Pastor Buddy’s Blog

Journal,

Guess its time for another laugh moment.

Been laughing with my kids. Thursday at noon has been our family get-together time for a number of years. We use this mostly just to catch up on personal family stuff. It is important to make sure that we are in touch with one another on a regular weekly basis. Life is too short to get too busy not to share a bit of family love.

Anyway, today the kids were laughing about this song that Andre had introduced to us a good time ago. It was titled, ‘What I love About Sunday,’ by Craig Morgan.

The song includes a bit about the Martin family. Regardless of any resemblance to my family, the song was actually about those Martins over across Greasy Creek up on Billy Goat Hill. 

The laughter had to do with the take on that mean red-headed kid who was known for breaking windows. It also spoke of sweet Miss Betty who likes to sing off key. Naturally we Martins never did have a red-headed kid that liked to break windows. And my Betty, why she can sing like a nightingale. This proves that the song was never about us.

Boy I wish to share the song with you, but couldn’t find a copy to put on my journal. Oh well, here are a couple of the lyrics:

 - That’s What I Like About Sunday -
Craig Morgan

Raymond’s in his Sunday best,
He’s usually up to his chest in oil an’ grease.
There’s the Martin’s walkin’ in,
With that mean little freckle-faced kid,
Who broke a window last week.
Sweet Miss Betty likes to sing off key in the pew behind me.

That’s what I love about Sunday:
Sing along as the choir sways;
Every verse of Amazin’ Grace,
An’ then we shake the Preacher’s hand.
Go home, into your blue jeans;
Have some chicken an’ some baked beans.
Pick a back yard football team,
Not do much of anything:
That’s what I love about Sunday.

Ooh, new believers gettin’ baptized,
Momma’s hands raised up high,
Havin’ a Hallelujah good time
A smile on everybody’s face.
That’s what I love about Sunday,
Oh, yeah.

That’s what I love about Sunday,
Oh, yeah.

 

While I’m in a laughing mood, let’s see if there isn’t something else that may be funny. Hmmmmmm…..

Ok, What if cartoons characters got saved….

Ever thought what it would be like if people’s favorite cartoon characters really got saved. Well, listen to this song. It tells the tale –

Nuff on the laughter side of things. Well, it wouldn’t be proper if I didn’t draw your attention to heavenly things. Let me share something with you that reaches back into yesteryear.

Do you remember the days before television…

I remember them well enough. I remember when we would sit around the radio to listen to Red Ryder, the Lone Ranger, Amos and Andy, Dragnet, Fibber McGee and Molly, only to mention a few. The radio was our entertainment. What a joy just to set there and let your imagination run free. Now all of this was back in the 40s and early 50s.

Then a bit later we’d begin to hear a bit of religious programming. Now Betty and I didn’t even have a television until 1974. (Believe it or not.) But I well remember over the years when we would travel, that I would turn the radio to a religious station out of Mexico or New Orleans. There you could hear all kinds of preaching and singing.

Well, I said all that to say this. Some of my earliest memories about the things of the Lord, come by way of radio. In fact, I even take a longing for those days at times. Guess this is why I dearly love the song, ‘I heard It First on the Radio,’ by the Gaithers.

I’m going to share one more video to close our this journal entry. Take time to get mellow. The video isn’t as clear as I would like, but it sure speaks of the wonderful early days of radio.

Take a listen:

What can you add to that? We’ve had a chance to laugh, but we’ve also had a chance to let our hearts become mellowed with song. 

Just wanted to say that I love you in Christ. And remember,

Jesus loves you more.

Buddy