For almost two years (or maybe longer), a small group of men from church has been walking through the book “Ten Men and the Bible” through a Wednesday night Zoom connection. The book, written by Max Lucado, is intended for reflection and discussion. It is simply a study of ten men from the Bible. Obviously, since we’ve been in the same book three or four times as long as we should have been, we’ve gone down a few rabbit trails.
The brother-in-law of one of the men initially in our group joined the group several months after we began. He resides in Virginia and works for the Salvation Army. Of course, we’ve all met him in person because he and his wife make a two-to-three week semi-annual visit to Texas so his wife and her sister can visit.
When they are here, they come to church. Consequently, he is a quasi-familiar face. Last year when they were here, we all met for lunch at the Salt Lick and had an enjoyable visit.
One of the men in our group hosted the group last night in his home for great food and fellowship (pun intended). He thoughtfully did the same thing a couple of Wednesdays ago as well. Interestingly, instead of talking about ten men from the Bible, we’ve learned more about the six guys present in our group.
I won’t suggest that we are a strange mix, but we come from different backgrounds, and our skill sets and professional interests are worlds apart. In a nutshell, our group includes warriors, a doctor, engineers, builders, and talkers. It shouldn’t take a lot to figure out the group in which I fall.
The guy hosting the group last night is multi-talented. He never calls attention to himself or sings his own praises. In his retirement years, his new focus is turning a hobby into a quasi-business venture. Would you believe that he builds guitars? How many people do you know who can do that?
He doesn’t yet have the same name recognition as a Martin guitar, but he is on his way. His instruments include the same kind of inlay pearl signature. His repertoire also includes makes mandolins and violins.’’
It was a very enjoyable evening.
All My Best!
Don
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