Archive for June, 2008
Independence Day
For the past several years on July Fourth the Lewis family has set on an attorney friends dock overlooking Pensacola Bay and watched the Pensacola downtown fireworks. This year will be our first year in Birmingham, and we will be making a new tradition.
However, no matter if we celebrate the Fourth in Pensacola, Mountain Brook, at Regions Park, or on Lake Martin, the important thing to remember is why we are celebrating. America is the best country on earth, and God has blessed us with unparalleled freedom and prosperity. Men and women have fought and died so that we can have the freedoms that we enjoy today.
What started as a rebellion against tyranny and oppression on the part of a small group of Patriots who demanded recognition and representation be given to a small British colony, has blossomed into the mightiest nation that the world has ever seen. This nation while mighty is still fragile. If we forget the sacrifices that have been made and must continually be made to keep America great then we will slowly degrade into a second tier nation, but if we forget the God who made us into the nation that we are today, then we will quickly plunge into the oblivion of history.
Let us with humility and thanksgiving reflect upon what God has given us and never take for granted the freedoms that we enjoy.
A Word from the Pastor
This week has been a week of noise, confusion, and bedlam - yes it is VBS week and it is going great. We have had upwards of 75 children in VBS and everyone seems to be having a great time hearing Bible stories, playing games, and getting glue and glitter everywhere.
For many decades Southern Baptist have been doing VBS and it has been our greatest outreach. Every year we see the lives of children and families changed as they encounter the Good News of Jesus Christ. Our prayer is that VBS 2008 will be just as life changing as it has been in other years.
Be Praying for VBS
Pastor Stan