We attended church again today.  Last Sunday we went to a large nondenominational church, perhaps 400 attending.  This week to a small denominational church, perhaps 60.  Last week was to large for us, and too impersonal.  The man next to me talked to me and explained a few things as they happened.  No one else seemed to care whether we were there or not.  They could not have known if we were regulars there or not.

This week, even though it was small, the people seemed not to care.  The people who talked with us the most were other visitors.  The pastor and his wife talked with us for a while.  They had a pot luck meal at noon but no one invited us.  They asked if we were members of their denomination and we said no.  They seemed to have little interest after that.  HINT, NEVER ask visitors at church if they belong to your denomination.  HINT, ALWAYS make sure the lay members interact with visitors.  At Eicher I, as pastor, sometimes had a hard time getting to the visitors because so many people were talking with them.  That was good.

The weather has been very nice.  But we are getting close to September.  Here are the predicted highs for today through next Sunday.  72, 61, 55, 52, 54, 52, 61, 59 and the coolest over night is 36.  This reminds me, it is time to get the van to the shop to get it winterized.  We are loosing about 8 minutes of sun time per day now.

The high schools have had their first football game.  They have cross country but the season is short.  School starts here this Wednesday.  It also starts the same day for Marcia's children in Iowa City and for Paula's children in Pettisville, Ohio.  James' children don't start until after Labor Day, its a state law and gives no exemptions.

Have a good week !

Larry and Elva