I had a notion one day to plan a trip to each of the fifty state capitals. And to do it in five weeks. On paper in looked pretty good. I looked up pastors in churches of my denomination in or near each of the stopping points (my east coast jaunt would take in as many as three states in a day!), so I could get lodging. My "only" problem then would be upkeep on my car and time. I figured I could do it for $5000 or so - $100 per state!
But, of course, even that plan was ludicrous. Part of the plan was to come up with an objective. Just WHY would anyone wish to go to these places? What would I do when I got to the capital building. Well, what about just praying? A noble cause, for sure.
And so, that evolved into an email campaign to the fifty governors to ask if they would mind a telephone call "on one of the fifty days from Easter to Pentecost." Well, no takers on a phone call (so far), and only some have even sent a follow-up email. But I started the prayers tonight, "Easter" Sunday.
Check out the blog at http://50prayers50governors.blogspot.com
These are some thoughts from your "typical" conservative Christian in Greenville, SC. I will "vent" on any number of subjects: political, religious, or just plain "life."
About Me
- Henry Martin
- I am a graduate of Bob Jones University (MDiv) and Greenville Tech (AB in accounting). Also, I am a deacon at Second Presbyterian Church (PCA),here in Greenville. I am a lifelong southerner married to a Yankee (but the son of the same type of "mixed marriage"). We have four grown children, the oldest having passed on to be with the Lord.
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