Anna Spiegel will speak briefly in the Dillard Class Sunday morning, Jan. 8. Anna spoke briefly before she left on her first term of mission service. Now we'll hear about some of the effects of your prayer support. She is trying to reach as many adult classes as possible, so the Mack Hampton class will join us to hear her before going to their classroom for their lesson. They have even volunteered to bring the coffee and goodies for the day. Our part? Try to come early. Be good hosts to the Hampton class and to Anna. Fellowship with our guests and not just with each other. And last of all, try to settle into our places by 8:25 to give Anna as much time as possible. Doug will be prepared to condense the lesson as necessary, for this is important! Anna is doing a very courageous work in a very difficult area!
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Blogs I Read
- Solvr
Just ran across this, haven't tested it, but it brings instant goosebumps. I just could be one of the greatest shortcuts from the "itch you can't quite scratch" stage to the "Eureka!" stage. Be glad to discuss it with others who might be as hungry as I to develop creativity skills. - DillardClass
This blog is an adjunct of the web site of The Dillard Class at First Baptist Church, Richardson, Texas - hingesofhistory
Doug Dillard started this to build stories of the thirty years of cataclysmic changes he recorded as cartoonist for The Baptist Standard and other religious periodicals. But it has grownto a personal memoir of his long pilgrimage as a Christian minister and creativity consultant. - BetaChurch.Org
Part blog, part technical manual, part design theory, part seminary and all cool. - Global Ideas Bank
Stretch your brain, kick-start your creative juices with frequent visits to this far-ranging collection of ideas. - Zeldman.com
Fantastic web design help. Links to other design sites. I have this RSS'd in my Newsgator. - Web Design Reference Guide
Meryl's incredible range of knowledge that seems to have no limits pushes me out to the creative edge. - NotPerfection
Very inspirational, stimulating variety
Class Christmas 2005
- Dillard Class Christmas Party, Dec. 2, 2005, in Fellowship Hall, First Baptist Church of Richardson, TX.
Group 1 spells fun
- Group 1, our largest of eight care groups, includes most of the singles, widows, and widowers in our class. They meet monthly for a pot luck supper and annually invite the teacher and outgoing director and spouses to an appreciation dinner.
Lunch Bunch
- Sunday lunches after worship began as a thoughtful gesture by members Ed and Bess Moore. It was an attempt to introduce some of our newer members, many of whom had been in his class when he taught at Prestonwood Baptist, to some of the "regulars" in our class. It started out with just a table full. Now we will usually have one to two dozen at Luby's. Recently, a few who craved more variety, have started posting options for the Sunday Lunch Bunch. It remains a great way to integrate new members in our growing fellowship.
Meal Ministry
- The Dillard Class has always shown care for members during times of bereavement and illness by bringing in home-cooked meals during the times they needed it most. In 2005, Marah Dillard became home-bound during her 13-year bout with chronic bronchiactasis. Marah had been class secretary as long as Doug has taught the class. She missed Sunday School terribly, and missed her Friday "date nights" when Doug always took her out. Under the direction of our Inreach Team, class members started bringing meals each Friday and spending a few minutes cheering her up and feeling connected once again. Marah went home to the Lord at 2:40 PM Sunday, May 28, 2006.
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Sounds wonderful, Doug. But try as I might, I can't open the photos. I'm working on a MAC - perhaps there is some software I need???
Posted by: Shirley Carroll Pittman | January 06, 2006 at 10:32 AM