Clayton's Connection
Nobody's Perfect
By the time you read this, one week will have passed since the now-infamous baseball call that effectively robbed Detroit Tigers pitcher Armando Galarrago of a perfect game. I learned this week that only twenty perfect games have ever been recorded in Major League baseball history. This would have made number twenty-one. 55-year-old umpire Jim Joyce made the call at first. It was the bottom of the ninth inning. Galarrago had retired the first two batters. Jason Donald, the next Cleveland Indians "victim," had a ball and a strike. On the third pitch, Donald grounded the ball between first and second. The first baseman hustled over to field it, and Galarrago covered the bag. Throw, catch, out. Not so fast, says Jim Joyce. So Armando Galarrago trotted back to the mound and promptly struck out the next batter. After the game, a tearful Jim Joyce apologized to Galaraggo for blowing the call. No matter how many times you play the video, Jason Donald is, without a doubt, out. The real story, however, is how Galarrago handled the obviously-missed call. In his words, "Nobody's perfect."
"Nobody's perfect." Even in a "perfect" game. And yet Jesus can say "Be perfect, therefore, as your heavenly Father is perfect" (Matthew 5:48). Of course God is perfect! "He is the Rock, His works are perfect, and all His ways are just" (Deuteronomy 32:4). "As for God, His way is perfect. The word of the LORD is flawless" (2 Samuel 22:31). So how can WE be perfect like THAT? As David writes: "It is God who arms me with strength and makes my way perfect" (2 Samuel 22:33). God's way is perfect, and if we follow His way then we can be perfect, too. Not in the utterly holy, totally righteous way that God is, but perfect in His eyes. In the end, if we are truly "in Christ," then the righteous Judge, the perfect Umpire, will rule in our favor. Nobody's perfect yet, but some day we will be!
Prayer Requests
Ongoing needs for prayer:
Roger Hatzenbuehler, Ruth Jones, Jim Keck, Sue Kohler, Michelle Blaser, Mary Winslow, Ian Clark, Martha McCarthy (Bob Powell's sister), Scott Garman, Mary Latshaw, Edna Bair, Jim West's parents, Julie Lichty, Peggy King, David Philippi, military personnel (Aaron Sturm, Todd Merrill, Justin Chitwood, Kevin Campbell, Mike Gillott, Zach Davidson, Ty Davidson)
People dealing with ongoing cancer concerns: Louise Field, Leila Jenkins, Lois Bernadt, Norma Mittan, Marlene Kruse, Dot Brownie, Ron Brockman, Lucille Salts, Don Leseberg, Brenda Moss, Linda Woolsey, Elsie Watson, Steve Percival, Tom Bartels, Beverly Habrich, Neva Schultze
Thank You!
We would like to thank the church for contributing financially for Josh to participate in the New Way Singers. For him to be accepted is such a privilege and we are very proud of him! Thank you so much for caring about all our young people.
Ron and Tami Dorothy
Coming Up....
SUNDAY, June 13
..... 8 a.m.: Early worship service
..... 9:15 a.m.: Opening time, followed by Sunday School classes for all ages
..... 10:30 a.m.: Worship service, followed by Board meeting (June 13)
..... Noon: Last week's message on KWBE, Beatrice radio 1450AM (If you would like to sponsor a program to commemorate a special event, please contact the church. Cost of the broadcast is $50, check payable to the church.)
TUESDAY, 9 a.m.: Ladies' Bible study at the church
Through June: Donations continue to be accepted for funeral dinners. These may be given to Ruth Jones, Judy Hartgrave or Louise Searcey.
June 18, 19: "Teddy Bear Camp" at Camp Nebowa, in Onawa, Iowa, for kids going into 1st and 2nd grade
SUNDAY, June 20, 2 p.m.: Meet at the church to ride the van and attend the final concert of New Way Singers in Bellevue.
June 27 to July 2: "Extreme" at Camp Nebowa for young people going into 10th through 12th grades -- Check posters in the foyer for dates and information of other camps throughout the summer
June through September: Donations will be needed for the College Tuition Scholarship Fund to bring it up to $2,500. You may leave them in the box in the foyer, bring them to the church office, or give them to Mark Chaplin, Tuition Fund treasurer.
New Way Singers Tour
As previously noted, we have four young people on tour with New Way Singers, sponsored by Nebraska Christian College. They are Josh Dorothy, Jace Schmidt, Tessa Thompson, and Annie Bock. Please be in prayer for them as they travel.
Following is New Way Singers tour schedule:
Thursday, June 10, 3 p.m.: Flaming Spirit Christian Camp, 33242 Highway H, Oregon, Missouri
Friday, June 11, 7 p.m.: Shiloh Missionary Baptist Church, 212 N. Main St., Warrensburg, Missouri
Saturday, June 12, 3 p.m.: Henshaw Christian Church, 237 Chapel Hill Rd., Morganfield, KY
Sunday, June 13, 9 a.m. and 10:45 a.m.: Woodford Community Christian Church,
320 Hope Lane, Versailles, Kentucky
Sunday, June 13, 6:30 p.m.: Hill-n-Dale Christian Church, 371 Hill N Dale Rd., Lexington, Kentucky
Monday, June 14, 7 p.m.: Kentucky Christian Assembly Camp, 544 Grassy Branch Rd., Brodhead, Kentucky
Wednesday, June 16, 7 p.m.: Grandview Christian Church, 300 University Parkway, Johnson City, Tennessee
Friday, June 18, 7 p.m.: Antioch Christian Church, Cottage Grove Pkwy, Marion, Iowa
Saturday, June 19, 7 p.m.: Tonganoxie
Performing Arts Center, 330 E. Hwy 24-40, Tonganoxie, Kansas
Sunday, June 20, 6 p.m.: (Final concert) Calvary Christian Church, 10100 Cedar Island Rd., Bellevue, Nebraska
Please Note
We plan to take the church van to the final New Way Singers concert at Calvary Christian Church in Bellevue. If you would like to go, please meet at the church on Sunday, June 20, at 2 p.m., with plans to stop and eat before the concert.
Serving Sunday
June 13, 2010
ELDERS: Scott Fitzwater, Virg Marshall
COMMUNION MEDITATION: Scott Fitzwater
SERVERS: Clay Scott, Earl Spitsnogle, Ron Spitsnogle, Justin Scheele, Melvin Thomas, Jeff Van Winkle, Rod Warford, Lynn Carr
USHER: Marlin Kliewer
GREETERS: M/M Mark Chaplin
SHUT-INS: Sam Kohler, Norm Frerichs
SLIDES AND SOUND SYSTEM: Jeff Van Winkle, Lorie Van Winkle
WEE WORSHIP: Janene Fitzwater, Cassie Minor
JUNIOR WORSHIP: Rebecca Lundstedt
NURSERY: Michelle Blaser
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COUNTING THE CONCERNED
Sunday School..............................71
Sunday Worship..........................136
Regular Offering.........................$2,328.00
Weekly Budget............................$3,050.00
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Think about These Quotes....
"Pain insists upon being listened to. God whispers to us in our pleasures, speaks in our consciences, but shouts in our pains. It is His megaphone to rouse a deaf world." C.S. Lewis
"The greatest degree of inner tranquility comes from the development of love and compassion. The more we care for the happiness of others, the greater is our own sense of well-being." Tenzin Gyatzo
"Nothing true or beautiful or good makes complete sense in any immediate context of history....Nothing we do, however virtuous, can be accomplished alone.....No virtuous act is quite as virtuous from the standpoint of our friend or foe as from our own....(this is) the final form of love, which is forgiveness." Reinhold Neibuhr
"And now these three remain: faith, hope and love. But the greatest of these is love." Apostle Paul (I Corinthians 13:13)
"Too often we underestimate the power of a touch, a smile, a kind word, a listening ear, an honest compliment, or the smallest act of caring, all of which have the potential to turn a life around." Leo Buscaglio
"Whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers of mine, you did for me." Jesus (Matthew 25:40)
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