The year was 1988 – my freshman year in high school. “Die Hard” was the big summer blockbuster. Roseanne Barr was becoming a household name. George H. W. Bush was elected president.
When the man walked in and put the money on my desk, I knew he was honoring the Lord with his gift. When the woman came inside my office a few hours later smiling, I knew she too, was giving glory to the Lord with her gift. Then when another man placed an envelope on my desk on the same day, as he inhaled the oxygen through a tube connected to a tank. And I sensed a gift arrived from someone who longed to make a difference for the Kingdom of God.
It’s always a good idea to get your holiday shopping done early, but this year it’s more important than ever. The COVID-19 pandemic has caused a microchip shortage and supply chain issues. This means electronics, toys, and other products will be (or already are) in short supply, which leads to fewer holiday bargains and higher than normal prices.
The Northeast Texas Community College 33rd Annual Scare Affair is from 6-9 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 23 on the plaza of the main NTCC campus (located on FM 1735 near Chapel Hill ISD).
To complete the call that God has placed upon your life, you must press into the Kingdom of God on a daily basis. I love how the Philippians 3:14 starts out with the personal pronoun I, which makes it very personal. The second word is the word press. Press means to move forward toward something. The word goal in this passage refers to a finish line at the end of a race. Many people are goal oriented and like to set goals. Just like guys in the gym that always ask each other, “How much can you bench press?” These guys are pressing towards a goal to become stronger. They mark their strength by how much they can lift or how much weight they can get under and successfully press it off. Bench pressing is natural strength but this passage is talking about supernatural strength.
