April 5, 2008

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Lighten up with Laughter

Scripture reading for today is recorded in 1 John 1:9 

Editor's commentary and confession based on this Scripture written in 1 John 1:9

The Rev. Mr. Paul W. Hambrick, 89, of Roanoke, VA, died on Thursday, April 3, 2008

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Lighten up with Laughter

Three boys are in the school yard bragging about their fathers.

The first boy says, "My Dad s scribbles a few words on a piece of paper, he calls it a poem, they give him $50."

The second boy says, "That's nothing. My Dad scribbles a few words on piece of paper, he calls it a song, they give him $100."

The third boy says, "I got you both beat. My Dad scribbles a few words on a piece of paper, he calls it a sermon, and it takes eight people to collect all the money!"

[Submitted by Mary Ruth Isaac Curlee, Virginia Beach, VA] 

Scripture reading for today is recorded in 1 John 1:9 

"If we confess our sins, He (God) is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness" (1 John 1:9, KJV ). 

Editor's commentary and confession based on this Scripture written in 1 John 1:9

I would like to call this commentary "Keeping Short Accounts, and a Personal Confession of Error"

As a boy, I was taught to keep short accounts, especially with God. I learned early in life the importance and value of confessing my sins. The Apostle John in his first epistle helps us with that human problem. He encourages us to confess our sins with the assurance that Almighty God Who sees and hears everything will forgive us. Why? He is faithful and just and His forgiveness and pardon flow from the mercy seat of Christ's atoning work at Calvary.

When I wrote the news release about my election as Chairman, Endorsers Conference for Veterans Affairs Chaplaincy, I was led to believe that I was the first Pentecostal to be elected to that position.

The other day, I was sent an attachment with the history of the names of those who have served before me. I discovered I am not the first Pentecostal. Dr. Bob Crick, Church of God, Cleveland, TN, was apparently the first. He is a good friend of mine. I have known him since 1973, when we were in CPE Supervisory Training in Atlanta. Bob is a retired Army chaplain with the rank of Colonel, and he is the endorser for the Church of God.  So, I must correct that statement. I thought in good faith that I was the first, but now I have discovered I am not. So, I must make a confession to you.

It is true that I am the first Pentecostal Holiness chaplain/endorser to serve in that position.

I ask for your forgiveness. I did it in ignorance. But now I must correct that.

In Eugene H. Peterson's rendering of Ephesians he writes in Chapter 4:

Ephesians 4:25

Tell your neighbor the truth. In Christ's body we're all connected to each other, after all. When you lie to others, you end up lying to yourself.

(from THE MESSAGE: The Bible in Contemporary Language © 2002 by Eugene H. Peterson. All rights reserved.)

If I had not taken action, that statement although done in ignorance would have become a lie. I want no part of lying. My goal in life is to love or buy the truth and sell it not (Proverbs 23:23).

The Rev. Mr. Paul W. Hambrick, 89, of Roanoke, VA, died on Thursday, April 3, 2008

The Rev. Mr. Paul W. Hambrick, 89, of Roanoke, went home to be with the Lord on Thursday, April 3, 2008.

He was preceded in death by his beloved wife, Nina Clark Hambrick.

The Rev. Hambrick was retired from the Appalachian Conference of the International Pentecostal Holiness Church having entered the ministry in 1939.

  Paul W. Hambrick

Surviving are his daughter, Rachel Shelton; granddaughter, Kelly Anne Shelton; and grandson, Justin Shelton; son, Wesley Hambrick and wife, Terry; granddaughter, Gail Hambrick Sadler and husband, Rodney; daughter, Martha Ratcliff and husband, Martin, step granddaughters, Tori Hayes, Melissa Harper, Jennifer Preas and Melanie Morrow; step great grandchildren, Meghan Morrow, Josh Morrow, and Ethan Preas; and brother-in-law, Phillip R. Clark and wife, Peggy.

The family wishes to express their appreciation to the staff members of Good Samaritan Hospice and Care Unlimited for the loving and gentle care of their father.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests that memorials be made to the Mission Fund, c/o New Life Temple Pentecostal Holiness Church, 5745 Airport Road, Roanoke, Va. 24012 or to Good Samaritan Hospice, 3825 Electric Road, Roanoke, Va. 24018.

Funeral services will be conducted at 3 p.m. Sunday, April 6, 2008, at New Life Temple Pentecostal Holiness Church by the Rev. Ken Kingera and the Rev. Glennard Quesenberry.

A graveside service will be conducted at 11 a.m. Monday, April 7, 2008, in the Appalachian Conference Cemetery, Dublin, Va.

The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Saturday, April 5, 2008, at Simpson Funeral Home, 5160 Peters Creek Road, 540-366-0707.

Published in the Roanoke Times from 4/5/2008 - 4/6/2008.

[Submitted byJudith Pérez, IPHC missionary to Monterrey, Mexico.

Judith wrote:

"Since Rubén and I cannot be present, physically, today…please let me share the following thought with you…

"As some of you know, I was saved under the ministry of Bro. Paul Hambrick.  The list is very ample concerning the loving pastoral qualities which he lived out, daily, in shepherding his flock there at Natural Bridge, VA.

Hebrews 13:17 says: “Obey them that have the rule over you, and submit yourselves, for they watch for your souls, as they that must give account.”

This text in Spanish is much more descriptive because it says that the pastors ”keep vigil for your souls.”

In all these years on the missions field, everytime I would call or see Bro. Hambrick he would always say “I pray for you all every day.” Even in his retirement, in his moments of illness, he did not let up on the VIGIL of praying for Missions. What an example, what a privilege to have had a pastor who never took us off his prayer list and vigil!"

Judith and Rubén Pérez Monterrey, México]

Faculty, Staff, and Students at Emmanuel College pay tribute to Mr. Joseph Brookshire

Probably no death in recent memory has touched more lives in Franklin County, Georgia, and the Franklin Springs community in particular than the recent death of the Rev. Mr. Joseph Brookshire.

According to the news story in On the Quad , a magazine published by Emmanuel College, people gathered in the Franklin Springs Pentecostal Holiness Church on Tuesday, January 29, 2008, to celebrate the life of a beloved father, husband, Emmanuel professor, and dedicated servant of Christ, the Rev. Mr. Joseph Brookshire.

Mr. Brookshire taught at Emmanuel College for 5 years. He taught with a passion, and looked forward to every day when he could meet with his students to impart not only knowledge, but wisdom and a Christian lifestyle that captured the hearts of his students. 

Although I had heard Tracy Reynolds, Dean of the School of Christian Ministries tell this story before about the interview he had with the SCM faculty prior to being hired as a teacher, it was refreshing to read it again On the Quad.  Tracy wrote:

"Having tired of questions about education and theology, I asked him what I thought was a terrific question, in order to get to the 'heart' of the man. I very simply asked, 'Joe, what is your passion?' All eyes were riveted on him as he looked at me as if I had spoken to him in another language. 'My passion? You want to know what my PASSION is?  Nobody has ever asked me that before!' Then, with a deep laugh and burst of energy, he leaned forward and passionately proclaimed, 'The Georgia Bulldogs!'

"I knew at that moment that we had found our man . . . and I had made a new friend! (As we UGA Redcoats always say, 'Once a DAWG, always a DAWG! How sweet it is!" [Editor's note: The University of Georgia's marching band is called the UGA Redcoats. As I recall Tracy plays trumpet.]

Several EC students gave tributes in the magazine.  One was Margaret Grady, Senior SCM student. She wrote: 

"Mr. Brookshire never took anything too seriously. It was refreshing to have a professor who made the learning process fun and full of laughs. He taught me that not everything important has to be formal and rigid. He taught me to enjiy the journey and to laugh often."

Josh Bridges wrote, "He told us to always listen to people more than we speak." 

Dr. G. Earl Beatty wrote a magnificant eulogy for Joe Brookshire. He started out with a poem.

                Annie Lind Woodworth 

"Joe Brookshire lived for that day. He didn't hasten it, but he lived every day of his life with that goal in mind.  The life of a man cannot be judged by the length but by quality. From God's perspective, time is irrelevant. He calls and we answer.

"Mr. Brookshire was (the "Pope" as students referred to him) took his final flight to be with his lord on Saturday, January 19th. In the memorial service Bishop Jones described Joe in one word, "Loyalty." Anyone who knew Joe could say, Amen. Earth will never be the same and neither will heaven."

Will you receive the Bendiction?

       Herman "Bud" Ridder, former associate pastor to Robert Schuller

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Hugh Holmes Morgan

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