The year was 1984. I was still in Bible College at VFCC and I was traveling for the school, ministering in churches. At the time, the song, "El Shaddai" by Amy Grant was all the rage. It was on the top ten of the Billboard (Christian) charts, and was actually "Song of the Year" in 1983 at the Dove Awards. Suffice it to say there was no shortage of this song as a "special" at churches all across the land. I was no exception, singing this song often back then as I traveled and ministered.
This particularly Sunday I was ministering in an AG church in Allentown, PA and sang the song that morning.
El Shaddai, El Shaddai,
El-Elyon na Adonai,
Age to age You're still the same,
By the power of the name.
El Shaddai, El Shaddai,
Erkamka na Adonai,
We will praise and lift You high,
El Shaddai.
Upon finishing the song, the senior pastor came back to the pulpit and (completely 100% serious) nodded his head in affirmation and appreciation and said, "How beautiful. Thank you Sister, for that lovely song. Church, don't you just love those Spanish songs?"
It was all I could do to hold my composure throughout the rest of the service.
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That is just so funny. One time I let a woman sing and she introduced her song this way: "you can pick your friends, and you can pick your nose, but you can't pick your friends nose".
Honest! She never sang again!
Can't wait to read the rest of the series. You know this is book material! :) Have a great weekend. Don't forget to turn your clock back!
What Keith, you didn't let her sing again? What kind of pastor are you? That sounds kind of judgmental! LOL!!!!!!!! OMW, that is a scream.
Ruth, I would love to write a book of this nature...
Love you guys
Love it!!! Can't wait to read more - and I'm sure a book would be necessary!!
WOW.....good stuff, good stuff I tell you, lol.
YES, PD WRITE THE BOOK!!!
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