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I am going to take today to share some personal things on my mind.  Maybe this is a download or just rambling.  But it is the beginning of the week and the first e-devotion of a busy week.


First, today is my wife’s birthday.  Julie is a very special lady.  School teacher.  Wife.  Mother.  Grandmother.  She is so much more, but most of all she is my best friend and partner in life.  That makes her a gift from God.  I am grateful for her.


Proverbs 18:22  NLT  

The man who finds a wife finds a treasure, and he receives favor from the Lord.


As you know I returned from Cuba about a week ago, and I have had some time to reflect on what God did in their past trip and how He is working in this country and ministry that I love.  Obviously I will return, and my heart is heavy for our friends and partners, my Cuba family, that deal with so many concerns and struggles each and every day.  I am grateful for the work they do to share the Gospel and to love people in their communities.  It is real and really good!


Mark 16:15  NLT  

And then he told them, “Go into all the world and preach the Good News to everyone.


I miss our church when I am away, and yesterday’s worship service was one more example of why I love The Community Fellowship so much.  Great people who encourage me.  They hear and love the Word of God.  Ministries that are making a difference in so many ways.  It is an honor to be their pastor.


Ephesians 4:15  

Instead, we will speak the truth in love, growing in every way more and more like Christ, who is the head of his body, the church.


This weekend was full.  We spent all day Saturday with our daughter Ruth and our grandchildren Harper and Dawson.  Sunday we celebrated Kai’s birthday and were blessed to attend the wedding of our friends Meagan and Rodney.  


This week will be awesome.  Raceway ministries work at our local speedway as thousands of fans come to town, and we get to serve them and share Christ with each person.  What an honor it is.  Please pray for this ministry.


2 Thessalonians 3:1  NLT  

Finally, dear brothers and sisters, we ask you to pray for us. Pray that the Lord’s message will spread rapidly and be honored wherever it goes, just as when it came to you. 

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