November 18, 2018
with Pastor Terrell
“Oh give thanks to the Lord, for he is good, for his steadfast love endures forever! Let the redeemed of the Lord say so…” ~ Psalm 107:1-2a (ESV) ~ As I write today (Thursday), I am keenly aware that Thanksgiving Day is just one week away. Did you know that 91% of Americans will have turkey for Dinner? And so — I was thinking about Butterball Turkeys for some reason — though I know not why. Did you know Butterball has an online help page? For three decades, the Butterball Turkey Talk-Line has answered the desperate pleas of hundreds of thousands of holiday cooks. As you can imagine, in that time the staff of 50-plus experts has heard some pretty outlandish tales of Turkey Day mishaps and fielded some truly bewildering questions.
PASTORAL STAFF Terrell Eldreth, Senior Pastor Scott Terry, Worship Pastor
Well I went to that computer page and I found some of the problems that people have with cooking turkeys. You may be flabbergasted at what I found. Following are just a few of the favorite conversations from the Butterball hotline operators. A woman in her seventies, cooking Thanksgiving dinner for the very first time, called for help because her mother said it was time she learned how to prepare the Thanksgiving meal.
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A proud gentleman called to tell the staff how he wrapped his turkey in a towel, laid it in the floor and stomped on it breaking the bones so it would fit in his pan. Another gentleman called to tell the operator he cut his turkey in half with a chain saw and wanted to know if the oil from the chain would adversely affect the turkey.
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A disappointed woman called wondering why her turkey had no breast meat. After a conversation with a Talk-Line operator, it became apparent that the woman’s turkey was lying upside down. Continued on page 2
10:30 A.M. • Evening Worship Service
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