Ed Thomas, Godly Football Coach and Leader of Men, Slain
June 25, 2009
Truly a sad story here; a football coach, noted for his Christian walk and influence, was shot and killed by a former player.
Read more about it at Between Two Worlds: Coach Ed Thomas as a Witness to Christ
Please Pray For Sherry’s Husband Mike
June 25, 2009
Regular readers will recognize Sherry as a frequent commenter here. Yesterday her husband Mike suffered a heart attack. He is currently in the hospital and will be undergoing triple bypass surgery tomorrow (Friday) morning. Please keep Mike (and Sherry and their two daughters) in your prayers.
Webbie Dude Paul’s Hiatus Interruptus
June 25, 2009
Greetings all.
While Byron is taking his much needed hiatus to recharge and refocus, I have decided, with Byron’s approval, to post here occasionally to keep TNKZ ‘alive” and active.
Those that have followed this blog for a while know that my usual pop in posts have tended to be, shall we say, not so serious. And I may still post an occasional silly post, especially if it helps keep Byron’s ego in check. But, for the most part, my posts will be on more serious matters, allowing me to explore things, and express opinions that I might normally not expand upon.
And, seriously, I hope to maintain the integrity and quality that Byron has so diligently built into this blog.
So please keep The No Kool Aid Zone on your radar, Byron may be on hiatus, but Webbie Dude Paul is in the house…
A Sad Break from Hiatus
June 13, 2009
Only long enough to post the sad news that another great friend of mine, Pastor Bobby Edwards, has passed away. The past 16 months have now seen two of the finest men I’ve ever counted as friends depart this life for an eternity with Christ. Though Bobby’s departure was not sudden, as was Rusty’s, it is nonetheless, humanly-speaking, a bitter pill to swallow. It is true, as I said of Rusty, that “we sorrow not as those who have no hope”, according to Scripture, and I’ve seen that true on so many occasions, but at the same time, the Bible does not say, “we sorrow not”, for if it did, it wouldn’t be true.
I’d have to think long and hard to come up with a contemporary of mine who fulfilled Micah 6:8 as did Bobby. His loss is profound to many, beginning with his family: his wife, Donna, a high school friend of mine, and his children Allison, Austin, and Emily, three wonderful kids. Though most of you readers did not have the privilege of knowing Bobby, if you’d lift up his dear family in prayer as you read this, I’d so much appreciate it.
I’m going back on hiatus, but I could not fail to leave at least a brief tribute to this compassionate pastor, devoted husband and father, and tremendous friend. Bobby, ’til we meet again at the Master’s feet…
This phrase comes from the 1978 "Jonestown massacre" in which most members of the Peoples Temple cult, blindly following their leader Jim Jones, committed suicide by drinking cyanide-laced Kool-Aid.
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