Aaron and Corwin

So, Aaron and Corwin.

What can you say? Are they crazy? Are they out of their minds for the Lord?

It reminds me of what the Apostle Paul says in II Corinthians 11...Whatever anyone else dares to boast about—I am speaking as a fool—I also dare to boast about. ²² Are they Hebrews? So am I. Are they Israelites? So am I. Are they Abraham’s descendants? So am I. ²³ Are they servants of Christ? (I am out of my mind to talk like this.) I am more. I have worked much harder, been in prison more frequently, been flogged more severely, and been exposed to death again and again.

The apostle Paul has been driven in this passage into talking "crazy" -- but it is crazy for a purpose...helping the folks in Corinth understand exactly who he is and what he is all about.

Aaron has come to plant a second House Church. One that will share the same spirit as the Gibbons House Church, but will probably look nothing like it, and will certainly not be targeted toward the same individuals.

Currently, Aaron and Corwin (in their spare time) are wandering around the parks and bars of Arlington, actively seeking out the lost and hurting of our community to befriend in the name of Christ. Their methodology is different from most 'ministers', as they are different in personality and temperament from most ministers. You do not need to endorse or support all of their views, as long as you recognize that there IS a kingdom purpose behind their ideas and activities.

Aaron has come here from Bon Aqua, Tennessee with the express purpose of starting a new work....you can click HERE to understand more about this new work. He is close to landing a full time job with Lone Star Comics to help support himself as a tentmaker. Please pray that God will lead them to what they need and who they need as they seek out the 'lost causes' of Arlington.

Syble Dawson, In Memorium

Syble Dawson

Amy Foster's mom, Syble, went to be with the Lord a week ago Sunday. It had been an incredibly traumatic week for the family, as the previous Wednesday had seen a record number of tornadoes sweep across Northern Alabama, destroying nearby communities, uprooting giant trees and knocking power out in a huge radius around Fyffe.

Inside the Dawson home, Amy and her sister Karen were continuing to minister to their mama, who needed morphine every 30 minutes around the clock to keep the pain down. Amy, Karen and Gail stayed up all night, administering the necessary meds.

I was privileged to take part in her funeral...doing music along with Greg and DeeDee, and leading the closing prayer by the graveside. My experience at funerals is that it ALL comes out When you are the minister...whatever feelings are left unresolved, feuds between family members, resentments from long ago events -- you get to hear it all.

But this is what I heard about Syble -- she NEVER said a bad word about anyone. I want you to understand something -- NEVER. I heard it so often that I even began to ask the family members closest to her -- they all swore this was true. And so, when her time came after a life lived this way, nobody had a bad word to say about Syble, either.

You see, the reality is, there are any number of people who will say good things about me. But you will not have to take more than just a few steps to find people who have conflicting views about me (and be more than willing to share them with you). Perhaps living her life this way made it easier for Syble to die well, and to be lovingly cared for and served by those closest to her. One of her caretakers referred to her as 'an angel', and perhaps that is what she was.

How can you and I live our lives well so that we may end them well in addition? All I can tell you is what I learned from Syble.