Humble Service

I was just thinking…
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Ephesians 4:2 is a statement of the Christian disposition-“Therefore I, a prisoner for serving the Lord, beg you to lead a life worthy of your calling, for you have been called by God. 2 Be humble and gentle. Be patient with each other, making allowance for each other's faults because of your love. 3 Always keep yourselves united in the Holy Spirit, and bind yourselves together with peace." (New Living Translation)

Sometimes we are privileged to see God in action as He demonstrates the truth of this Bible passage through His family members. Nothing is quite so encouraging as to see humility, gentleness, and patience operative in the lives of God’s people. A case in point is one of our members who is a university professor and head of his academic department; a published author; a recent guest on a national radio show; and author of several articles of historical interest related to the Blue Ridge Parkway, etc. (His recent book is titled, REAL NASCAR: White Lightning, Red Clay, and Big Bill France).

Remarkable as these accomplishments are, his greatest achievements rest in his role as a Christian husband, father, son (his energetic mother is still living), and sibling. He functions in each of these capacities with a decided commitment and with a quiet and steady disposition.

As a Christian and a churchman, he has served as deacon, committee member, ministry volunteer, and leader of an adult Sunday School class. He and his wife currently find great satisfaction in working with a Preschool Sunday School group. Like some others in our church family, he serves in virtual anonymity.

I would likely have known nothing of the completion of the book and the associated recognition apart from an unrelated third party. It is a book that gives some insightful information regarding the birth and development of what has become the favorite sport for hundreds of thousands of Americans.

I want to commend him for his Christ-like, servant mentality and for his achievements as an author, and feel that others of you in the church family and beyond would appreciate knowing about the recent release of the book written by Dr. Dan Pierce.
Dan’s wife, Lydia, and children, Anna Claire, Taylor, Sullivan (“Sully”), and Coulter are his greatest “cheerleaders.”
I join others in congratulating a man whose demeanor is “humble and gentle,” (NLT) and who in “lowliness and gentleness” (KJV) lives life purposefully and who quietly, willingly, and gladly serves the Lord.