The cancelations are rolling in. Formal Katrina remembrances are being replaced by an unstoppable barrage of unwanted, terrifying memories. Productive work is now on hold. All eyes are on the Gulf of Mexico and the unseeing, unfeeling specter of Hurricane Gustav. He has me churning already. His powerful winds and deadly aim at New Orleans are dredging up suppressed memories of midnight runs, stranded plans, and emotional partings.
Friday is the third anniversary of the landfall of our omnipresent storm, Hurricane Katrina, the most powerful storm to strike America since scientists began measuring such calamities.
Our Year of the Message Bible reading plan starts with the New Testament on Monday, September 1. The reading guide, the sermon series, and the Year of the Message notebook are all available at the Welcome Center in the church foyer.I hope that you will get a notebook, take notes on the messages, and keep up with the readings through the New Testament this fall. The preaching is divided into five simple outlines that will help you get acquainted with the diversity and richness of the New ...