Archive | June 17, 2007

The Black Church and HIV

By on June 17, 2007 in Faith

What is your church doing to combat HIV/AIDS? Alabama has acquired one of those “Little Africa” reputations because of the widespread incidence of HIV and AIDS among the African American population in the state. No amount of sex education, moral education or spiritual education seems to have taken hold of the people.

What is your church doing to combat the problem where you live? The Health Ministry at our church is participating in the 8th Annual Our Church Lights the Way: The Black Church HIV Testing Campaign. AIDS testing will be conducted on Sunday, June 24, 2007 beginning at 1:00PM in our Family Life Center.

I’m really proud of our Health Ministry which is lead by a couple of RN’s and other church members. They have done some really innovative things this year beyond your normal blood drives etc. This effort only enhances my respect for them.

If you’re in or around the Lee County area that weekend come on by Greater Peace Missionary Baptist Church on Sunday the 24th and bring some friends. As always God bless and keep you and yours.

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Fathers Day 2007 at Chez Lindsey

By on June 17, 2007 in General Interest

I love having little kids. I just know memories of these first few years are going to crack me up for decades to come. My kids just can’t keep anything to themselves without going to the verge of bursting like a tic.

I don’t know what my gift or surprise is today but I know it’s in my son’s room. Yesterday my wife told me to go to the T.V. room and she told my daughter to guard me. She’s the one who tells everything that she’s supposed to keep to herself.  You know like “I’m not going to tell Daddy about thus-and-such that we got him at here-and-there place.” It just makes her big brother mad and he almost tells it himself while he’s trying to shush her. He doesn’t remember that he use to do the same thing when he was her age. They are hillarious.

Yeah, makes being a parent worth it. Especially after the constant duties of chastizing, correcting and speech making. Yes, you start the speechifying with the toddler and grade school set and yes they do understand. 

I wonder if I’m going to get my goodies before or after church? We’ll see how the day unfolds.

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