I prayed and talked with some other pastor friends and decided that we would do our Christmas Eve service a little differently this year. We’ll still have songs, candlelight, and communion (and no, we aren’t brewing our own wine; we’ll have grape juice because we’re good Southern Pentecostals), but we will frame our worship in a way to remember and honor the folks who are no longer with us.

Whether you're facing stormy seas or smooth sailing, may you experience the "shalom shalom" - the perfect peace - that only Christ can give.

"You will keep in perfect peace all who trust in you, all whose thoughts are fixed on you!" - Isaiah 26:3

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This scenario raises a profound question for all of us: When Jesus is the only thing on the menu, do we discover He's what we were hungry for all along?

Life has a way of bringing us to this crossroads. When a child is diagnosed with cancer, parents get divorced, addiction seems unbeatable, or a relationship crumbles – suddenly, a little bit of religion isn't enough. The spectacle, the fish and loaves, the Sunday service – none of it cuts it anymore.