The Christmas season may not seem like a time to start looking for personal giftings, but I discovered something new over the weekend.
To be honest, it isn’t a spiritual gift. I had hoped it was just a fluke. My wife’s inability, though, means it is something special. What could be so special? You’ll never guess.
Over the past couple of weeks I have started looking ahead to 2012 on the calendar. This involves printing a hard copy "master" calendar for the church and keeping track of services, meetings, fellowships and other church activities. While I’m jumping forward, I am also polishing up our December calendar of Christmas events.
This week I received a request from a well-meaning organization to promote giving hope this Christmas by donating three dollars to send a Bible to needy countries around the world. In the introductory letter for the promotion, one of the suggestions was to dedicate our church’s Christmas Eve offering to their cause.
I didn’t think about what was being said the first time I read the letter. But when I looked at it again today, I was shocked. My concern was not that I should give extra funds to this cause, but that churches make a regular practice of taking offerings on Christmas Eve.
TGIF! That phrase is on the minds of millions of people as they wind down their work weeks, planning for Friday night. What are your plans for this weekend? Maybe you have a Friday routine with coworkers, friends or family. Or maybe you’ve planned something different, a distraction from your regular routine. When was the last time you sat down and thought about why you made those particular plans?
Whether we are willing to admit it or not, there is always a “why” behind our choice of activity. So when our responsibilities are fulfilled for the week, and time is in our control, why do we choose the activities that we do?
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