One Pastor's Perspective

Prophets Foretold Him

The news broke this morning that Andruw Jones has agreed on a preliminary deal with the LA Dodgers for a measley $36.2 million for two years. Now, IF he were a member of Ebenezer, I would say NOTHING!!!! (and hope he would tithe!) But, seriously, it boggles my mind that a baseball player would make over 18 million a year!

And I don’t even think about the loyalty issue anymore . . . That is long gone. When Brett Butler (Braves centerfielder from long ago) left fot LA for more money, I got mad. I couldn’t believe it, and I didn’t know if I should be mad at him or at the front office in ATL.

In the modern era, nothing like this shocks me anymore. And maybe it is time for Andruw to move on.

Is Christmas a magical time of the year?? I will be the first to tell you about the REAL meaning of Christmas (NO, it is NOT commercial sales). It is the Gospel of Jesus Christ.

But, there IS something in the air . . . Last night we had a little friend over. Krissy was babysitting the son of a friend and he came over here for a couple of hours. And his eyes lit up when he saw the tree! And when he saw the train (which we still haven’t put around the tree, but is working well). Drew set the train up for a little while, but the magic I am writing about was the spark in his eyes.

That is one of the cool things about Christmas — The look in the eyes of a little child. As we grow older it is easy to forget about that spark, that twinkle . . . But last night I was reminded of it and I am sorry I ever forgot it!

Wow . . . This year has gone by at light speed. The older I get, the faster they go.

Christmas around any church is a great time of year and probably the busiest. Lots of stuff on the calendar, special times of worship, one thousand Sunday School parties (I will never make all of them, and the ones I don’t make will be mad), all kinds of special music, and people that we won’t see any other time of the year.

The Hanging of the Green service was last night, and it was packed. We even had some people in the overflow room we set up in the Fellowship Hall. I wish those folks would come EVERY Sunday night, because Sunday night has actually become something fun. But, alas . . .

No time to dwell on that: It is December again. I’ve got too much to do!!!