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Today I had the honor of officiating at Ed Lewis’ funeral.  Ed was a fine man, a true Christian gentleman.

I shared this story at his funeral - ten years ago, when we were in the old church building on Miller Road, Ed passed out during my sermon.  This was the first time this had ever happened to me - but I stopped the sermon, asked people to pray for Ed, and then waited with him as the ambulance was called.  When they loaded Ed on the gurney, I leaned down to tell him that I would be praying for him.  He told me couldn’t leave yet.  I was puzzled and asked why.  Then he told me that he couldn’t leave until he gave his offering.  I told him I would put it in the offering plate for him.

What an incredible life legacy!  When most of us would have worried about ourselves, Ed was still focused on giving.