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God's Not Dead!
Such a simple, but yet controversial statement. We are living in a time
when, whether we want to believe it or not, where the simple question can be asked, "Is God dead?" and the answers of yes and no will be
50/50. The question for us to consider is how would we answer the question if we were put on the spot? It is easy for us to express our belief in Jesus Christ at church and around our Christian friends, but how
good are we at sharing our faith among a group of people where we know
there are some who do not believe?
In the month of October, a couple of things are taking place that will hopefully help us in sharing our faith and standing up for what we believe in the face of opposition. First is Mission U. This will be an evangelism training workshop held October 11, 2014 from
9:00am to 2:00pm in the Family Life Center. The focus of this workshop will be on every-day evangelism. Not only has God placed us in different fields of work, we also find our-
selves in different phases in life. Whether we are in school, at work, retired, coaching a team, out with some friends or at home with our family, God wants to use us right where we are to be a witness of His great love for us. I highly encourage everyone that is available
to signup for and attend this workshop.
Second, for the month of October, there will be a sermon series based on the movie
God's Not Dead. In this movie we see a young man in college who stands up for his belief in Jesus as his Lord and Savior. He risks his class grade and reputation with his peers and even loses his girlfriend to defend his faith. How far are we willing to go? This series along
with the Mission U workshop will hopefully push us out of our comfort zones in order to be a witness of the life saving Gospel message of Jesus Christ where God has placed us in the
world.
May we continue to be used by God with A Heart for Hamilton County and the World!
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Sunday Morning
8:30 Breakfast/Opening
9:00 Sunday School
10:00 Worship
Tuesday
9:00 Quilting
Wednesday
6:30 Youth Group
Friday
Office Closed
EVERY MONTH
1st Sunday– Nursing Home Devotions 1:30pm
2nd Wednesday– Preschool Board 5:30pm
2nd Tuesday—Board of Ed 6:00pm
2nd Week– Board Meetings
3rd Saturday--Men’s Club 7:15am
October
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1st Milton Bottlinger
Kathleen Payne
2nd Larry Eileers
Delores Stanford
Alan Watson
3rd Stanley Stanford
4th Bea Coble
5th Roger Bushee
Annie Deleon
Roy Seider
6th Charlie Bottlinger
Hunter Tyson
9th Josh Janisch
Mark Nolen
Darrell Wagner
10th Allen Reed
Jim Schrank
11th Alicia Hall
Juanita Seider
12th Klayton Kensing
Vicki Marwithz
14th Don Arnett
Ricky Brown
Tammy Wagner
Kay Zschiesche
15th Calvin Friedrich
Gunner McElroy
Reagan Reich
Connie White
Kaki Whitt
16th Alice Jeschke
Erica Massingill
17th Sheldon Coble
19th Maycon Stork
21st Jonathan Hurst
22nd Joel Sellers
Jody Tyson
23rd Blake Cathey
Lucy Lowery
Doug Wagner
25th John Polster
Lee Tyson
26th Harry Asquith
Andrew Chorenziak
Ruben Lippe
Tracy Wenzel
28th Bert Schrank
29th Cecil Kautzsch
31st Billie Lonney
Max Lowrey
3rd Micah Stork
5th Mason Code
6th Josh Cantara
8th Norma Marwitz
10th Odell Niemann
13th Cutter Tyson
16th Carolina DeLaGarza
19th Will Beber
20th larry Eilers
Roy Seider
24th Jason Lange
Kirsten Niemann
25th Ryder Zschiesche
26th Hailey Holden
Hanna Holden
Gertie Schrank
27th Susie Odom
28th Kathy Christensen
29th Blake Cathey
Ethan Cathey
Sara Cathey
31st Miltons Bottlinger
1st Johnny & Marliessa Clark 43yrs
Allen & Jane Dodson 48yrs
9th Doug & Tammy Wagner 21yrs
13th Jason & Kimberly Clark 7yrs
16th Mark & Sabrina Sellers 15yrs
17th Bob & Dorothy Hoermann 55yrs
John & Dorothy Schoedel 22yrs
24th Eugene & Alice Jeschke 50yrs
27th Ricky & Laverne Brown 30yrs
30th Clay & Danna Hurst 10yrs
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Hello Everyone,
It’s hard to believe that I am actually sitting here in my room, looking out at the Westfield House campus in Cambridge, England. I can’t believe that my life has actually changed as much as it has in the past couple of months. As you all know two months ago I was preparing the final sermons that I would preach while on the adventure called Vicarage. Then one month ago I packed all of my belongings up and drove down to Texas with my dad. We had a good trip, although it started off a little hairy as the final few items to be packed had to be hurriedly thrown into the back of my truck because a thunder storm was looming directly over my house in Elmhurst. But when we finally made it to dry ground in St. Louis we successfully unwrapped the tarp, which we had thrown over the valuable equip-ment, and not a single piece of furniture had been dam-aged. That was the first leg of a two part trip for us. Af-ter I had met with everyone that I needed and wanted to see in St. Louis, my dad and I hopped back into my truck and drove all the way back to Hamilton, Texas in one day. Let me tell you it felt good to finally say I was back in Texas.
I then spent a few days visiting with family members all around the state. I was able to see al-most everyone in one fail swoop, and I said my hel-los and goodbyes as I then was packing up to fly across the pond to my new home for one year, Cambridge, England. My month here in Cambridge has been pretty amazing so far. The experience that
I’m getting cannot be beat. I have been out punting with my new friends, and when I say we went out punting I mean we had to do the punting (and no this is not the type of punting one does while playing football). Punting in England, I quickly learned is taking a boat down a river. However, in-stead of using a motor or a paddle to travel on the water, one needs to employ the artful skill of great balance. In punting you have the boat and then the person who is driving the boat stands on a flat sur-face on the back of the boat and uses a long stick (similar to a pole vaulting stick) to push your way
down the river. It takes a great deal of skill to steer the boat straight and true. Not only do you have to have great balance in order to keep from falling off the boat while it is moving, but you have to think quickly as the stick sometimes gets stuck in the mud at the bottom of the river. Either one simply lets go or one might quickly find themselves tak-ing a nice cool bath. Anyways that is enough description of punting, but I could tell you many other things that I have learned and seen during my time in England. For instance I could tell you about the beautiful house
that I saw in Sandringham (the queens Christmas retreat) or the incredible castle I walked through in Castle Rising. I could tell you that I am planning on going to Scotland this weekend, London tomorrow to see the Broadway style play Les Mis in theatre, or even that I am planning on going to Belgium and the Netherlands over my one week break at the be-ginning of October. But If I do this letter may never find its end, so I will move on to more important top-ics like the class work that I am currently enrolled in.
(My friends and myself out punting!!)
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While here in Cambridge I will be receiving 15 hours to transfer back to St. Louis in a year. In-cluded in those 15 hours will be Early Church Histo-ry, Johannine Writings, Introduction to the Old Tes-tament: The Prophets, English and Catholic Reformations, and World Religions: Buddhism and Islam. Currently I am studying 2 of these, and in a couple of weeks I will start another at the Faculty of Divinity. Now studying in Cambridge, or in England in general is quite differ-ent from studying in the states. For instance when one studies in Eng-land it means they are doing a whole lot of reading, and nothing but reading. Studying here is very much based upon what you want to get out of the experience. There are no tests, no quizzes, and the professors are only there as supple-mentary information to what you find within the books that you immerse yourself within. Another thing that is quite different is the fact that Colleges are not places where you attend lectures. The best way to think of a College within England is to picture Harry Pot-ter. Harry is placed with the Gryffindor house, when he first arrives at Hogwarts. No while he is in that particular house he only eats, sleeps, studies, and socializes within the house. However, all of his classes are outside of the Gryffindor space. That paints a good picture of studying in England. One might go off to a college, for instance King’s College in Cambridge to study. How-ever, while you are at your particular college you only sleep, eat, study, and socialize within the college grounds. Your lectures during your time are held off of campus grounds at places called “Faculties.” I will be attending the Faculty of Divinity when my next class kicks off. I’m pretty interested in seeing how this system truly works. (Now if you are still confused and
didn’t truly understand my description of how Col-leges and Faculties relate don’t worry I’m still con-fused myself. But I’m sure as the year goes along I will begin to understand it better and I can answer
any questions that y’all want to ask me while I’m going through this ex-perience.)
For now I think it is enough to say that I am doing a whole lot of read-ing. I am listening in class, and trying to soak up every last ounce of wis-dom that my Tudors can provide, and I am loving the entire way of life here in England. Every aspect is just a little bit different than what I am ac-customed to thanks to life in the states. However, I can’t wait to see
where else this adventure takes me along the way. I need to wrap this up as I am supposed to wake up early to set up for chapel tomorrow morning, but I want to leave you with a word of thanks. I truly ap-preciate all that you have done for me. The prayers, the financial support, the encouragement and the
laughs that I share with y’all through your letters and en-counters. I truly pray that life is treating y’all well and that God is continuing to pour His blessings upon you. May we ever look to Him for strength and support!
In His Grip,
Erik Christensen
(The Castle in Castle Rising!)
(The queens house in Sandringham)
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Everyone is invited to come on October 11 from 9:00-2:00 to an exciting event where we learn more about sharing our love of
Jesus. St. John Lutheran is blessed to be a growing church, but is there anything we could do to be better equipped to tell about Jesus?
Of course. This is an opportunity to learn how to share that message of salvation. No, it’s not going knocking on doors and handing out
pamphlets. Come learn about evangelism in the 21st century.
"Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved." How then will they call on him in whom they have not believed? And how are they
to believe in him of whom they have never heard? And how are they to hear without someone preaching? And how are they to preach unless they
are sent? (Romans 10:13-15).
One in four American teens and young adults claim no religious connection whatsoever. How will they hear the message of salvation
through Jesus Christ if no one reaches them? As a follower of Jesus, you have been commissioned to make disciples of all nations. Be-
come equipped through MISSION U to help you fulfill your mission with boldness to the diverse mission field around you. You and
your church can gain a scripture-based understanding of how outreach works in a culture that doesn't care about God. MISSION U
features outreach training workshops tailored to your specific church led by Christian leaders in outreach, as well as free monthly
webinars from Christian leaders and speakers about contemporary topics in Christian outreach.
MISSION U is Lutheran Hour Ministries' new witnessing training program. It is designed to give you the tools and training to confi-
dently accept your mission: reaching people with the real news of Jesus Christ. MISSION U provides multiple course options address-
ing topics that meet your congregation's specific witnessing-training needs. By participating in MISSION U courses, your church will
gain tools that sharpen and enhance your witnessing efforts to reach people of all ages and backgrounds.
The style and format of MISSION U mirrors a 21st-century university classroom - sequential yet flexible that offers personal training
from speakers and additional online instruction.
At MISSION U the focus is equipping you, God's chosen ambassador, to carry His message of hope and salvation into a world urgently
in need of good news.
Making a difference in how people talk to others about Jesus.
Ruth Guild met the second Sunday in September. Cecilia Jensen presented a devo-tional program titled Back to School for the Christian focusing on how to prepare our-selves and children on the basic teachings of developing good habits for praying and learning about our Lord . Laurel Friedrich reported on the Lutheran Women's Mis-sionary League Fall Rally coming up on October 4th in Temple, Immanuel Lutheran Church. All women are invited to attend. For information about this contact Dixie Gromatzky. Pat Bottlinger reported that the Tuesday morning quilting group has completed over 100 quilts for World Relief Missions. (Great Job!) Other discussion focused on St. John's Ruth Guild upcoming projects, taking us into December . We are supporting, along with the rest of the members with the Nikki Warms the Cold . We
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Joyful, Joyful, We Adore Thee 1907
By Gary Gromatzky
For I know the thoughts that I think
toward you, says the Lord, thoughts
of peace and not of evil, to give you a
future and a hope. Jeremiah 29:11
Once, when recovering from a bout
of depression, I found this hymn very
therapeutic, “Melt the clouds of sin
and sadness, fill us (me) with the
light of day.” Notice how every
phrase of this prayer is bursting with
exuberance: the Lord is our
“wellspring of the joy of living,” our
“ocean depth of happy rest,” and we
ask Him to “lift us to the joy divine.”
The author of the hymn, Henry
Jackson van Dyke, was born in
Pennsylvania in 1852 and became
pastor of the Brick Presbyterian
Church in New York City. Henry later
became professor of English litera-
ture at Princeton and the author of a
number of books, including the still-
popular The Other Wise Man.
He went on to occupy a number of
eminent positions, including:
American ambassador to the
Netherlands and Luxembourg
(appointed by his friend, Wood-
row Wilson.)
Lieutenant commander in the
United States Navy Chaplains
Corps during World War 1
Moderator of the General Assem-
bly of the Presbyterian Church
Commander of the Legion of
Honor
President of the National Institute
of Arts and Letters
Chairman of the committee that
compiled the Presbyterian Book
of Common Worship
In 1907, Henry van Dyke was invit-
ed to preach at Williams College in
Massachusetts. At breakfast one
morning , he handed the college
president a piece of paper, saying,
“Here is a hymn for you. Your moun-
tains (the Berkshires) were my inspi-
ration,. It must be sung to the music
of Beethoven’s ‘Hymn of Joy.’”
When he was later asked about his
hymn, van Dyke replied, “These vers-
es are simple expressions of com-
mon Christian feelings and desires in
this present time- - hymns of today
that may be sung together by people
who know the thought of the age,
and are not afraid that any truth of
science will destroy religion, or any
revolution on earth overthrow the
kingdom of heaven. Therefore this is
a hymn of trust and joy and hope.”
Ref: “Then Sings My Soul” by Thomas
Nelson, Nashville
Joyful, joyful, we adore Thee,
God of glory Lord of love;
Hearts unfold like flow’rs before Thee,
Opening to the sun above.
Melt the clouds of sin and sadness,
Drive the dark of doubt away;
Giver of immortal gladness,
Fill us with the light of day!
All Thy works with joy surround Thee,
Earth and heaven reflect Thy ray
Stars and angels sing around Thee
Center of unbroken praise
Field and forest, vale and mountain,
Flow ery meadow, flashing sea,
Chanting bird and flowing fountain,
Call us to rejoice in Thee.
Thou art giving and forgiving,
ever blessing, ever blest,
Well spring of the joy of living,
Ocean depth of happy rest!
Thou our Father, Christ our Brother,
All who live in love are Thine.
Teach us how to love each other,
Lift us to the joy divine.
Mortals join the mighty chorus,
Which the Morning Stars began.
Father love is reigning o’er us,
Brother love binds man to man.
Ever singing march we onward,
Victors in the midst of strife;
Joyful music lifts us sun-ward,
In the triumph song of life.
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Registration due by
November 5th Jr. Youth Wednesday 3:45-5:00
Sr. Youth Meetings
The Polster’s House
Sunday Evening
6:00-8:00pm
Pre-Confirmation
Wednesday
3:45-5:00
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The Board of Elders and Board of Outreach announce October will be observed as Pastor Apprecia-
tion Month. We are celebrating Pastor Keith Reich's 5th anniversary with us here at St. John. On
Sunday October 12th we will honor Pastor, Stacy and family by gathering for a traditional Pot
Blessing meal after service. We continue to thank God for sending Pastor Reich and his family
here to Hamilton to shepherd us at St. John and partner with us in our lives and community. We
are truly blessed.
The Board of Elders and Board of Outreach are encouraging each of us to make October extra-
special for Pastor Reich and family. Please consider participating in one or more of the following:
1) Mail for Pastor. We would like for each member (children too) to write a personal note of en-
couragement and appreciation to Pastor Reich. Whether it be note, letter, card, email, or text mes-
sage, please let Pastor hear from us all. (Please mail directly to Pastor or a Special Pastor Mailbox
will be located in the Narthex for the month)
2) Gift Cards. Please consider a special gift in the form of gift cards or gift certificates.
Ideas include: our local businesses and restaurants, Brookshire Bros., ALCO, Amazon, I Tunes,
Jos. A. Bank, and Barnes & Noble.
3) Tuesday Night Dinners. There are 4 Tuesdays in month of October. If you would like to provide
Pastor and his family with one of the Tuesday evening meals please contact Kathy Christensen
(386-8787) for scheduling. Dates are Oct. 7th, 14th, 21st, and 28th.
4) Dessert Thursdays. There are 5 Thursdays in October and we are looking for 5 individuals inter-
ested in sharing a dessert (cake, pie, cookies, cinnamon rolls, and your own specialty) one of
those dates. Please contact Kathy Christensen (386-8787) to schedule. Dates are Oct. 2nd, 9th,
16th, 23rd, and 30th.
5) We also encourage any idea of your own for a special personal expression of thanks to Pastor
Reich
Let's show Pastor Reich and Stacy how much we care.
Board of Elders
Board of Outreach
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September 2014
The past few weeks at St. John Preschool have been amazing! We love seeing all of our friends
from last year and meeting new friends as well. We have a great group of kids and our teachers
are enjoying getting to know each of them.
We have 56 students registered at our Preschool and Kindergarten this year. We praise God for
blessings us so richly and pray for his continued blessing in serving His lambs.
A NOTE FROM MRS. SARAH
In the Little Lambs and Mighty
Lions classes, we have been
working with the children on
routines and schedules and being
a good friend.
We have been reading and
discussing many wonderful
children’s books about manners,
feelings, and friendship.
We have been learning about our
classmates and their families,
and the letters that each of our
names begin with.
Our letters this
month are A,B, and C.
PRESCHOOL ACTIVITIES
We are super excited about our new Bible Curriculum this year.
We have been learning about Creation, Adam and Eve, and
Noah’s Ark this month.
We will be sending the Bible story home each week, which has a
parent section designed to reinforce the Bible story at home.
We are so happy to have Pastor Reich lead our Children’s Chapel
each week. He is teaching to coincide with our Bible curriculum
this year. It has been fun to hear the kids tell him about the
stories and get excited when they answer his questions. They
have really enjoyed learning and singing songs while he plays his
guitar.
BIBLE TIME/CHAPEL
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The Kinderoos have been reviewing letters and
letter sounds, learning to write in their
journals, and learning to read sight words.
They enjoyed their first fieldtrip to the
Hamilton Public Library to check out books.
KINDERGARTEN ACTIVITIES
The afternoon class is filled with hands-on
learning and fun! They enjoy playing outside,
doing crafts that coincide with our units of
study, spending time in play centers, and
playing games.
AFTERNOON ZOO CREW
Thank you to all of the parents that brought Birthday snacks this month, as well as the ones that
donated snacks to our school.
A huge thank you to the Coalson Family and Coalson Excavation for donating the new pea gravel
for our playground and fixing our new play area around the playground equipment this summer.
The kids will enjoy it for many years to come.
We also want to thank Charles Jahns for moving our Reading Loft to the new Kindergarten room,
and Paul Christensen for fixing our tricycles for us. We appreciate our church family taking time
to help at our school.
We will be putting out the “giving tree” next week. You can pick a leave off of the tree to donate
that item. Thank you in advance!
THANK YOU’S
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We will be bringing back our pumpkin patch
next month for the kids to explore during
recess.
If you see any pumpkins or gourds of any
size while you are out and about, please pick
one up for our patch.
We are also looking for someone to bring a
few square bales of hay to make our
pumpkin patch area. Please let me know if
you would be interested in helping with this.
October will be another exciting month here
at preschool. We will be learning all about
Community Helpers. The fire trucks from
Hamilton Volunteer Fire Department will be
coming to visit our school.
UPCOMING EVENTS
Picture Day:
Mighty Lions:
Wednesday, October 8th
Kindergarten:
Wednesday, October 8th
Little Lambs:
Thursday, October 9th
MARK YOUR CALENDAR
We are looking forward to a great year at St. John Preschool and Kindergarten with lots of fun and
exciting new experiences. We know that you are your child's best advocate. We look forward to part-
nering with you in creating your child's educational and spiritual foundation. If you have ever have any
questions or concerns, please call or e-mail me anytime!
God’s Blessings,
Sarah Bauman
St. John Lutheran Preschool Director
386-3332
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President
1. Darrell Wagner
Vice President
1. Jim Schrank
Secretary
1. Kay Zschiesche
Treasurer
1. Brad Tomlinson
Board of Outreach—Kathy Chris-tensen, Lynn Muxworthy, Tracy Cox, Misti Polster
1. Charles Johnson
2. Jason Bussey
Board Of Finance—Jon English, Paul Christensen, Bucky Pate, Mischelle Bottlinger
1. Cecelia Jenson
Endowment Fund—Bea Coble, Mary Ellen Burton
1.
Preschool Board— Erica Bussey, Lindsey Hanson, Kym Jeschke, Boofy Mishnick
1. Christina Rudolph
2. Melanie Housden
Board of Trustees—Charles Jahns, John Schoedel, Mike Armstrong, Mark Sellers
1.
2.
Board of Education—Shawna McKandless, Rick Housden, Kara Chorenziak, Ima Jean Roberts
1.
2.
SS Superintendent
1.
SS Assist Superintendent
1.
Board of Youth—Sherri Tomlinson, Tammy Wagner, Kasey Kunkel
1.
2.
Social Welfare Representative
1.
Board of Elders—Billy Lawson, Sonny DeLaGarza, Jerry Zschiesche, Lee Roy Tyson, Doug Wagner, Charlie Bottlinger
1. Johann Jeschke
2. Tom White
St. John Officers and Board Members Election Ballot
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Saturday
October 25, 2014
College Park Center
@ UT Arlington
7:00pm
(with Mandisa and
Sidewalk Prophets)
Tickets: $20-$50 each
If you are interested in going to
this concert contact Erica Bussey
at (979) 324-0922. We are trying to
see if we have enough interest to
be able to take the church vans.
LWML SUNSHINE
ZONE FALL RALLY
October 4, 2014
8:30am
Immanuel Lutheran Church
Temple, Texas
Dear Societies:
Please plan to attend the Sunshine Zone LWML
Fall Rally at Immanuel Lutheran Church, Temple on Octo-
ber 4, 2014. There will be a registration fee of $5.00 to
help cover the cost of a light breakfast and lunch.
Ingathering items and monetary donations to benefit the
Food Pantry at ILM Temple. (canned vegetables, canned
fruits, peanut butter and jelly)
If you are interested in going please contact Dixie
Gromatzky (254) 386-4323
Hope to see you there!!
October Bible Classes
& Worship Services
This is a movie that was released in theatres in March 2014. A college student find’s him-self in a position where the professor is de-manding that students sign a paper in agree-ment with the following words written on that paper: God’s Dead! One student refuses to sign the paper and in turn has to prove, per the professor’s request, that God is not dead, The student faces many challenges and skepticism in defending his stance. In this series some of these challenges will be addressed. I pray that through this series we will be encouraged and strengthened to take a stand for our faith.
Oct 5th Where is God When Life Falls Apart?
Oct 12th Is Our Faith Blind?
Oct 19th Welcoming Skepticism!
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BIBLE PUZZLE There are 30 books of the Bible in this paragraph. Can you find them?
This is a most remarkable puzzle. It was found by a Gentleman in an
airplane seat pocket, on a flight from Los Angeles to Honolulu, keeping
him occupied for hours. He enjoyed It so much, he passed it on to
some friends. One friend from Illinois worked on this while fishing
from his john boat. Another friend studied it while playing his banjo.
Elaine Taylor, a columnist friend, was so intrigued by it she mentioned
It in her weekly newspaper column. Another friend judges the job Of
solving this puzzle so involving, she brews a cup of tea to help her
nerves. There will be some names that are really easy To spot. That’s a
fact. Some people, however, will soon find Themselves in a jam, espe-
cially since the book names are not Necessarily capitalized. Truthfully,
from answers we get, we are Forced to admit it usually takes a minister
or a scholar to see Some of them at the worst. Research has shown
that something in Our genes is responsible for the difficulty we have in
seeing The books in this paragraph. During a recent fund raising
event, Which featured this puzzle, the Alpha Delta Phi lemonade booth
Set a new record. The local paper, The Chronicle, surveyed over 200
patrons who reported that this puzzle was one of the most Difficult they
had ever seen. As Daniel Humana humbly puts it, “The books are all
right here in plain view hidden from sight.” Those able to find all of
them will hear great lamentations from Those who have to be shown.
One revelation that may help is that Books like Timothy and Samuel
may occur without their numbers. Also, keep in mind, that punctuation
and spaces in the middle Are normal. A chipper attitude will help you
compete really well Against those who claim to know the answers. Re-
member, there is No need for a mad exodus; there really are 30 books
of the Bible Lurking somewhere in this paragraph waiting to be found.
God Bless You.
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St. John Lutheran Church & Preschool
122 Cheyenne Mesa
Hamilton, TX 76531
Address Service Requested
Non Profit
Organization
U.S. Postage Paid
Permit No. 10
Hamilton, TX
Phone: (254) 386-3158
Fax: (254) 386-3159
Preschool: (254) 386-3332
E-mail: Pastor—[email protected]
Secretary—[email protected]
Preschool—[email protected]
Website: www.stjohnhamilton.org
May we continue to be used by God as we live by and share the Gospel
with A Heart for Hamilton County and the World!!