Dog Food

Intriguing post title? That was the title of tonight's sermon at church. While it may seem comical, the message was so good that people were lined up at the sound booth after service to purchase a CD copy of the message. I know I cannot do the message justice here... I am hoping it will be posted to our church audio file soon, so everyone can hear it (hint, hint, pastor! Talk to the web powers that be and get it up there!). But here is the main point. A dog is a dog, and will never be anything else. But people ... well... the syrophonecian woman was a gentile, considered a dog, and the disciples looked at her in the same way... she's a dog and will never be anything BUT a dog. But Jesus had a different approach. He did say that it wasn't right for him to give the CHILDREN'S meat to the dogs (indicating her current status as a dog, not a child), but her faith response, "Truth, Lord, but even the dogs lick up the crumbs that fall from the master's table" caused Jesus to ELEVATE her status from dog to child. He granted her wish to make her daughter whole. He fed her directly from the table, as the children are fed. 2 Corinthians 5:17 says "Therefore, if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature; old things are passed away, behold, all things are become new." So even though a dog is a dog, and will always be a dog, people can be elevated from the status of just eating the crumbs dropped from the table, to eating at the banquet table with the children. I know this does the message no justice at all... you really have to hear the whole thing. I hope it will be posted on our site soon! Anyway, it was a great mid week service!

Another cool thing that happened today?? My husband began his first day as a substitute teacher at my school today, and it was so fun! He was in the room across the hall from ours for most of the morning, but in the afternoon, he was the "teacher in charge" in MY classroom! Too cool! The kids thought it was great! Mr. and Mrs. Ziter! It was a fun afternoon!

Well, now I'm off to make a casserole for tomorrow. We're having a pot luck luncheon to say goodbye to an employee leaving our dept. *sniff, sniff* We will miss you Joan!!!