Gratitude

A week from today, the United States of America will celebrate the greatest holiday of all, Thanksgiving. Granted, there is more hype surrounding other holidays, but the idea of being grateful should reign supreme among the nobility of virtues. Truly, our family has much to be thankful for.

God gave many open doors of ministry during the last month. An annual highlight is our trip to Fort Morgan, Colorado, to minister in the Platte Valley Baptist Church. Every year, together with Evangelist Dwight Smith and family, we have ministered among those dear country people. This year, we dug out some pictures from the very first time we were there ten years ago. In those ten years, our children have grown up, our horizons (waistlines) have broadened, and my hairline has receded to the back of my head. Also, the church has more than doubled in that time. During our time there, four people walked the aisle to trust Christ as Savior. The Wednesday before our family arrived, six were saved in a special teen service. What a thrill to minister with faithful people!

Because Sarah is still teaching at Ambassador Baptist College, I travel either alone, with pianist Dale Lieser, or with Dale and my son Daniel. God has given us some good meetings together as we learn how to serve each other and the churches where we are.

Work is already underway for the 2025 schedule with many weeks already full. We are looking forward to seeing what God will do in our travels then.

In the family front, Josiah has one more semester after December to complete before he graduates with his master's degree. Please pray for the Lord's leading as he seeks a place of ministry. Abigail has one more year after this school year before she will graduate with her bachelor's degree. Esther has one more semester after December and she will finish her one year Bible certificate. Daniel is in his junior year of high school and looks forward to getting his driver's permit soon. Pray for his mother in that regard.

My podcast continues with a new episode being added every month. In the next week or so, I plan to begin a short series of episodes on objections to the Gospel. These have value, not only for unsaved people, but also for believers who must give the Gospel to less-than-receptive coworkers and family members. Below are links.

Spotify  Apple Podcasts YouTube

In addition to the podcast, I also publish preaching shorts under a YouTube channel with the same name and logo as the podcast. You find a link to the entire channel, including podcast and shorts here.

May the grace of God fill you with gratitude this holiday season. Thank you as always for your prayers.