Read the Lectionary Texts Last Sunday, everybody was concerned about the lake. According to the police officer who surprised us all by casually strolling down the aisle after the 10 o’clock service—like he was about to join the choir—Tellico Lake was rising faster than the dam could spill water. With somewhere between five and nine inches of rain since the previous Thursday, there was a real fear that the already-swollen lake might rise another five feet. After church, our family took a ride through several of the lakefront neighborhoods. We saw lots of flooded docks and soggy backyards. Then [READ MORE]