Losses and Gains
Lenny Ports
Mark 8:35
Before I became a full-time pastor 10 years ago, I was in the insurance industry. It was almost 19 years ago, when our family moved from New York to Virginia, and I was working for a large insurance company. I didn't realize that my New York accent would be offensive to some people from the South, and I remember one of my superiors saying to me, ''Lenny, you gotta lose that accent.'' I mean how was I supposed to do that? They must have thought that it would be better for the business if the southerners didn't know I was from the North! I came down to the South loving everybody, but not everybody loved me!
There are some things that are hard to lose (like my accent), but there are other things that are necessary losses in order for us in turn to gain something.
There are only 2 places where losses are gains. The first is in weight loss. Out of all of our 5 children, there is only one who is tall and skinny. It is Lenny Jr. I don't know how it happened, but his physique doesn't seem to match the DNA of the rest of his family, but I do remember when he was younger, probably in his early teens, Lenny would eat ice cream every night. He loved ice cream. It was ok with us because he lived such an active lifestyle. And plus, who doesn't love ice cream? But he would eat it every night until he started watching that TV show called THE BIGGEST LOSER where teams of heavy people compete against each other to see which team can lose the most weight. As part of it, the contestants would talk about how they got as big as they are before entering into the competition. Lenny saw how much ice cream they ate and so he stopped eating it! Now he eats it in moderation! He is still very active and takes good care of himself and we are proud of him.
Speaking of weight gain, the other day I was checking out at Walmart (you know the infamous self-checkout), and I was wearing my mask. This man comes into my lane while I was checking my ...
Lenny Ports
Mark 8:35
Before I became a full-time pastor 10 years ago, I was in the insurance industry. It was almost 19 years ago, when our family moved from New York to Virginia, and I was working for a large insurance company. I didn't realize that my New York accent would be offensive to some people from the South, and I remember one of my superiors saying to me, ''Lenny, you gotta lose that accent.'' I mean how was I supposed to do that? They must have thought that it would be better for the business if the southerners didn't know I was from the North! I came down to the South loving everybody, but not everybody loved me!
There are some things that are hard to lose (like my accent), but there are other things that are necessary losses in order for us in turn to gain something.
There are only 2 places where losses are gains. The first is in weight loss. Out of all of our 5 children, there is only one who is tall and skinny. It is Lenny Jr. I don't know how it happened, but his physique doesn't seem to match the DNA of the rest of his family, but I do remember when he was younger, probably in his early teens, Lenny would eat ice cream every night. He loved ice cream. It was ok with us because he lived such an active lifestyle. And plus, who doesn't love ice cream? But he would eat it every night until he started watching that TV show called THE BIGGEST LOSER where teams of heavy people compete against each other to see which team can lose the most weight. As part of it, the contestants would talk about how they got as big as they are before entering into the competition. Lenny saw how much ice cream they ate and so he stopped eating it! Now he eats it in moderation! He is still very active and takes good care of himself and we are proud of him.
Speaking of weight gain, the other day I was checking out at Walmart (you know the infamous self-checkout), and I was wearing my mask. This man comes into my lane while I was checking my ...
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