It's that time

of the year again, when we pause as a nation and thank the Almighty for

all the blessings of life. Thanksgiving 2002 will be here shortly and

we truly have much for which to be thankful.

As I write

this article I am in a fast. This fast is not, I'm sorry to say, a spiritual

fast but one imposed by the doctor. It's the protocol one must endure

before many different medical procedures age foists upon us.

I thank God,

and I say that reverently, for my history of good health. There have been

very few times I have had to go under the knife in any surgical procedure.

I did have the childhood tonsillectomy and a hernia repaired from the

two-week Grenada operation in 1983 when the 82nd Airborne Division paid

Castro's Cubans a surprise visit very early one morning.

Anyway, tomorrow

morning I will have the procedure many of you may have had in a heart

catherization. As you know, they will go in through the leg area with

a tiny camera up into the heart area and look around. They tell me the

operation only takes about 30 minutes but you have to go through the fast

and are not supposed to drive, etc. And the worst part is that you are

supposed to wait there for six hours.

you read this, it will all be over and I will be oiling the shotgun for

our second annual turkey shoot at our church in Senoia. By this time the

fast will be over and the games will begin. Wasn't that a slick way to

advertise our Annual Church Turkey Shoot?

If you have

never been to a turkey shoot, you are missing a lot of fun. Turkey shoots

are not as popular as they were in yesteryear but the sport is returning

with renewed vigor. Our very own Tommy Duncan will be running the shoot

again this year.

First you need

to have the desire to win a nice Thanksgiving turkey or a nice holiday

ham. You then need to get some cash together and attend one of three Saturdays

Nov. 16, 23, or 30 from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Next you need to bring your own

20-, 16- or 12-gauge shotgun. If you don't have one and want to shoot,

we will provide one for you. You then pay $3 a shot to shoot at a target.

The one closest to the "X" in the center wins the turkey or

ham.

It is truly

funny to see several shooters hovering over Tommy Duncan's shoulder watching

him with a compass and a magnifying glass measuring the distance between

several different holes in the targets and to see who won the turkey!

It is equally funny to listen to all the "boasters" as to how

good they "used to shoot" or "why this gun isn't shooting

too well these days."

I will never

forget last year when this "good ole boy" who had a wad of "Redman"

in his jaw, who walked up with one of the rattiest single-shot shotguns

I had seen in a long time. He quietly paid his $3 and walked up to the

firing line and loaded his half rusted & trusted shotgun and won four

turkeys in a row!

Now here is

one of the several rules. If you bring a "ringer" shotgun, you

must allow anyone else to shoot your shotgun and everyone must use our

ammunition no special home "super loads." This is truly a lot

of fun and it will help support our building fund.

Thank God for

the freedom we still enjoy in Thanksgiving and in being able to host a

turkey shoot. For additional information call 770-719-2365.

The Rev.

Dr. Knox Herndon is pastor of His House Community Church (SBC). The Rev.

Greg Mausz is senior associate pastor. The Rev. Dr. Lydia Herndon is the

Sunday School superintendent, Bible study coordinator and teacher. The

church is just below Fayetteville, on Ga. Highway 85, a mile south of

Ga. Highway 16, just below the fire station. Visitors welcome. Church

office and prayer line 770-719-2365; e-mail [email protected]. The church's

new Web site is www.hishousecommunitychurch.com.

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