Early last December, Chad  Hembree, the son of Ron Hembree, the president of Cornerstone TV, called and invited me to represent Lebanon Presbyterian on their Focus4 television talk show with Ron and Cathy, Ron's wife and Chad's mom.  Chad said that they had heard that some great things were happening at Lebanon, and they would really like us to share a little about what we are doing.  I thought it would be a great opportunity for the church to be highlighted, because I think that we are doing some good stuff to "Meet Needs and Offer Hope" to the folks in West Mifflin and throughout the South Hills and beyond by proclaiming the Gospel of Jesus Christ.  We scheduled the interview for January 14th at 2:00pm.  I thought Chad had told me that it would be a live recording, but I'll get to that later.

Over the last several months, I have been seeing different religious manifestos come across my desk or my computer.  Now a manifesto is, according to the Oxford American Dictionary a “public declaration of policy and aims.”  The Merriam-Webster Dictionary has a slightly different take, which is “a written statement declaring publicly the intentions, motives, or views of it issuer.”  Lastly, the American Heritage Dictionary states that a manifesto is “a public declaration of principles, policies, or intentions.”  Now you might be wondering why I would give you three different definitions of the word manifesto.  I actually have a reason that I will hopefully make clear by the end of this note.  However, as you read this pastor’s pen, think about how God, NOT THE DEVIL is in the details.