Posts from December 2024

Weekly Update – December 26th, 2024  As we begin another year, it is hard not to reflect upon the year behind us and aspire to new things in the year ahead.  Typically most people will set goals to eat better (71%) or exercise (65%), as they approach a new year, but according to the New York Post, most people give up by January 12th.  That doesn’t sound very hopeful, does it? I don’t think that means that we don’t set…

Weekly Update – December 19th, 2024  Christmas is almost here.  Some will have family come into town this weekend, others will connect with family next week and in the days that follow.  Either way, many of us will have some sort of contact with friends and family members as we get together to share a meal, celebrate the holiday and remember the birth of Christ.  The question that should come to mind is, “How can we make the most of…

Weekly Update – December 12th, 2024  Traditionally, Christians will remember four weeks of Advent as we look forward to the celebration of the birth of Jesus Christ. Advent means “longing” or “anticipation” for the coming of the Messiah.  It reminds us to look back in joy to the first coming of Christ, but to also look ahead in expectation to his return.  It is a nice contrast to the hustle and bustle that often accompanies this frantic season of events,…

Weekly Update – December 5th, 2024  The Christmas offering that we as Southern Baptists participate in every year is named in honor of a woman named Lottie Moon.  On July 7, 1873, the Foreign Mission Board (now International Mission Board) of the Southern Baptist Convention appointed her a missionary to China. Lottie spent most of her missionary years in Tengchow and P’ingtu, China where she taught at mission schools and ministered to women. Through having immersed herself in Chinese culture,…