Faith

"The lifestyle of drugs and alcohol can send your life spiraling out of control," said Eric Berry, the speaker for Campbellsville University's March 4 chapel.

Berry, a former construction worker, T-ball and basketball coach and father to a 16-year-old son, spoke to CU's students, faculty, staff and coaches about how drugs and alcohol had taken over his life, and how he now has his life under control with the help of Jesus Christ.

Campbellsville Christian Church will begin a celebration of its 125th anniversary on Sunday.

The church was organized on March 30, 1884.

"Serving Christ: Past, Present and Future" has been chosen as the anniversary theme. A series of four celebration Sundays have been planned.

The kickoff event on Sunday will feature guest speakers Ivan Tucker, Jimmie Knifley and Richard Martin. A historical slideshow and history display will also be featured. Following the 11 a.m. service, a balloon launch will take place across from the Maple Street entrance.

The Rev. Jeff Eaton, formerly of Campbellsville, delivered a session on marriage at his address at Campbellsville University recently.

"Marriage is a picture of God and his people," he said.

Eaton is pastor of Hope Community Church in Frankfort and is a graduate of Campbellsville University. He spoke on having a healthy marriage and covered topics including spirituality, finances, understanding communication, sexuality and dealing with in-laws.

If I were God, I would create humans with rewind buttons on their mouths, or a 10-second delay device.

We tend to say some really dumb things.

Once I met a man at a gym who said he'd been a bodybuilder for 48 years. Since he wasn't all Hulk Hoganish I asked, "When did you stop?"

Although he laughed, he looked at me with a combined horrified amazement as if to say, "I can't believe you said that!"

Halfway home it hit me that what I had said to him was equivalent to him asking me, "So, when did you let yourself go?"