A LETTER OF ENCOURAGEMENT (52 OF 66)
by Tony Thomas
Scripture: 1 Thessalonians
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A Letter of Encouragement (52 of 66)
Series: Route 66, a Road Trip Through the Bible
Tony Thomas
1 Thessalonians
Several weeks ago I told you about taking two of our grandchildren zip-lining. That’s how spring break ended. The real story, however, is how spring break began. As Paul Harvey used to say, here’s the rest of the story!
After the last service on March 26, we headed east. We arranged to meet our eldest daughter at LaRosa’s in Beavercreek, OH. We ate dinner together and then we took our two eldest grandchildren with us and headed south. We stayed at Holiday Inn in Cincinnati and got up the next morning, and drove to The Ark.
The Ark is located on I-75 between Cincinnati, OH and Lexington, KY. It’s a life-sized replica (510’ long, 85’ wide and 51’ high). It’s also the largest timber-frame structure in the world! The Ark has three decks, a petting zoo, and you can go zip-lining. We’ve wanted to go ever since Terry Mortenson preached for us.
So here’s what happened. I spent $55.51 at LaRosa’s to feed our family, $135.82 at Holiday Inn, $26.98 at Kroger’s for snacks, $157.80 to get into The Ark and $16 for Emma and Marshall to ride a camel. After fifteen minutes inside the ark Emma said: “Papaw, can we go somewhere where things are real?”
If you’re a math major then you already know that it cost me $392 plus gas to spend fifteen minutes inside that blasted ark!
One of my nephews who lives in Seattle got a coffee mug at Christmas. That mug says, “I love Jesus … but I cuss a little.” I didn’t cuss at The Ark … but I thought about that mug all the way home!
Some people read the Bible like our grandkids at The Ark! They open Leviticus and it smells like a stale museum in July! They turn to Habakkuk and it looks like Egyptian Hieroglyphics! They read about Chushanrishthiam or Mahershalalhashbaz and they conclude the Bible is irrelevant!
That’s why I made a commitment to preach through the Bible! We’re in a series cal ...
Series: Route 66, a Road Trip Through the Bible
Tony Thomas
1 Thessalonians
Several weeks ago I told you about taking two of our grandchildren zip-lining. That’s how spring break ended. The real story, however, is how spring break began. As Paul Harvey used to say, here’s the rest of the story!
After the last service on March 26, we headed east. We arranged to meet our eldest daughter at LaRosa’s in Beavercreek, OH. We ate dinner together and then we took our two eldest grandchildren with us and headed south. We stayed at Holiday Inn in Cincinnati and got up the next morning, and drove to The Ark.
The Ark is located on I-75 between Cincinnati, OH and Lexington, KY. It’s a life-sized replica (510’ long, 85’ wide and 51’ high). It’s also the largest timber-frame structure in the world! The Ark has three decks, a petting zoo, and you can go zip-lining. We’ve wanted to go ever since Terry Mortenson preached for us.
So here’s what happened. I spent $55.51 at LaRosa’s to feed our family, $135.82 at Holiday Inn, $26.98 at Kroger’s for snacks, $157.80 to get into The Ark and $16 for Emma and Marshall to ride a camel. After fifteen minutes inside the ark Emma said: “Papaw, can we go somewhere where things are real?”
If you’re a math major then you already know that it cost me $392 plus gas to spend fifteen minutes inside that blasted ark!
One of my nephews who lives in Seattle got a coffee mug at Christmas. That mug says, “I love Jesus … but I cuss a little.” I didn’t cuss at The Ark … but I thought about that mug all the way home!
Some people read the Bible like our grandkids at The Ark! They open Leviticus and it smells like a stale museum in July! They turn to Habakkuk and it looks like Egyptian Hieroglyphics! They read about Chushanrishthiam or Mahershalalhashbaz and they conclude the Bible is irrelevant!
That’s why I made a commitment to preach through the Bible! We’re in a series cal ...
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