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By Kyle | July 6, 2008
it is sunday in “the door” and first baptist church was full this morning. it’s warmed me in a deep part of my heart to see my ‘little brother’ in his ministry. he’s been here less than a year and he knows everyone in the town. he has told me stories of many of them. some sad, others not. every time i’m in public with him he has multiple conversations with acquaintances ranging from elderly men or women to fifth graders yelling out his name on the parade route. he loves the people of door county. i’ve learned from him this week.
it’s cool to know we are fourth generation pastors. my great-grandfather Kenneth Dale was a pastor on the back roads of rural Ohio. i never met him but i wish i had. i’ve heard many stories about him and i live in his legacy. my grandfather Kenneth Fredrick has been a pastor most of his life and he raised my dad (and uncles and aunt) to love the Lord Jesus and to love the Church. chuk and i are thankful for our own dad who raised us to love the Lord Jesus, to love the Church and to love the work of the ministry. both chuk and i can’t envision doing anything else with our lives other than loving people and showing them Jesus.
that’s why when chuk and i were asked to sing for special music in church this morning it was an obvious choice to reach back into our past and sing a song our dad taught us to sing, and one we probably sang a hundred times as a family growing up. (i couldn’t get the recording of the actual service, i may get it tomorrow)
so dad, this is to you. thanks for modeling love for Jesus, love for people and love for Church.
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July 6th, 2008 at 4:03 pm
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July 7th, 2008 at 5:45 am
Thanks for sharing your love for the Lord. I follow your site often along with your Dad, Mom and Holly.
We were able to go to a little church and hear the girl’s sing and testify in KY. Hope had all of us crying. She picked up on your Dad’s tears which is a gift nowadays.
I’m from your Evangel in Taylor.
July 7th, 2008 at 7:22 am
Thanks, son. I love you. Wish I could have been there to hear it live. I love your description of chuk, the parson!
July 7th, 2008 at 12:29 pm
WOW, SURE SOUNDS LIKE YOU ARE HAVING A WONDERFUL RELAZXING TIME… LOVE THAT LITTLE DOLL WHO SEEMS TO BE A DITTO OF HIS GRANDPA. I HAVE PICTURES TO PROVE IT…
LOVE YOU ALL,
GREAT GRANDMA