“Homecoming means coming home to what is in your heart.” We had homecoming at Goshen today. We were celebrating 212 years as a body of believers in this area. Our building isn’t 200 years old, but it is more than 100 years old. It was dedicated with an all day meeting and dinner on the grounds in 1889. The visiting …
Yum! Banana Croquettes!
April 25, 1966 Jocie Brooke here reporting from Hollyhill, Kentucky. It’s Monday. A quiet day at school. All the teachers wanted to talk about was finals and that we better study. I do study. Or at least I will before the tests. Didn’t have much time for studying this weekend. We had a dinner at church Sunday. That meant I …
Banana Croquettes, a KY Church Dinner Treat
Have you ever eaten banana croquettes? Chances are if you’ve been to a church dinner in Kentucky, you’ve had the opportunity to give them a try. My little country church had Homecoming Day today. Once a year we invite everybody who has spiritual roots in the church to come “home” for a special service. That can be a lot of …
Eating Meetings
“Nothing would be more tiresome than eating and drinking if God had not made them a pleasure as well as a necessity.” ~Voltaire At my little church, we often have what we call “eating meetings.” The practice of sharing meals seems to strengthen our fellowship, and the food’s pretty good too. There’s little better than an old-fashioned dinner on the …