Thank You for Praying

Thanks to you who have been praying for us and for our parents during our vacation.  It was very, very good to be with Rynette's parents on their ranch in Montana and with mine in Sioux Falls, SD.  And it was a great blessing to have all our kids with us, too!  

Will you please continue to pray for our parents?  Thank you.

God-dependent Witnesses

The sermon text for Sunday is Acts 16:11-24, including these words: "One who heard us was a woman named Lydia, from the city of Thyatira, a seller of purple goods, who was a worshiper of God. The Lord opened her heart to pay attention to what was said by Paul" (verse 14).  I love these great, big, encouraging words!  The human heart is closed, dark, deceived, and hard, and the Lord opens, enlightens, infuses with truth, and softens the heart!  The Lord saves!  One application of the coming sermon = Let us be God-centered, God-dependent, God-seeking witnesses for Christ and His gospel, and let us ask Him to open hearts as we speak forth the good news.