The moral of the story? If you do something
stupid, own up to it and choose your dinner
companions wisely. That’s all for now, take care!
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Anticipating
Christ’s Return
When we go on
vacation, we make
reservations months
in advance, buy new
clothes to wear, get our
car serviced, search
the internet for the
best things to do at our
destination and we try
to think of everything
we need to bring in case
we need it when we get
there. As the time for
the trip gets closer, the
anticipation builds as the
family talks about all the
things we will do and
how nice it will be to see
different scenery and to
enjoy a break from the
regular routine.
As the time for Jesus
to return to Heaven
approached, Jesus
spoke several times to
his Disciples about the
certainty of his return
but Jesus did not tell us
when he will come the
second time. When Jesus
spoke about his second
coming, he emphasized
the importance of
always being prepared.
“Watch therefore, for you
do not know what hour
your Lord is coming,
but know this, that if
the master of the house
had known what hour
the thief would come,
he would have watched
and not allowed his
house to be broken into.
Therefore you also be
ready, for the Son of
Man is coming at an
hour you do not expect,”
(Matthew 24:42-44).
While we wait
for Christ’s return, we
may be anxious like
the Disciples in Bible
times but the Lord will
return at the best time
because God has perfect
and infinite wisdom. As
angels encouraged the
Disciples to live for God
and not get discouraged
in the meantime, they
tell us the same today.
“Now when He had
spoken these things,
while they watched. He
was taken up, and a
cloud received Him out
of their sight. And while
they looked steadfastly
toward heaven as He
went up, behold, two
men stood by them in
white apparel, who also
said, ‘Men of Galilee,
why do you stand gazing
into heaven? This same
Jesus, who was taken up
from you into heaven,
will so come in like
manner as you saw Him
go into heaven,’ “ (Acts
1:9-11).
During Peter’s
ministry, he and the
other Apostles also
reminded believers
to anticipate Christ’s
coming by living the
kind of life that pleases
God because he could
return at any moment.
“Nevertheless we,
according to His promise,
look for new heavens
and a new earth in which
righteousness dwells.
Therefore, beloved,
looking forward to
these things, be diligent
to be found by Him in
peace, without spot and
blameless; and consider
that the longsuffering of
our Lord is salvation-as
also our beloved brother
Paul, according to the
wisdom given him, has
written to you,” (2 Peter
3:13-15).
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