Old Friends

When the Cathedral Quartet stopped due to the passing of Glenn Payne, Bill Gaither put together a quartet and called them "Old Friends". The tenor and bass sing of the Cathedrals along with Wes Pritchard and Jake Hess. Quite a difference in age and personality, but it seems that the group molded together well because they had the same mind-set and had God-given talents. The "Old Friends" produced one of the more popular songs of that year while singing together: "Glory to God in the Highest."

God has given us many types of friends in our lives:
Old Friends
New Friends
Life-Long Friends

Worst Friends

Short-Term Friends
So-Called Friends
Best Friends
Childhood Friends
Faithful Friends
and many more...

In the ministry, we encounter many different types of friends. Sometimes, our relationship ends abruptly due to a call to another church. I miss those friends who I served with at each call, and I am thankful for the friends I currently serve with. God has blessed me with friends...old and new.

The Bible (especially the New Testament) has many writing of the greeting "dear friends...". How long has it been since you last wrote or called a "dear" friend? Too long? Give them a call or write them today.

"Don't walk in front of me, I may not follow. Don't walk behind me, I may not lead. Just walk beside me and be my friend." -- Albert Camus

"Friends are friends forever if the Lord's the Lord of them..." --Michael W. Smith