Deerfield UMC has welcomed BBQ Guests

     Dr. Jim Goff from Deerfield UMC has an interesting family connection to the John Boy and Billy radio show. He found out that his third cousin is Carl the Cook who does the Grilling Sauce for John Boy and Billy. Jim's brother, Bunky, plays the banjo for the jingles on the radio and Hound is the jingle writer, musician and singer. They have an interesting way of promoting NC BBQ, and their style is called the gospel according to BBQ. So last night, the Hastings from our church, invited this whole crowd of guests who were to be on the local AM radio show this morning to come over for a meal and to make some music. From a BBQ loving United Methodist, country preacher, this was literally a night of "hog heaven."
     I went over to the radio show to share a book with them this morning after their broadcast with Dr. Jim Goff and Jim Hastings on their weekly radio show, and made a couple of pictures to share with you. We have invited them to come back to Deerfield UMC to cook some BBQ and make some music, and maybe we can have a BBQ revival. For the community of Boone, we can look for BBQ to fill our stomachs and Jesus Christ to fill our hearts. The door of hospitality continues to open wide for the gospel. In that short conversation after their show at the radio station this morning, John Roten from WATA invited me to come and preach for the call to worship for the rest of the week, and I accepted. So BBQ may have been the appetizer, but the good news of Jesus Christ is our everyday main course meal, and for that, we give the Lord praise. Thanks be to God for new friends, for open doors, good food and the love of Christ that continues to bind people together from all walks of life. Jesus sets a feast for us in heaven, and daily patiently waits for us to come to the table and feast with him. I hope your day is so good, you can say you are in "hog heaven" by whatever door of friendship that opens up to you to share a good word for Jesus Christ.