Phil,
    Yeah that would be embarrassing.  I've had some pretty embarrassing
incidents like that too I may share.

Amy
----- Original Message -----
From: "Phil Scovell" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Sunday, January 29, 2006 6:51 PM
Subject: God's Humor


> I was an assistant pastor in a town of about 800 people in western
Colorado
> many years ago.  The pastor was a great guy and used me in ever area of
> church ministry as he could so I could learn.  I was the song leader.
This
> was, at that time of my life, a traditional Baptist church.  Sunday
morning,
> as the pastor and I sat on a little two man pew just made for men sitting
on
> the platform and listened to the lady playing the piano for the offering
> that was being taken up, the pastor said, "Phil, be sure and tell everyone
> that Karen is singing a song after your announcements."  I said ok.  He
> said, "Don't forget."  I said, "I won't."  As the piano notes died away, I
> stood up and stepped to the pulpit, did the announcements, I was the youth
> pastor, too, and then, after singing a final song, I sat back down on the
> little pew.  As soon as I sat down, I remember what the pastor had said so
I
> jumped to my feet, took one fast step to the pulpit, it was right in front
> of us, and did a full power body slam into the back of the pastor who had
> just figured I had forgot so he would get up and announce Karen's song.  I
> nearly knocked the pastor and the pulpit off the platform, or so it
seemed.
> Yes, it was super embarrassing and everybody thought it was funny but me.
>
> Phil.