Word: jessee
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Jesse enthusiastically had his watch halfway off before one of the schedulers rushed the pulpit in the name of modern political decency. The scheduler swung up the steps at the left of the small riser, but he was intercepted by the Reverend Thompson. Thompson had a weight advantage over the...
Getting out from behind the restrictive pulpit was even better than losing a watch, to Jesse's and the crowd's thinking, so he used the fight as an excuse to glide to the right side of the stage, his wingtips over the edge and his volume equal to the...
At this point, Jesse's watch was in the hands of Melinda Peterson, one of the top sopranos in the choir. Melinda has always admired fine jewelry, and she was sitting far back enough in the choir section to be out of reach to Jesse's advisors. She has that...
Jesse jumped right past his usual drug and unemployment statistics and went right to his one-lines. Which left him plenty of room for some old-fashioned brimstone. And the good people in the pews got a sermon instead of a speech.
To my knowledge, the service turned into a full-blown revival. Jesse had quite a bit to say about quite a bit, and after an hour or two, Emily Foster felt the power of God move her to rush the stage herself for Jesse's guidance and blessing. It was...