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Buried Treasures

5/12/2014

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146,000 visitors come yearly to figure out what 35,000 members of the National Corvette Restorers Society are so excited about...it’s a car! But not just any car. This one is affectionately known as “America’s Sports Car”...the Corvette. And to the people who own them, work on them and show them, they are much more than that…they are a vital piece of the history of the American automotive industry. Their goal is to celebrate the past, the present, and the future of these timeless machines, and to take the rest of us along for the ride.

The Corvette museum is located in Bowling Green, Kentucky. And a few days ago, while on my way to be inducted into the Gospel Music Hall of Fame for the second time, (this time as a former member of the Gaither Vocal Band), I stopped in to see what all the fuss was about at the National Corvette Museum.

Many of you saw the news reports of the sink hole that opened up inside the museum  to swallow up eight of these precious and rare cars. The sink hole, as reported, was some 40 feet across and some 25 to 30 feet deep. I have to tell you that standing near it in my ill-fitted hardhat with Debbie Eaton, the Guest Services Manager, it looked much, much bigger.

But Debbie and the crew could not and would not allow this giant hole to be the final resting place for these eight historical and one-of-a-kind treasures. They went in that hole and got them back. And now they sit, beaten and bruised, yet proudly displayed for all to see. And in many ways, they are still beautiful.

We may not all love cars the way these folks do, but we can all understand their desire to keep these cars from being lost. Along life’s journey, many of us have found ourselves buried way too deep to save ourselves, and we needed someone to care enough to come in after us. And Someone did. In fact, our chasm was wider and deeper than we could have ever imagined. Some of us still have a scar or two from the experience, but today, we are on display as a loving Father’s successful rescue.

If you get the chance, check out the National Corvette Museum in Bowling Green Kentucky. Debbie, along with all of the fine staff there, will show you a part of history thankfully being preserved. And you’ll hear the gallant stories of the engineers, designers, and owners whose devotion helped even that which was buried to come to life again. 


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Jean Barnes
5/14/2014 02:10:49 am

Always enjoy your comments and singing. You are a true servant of our awesome God.

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Stan Belle link
11/7/2014 03:16:30 am

Greetings sir.. I and my wife just celebrated our 32nd wedding anniversary but on our 14th anniversary I was granted the gift of my lifetime that I will never forget...a Larnelle Harris concert!. A friend gifted us with tickets to see you in concert at Sandy Cove in MD. I was truly blessed because I sang some of your soundtracks back in the day. Believe me, when I tell you that every time I sang your version of 'His Eye is on the Sparrow' it literally brought reflections of the time I had developed cancer and how God really proved to me how indelible that song became a staple in my life. I do sing in your range but not as great as you do. I am 11 years cancer-free PTL and leading worship at my church in Baltimore. I read your Q and A and can relate to the nodules problem. It happened to me and I was advised to rest for quite a while. I was scared that I would never sing again. Well, I'm 55 and still going strong. I know that God had chosen you for something special and you encouraged me(although we never met) through your gift of music and testimony to not give upon God because HE never gives up on us! I may not be no way as blessed as you are but I am looking forward to the day when I will have the opportunity to sing in the greatest choir of all...'God's Heavenly Choir.

May God bless you and your family

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Stan Bele link
11/7/2014 03:28:57 am

Ooops! I forgot to say - to not give up on God because HE never gives up on us!

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Jennifer
5/2/2016 03:36:13 pm

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    Larnelle Harris is a Hall of Fame vocalist, 5-time Grammy winner, 11-time Dove Award winner, and a Silver Bell Award recipient. 

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