Jamey's Newsletter: Sunday, January 30, 2022
Old maps from the Middle Ages have borders of the known world laid out with the warning, “Beyond here lie dragons.”
You are free to keep going, but there are consequences. You can trespass at your own risk but know that it may be the point of no return.
The same is with our life. God has given each of us freedom. But there are boundaries set on that freedom, and if we exceed those boundaries, we will have to live with the consequences.
We live in a web of relationships with God and with one another, and those relationships are shaped by the choices we make. When we live out our freedom in life-giving ways, everyone is better for it. But, conversely, when we exercise our freedom in death-dealing ways, we all suffer.
When freedom goes past the place of love of neighbor, it has entered the territory of dragons, which becomes terrible for everyone involved.
Jamey
Weekly Prayer
Lord, I am reflecting on those who do not have enough; enough food to eat, shelter to keep warm, money to pay the bills, and medical care to stay well.
Of course, that brings to mind all those like me who have enough but are unwilling to share. Forgive us, O Lord.
Show us how we can live our lives in a manner that is worthy of the Good News we have received. And when the opportunity arises, may we have a giving spirit and a generous heart. Amen.
Meme of the Week
Dad Joke
What do you call a toothless bear? A gummy bear.
How do you find Will Smith in a snowstorm? You look for fresh prints.
Quiz connect to last dad joke: What year did Fresh Prince of Bel-Air start?
I have been thinking………..
When in doubt, let kindness guide you.
Clear communication helps close the narrative loop. It keeps others from telling stories that are not true.
Usually the most disgruntled people are the ones who are not missionally engaged in the organization.
When hate is all you are sowing, the harvest will lack love.
Reed and Kim Skinner are missionaries in Honduras. Reed Skinner serves the Tolupan tribe in the mountains of central Honduras with food relief, medical transport, and missionary training. Kim Skinner takes the gospel of Jesus to single mothers and their children to the area of Nueva Suyapa in Tegucigalpa.
If you would like to financially support Reed or Kim Skinner or learn more about their ministry, please email Misty Leach at mleach@gfumc.com.
Photo of the Week (photos taken by me)
Opportunity to Make a Difference
United We Run 5k & Fun Run
Saturday, March 5, 2022
Have you ever wanted to study the book of Revelation? Make plans to join me beginning Wednesday, February 2, 2022, for a Zoom-based study.
Question Reflection
How did you get that scar of yours?
I have a scar on the top of my left knee. When I was a kid I fell off the coin operated small merry-go-round outside of Roses Department Store in the Sherwood Plaza in Gainesville, Georgia. My knee scraped the metal ride on the way to the concrete ground.
What about you? How did you get that scar of yours?
(This picture is Roses before my time……this is 1960’s………I was born in 1976.)