Well, we made it past Christmas and New Year's - so what's next? It seems like the weeks leading up to Christmas, everyone displays their best 'holiday cheer', and everywhere we go there's a magical quality. Then there's the new year and everyone celebrates! But then, it's all over. Now we go back to reality and there's...
Since I slept through most of the Christmas season and didn't get to preach a Christmas message, I wanted to linger on that subject for one last bit this year.
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Everyone knows Santa Claus can't be at every single mall or store to get pictures with children, so he has helpers who look like him, right? You can tell by maybe a fake beard or a not so jolly attitude. But how do you really know what the 'real Santa' looks like?
Last week many of us engaged in traditional Thanksgiving Day feasts. - There's the turkey and the stuffing and the rolls and the cranberry sauce and the green bean casserole and the corn casserole and the sweet potatoes and the au gratin potatoes and the mashed potatoes and the gravy and the pecan pie and the pumpkin pie... Thanksgiving...
Last year, 83% of Americans celebrated Thanksgiving and the vast majority agreed that the purpose of Thanksgiving is to 'give thanks'. Pretty obvious - it's right there in the name. But for the percentage of Americans who celebrate Thanksgiving and claim to not believe in God - I have to ask, give thanks to whom? Many don't...
This past Sunday was our 'Homecoming Sunday' - and it was a good day! We saw faces we hadn't seen in years! We celebrated in worship, we got to fellowship and eat together and reminisce. Many commented it was just a taste of the reunion we'll enjoy once we get to Heaven. But now it's just a 'regular Sunday' - so where do we go from here?...
Today is Deep River's Homecoming! It's an event where we can 're-gather', regroup, reconnect and set our minds once again on our God given mission! And that mission is to KNOW Jesus, to GROW in our relationship with God and with others and to Go serve and to Go share the message of hope through the love of Jesus! It's not really a ...
I'm guessing most of us are perhaps a little uncertain about what the election will bring this Tuesday. And I'm also guessing many are just ready for it to be over!
