Hello loved ones.  Here’s your update for the week.

We had a small group on Sunday.  Some stayed home out of the cold and rain due to health concerns, and Priscilla was out because she had to take Kimi to the emergency room for pain.  Keep praying for her as the medical issues keep coming.  Since we had no children and I didn’t have anything prepared, we skipped the Sunday school hour.  In the message I addressed the issue of abortion since it is back in the news in the form of some very troubling state laws and the discussions that have resulted.  If you would like some information that may help you address the evil, check out the podcast.

I do have some good news.  The bus is back!  Priscilla picked it up this week.  When she told me I assumed that meant she would be driving it this week, but i know she has also been getting the paperwork in order this week and I need to confirm that.  Kelvin will be delighted and so are we all!  That bus is a gift from God that allows us to bring people who would not otherwise be able to come to church, ant it has become a symbol of who we are.

This week a verse has been on my mind.  It’s one we probably all know.  It’s everywhere!  We encourage each other with it.  You’ll find it on everything from billboards to coffee cups.  But does it mean what we think it means?  Can we really appropriate it for ourselves without regard to its context?  In so far as it reflects the nature of God and His grand plan of redemption, the answer is yes, but let’s dig a little deeper and find out what He is really saying here.  For just a little of that context we will read Jeremiah 29:7-14.

I’m excited to see all of you this Sunday!

Love y’all!

Larry