A NEW YEAR in the NEW COVENANT

This is a gorgeous picture of Ruben's "The Four Evangelists". From left to right: Luke, Mark, Matthew and John.

This semester, I am teaching 4 sections of New Testament Survey. What a privilege. What a joy.

And what a brain-drain.

Pray for me and especially for the fourth class....they will get the dregs at the bottom of the pot in the M-W-F weekly marathon.

(So, really, pray for my strenght and clarity of mind and heart.)

This also means on Tuesday and Thursday I will be working on the research, writing and preparation of my book on WORSHIP. Pray for my discipline and good use of time to do this well.

Breck is gearing up for a new sermon series from the Old Testament, and last Sunday four new people said they were ready to join First Presby--so he's plenty busy and blessed in his work.

Scott and Rebecca on the Gulf Coast are going to have a lovely spring for new challenges with both children and church. And Dayton's teaching at Trinity Christian College is challenging, too, and he's been interviewed by a Canadian art magazine and will have an article published in his field this spring. Karen continues to dance with Hubbard Street.

It's a wonderful thing to know that with paint and and on pointe, in the pulpit and on the playground, in the classroom and at the keyboard, we are a family touched by much Grace IN HIS GLAD SERVICE.

After Christmas Time with Anna in Chicago

Breck and I had a lovely and quiet Christmas at home. We had a couple over who didn't have family here and adopted them and their two children for the day.

Then, surprise, surprise! Dayton and Karen needed me to come to Chicago to be with Anna while they served as "faculty" for the FOLLOWING CHRIST CONFERENCE in the Arts track.

So, I drove up and back and inbetween my newly celebrated granddaughter and I had a BLAST.

Here are a few pix for you....Anna loves noodles and vegtables. She also loves Chuck E. Cheese. And she is a flat out gorgeous beauty!

AND! Anna had Nona take her to her favorite party place: PUMP IT UP!!!! It's an incredible inflated fun and run and bump and slide and giggle place for kids. She had a blast. Here's a short video of PUMP IT UP!!