Welcome to the last month of this year lovingly called the month we celebrate Christmas. It comes in earlier and earlier as the box stores begin to put out their decorations and the radio stations begin to play Christmas songs way before the Thanksgiving turkeys are even in the store to buy. Why the rush? … [Read more…]
October is here and with it the Cardinals are headed to the playoffs! It has been awhile but here we go again, another fall where baseball continues in this town. We at Zion are continuing our Connect every Sunday. I hope if you have never been to one you will consider staying some Sunday after … [Read more…]
September is here! Can you hear that? It is the sound of joy coming from the parents as they wave good-by to their children as the school bus pulls away from the curb and heads toward school! The standing in lines to purchase school supplies has paid off as we finish packing the lunch for … [Read more…]
August is here! Some of us will be heading back to school or as Gabster my youngest granddaughter would say, “Back to prison” (her word for school.) I know we can all relate to the way she feels, but sometimes, not all the time, but sometimes we need the very thing we do not like. … [Read more…]
Dear Saints, We are now in June and when it is finished so will half of 2022. This year is going by very fast. I know that we still have the same twenty-four hours every day, but still where have the days gone? Time seems to fly, but some things tend to drag on and … [Read more…]
As we begin the month of May, we hit it running! We have a couple of special dates this month. We celebrate Mother’s day as well as our 28th anniversary of being a church in the south city. God is so faithful. I believe that this month and this year will be a great victory … [Read more…]
Its official April is here! The flowers are starting to bud and the sound of bats cracking and gloves popping can be heard from the stadium downtown as baseball returns to St. Louis. The boys are back in town. May His church come back to life as well this spring as we celebrate His resurrection! … [Read more…]
March is here and we are marching right through this year. As I write this letter Russia has attacked Ukraine, so let us continue to pray for peace and the people of Ukraine. We have a prayer walk scheduled for Saturday, March 12th at 10 am. I always enjoy walking our neighborhood and praying for … [Read more…]
Hello February, nice to meet you. How long will you be staying with us this year? February’s reply is always the same, “Not as long as the other months!” Well hopefully this time February will give us a decline in Covid cases. Let us keep diligent and keep praying for those we know who have … [Read more…]
Happy New Year! The ball has dropped in the city of New York and it is official we now must get used to dating our documents with the year 2022. I pray that this will be the year we finally say good-by to Covid, or at least to wearing masks. Speaking of saying good-bye to … [Read more…]