{"id":600,"date":"2008-05-16T07:48:43","date_gmt":"2008-05-16T14:48:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/eaf.net\/mvp\/?p=600"},"modified":"2008-05-16T07:48:54","modified_gmt":"2008-05-16T14:48:54","slug":"church-playing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.eaf.net\/mvp\/2008\/church-playing\/","title":{"rendered":"Church Playing"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Which is far better than playing church.<\/p>\n<p>Here are some results of the shooting I did at our church picnic last Saturday evening. (I was going to post them the next day for the benefit of our members flung far away.)<\/p>\n<p><center><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/mvp\/wp-content\/bbqers-1.jpg\" alt=\"Two of the four youth sponsors\" \/><br \/>\nTwo of the youth sponsors<br \/>\nwho along with their wives<br \/>\nhelped the youth<br \/>\nput this event together.<br \/>\n<b>Thanks!<\/b><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/mvp\/wp-content\/bbqers-2.jpg\" \/><br \/>\nIf I were the type,<br \/>\nI&#8217;d thank the cow as well.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/mvp\/wp-content\/watchers-2.jpg\" alt=\"Watchers and talkers and players\" \/><br \/>\nI see two former students-of-mine and three former missionaries<br \/>\n<\/center><\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><center><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/mvp\/wp-content\/batter-1.jpg\" \/><br \/>\nI think he hit it.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/mvp\/wp-content\/watchers-1.jpg\" \/><br \/>\nI see four former-students-of-mine.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/mvp\/wp-content\/strike-zone.jpg\" \/><br \/>\nThrow a ball at the horse<br \/>\nand see how fast the ball was traveling!<br \/>\n(Wilco &#8212; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/xclick\/business=sales%40anabaptistbooks.com&#038;item_name=WilcoTokenAdFee&#038;amount=$14.92\">please click here to pay<\/a> &#8212; thanks!)<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/mvp\/wp-content\/eaters-1.jpg\" \/><br \/>\ngood food &#8212; good fellowship &#8212; good fun<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/mvp\/wp-content\/eaters-2.jpg\" \/><br \/>\nThere&#8217;s my Dad!<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/mvp\/wp-content\/turner-baby.jpg\" \/><br \/>\nHis name is William.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/mvp\/wp-content\/pre-pray-1.jpg\" \/><br \/>\nHey! How did the writing get blurred?!<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/mvp\/wp-content\/pre-pray-2.jpg\" \/><br \/>\nI see three of my former students.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/mvp\/wp-content\/turner-boy.jpg\" \/><br \/>\nHis name is Sylvan.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/mvp\/wp-content\/batter-2.jpg\" \/><br \/>\nI think he hit it.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/mvp\/wp-content\/players-2.jpg\" \/><br \/>\nShe&#8217;s a good firstbaseman.<br \/>\n(And I see two former students.)<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/mvp\/wp-content\/batter-4.jpg\" \/><br \/>\nNow I see five former students (of mine).<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/mvp\/wp-content\/players-1.jpg\" \/><br \/>\n(Three here.)<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/mvp\/wp-content\/batter-3.jpg\" \/><br \/>\nInside his comfort zone.<br \/>\n(Two here.)<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/mvp\/wp-content\/batter-5.jpg\" \/><br \/>\n(Two here.)<br \/>\n<\/center><\/p>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Which is far better than playing church. Here are some results of the shooting I did at our church picnic last Saturday evening. (I was going to post them the next day for the benefit of our members flung far away.) 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