I just realized!
If you’re still celebrating Christmas (we’re only today at Day 12), then we wish you a Merry Christmas season and a happy Epiphany! That glorious day lands tomorrow, January 6, with opportunities for King Cake and terrible jokes (“Oh my goodness, I just realized — it’s Epiphany!). If you’d like to explore more depth in your Epiphany celebration, let us recommend Fleming Rutledge’s new slim book on the topic. You can find a weighty excerpt from the book at The Well this week.
“If those who shape worship in local congregations took seriously the opportunity to manifest the identity, mission, and, yes, the glory of Christ as Epiphany unfolds, it could be a transformative season of growth in faith. It is not for nothing that the season has been associated with mission and growth— with the spread of the gospel.”
But perhaps your mind is still centered on the new year (Happy 2024!) and those pesky resolutions (or lack thereof). We’re here to tell you that you don’t need to make any resolutions — unless you want to! Ann Boyd reminds us that you can make resolutions in February or later. It’s the process of living on purpose that counts, not the “January 1” deadline.
“If you, like me, are a human in need of help remembering the things you most deeply desire, I have good news for you! God is gracious. He gives us multiple beginnings every year, and we can always find a fresh opportunity for a restart.”
You’re Invited!
Weekly Prayer. Prayer meetings begin again on January 12. For more information visit The Well. We hope to see you there!
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Believers in Business Conference 2024. MBA ministry is excited to announce the 19th annual Believers in Business Conference February 23-24, 2024. Their vision is to inspire and equip attendees to become believers who are radically inspiring to others in all areas of their lives. Registration opens in late October. In the meantime, follow on Instagram and spread the word to those you think would be interested in participating.
Four More Things We Loved This Week
Elizabeth Gilbert reminds us that we are not required to continually justify our existence on earth through constant improvement.
Have you heard about the viral butter candle?