One thing is necessary

Acts 1:12–26 (ESV) 12 Then they returned to Jerusalem from the mount called Olivet, which is near Jerusalem, a Sabbath day’s journey away. 13 And when they had entered, they went up to the upper room, where they were staying, Peter and John and James and Andrew, Philip and Thomas, Bartholomew and Matthew, James the son of Alphaeus and Simon the Zealot and Judas the son of James. 14 All these with one accord were devoting themselves to prayer, together with the women and Mary

My dad has a party trick that is always a hit with the grandkids. He can make a coin disappear. Sometimes it’s a small piece of candy or maybe a straw wrapper if they are restless in a restaurant. He holds it in one hand between his middle finger and thumb, showing it to kids. With one swift motion it is gone, he throws the invisible item in the air, and it reappears behind an ear. They giggle with amazement as they try to figure out how he did it. It’s fun to watch the grand

New years is for something new. New goals new diets, new plans and dreams. So I thought we would try something new as well. No we aren’t starting a new fad diet, that out. Plus, my birthday is in January and I want to eat my birthday cake. I have been thinking of a time when God was starting something new as well. He started something new at creation, he revealed what he had been doing all along at the birth of Christ ( new to us) however there is another something new that w