Jul
6
Ring the bell!
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It was M.C. Hammer who declared, Yo, sound the bell, school is in, sucka! The Old Testament book of Proverbs sounds the bell for us in our willful blindness and blind willfulness as sinners–or as Proverbs like to call us fools. It is worth noting this list of characteristics of the fool–one who thinks he sees, knows and understands how life works, when in reality he is blind, ignorant and confused. In Proverbs a fool:
- is convinced he is right (12:15)
- quickly shows his annoyance (12:16)
- is hotheaded and reckless (14:16)
- spurns discipline and correction (15:5)
- wastes money (17:16)
- delights in airing his own opinions (18:2)
- is quick to quarrel (20:3)
- scorns wisdom (23:9)
- is wise in his own estimation (26:5)
- trusts in himself (28:26)
- rages and scoffs, and there is no peace around him (29:9)
- gives full vent to his anger (29:11).
NOTE: Any resemblance to actual persons living or in my life or myself, for that matter, is more than coincidental–it is the living and true God bringing the lens of his perfect wisdom to bear on our lives.
Jul
6
Thursday, 5 July 2007, Robert C. Cannada, Sr. died in Jackson, Mississippi after an illness of 5 months. Mr. Cannada was a ruling elder at Jackson’s First Presbyterian Church for 50 years, and was a founder and former Board chairman for 25 years of Reformed Theological Seminary. He was also an important leader in the founding of the Presbyterian Church in America in 1973 and made important contributions to the drafting of the PCA’s Book of Church Order. The Sweet Dropper remembers him as a kind and generous Christian gentlemen of the first order. Below is some more information about Mr. Cannada’s family and professional life, along with funeral arrangements:
…a founder and former Managing Partner for 25 years at the law firm of Butler, Snow, O’Mara, Stevens, and Cannada, and an officer in the Navy and veteran of World War II and of the Korean War. He was also a board member of a number of other legal, business, civic and Christian organizations. He was a faithful and godly leader in the home, in the church, and in the community. He was preceded in death by his lifelong love and wife, Inez Chisolm Cannada, and by one son, Paul Davis Cannada. He is survived by two sons, Robert C. (Ric) Cannada, Jr. (and wife, Rachel) and R. Barry Cannada (and wife, Angelyn), and by five grandchildren, Christy Cannada Burrow (and husband, Beau), Cecilia Cannada Rutledge (and husband, Bryan), Kathryn Cannada Nicholas (and husband Taylor), Caroline Chisolm Cannada, and Robert Davis Cannada, and by 5 great-grandchildren.
In lieu of flowers, memorials are encouraged to be made to the Founders Fund at Reformed Theological Seminary (5422 Clinton Blvd, Jackson, MS 39211) or to the Twin Lakes Retreat Center at First Presbyterian Church (1390 N. State St., Jackson, MS 39202).
The funeral service will be held at First Presbyterian Church in Jackson on Tuesday, July 10, at 11:00 am, followed by internment at Lakewood Memorial Park on Clinton Blvd. Visitation will be held at First Presbyterian Church on Monday, July 9, from 5:00 to 8:00 pm and on Tuesday, July 10, from 9:00 to 10:30 am.
Jul
3
An Independence Day Prayer
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The following prayer is taken from an old Presbyterian prayer book (yes, such things exist).
Lord God of our fathers, who hast granted unto our country freedom, and established sovereignty by the people’s will: We thank Thee for those whom Thou hast raised up for our nation, to defend our liberty, preserve our union, and maintain law and order within our borders.Ever give unto the republic wise and fearless leaders and commanders in every time of need. Enlighten and direct the multitudes whom thou has ordained in power, that their counsels may be filled with knowledge and equity, and the whole commonwealth be preserved in peace, unity, strength, and honor. Take under Thy governance and protection Thy servants, the President, the governors of the states, the lawgivers, the judges, and all who are entrusted with authority; so defending them from all evil and enriching them with all good that the people may prosper in freedom beneath an equal law, and our nation may magnify Thy name in all the earth; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
