by Johnny McConnell
I have had the
pleasure to go on all of the men’s retreats but one. They have all been
excellent for really challenging men to dig deep spiritually.
The theme of this past
weekend was “Search and Rescue” which is certainly what the Lord has been doing
for us. The speaker, Michael Thompson, made the subject come alive with vivid
film clips from such movies as “The Matrix”, “The Legend of Bagger Vance” and
“Saving Private Ryan.” He even aroused me to get up at 6 am to meet
with some fellows to go over what we learned. At age 73 and really being
in Jesus’ hands for some time, I am already seeing my life and the place I am
in, in a larger sense and looking forward to more. His three top guns from our
church provided a panel and leadership which were both helpful and insightful
as Steve Swayne, Jim Hinkey, and Trey Gaylord are graduates of two “Top Gun
Retreats.”
I wasn’t quite sure
what I was going to do with my Saturday afternoon free time, but the
praise band guitars were quickly picked up and passed around for an afternoon
jam session. It lasted for several hours and we had musical discussions and all
kinds of picking and singing with the ages of the guitarists readily apparent
by the era of their tunes. I was obviously dated by my Chuck Berry songs,
but Feeney, Smith, Armstrong, Shell and Preacher Dominguez, were all over the
place with talent and we had a fair audience of singers as well. It truly
was the most fun I personally have had in a long time and I will bet more guitars
show up at our next retreat.
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