Thanksgiving!

I had a wonderful Thanksgiving break. It was a blessing to be able to spend time with family and friends, and of course eat good food! Unfortunately I came down with a bit of a cold at the beginning of the week, but I am feeling better now. Katie and I had a lot of fun watching Charlie's 8th grade basketball game last Monday. They went into four overtimes, but could not pull out the win! But Charlie hit a few threes and the boys played well. Coach Brandt did the best he could. :)

Today at Trinity we had two baptisms in the service in which I am a worship leader. It was exciting to be able to assist with the baptisms. We have never had a baptism in that service before, and it was a wonderful addition to our worship to be able to share in this Sacrament.

I have been reading two books for class over the holiday break. Both focus on the "New Missional Era" as Keifert describes it. These ideas of the missional Church are very groundbreaking. They address the issue of how to help Churches change and adapt in a new age of pluralism and postmodernism. To do this the emphasis is on discernment of God's Spirit and change in culture rather than organizational change.

Hope you all had a blessed holiday and were able to take some time to rest and relax!