Goals For The New Year

We often hear about new goals and new resolutions for the new year about this time. As we are planning--do we ever make new goals for a strong relationship with and service to our Lord?

Let us incorporate into our plans for the new year, to gain a closer and more intimate relationship with the Lord as never before.

Let us begin to have the kind of relationship with God that we have with our closest friends and spouses and children--but much better!

Take a journey into Psalms and see how David talked to God--that is a wonderful place to start.

Happy New Year!

Grace and Peace,

Bruce

Love

Remember the old Captain and Teneel Song "Love Will Keep Us Together?" Or the Beatles' "All You Need Is Love?"

Those song while secular in nature, have a lot of wisdom to them. If we just practiced love a lot more--imagine what a different world it would be. Jesus said that all the law and the prophets hung on love. We can get so wrapped up on "church things" and all other sorts of religious matters. And yet, we often find ourselves lacking in true Jesus love. Let us be a people of love. The kind of love that makes people want what we have. And my God receive all the glory.

Bruce

Tis The Season

The longer I am a parent, the more I enjoy the Christmas time of year. Not because of gifts and material things--but because of the special time I get to spend with my wife and children. I love the Christmas movies and the values of giving and love and kindness they impart--that I desperately want my children to understand that such Christian attributes should be a year round thing. But if it takes this time of year for them to get an extra does of those values--thats cool with me.

My favorite Christmas movie is "Its A Wonderful Life." I have been watching it since I was a boy and I never tire of it.

Take some special time with your family this season. And praise God for all of His blessings.

Bruce