New year bring changes

We have a number of changes as we begin a new year. Like many, we have done away with our home phone. I had to laugh when I called the phone company and told them I wanted to cancel our home phone. The young lady asked why I wanted to do that, and I explained I was tired of all the scam calls we received. She laughed and said, "That's the reason I canceled mine last week. I can't argue with that logic."

I am also now paying my bills online. For the past few years, my son has teased me saying I was the only person he knew who wrote checks. It was true. However, in December the post office evidently lost all the checks I sent out on December 1. The people I paid on that day for the items they sold in my auction did not receive their checks until at least December 12, and I had to write another check for one individual who came to the auction center to get it. Two utility bills were overdue thanks to the post office. I paid those bills online only to have the checks reach them a few days later. With the cost of stamps and the recent problem I had with the post office, I'll now be paying my bills online.

This is a lot of change for an old man! But, we live in a rapidly changing time. There are also some new changes that are more positive.

Once again, I will re-read through the Bible in 2025. I've done this several times in the past and look forward to doing it again. Each time I do this I buy a new version of the Bible I do not have, and I've already purchased that Bible. It has never failed that when I read through the Bible I find things I missed in the past. I invite you to join me this year. You only have to read three chapters a day, and at the end of the year you will have read the entire Bible. It is a great way to grow deeper in your spiritual life.

I also have a devotional book written by David Jeremiah that I will read as part of my devotional time each morning. I am a huge fan of his ministry and look forward to the daily reading from that book.

As the pastor of North Madison Baptist Church, I am excited about the changes that will take place there as well. We will be doing more with our website including posting the sermons each week for those who cannot worship with us. New ministries are being planned to serve the people in our church and community. I'm very excited about the possibilities for the church in the upcoming year. If you do not have a church home I invite you to join us and be a part of what I believe to be an exciting future.