To Be Fair....

My article on Men's Advent Breakfast has generated a certain buzz. Mostly the response has been that the piece was both funny and sad. When I wrote it I was going for the funny, but I did feel the sadness that spiritual events don't seem to take off in my church--be it the breakfast or Labyrinth walks and the like. Perhaps that says as much about my leadership as anything.

But in fairness the First Church of North Platte is engaged in very significant ministries. For many years we have operated a food pantry and at the last year end report we had 85 volunteers working for the pantry including a sizable number from other churches and organizations in the community. North Platte's homeless organization has been trying to raise money for a new shelter and the FPCNP'ers contributed in excess of ten-thousand dollars. The congregation is always very generous in supporting Presbyterian Disaster Assistance and Church World Service.

Many individual members volunteer for organizations such as Habitat for Humanity, the Red Cross, and other services for the poor.

Overall they are a generous bunch who do try to work for the children of God.

They just don't seem to be interested in breakfast.

Mission- No doubt due to my wife's leadership. Perhaps she should do the cooking too.