• Thanks to those of you who have been asking about our son Luke and stage 2 of the Q (qualifying) school which will take place at a course near Jacksonville, FL. Golf is a challenging game and we are extremely grateful for your prayers. Our son, Drew, and I will go watch Luke play December 1 through 6. The four day tournament will determine who will go to Final Stage to become a member of the PGA or to play the Korn Ferry PGA tour. Again, thanks for your prayers!
  • Our annual Service of Loss and Hope is scheduled for December 11th, Wednesday, at 12 Noon and 6 pm in the evening. You will have the opportunity to light a candle to name the loss you’ve experienced. Loss includes but is beyond death. Any loss of any kind (physical, spiritual, emotional, mental and relational) creates pain and grief. I will be preaching my favorite verse of the 23rd Psalm….”Yeah, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for You are with me, Your rod and Your staff, they comfort me.” Both services will be in the sanctuary because our elevator to the chapel is out of order, with parts ordered but likely not to be repaired in time for the service.
  • Thought for the Week: “Rivers do not drink their own water; trees do not eat their own fruit; the sun does not shine on itself, and flowers do not spread their fragrance for themselves. Living for others is a rule of nature. We are all born to help each other. No matter how difficult it is…Life is good when you are happy, but much better when others are happy because of you.” – Pope Francis
  • Prayer for the Week: “God grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change; courage to change the things I can and the wisdom to know the difference. Living one day at a time; enjoying one moment at a time; accepting hardships as the pathway to peace; Taking, as Jesus did, this sinful world as it is not as I would have it; Trusting he will make all things right if I surrender to his will, that I might be reasonably happy in this life and supremely happy with him forever in the next.” – Reinhold Niebuhr