D.I. (Doctrine Investigator) How can you tell is something is working? Test it. God allowed Job to be tested in the harshest of ways…..and he passed with flying colors.  Teachers hand out exams.  Doctors poke & prod and stretch and pull, but what test is there to see if our spiritual lives are healthy?  Try these twelve questions, record your answers, and call me in the morning.  We’ll call it a Simple Spiritual Check-up.  By the way, I expect all 5th graders to know this by the time they leave Children’s Ministry.  Are YOU smarter than a 5th grader? PS.  This is a...

Here’s an interesting equation: 29 volunteers + 1 1/2 hours + more than enough boxes + countless donated toothbrushes + gifts & baubles collected through the year + pretty wrapping paper + pens + pencils+ donated handling money + paper x innumerable prayers = over 200 Operation Christmas Child packages on their way to brighten the lives of children across the globe. What will YOUR holiday equation add up to? Hopefully, BBopp

It is NEVER too early to begin teaching the virtue of charity to our children, and one simple way to do that is Operation Christmas Child. Due to the time involved in packing and shipping, our boxes must be packed and on their way this month to reach the target children by Christmas. I would encourage every family to participate for the sake of kids around the world, and to lay the foundation of giving into the hearts of our own. Our church “Boxing Party” will be from 6:30 - 8:30 pm on Tuesday, November 17th in Room 206. Perhaps you can make this a part of your family Christmas tradition...