Dec. Update: Christmas Season - Tis the Season to Glorify God!

As we are now into the "official" Christmas season, let me update you first on November. The highlight of November was "Thanksgiving Day." We couldn't get to Atlanta for the holiday to spend with our children/grandchildren due to my working retail before and after Thanksgiving (yes, Black Friday).

But we were blessed that one daughter and 4 grandchildren came for 2 1/2 days. It was a fun time seeing them all and the kids loved our dog Rusty, and he loved having them around. We have 2 more grandchildren on the way!

Now, we are in December and it will be our busiest month in retail so I won't have time for much else. We also won't make it to our family in Atlanta for Christmas.
The earliest we can get there is some time in January :-/
These are the rest of grandchildren and daughter.



It seems quite amazing that this time a year ago I was in Lagos, Nigeria, Africa, for 6 weeks of preaching. What a great and memorable experience!

For the last 6 months I haven't preached in a pulpit - that is the longest time without preaching in over 5 years. That DOES NOT mean I have not been sharing Christ - that can happen 24/7 and I need no pulpit to do that.

I continue to write devotions and am starting plans for an online verse by verse study of I John or Galatians. Also, in 2011 my main study will be studying verse by verse in Romans for my own personal study and for my next ministry opportunity in pulpit or Bible School instructor.

With December, we have had some cold weather come in but nothing like Kane, PA.

I'm really loving Charlotte and the weather.

This year is coming to a quick end, less than 4 weeks to a new year.

Celebrate Christ this year and don't get wrapped up in all the commercialization of Christmas.

This is another day to serve Christ, and also a good time to share Christ as people seem less resistant to the gospel at this time of year, so use that to your advantage and tell others about Jesus.

Have a Jesus blessed Christmas and New Year!

Jim (biblefood.org)

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