A New Ending, A New Beginning

It's snowing....again. There are people who love this stuff but I admit that I am not one of them.

This coming Sunday, I will be ministering at Word Fellowship in Old Forge, Pennsylvania. Pastor Larry Magor has invited me the last several years to minister on the first Sunday of the year. Please pray that I will speak a word that will prod people onward in their walk with Christ.

Today is the end of 2008. There are many things that fill my mind as I think about the events that transpired in the past twelve months. I am also thinking about next year. Quite honestly, I gaze with a little apprehension as to what lies ahead. Yet I know that each year, each day for that matter is a new beginning with God. It's a new occasion to test His promises and find that they are still true. I think of the line from the familiar hymn that goes "And He walks with me and He talks with me and He tells me I am His own..." I imagine that when I wake up tomorrow, those words will still be true. His mercies are new every morning.

Happy New Year and may each of you know that Jesus is faithful.

Staying Local

Good morning everyone. I'm thankful to live in the valley this morning because we are being spared the worst of the winter weather that is effecting northeastern Pennsylvania this morning.

This coming Sunday, I will minister at the Tunkhannock Assembly of God in Tunkhannock, Pennsylvania. Pastor Rick Women invites me every December to share a Christmas message with his congregation. Please pray that the timeless message of Christmas will once again stir the people's hearts to keep Christ as the central focus of their Christmas season.

Thanks for your prayers for my Springfield trip. All my flights went well and the conference speakers had some great messages to share. But to be honest, I'm glad that my feet are firmly planted on the ground once again. The only flight I'm really looking forward to is when Jesus comes to take us heaven!

Flying Out To Springfield

Good morning. It's a beautiful sunny morning and I am enjoying it very much.

Tomorrow, I will fly out to Springfield, Missouri to attend the Assemblies of God National Evangelists Conference. Please pray that everything with my flight goes well. Last year when I flew out, everything that could possibly go wrong happened. Also, pray that this will be a time of refreshing for me as I get to sit and have someone preach to me.

This coming Sunday, I will preach a Christmas message in my home church, the Green Ridge Assembly of God. There is always something new to glean from the Christmas story.

As we enter the Christmas season, just a reminder to keep Christ as the central focus.