CHAPTER_NN1 7_CRD 
CHURCH_NN1 
Church_NN1 defines_VVZ my_DPS life_NN1 ._SENT Our_DPS family_NN1 attends_VVZ services_NN2 every_AT0 Sunday_NP0 morning_NN1 and_CJC evening_NN1 and_CJC also_AV0 on_PRP Wednesday_NP0 nights_NN2 for_PRP prayer_NN1 meeting_NN1 ._SENT Plus_AV0 ,_PUN I_PNP 'm_VBB expected_VVN to_TO0 show_VVI up_AVP for_PRP Vacation_NN1 Bible_NN1 School_NN1 ,_PUN youth_NN1 activities_NN2 ,_PUN "_PUQ revivals_NN2 ,_PUN "_PUQ and_CJC whenever_AVQ else_AV0 the_AT0 doors_NN2 open_AJ0 ._SENT The_AT0 church_NN1 tells_VVZ me_PNP what_DTQ to_TO0 believe_VVI ,_PUN whom_PNQ to_PRP trust_NN1 and_CJC distrust_NN1 ,_PUN and_CJC how_AVQ to_TO0 behave_VVI ._SENT 
My_DPS first_ORD church_NN1 was_VBD a_AT0 classic_AJ0 brick_NN1 structure_NN1 with_PRP a_AT0 white_AJ0 steeple_NN1 pointing_VVG skyward_AV0 ._SENT "_PUQ Your_DPS daddy_NN1 sometimes_AV0 preached_VVD there_AV0 ,_PUN "_PUQ Mother_NP0 would_VM0 remind_VVI us_PNP ,_PUN "_PUQ and_CJC that_DT0 's_VBZ where_AVQ we_PNP had_VHD his_DPS funeral_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ However_AV0 ,_PUN a_AT0 few_DT0 years_NN2 after_PRP his_DPS death_NN1 that_DT0 church_NN1 split_VVN over_PRP the_AT0 issue_NN1 of_PRF whether_CJS to_TO0 paint_VVI the_AT0 outside_AJ0 bricks_NN2 white_AJ0 ,_PUN so_CJS she_PNP found_VVD another_DT0 Southern_AJ0 Baptist_AJ0 congregation_NN1 to_TO0 join_VVI ._SENT 
"_PUQ It_PNP 's_VBZ much_AV0 larger_AJC ,_PUN "_PUQ she_PNP tells_VVZ us_PNP in_PRP advance_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ Nearly_AV0 a_AT0 thousand_CRD members_NN2 ._SENT "_PUQ Colonial_AJ0 Hills_NP0 Baptist_NN1 occupies_VVZ most_DT0 of_PRF a_AT0 block_NN1 in_PRP a_AT0 residential_AJ0 neighborhood_NN1 in_PRP the_AT0 town_NN1 of_PRF East_NN1 Point_NN1 ,_PUN not_XX0 far_AV0 from_PRP the_AT0 Atlanta_NP0 airport_NN1 ._SENT On_PRP our_DPS first_ORD visit_NN1 ,_PUN I_PNP gawk_VVI at_PRP all_DT0 the_AT0 rows_NN2 of_PRF theater-style_AJ0 seats_NN2 lined_VVN up_AVP in_PRP the_AT0 sanctuary_NN1 ._SENT The_AT0 separate_AJ0 Sunday_NP0 School_NN1 building_NN1 looks_VVZ bigger_AJC than_CJS Marshall_NP0 's_POS elementary_AJ0 school_NN1 ._SENT Here_AV0 is_VBZ where_AVQ we_PNP will_VM0 spend_VVI our_DPS formative_AJ0 years_NN2 ._SENT 
Every_AT0 week_NN1 I_PNP breathe_VVB in_PRP the_AT0 church_NN1 's_POS aroma_NN1 ,_PUN a_AT0 mix_NN1 of_PRF women_NN2 's_POS perfume_NN1 ,_PUN floor_NN1 wax_NN1 ,_PUN leather_NN1 Bibles_NN2 ,_PUN sweat-stained_AJ0 wood_NN1 ,_PUN and_CJC a_AT0 burnt_AJ0 smell_NN1 from_PRP the_AT0 heating_NN1 registers_NN2 ._SENT No_AT0 candles_NN2 or_CJC incense_NN1 ,_PUN of_PRF course¡ªwe_NN1 're_VBB Baptists_NN2 ._SENT Tiny_AJ0 lights_NN2 twinkle_VVB from_PRP a_AT0 world_NN1 map_NN1 painted_VVN on_PRP the_AT0 left_AJ0 wall_NN1 ,_PUN one_PNI for_PRP each_DT0 missionary_NN1 the_AT0 church_NN1 supports_VVZ ._SENT From_PRP the_AT0 right_AJ0 wall_NN1 gleams_VVZ a_AT0 set_NN1 of_PRF organ_NN1 pipes_NN2 ,_PUN by_PRP far_AV0 the_AT0 showiest_AJS part_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 sanctuary_NN1 ._SENT 
Our_DPS pastor_NN1 ,_PUN Paul_NP0 Van_NP0 Gorder_NP0 ,_PUN has_VHZ a_AT0 degree_NN1 from_PRP Bob_NP0 Jones_NP0 University_NN1 but_CJC no_AT0 seminary_NN1 training_NN1 ._SENT A_AT0 handsome_AJ0 man_NN1 with_PRP dark_AJ0 wavy_AJ0 hair_NN1 ,_PUN he_PNP attracts_VVZ a_AT0 crowd_NN1 despite_PRP being_VBG a_AT0 Northerner_NN1 ,_PUN from_PRP Pennsylvania_NP0 ._SENT We_PNP can_VM0 tell_VVI he_PNP "_PUQ ai_NN0 n't_XX0 from_PRP around_AV0 here_AV0 "_PUQ by_PRP the_AT0 way_NN1 he_PNP pronounces_VVZ certain_AJ0 words_NN2 ._SENT He_PNP says_VVZ Gahwdfor_NP0 "_PUQ God_NP0 ,_PUN "_PUQ Holy_AJ0 Spilitfor_NP0 "_PUQ Holy_AJ0 Spirit_NN1 ,_PUN "_PUQ and_CJC ah-meninstead_NN1 of_PRF "_PUQ amen_ITJ ._SENT "_PUQ Sometimes_AV0 he_PNP speaks_VVZ in_PRP language_NN1 just_AV0 like_PRP the_AT0 Bible_NN1 's_VBZ :_PUN "_PUQ We_PNP shall_VM0 tarry_VVI a_AT0 while_NN1 longer_AJC until_CJS Jesus_NP0 returns_VVZ ._SENT "_PUQ 
I_PNP 'm_VBB too_AV0 young_AJ0 to_TO0 follow_VVI his_DPS sermons_NN2 ,_PUN but_CJC they_PNP must_VM0 be_VBI good_AJ0 ,_PUN because_CJS the_AT0 nationwide_AJ0 Radio_NN1 Bible_NN1 Classprogram_NN1 has_VHZ chosen_VVN him_PNP as_PRP one_CRD of_PRF their_DPS main_AJ0 speakers_NN2 ._SENT We_PNP take_VVB pride_NN1 in_PRP our_DPS pastor_NN1 ,_PUN famous_AJ0 enough_AV0 to_TO0 be_VBI on_PRP the_AT0 radio_NN1 and_CJC sometimes_AV0 even_AJ0 television_NN1 ._SENT Many_DT0 people_NN0 ,_PUN including_PRP my_DPS mother_NN1 ,_PUN take_VVB notes_NN2 as_CJS he_PNP speaks_VVZ ,_PUN and_CJC some_DT0 mark_VVB up_AVP their_DPS Bibles_NN2 with_PRP different-colored_AJ0 inks_NN2 ._SENT When_CJS Brother_NP0 Paul_NP0 says_VVZ "_PUQ Open_VVB your_DPS Bibles_NN2 to_PRP Haggai_NP0 ,_PUN "_PUQ the_AT0 sound_NN1 of_PRF thin_AJ0 pages_NN2 being_VBG turned_VVN rustles_VVZ through_PRP the_AT0 sanctuary_NN1 ._SENT In_PRP our_DPS church_NN1 ,_PUN everyone_PNI knows_VVZ how_AVQ to_TO0 find_VVI a_AT0 minor_AJ0 prophet_NN1 such_DT0 as_PRP Haggai_NP0 ._SENT 
For_PRP Mother_NP0 ,_PUN Sunday_NP0 is_VBZ the_AT0 highlight_NN1 of_PRF every_AT0 week_NN1 ._SENT Other_AJ0 women_NN2 talk_VVB about_PRP what_DTQ wonderful_AJ0 work_NN1 she_PNP 's_VBZ doing_VDG with_PRP her_DPS Bible_NN1 clubs_NN2 ,_PUN and_CJC ask_VVB if_CJS she_PNP can_VM0 possibly_AV0 squeeze_VVI one_PNI more_AV0 into_PRP her_DPS schedule_NN1 ._SENT She_PNP introduces_VVZ Marshall_NP0 and_CJC me_PNP as_PRP her_DPS sons_NN2 ._SENT "_PUQ They_PNP can_VM0 be_VBI a_AT0 handful_NN1 sometimes_AV0 ,_PUN "_PUQ she_PNP says_VVZ with_PRP a_AT0 laugh_NN1 ,_PUN and_CJC humbly_AV0 accepts_VVZ the_AT0 compliments_NN2 that_CJT follow_VVB ._SENT "_PUQ I_PNP just_AV0 do_VDB n't_XX0 know_VVI how_AVQ you_PNP do_VDB it_PNP all_DT0 ,_PUN Mildred_NP0 ._SENT "_PUQ 
Mother_NN1 believes_VVZ children_NN2 should_VM0 act_VVI like_PRP adults_NN2 in_PRP church_NN1 ,_PUN so_CJS I_PNP have_VHB to_TO0 find_VVI ways_NN2 to_TO0 kill_VVI time_NN1 ._SENT I_PNP test_VVB mental_AJ0 telepathy_NN1 by_PRP staring_VVG at_PRP the_AT0 teenage_AJ0 girl_NN1 two_CRD rows_NN2 ahead_AV0 of_PRF me_PNP ._SENT Can_VM0 I_PNP get_VVI her_PNP to_TO0 turn_VVI around_AVP and_CJC look_VVI ?_SENT Or_CJC I_PNP study_VVB the_AT0 members_NN2 of_PRF the_AT0 choir_NN1 ,_PUN who_PNQ sit_VVB in_PRP rows_NN2 behind_PRP the_AT0 pulpit_NN1 ._SENT The_AT0 fat_AJ0 man_NN1 with_PRP a_AT0 birthmark_NN1 is_VBZ nodding_VVG off¡ªin_NN1 church_NN1 !_SENT That_DT0 woman_NN1 in_PRP a_AT0 beehive_NN1 hairdo_NN1 looks_VVZ stupid_AJ0 with_PRP those_DT0 cat's-eye_AJ0 glasses_NN2 ._SENT I_PNP daydream_VVB :_PUN If_CJS a_AT0 Communist_NN1 invades_VVZ our_DPS church_NN1 with_PRP a_AT0 machine_NN1 gun_NN1 ,_PUN who_PNQ in_PRP the_AT0 choir_NN1 will_VM0 he_PNP shoot_VVI first_ORD ?_SENT 
Marshall_NP0 and_CJC I_PNP invent_VVB games_NN2 during_PRP the_AT0 hymns_NN2 ._SENT The_AT0 song_NN1 leader_NN1 has_VHZ the_AT0 ladies_NN2 sing_VVB the_AT0 second_ORD verse_NN1 and_CJC the_AT0 men_NN2 the_AT0 third_ORD :_PUN "_PUQ Let_VVB 's_VBZ hear_VVI it_PNP now_AV0 ,_PUN men_NN2 ._SENT I_PNP want_VVB you_PNP to_TO0 really_AV0 belt_VVI it_PNP out_AVP !_SENT "_PUQ Marshall_NP0 pokes_VVZ me_PNP with_PRP his_DPS elbow_NN1 ,_PUN hoping_VVG to_TO0 trick_VVI me_PNP into_PRP singing_VVG at_PRP the_AT0 wrong_AJ0 time¡ªwith_NN1 the_AT0 ladies_NN2 ._SENT Or_CJC we_PNP alternate_VVB every_AT0 other_AJ0 word_NN1 :_PUN Marshall_NP0 sings_VVZ When_AVQ ,_PUN I_PNP sing_VVB the_AT0 ,_PUN his_DPS turn_NN1 roll_NN1 ,_PUN my_DPS turn_NN1 is_VBZ ,_PUN his_DPS turn_NN1 called_VVD ,_PUN my_DPS turn_NN1 up_AVP ,_PUN his_DPS turn_NN1 yonder_AV0 ._SENT We_PNP page_VVB through_PRP the_AT0 hymnbook_NN1 looking_VVG for_PRP weird_AJ0 names_NN2 among_PRP the_AT0 writers_NN2 ,_PUN such_DT0 as_PRP Augustus_NP0 Toplady_NP0 ._SENT None_PNI ,_PUN though_AV0 ,_PUN can_VM0 top_VVI P._NP0 P._NP0 Bliss_NP0 ._SENT 
It_PNP 's_VBZ funny_AJ0 ,_PUN but_CJC all_DT0 the_AT0 talk_NN1 about_PRP soul_NN1 and_CJC spirit_NN1 in_PRP church_NN1 makes_VVZ me_PNP more_AV0 conscious_AJ0 of_PRF my_DPS body_NN1 ._SENT In_PRP warmer_AJC months_NN2 ,_PUN when_CJS I_PNP wear_VVB a_AT0 suit_NN1 with_PRP short_AJ0 pants_NN2 ,_PUN splinters_NN2 from_PRP the_AT0 wood_NN1 prickle_VVB my_DPS legs_NN2 ._SENT I_CRD practice_NN1 winking_NN1 ,_PUN popping_VVG my_DPS knuckles_NN2 ,_PUN anything_PNI that_CJT helps_VVZ pass_VVI the_AT0 time_NN1 ._SENT I_PNP make_VVB tight_AJ0 fists_NN2 ,_PUN digging_VVG my_DPS fingernails_NN2 into_PRP my_DPS palms_NN2 ._SENT I_PNP hold_VVB my_DPS breath_NN1 as_CJS long_AV0 as_CJS I_PNP can_VM0 ,_PUN watching_VVG the_AT0 clock_NN1 's_POS second_ORD hand_NN1 ._SENT I_PNP squeeze_VVB the_AT0 armrest_AJS hard_AJ0 ,_PUN trying_VVG to_TO0 make_VVI the_AT0 veins_NN2 pop_VVB out_AVP on_PRP my_DPS arms_NN2 ,_PUN like_PRP a_AT0 weight_NN1 lifter_NN1 's_POS ._SENT 
Sometimes_AV0 Mother_NP0 catches_VVZ on_AVP and_CJC reaches_VVZ over_AVP to_TO0 pinch_VVI me_PNP ._SENT "_PUQ Pay_VVB attention_NN1 to_PRP the_AT0 sermon_NN1 !_SENT "_PUQ she_PNP whispers_VVZ ,_PUN loud_AV0 enough_AV0 for_PRP others_NN2 to_TO0 hear_VVI ._SENT A_AT0 few_DT0 humiliating_AJ0 times_NN2 she_PNP drags_VVZ me_PNP out_AVP by_PRP the_AT0 wrist_NN1 and_CJC spanks_VVZ me_PNP ._SENT 
Whenever_AVQ possible_AJ0 ,_PUN I_PNP try_VVB to_TO0 sit_VVI near_PRP blind_AJ0 Mr._NP0 Baker_NP0 ,_PUN who_PNQ relies_VVZ on_PRP a_AT0 German_AJ0 shepherd_NN1 to_TO0 lead_VVI him_PNP around_AVP ._SENT We_PNP kids_NN2 have_VHB been_VBN told_VVN not_XX0 to_TO0 pet_VVI the_AT0 seeing-eye_AJ0 dog_NN1 unless_CJS Mr._NP0 Baker_NP0 gives_VVZ us_PNP permission_NN1 ,_PUN so_CJS I_PNP make_VVB it_PNP a_AT0 goal_NN1 to_TO0 befriend_VVI the_AT0 kind_NN1 man_NN1 ._SENT I_PNP envy_VVB his_DPS dog_NN1 ,_PUN who_PNQ 's_VBZ allowed_VVN to_TO0 sleep_VVI during_PRP the_AT0 service_NN1 ._SENT The_AT0 poor_AJ0 thing_NN1 must_VM0 be_VBI bored_AJ0 all_DT0 the_AT0 time_NN1 because_CJS he_PNP always_AV0 has_VHZ to_TO0 obey_VVI his_DPS master_NN1 ._SENT He_PNP ca_VM0 n't_XX0 even_AV0 be_VBI petted_VVN without_PRP permission_NN1 ._SENT 
Everything_PNI changes_VVZ when_AVQ Mother_NN1 agrees_VVZ to_TO0 teach_VVI a_AT0 ladies_NN2 '_POS class_NN1 during_PRP the_AT0 church_NN1 hour_NN1 ._SENT She_PNP paroles_NN2 us_PNP to_PRP other_AJ0 women_NN2 ,_PUN who_PNQ find_VVB ways_NN2 to_TO0 entertain_VVI us_PNP ._SENT From_PRP humongous_AJ0 pocketbooks_NN2 they_PNP pull_VVB out_AVP key_AJ0 rings_NN2 ,_PUN change_NN1 for_PRP the_AT0 offering_NN1 ,_PUN and_CJC goodies_NN2 such_DT0 as_PRP butterscotch_NN1 candy_NN1 and_CJC Juicy_AJ0 Fruit_NN0 chewing_VVG gum_NN1 ._SENT These_DT0 women_NN2 have_VHB different_AJ0 smells_NN2 than_CJS I_PNP 'm_VBB used_VVN to¡ªvanilla_NN1 ,_PUN apple_NN1 blossoms_NN2 ,_PUN hair_NN1 spray¡ªand_NN1 a_AT0 few_DT0 even_AJ0 smell_NN1 like_PRP cigarettes_NN2 ._SENT One_CRD Sunday_NP0 I_PNP 'm_VBB assigned_VVN to_PRP a_AT0 woman_NN1 whose_DTQ husband_NN1 ,_PUN a_AT0 former_DT0 sailor_NN1 ,_PUN pulls_VVZ up_AVP his_DPS sleeve_NN1 to_TO0 show_VVI me_PNP a_AT0 tattoo_NN1 of_PRF a_AT0 bosomy_AJ0 woman_NN1 ,_PUN possibly_AV0 the_AT0 first_ORD tattoo_NN1 I_PNP 've_VHB seen_VVN and_CJC definitely_AV0 the_AT0 first_ORD one_PNI in_PRP church_NN1 ._SENT 
I_PNP especially_AV0 love_VVB sitting_VVG by_PRP Mrs._NP0 Horton_NP0 ,_PUN who_PNQ wears_VVZ a_AT0 chain_NN1 of_PRF furry_AJ0 animals_NN2 across_PRP her_DPS shoulders¡ªa_NN1 "_PUQ mink_NN0 stole_VVD ,_PUN "_PUQ she_PNP calls_VVZ it_PNP ._SENT The_AT0 dead_AJ0 mink_NN0 have_VHB hard_AJ0 ,_PUN glittery_AJ0 eyes_NN2 and_CJC narrow_AJ0 mouths_NN2 full_AJ0 of_PRF mean-looking_AJ0 teeth_NN2 ._SENT Each_DT0 animal_NN1 's_POS mouth_NN1 clamps_VVZ down_AVP on_PRP the_AT0 butt_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 animal_NN1 in_PRP front_NN1 of_PRF it_PNP ._SENT Their_DPS fluffy_AJ0 tails_NN2 and_CJC tiny_AJ0 black_AJ0 feet_NN2 hang_VVB down_AVP ,_PUN begging_VVG to_TO0 be_VBI played_VVN with_PRP ._SENT 
As_CJS the_AT0 service_NN1 drones_VVZ on_AVP ,_PUN Mrs._NP0 Horton_NP0 draws_VVZ faces_NN2 on_PRP my_DPS hand¡ªan_AJ0 adult_NN1 ,_PUN drawing_VVG in_PRP church_NN1 !_SENT ¡ªin_NN0 such_DT0 a_AT0 way_NN1 that_CJT if_CJS I_PNP wave_VVB my_DPS fingers_NN2 the_AT0 eyes_NN2 wink_NN1 ._SENT She_PNP puts_VVZ her_DPS arm_NN1 around_PRP me_PNP and_CJC gently_AV0 squeezes_VVZ me_PNP ._SENT She_PNP gives_VVZ me_PNP a_AT0 peppermint_NN1 ,_PUN which_DTQ I_PNP move_VVB to_TO0 put_VVI in_PRP my_DPS pocket_NN1 until_CJS she_PNP whispers_VVZ ,_PUN "_PUQ It_PNP 's_VBZ OK_AJ0 to_TO0 eat_VVI it_PNP now_AV0 ._SENT "_PUQ It_PNP feels_VVZ like_PRP a_AT0 sin_NN1 ,_PUN candy_NN1 in_PRP church_NN1 ,_PUN but_CJC that_DT0 makes_VVZ it_PNP taste_VVI even_AV0 better_AJC ._SENT She_PNP lets_VVZ me_PNP drop_VVI money_NN1 in_PRP the_AT0 offering_NN1 plate_NN1 and_CJC keep_VVB a_AT0 dime_NN1 for_PRP myself_PNX ._SENT For_PRP the_AT0 first_ORD time_NN1 ever_AV0 ,_PUN church_NN1 becomes_VVZ fun_AJ0 ._SENT 
Sunday_NP0 evening_NN1 services_NN2 are_VBB more_AV0 relaxed_AJ0 ,_PUN and_CJC often_AV0 Colonial_AJ0 Hills_NN2 brings_VVZ in_PRP guest_NN1 speakers_NN2 for_PRP a_AT0 "_PUQ youth_NN1 night_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ Gospel_NN1 magicians_NN2 make_VVB doves_NN2 appear_VVB and_CJC people_NN0 disappear_VVB ._SENT A_AT0 scientist_NN1 from_PRP Chicago_NP0 hooks_VVZ himself_PNX up_AVP to_PRP a_AT0 generator_NN1 and_CJC shoots_VVZ a_AT0 million_CRD volts_NN2 of_PRF electricity_NN1 through_PRP his_DPS body_NN1 ._SENT Miniature_AJ0 lightning_NN1 bolts_NN2 spark_VVB from_PRP his_DPS fingertips_NN2 ,_PUN and_CJC when_CJS an_AT0 assistant_NN1 tosses_VVZ him_PNP blocks_NN2 of_PRF wood_NN1 ,_PUN they_PNP burn_VVB in_PRP his_DPS hands_NN2 ,_PUN filling_VVG the_AT0 church_NN1 with_PRP a_AT0 fireplace_NN1 smell_NN1 ._SENT No_AT0 one_CRD ,_PUN however_AV0 ,_PUN can_VM0 compete_VVI with_PRP Paul_NP0 Anderson_NP0 ,_PUN "_PUQ the_AT0 strongest_AJS man_NN1 in_PRP the_AT0 world_NN1 ,_PUN "_PUQ who_PNQ from_PRP a_AT0 squatting_AJ0 position_NN1 lifts_VVZ a_AT0 giant_AJ0 balance_NN1 scale_NN1 with_PRP eight_CRD teenagers_NN2 standing_VVG on_PRP it_PNP ,_PUN four_CRD to_PRP a_AT0 side_NN1 ._SENT 
Afterward_AV0 ,_PUN we_PNP retire_VVB to_PRP a_AT0 large_AJ0 room_NN1 next_ORD door_NN1 for_PRP refreshments_NN2 ,_PUN where_CJS Mr._NP0 Wharton_NP0 is_VBZ in_PRP charge_NN1 ._SENT Even_AV0 though_CJS he_PNP 's_VBZ an_AT0 office_NN1 clerk_NN1 ,_PUN with_PRP pasty_AJ0 skin_NN1 and_CJC a_AT0 wandering_AJ0 eye_NN1 ,_PUN he_PNP quickly_AV0 becomes_VVZ a_AT0 favorite_NN1 to_PRP us_PNP kids_NN2 ,_PUN because_CJS he_PNP has_VHZ his_DPS very_AV0 own_DT0 cotton-candy_AJ0 machine_NN1 ._SENT He_PNP pours_VVZ sugar_NN1 into_PRP a_AT0 tube_NN1 in_PRP the_AT0 center_NN1 of_PRF what_DTQ looks_VVZ like_PRP a_AT0 stainless-steel_AJ0 washtub_NN1 and_CJC flips_VVZ a_AT0 switch_NN1 ._SENT Presto_ITJ !_SENT All_AV0 I_PNP have_VHB to_TO0 do_VDI is_VBZ hold_VVI out_AVP a_AT0 paper_NN1 cone_NN1 ,_PUN and_CJC sticky_AJ0 strands_NN2 of_PRF pink_AJ0 cotton_NN1 candy_NN1 magically_AV0 appear_VVB ,_PUN winding_VVG their_DPS way_NN1 around_PRP the_AT0 paper_NN1 and_CJC my_DPS fingers_NN2 ._SENT 
My_DPS most_DT0 memorable_AJ0 Sunday_NP0 evening_NN1 service_NN1 takes_VVZ place_NN1 when_CJS Dr._NP0 M_NP0 ._SENT R_ZZ0 ._SENT DeHaan_NP0 ,_PUN a_AT0 radio_NN1 star_NN1 from_PRP Michigan_NP0 ,_PUN visits_VVZ for_PRP a_AT0 weekend_NN1 conference_NN1 ._SENT It_PNP 's_VBZ like_PRP the_AT0 World_NN1 Series_NN0 of_PRF church_NN1 ._SENT We_PNP arrive_VVB early_AV0 for_PRP a_AT0 parking_NN1 place_NN1 ,_PUN and_CJC still_AV0 we_PNP have_VHB to_TO0 walk_VVI a_AT0 long_AJ0 way_NN1 ._SENT So_AV0 many_DT0 newcomers_NN2 show_VVB up_AVP on_PRP Sunday_NP0 night_NN1 that_CJT Marshall_NP0 and_CJC I_PNP get_VVB permission_NN1 to_TO0 join_VVI the_AT0 teenagers_NN2 in_PRP the_AT0 usually_AV0 closed_AJ0 balcony_NN1 ._SENT I_PNP feel_VVB as_CJS if_CJS I_PNP 'm_VBB in_PRP a_AT0 sports_NN2 stadium_NN1 ,_PUN looking_VVG down_AVP on_PRP all_DT0 the_AT0 balding_AJ0 heads_NN2 and_CJC women_NN2 's_POS hats_NN2 ,_PUN with_PRP the_AT0 choir_NN1 and_CJC preacher_NN1 way_NN1 off_AVP in_PRP the_AT0 distance_NN1 ._SENT 
On_PRP the_AT0 main_AJ0 floor_NN1 below_AV0 ,_PUN hundreds_CRD of_PRF fans_NN2 are_VBB rippling_AJ0 ,_PUN like_PRP ragged_AJ0 ocean_NN1 waves_NN2 ._SENT They_PNP 're_VBB flat_AJ0 pieces_NN2 of_PRF cardboard_NN1 stapled_VVN to_PRP what_DTQ looks_VVZ like_PRP a_AT0 Popsicle_NN1 stick_NN1 ,_PUN and_CJC you_PNP wave_VVB the_AT0 fan_NN1 in_PRP front_NN1 of_PRF your_DPS face_NN1 to_TO0 create_VVI a_AT0 breeze_NN1 ._SENT The_AT0 front_AJ0 side_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 fan_NN1 has_VHZ a_AT0 picture_NN1 :_PUN Christ_NP0 at_PRP Gethsemane_NP0 or_CJC the_AT0 Good_AJ0 Shepherd_NN1 or_CJC maybe_AV0 a_AT0 photo_NN1 of_PRF our_DPS church_NN1 ._SENT The_AT0 opposite_AJ0 side_NN1 has_VHZ an_AT0 ad_NN1 for_PRP a_AT0 funeral_NN1 company_NN1 ._SENT 
Teenagers_NN2 sitting_VVG nearby_AV0 decide_VVB to_TO0 edit_VVI the_AT0 funeral_NN1 ads_NN2 ._SENT To_PRP air-conditioned_AJ0 chapelthey_NN1 add_VVB ,_PUN "_PUQ Keeps_VVZ the_AT0 body_NN1 from_PRP smelling_VVG ._SENT "_PUQ Next_ORD to_PRP ambulance_NN1 servicethey_NN1 print_NN1 ,_PUN "_PUQ Oops_ITJ ,_PUN too_AV0 late_AJ0 ,_PUN "_PUQ and_CJC by_PRP 24-hour_AJ0 oxygenthey_NN1 write_VVB in_PRP "_PUQ Just_AV0 when_CJS you_PNP do_VDB n't_XX0 need_VVI it_PNP ._SENT "_PUQ We_PNP spend_VVB most_DT0 of_PRF Dr._NP0 DeHaan_NP0 's_POS sermon_NN1 vying_VVG to_TO0 come_VVI up_AVP with_PRP the_AT0 best_AJS slogans_NN2 ._SENT Marshall_NP0 suggests_VVZ an_AT0 overall_AJ0 motto_NN1 for_PRP the_AT0 funeral_NN1 home_NN1 :_PUN "_PUQ We_PNP always_AV0 let_VVB you_PNP down_AVP ._SENT "_PUQ 
After_PRP the_AT0 sermon_NN1 ,_PUN our_DPS pastor_NN1 announces_VVZ that_CJT we_PNP 'll_VM0 be_VBI collecting_VVG a_AT0 "_PUQ love_NN1 offering_NN1 "_PUQ for_PRP Dr._NP0 DeHaan_NP0 ._SENT As_CJS the_AT0 ushers_NN2 spread_VVN throughout_PRP the_AT0 sanctuary_NN1 ,_PUN one_CRD of_PRF the_AT0 rowdier_AJC teenagers_NN2 drops_VVZ a_AT0 couple_NN1 of_PRF M_ZZ0 &_NN1 M_ZZ0 's_VBZ onto_PRP the_AT0 main_AJ0 floor_NN1 below_PRP us_PNP ._SENT A_AT0 few_DT0 minutes_NN2 later_AV0 ,_PUN he_PNP proposes_VVZ dropping_VVG a_AT0 straight_AJ0 pin_NN1 on_PRP a_AT0 bald_AJ0 man_NN1 's_POS head_NN1 ._SENT Just_AV0 then_AV0 ,_PUN another_DT0 teenager_NN1 "_PUQ accidentally_AV0 "_PUQ knocks_VVZ an_AT0 overflowing_AJ0 offering_NN1 basket_NN1 off_PRP the_AT0 ledge_NN1 ._SENT Paper_NN1 bills_NN2 float_VVB through_PRP the_AT0 air_NN1 ,_PUN swept_VVD up_AVP and_CJC down_AVP by_PRP ceiling_NN1 fans_NN2 ,_PUN and_CJC scores_NN2 of_PRF coins_NN2 roll_VVB around_AVP noisily_AV0 on_PRP the_AT0 slanted_AJ0 wooden_AJ0 floor_NN1 below_AV0 ._SENT Some_DT0 coins_NN2 find_VVB the_AT0 heating_NN1 grates_NN2 and_CJC dive_VVB through_AVP with_PRP a_AT0 loud_AJ0 plink_NN1 !_SENT The_AT0 pastor_NN1 scowls_VVZ mightily_AV0 and_CJC deacons_NN2 rush_VVB up_AVP the_AT0 balcony_NN1 stairs_NN2 to_TO0 restore_VVI order_NN1 ._SENT 
That_DT0 's_VBZ the_AT0 last_ORD time_NN1 we_PNP sit_VVB in_PRP the_AT0 balcony_NN1 ._SENT 
Colonial_AJ0 Hills_NP0 hosts_NN2 two_CRD hallmark_NN1 events_NN2 each_DT0 year_NN1 ._SENT During_PRP the_AT0 annual_AJ0 missionary_NN1 conference_NN1 ,_PUN foreign_AJ0 flags_NN2 hang_VVB from_PRP the_AT0 balcony_NN1 ,_PUN dressing_VVG up_AVP the_AT0 church_NN1 ._SENT In_PRP five-minute_AJ0 time_NN1 slots_NN2 ,_PUN the_AT0 missionaries_NN2 take_VVB turns_NN2 telling_VVG us_PNP about_PRP their_DPS adventures_NN2 overseas_AV0 ._SENT I_PNP perk_VVB up_AVP when_CJS they_PNP describe_VVB things_NN2 like_PRP eating_VVG monkey_NN1 meat_NN1 and_CJC working_VVG with_PRP pygmies_NN2 ._SENT Some_DT0 of_PRF them_PNP show_VVB slides_NN2 ,_PUN which_DTQ always_AV0 end_VVB with_PRP a_AT0 sunset_NN1 ._SENT 
After_PRP the_AT0 service_NN1 ,_PUN the_AT0 missionaries_NN2 stand_VVB beside_PRP booths_NN2 in_PRP the_AT0 back_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 sanctuary_NN1 ,_PUN which_DTQ have_VHB displays_NN2 of_PRF blowguns_NN2 ,_PUN stuffed_AJ0 crocodiles_NN2 ,_PUN butterflies_NN2 ,_PUN and_CJC even_AV0 a_AT0 few_DT0 shrunken_AJ0 heads_NN2 ._SENT I_PNP learn_VVB about_PRP geography_NN1 and_CJC foreigners_NN2 from_PRP those_DT0 booths_NN2 ._SENT As_CJS I_PNP view_VVB the_AT0 displays_NN2 and_CJC talk_VVB to_PRP the_AT0 missionary_NN1 kids_NN2 ,_PUN suddenly_AV0 I_PNP 'm_VBB glad_AJ0 my_DPS parents_NN2 never_AV0 made_VVD it_PNP to_PRP Africa_NP0 ._SENT I_PNP have_VHB nightmares_NN2 about_PRP that_DT0 continent_NN1 's_POS bird-eating_AJ0 spiders_NN2 ,_PUN and_CJC snakes_NN2 that_CJT hide_VVB in_PRP the_AT0 roof_NN1 and_CJC drop_NN1 on_PRP sleepers_NN2 ,_PUN and_CJC something_PNI called_VVD a_AT0 guinea_NN1 worm_NN1 that_CJT crawls_VVZ around_AVP under_PRP your_DPS skin_NN1 ._SENT 
On_PRP the_AT0 final_AJ0 night_NN1 ,_PUN people_NN0 make_VVB Faith_NN1 Promise_NN1 Pledges_NN2 ._SENT Colonial_AJ0 Hills_NP0 supports_VVZ 170_CRD missionaries_NN2 ,_PUN and_CJC each_DT0 year_NN1 its_DPS members_NN2 raise_VVB bucketfuls_NN2 of_PRF money_NN1 ._SENT A_AT0 man_NN1 on_PRP the_AT0 platform_NN1 operates_VVZ an_AT0 adding_AJ0 machine_NN1 with_PRP a_AT0 long_AJ0 roll_NN1 of_PRF paper_NN1 ._SENT 
