Christmas Partay!

Yo, peeps, it is time for our Second Ever White Elephant and Potluck Christmas Extravaganza! Tuggy's house, this Sunday (Dec. 12) at 6:30 pm. Bring a.) food to share and b.) a wrapped item that you did not buy but are legally and morally free to give away. Hilarity should ensue, if last year is any indication.

Week Three - Laman Compound

See you tonite at the South Chickamauga Compound. Please bring food. And your Bible. Directions on the sidebar. All are welcome.

Week Two - Corbett House

See you at the Corbett Retreat. [Actual Corbett Cabin, just with a different building and in a different location.]

4th Sunday, Laman House

We're NOT at our normal 4th Sunday location, However due to circumstances beyond the control of the Fenn's, Casa de Laman is blessed to host Small Group. See you there (today is Oct 24).

3rd Sunday, Laman House

We're at our normal 3rd Sunday location, Casa de Laman. See you there (today is Oct 17).

Corbett House - Help Needed!

Mary is out of town and since Steve's a lot better at eating food than cooking it, please bring generous quantities of food! Thanks. C U there.

Corbett House -

Game Change - Matthew and Libby's House!

Today, October 3, we're meeting at Matthew and Libby's instead of at Bekah's. The directions are on the sidebar. Bring food. Good food. Mmmmmmm. And your Bible, that too.

Week Three - Laman Ranch

Not actual photograph of Laman/Cannon ranch.

See you there!

Week Two - Corbett Estate

Bring food and a heart of worship.

Small Group at Bekah's house

As you might have noticed, we have a schedule for small group locations. Tonite we're at Bekah's. For those of you who haven't noticed, Bekah now has a food blog. I point this out both because Bekah and her friends make pretty yummy food and because the maiden recipe on the blog is from yours truly.

Small Group Schedule

Here's the schedule for Small Group hosting for the rest of the year. Fenns, we put you on the occasional 5th Sunday. I wonder if you guys could also do the "fill in" if a family can't host on their Sunday. I'll try to also post this on the blog as well.

1st Sunday - Bekah's House
2nd Sunday - Steve & Mary House
3rd Sunday - Dennis & Barb
4th Sunday - Matt & Libby

I'll to set up the Grooveshark list for our songbook when I get a chance, until then enjoy some Jesus Culture.

"How He Loves Us" is an especially powerful song, but it does have a kind of uncomfortable sermon thingy by Kim towards the end. It was probably pretty cool if you were there. "Holding Nothing Back" is not in the songbook yet, but I do have the music...

Sunday, April 22nd, Laman/Cannon House

Well, since we had the mix-up last week, we'll try it again for this Sunday. See you at Dennis, Barb's, Rachel, Micki and Gabe's. Directions on the sidebar.

15 August Small Group

Dennis would like to invite you over to the Laman/Cannon house for Small Group.

August 8 Small Group - The Fenns!

Small Group is at Luisa's house!

The address is 5303 Tennessee Ave in St. Elmo. It is a dark blue house with a yellow door. The driveway is south of the house. Park in back, knock on back door. The phone number is 717 (area code) 587 two three one seven.

Travis is bringing a few burgers to grill. Bring patriotic food (see previous post). We may run small group differently - who knows?

Correction - Small Group NOT at Matthew & Libby's

Matthew and Libby aren't able to host today. If you wish to meet for small group today, please call Travis. Otherwise, we'll take the week off. Travis probably needs the rest...but he also was looking forward to hamburgers!

Small Group on July 4 is at Matt and Libby's House

I'm posting this early so they don't get "beaten to the punch." Bring patriotic things to eat. And no, I'm not sure what would be patriotic. Maybe we could cook out at their house. If so, I promise to keep the meeting time much shorter. -Travis

No Small Group Today (in case you haven't figured that out already)

Because of Fathers' Day, we are not having small group. Enjoy the picture from Cake Wrecks. Ordered by an office for two male coworkers whose wives were expecting. It was supposed to say: Happy Fatherhood Shaun and Glenn.

Happy Falker Satherhood!

Small Group at Corbetts

Do you miss snow yet?

Everybody but Travis please bring food!

Small Grpup at the Corbetts!

Please call Mary and let her know you're coming. Travis is bringing fixin's for nachos.

Why Broad St was closed yesterday afternoon....

28 Rail Cars Derail Near Broad Street
No One Hurt; 1 Car Spills 100 Pounds Of Fertilizer Pellets
posted May 23, 2010

A CSX train passing through Chattanooga jumped off its track around 4:30 p.m. Sunday near the 3200 block of South Broad Street. The train had just passed under the viaduct at Chattanooga Creek and was headed toward Lookout Mountain around a curve when the mishap occurred.

No injuries were reported and there was no indication of any threat to the surrounding public.

CSX Railroad officials on the scene said up to 28 rail cars were off the tracks. Some of the cars tumbled onto their sides down an embankment, while others pushed their way on top of one another.

Battalion Chief Rick Sewell said that several fire companies responded to the scene, along with the haz-mat team, since trains often carry large loads of hazardous materials. In this case, CSX officials said most of the rail cars were empty. However, one car was loaded with ferrous sulfate, which CSX personnel said is used as a fertilizer.

Chief Sewell said the car carrying the fertilizer was damaged in the wreck and about 100 pounds of the pelletized material spilled onto the ground. Concerned that the spilled material could contaminate Chattanooga Creek, which is located nearby, an environmental cleanup company was brought in to clean up the spill. Chief Sewell said the rail car will have to be off-loaded before it can be moved back on the track.

Meantime, CSX personnel were being called in from around the region to deal with the derailment. No word on how long it will take to re-rail the cars and repair the track.

Chattanooga police had the southbound lanes of Broad Street closed for a time, but it was re-opened after it was determined the derailment posed no threat to the public.

CSX and possibly other agencies will be investigating the cause of the derailment.

In Like Fenn (into the Fenn's house)

Small group at the Fenn's house, this Sunday, May 23. It's in Highland Park. Directions are on the sidebar. Bring food. Grace and peace.

Commitments, bwahahaha

Okay, folks, here they are. Don't forget to ask each other specifics when next we meet!

Libby, Matthew, and Ashley all want to read James through one time per week.

Steve wants to keep up with his one-year Bible plan.

Luisa and Bekah are on a 3-chapter/day (OT, NT, and Wisdom Books) plan. Luisa also will read daily in another language. Bekah also is choosing a passage to memorize and want to have at least 4 verses rock-solid by the next check-in.

Micki wants to read Ephesians through this week.

Barb, Dennis, and Katie want to have their devotions every day.

Small Group May 16

See you at Tuggy's! Bring food. Directions on the sidebar.

No Small Group on Mother's Day

Go love on your mother! Possibly at the Fenn's house next week.

UPDATE for May 2 Small Group

Small group is at the CORBETT's house. They have heroically volunteered to host after the Sadie-Janel graduation party. See you there at 6 pm!

Small Group at the Laman's

See you at the Laman house, see you at the Laman house, see you at the Laman house tonite,
We'll all see you there, whether it be wet or fair, we still hope to see you there,
See you at the Laman house tonite.

Rae's House Again!

Dinner theme: Food. See you at the Laman/Cannon house!

Small Group at Rae's house!

Also known as the Laman and Cannon house. See the sidebar on the right for directions. See you at 6 pm. Thanks for bringing food!

14 March 2010

Small group tonite at the Corbett house! Directions on the side bar.

Jesus, Savior, Pilot Me

This is one of the songs on our new "page three" of the songbook. The song is very good, and this recording is very good. Enjoy! It should come up in a little pop-up listener doohickey.

Jesus, Savior, Pilot Me



The pop-up doohickey will only work once per computer - after that, they only let you hear a 30-second clip (some irritating and probably brilliant marketing thing for downloads), so if you want to hear it again, try this YouTube video. It's a great live recording at some conference. I haven't listened to the entire story that follows so don't lynch me if it's heretical.


Jesus, Savior, Pilot Me

7 March 2010 Location Update

Enoch's house is the stone house just before the main entrance of Covenant College on the right if you are traveling south on Scenic Highway. The Jupiter/Apollo Road is right between the house and the college. Though Enoch lives downstairs, we're meeting in the top. So, pull into the front horseshoe driveway on Scenic Highway and go in the front door. See you there with food. You can call Travis at 423-four-eight-eight-449seven if you get lost.

Small Group at brother Enoch's

Do you know that stone house just to the right of the Covenant College North (main) entrance? It is the house owned by Ethan Pettit (former librarian). That's where Enoch lives and where you will be bringing lots of food and a hunger for God's word, prayer and fellowship on Sunday evening at 6 pm to S M A L L G R O U P!!!!!!

Small Group at Elsie's

That's the Corbett's house, if you didn't know. Same Bat-time, same Bat-channel. Bring fud - lots of fud.

Red Socks plus Steelers equals Corbetts

Small group tonite is at the Corbett's house, 6 pm. See you there. Travis has new songs! Directions are on the right hand side-bar.

Small Group on Feb 7 is at the Fenn's!

Matthew and Libby are hosting tonight. The directions are on the sidebar - they live in Highlands Park. As always, please bring food and an open heart.

Songbook

Okay, SmallGroupies, I will make good on what I said last night.

Please suggest (either by commenting or by emailing or calling me) one or two songs that you'd like to see in our StElmoFlintstoneChickamaugaLookoutMtnEtCetera Small Group Song Book. I will find chords that work for Travis (no flats) and compile a guitarists' and a singers' collection for our use. Please feel free to request songs that we sing at Highlands, and songs we don't sing at Highlands. I won't guarantee they'll make it in, depending on the chordal structure, availability, and good taste, but I will try my hardest to be an impartial editor for this edition of the SEFCLMECSGSB.

-Tuggy out

Tuggy's House!

Small group tonite is at Bekah's house on Florida Ave., Chattaboogie. Directions are on the sidebar. Bring food!

Small Group Tonite at the Hutchinson's

Travis is back. The house is (mostly) clean. Let's have small group! I'm making twice-baked potatoes. Bring food or drink. We'll see you at 6. Directions are on the sidebar.

***We need ice! If you have any at your house, please bring it. But don't break the Sabbath to get some.