Posts from January 2020
Pastor Comments
I hope that everyone has had a great beginning to their new year. I am so excited about what God has in store for Covenant Church in 2020! We have already put one thing on our agenda for December 2020. Last Sunday, we announced to everyone some very exciting news about our plans to build Bethlehem this Christmas and perform a production for our community. We already have the dates set: December 11th, 12th, 18th and 19th! I know many…
Missions Minute
Winter is here folks and we are eleven months away from Christmas. Christmas 2020, can you believe we are talking about Christmas before Valentine’s Day? By the time you receive this newsletter you are probably aware of our 2020 project… Walk through Bethlehem. This project is planned to be offered as a gift to our community and we plan to include the community as we work toward the opening in December. This will be a major endeavor and we hope…
The Romantic Trap
With Valentine’s Day coming up this month on Friday the 14th, it seems natural to write about romance. If we are so romantic, why do we have such a high divorce rate? “Is it really that high?” you might ask. Well, it is high. Many writers list it as high as fifty percent; while some sociologists who study the issue say that it is not quite that high, but it is high. A writer in an issue of Newsweek magazine…
How Reliable Are You?
One of the most complimentary things that one person can say about another person is, “That person is reliable!” It is common to hear the phrase “A man’s word is his bond.” Do people see you as reliable? Do those people think that you keep your word? Are you known as a person who does what you say that you will do? This goes right to the core of who we are as individuals. It is often identified as a…
Pastor Comments
Honey, the girls, and I want to thank everyone for the Christmas gifts we have received. We are truly blessed to have a wonderful Church family; we thank you all. We are blessed to be here and extremely excited to what God has in store for us in this New Year. Many people look forward to the New Year. I hear people say how glad they are for the New Year because the busy holiday season is behind them. For…