July 2016 newsletter

Brenham’s First Baptist Church News For July 2016

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Upcoming Events...............................................page 2 Church-wide Calendar ........................................page 3 A Letter from Pastor Ross ...................................page 4-6 Music Ministry ..................................................page 7 Adult Ministries.................................................page 8 Bible Studies & More .........................................page 9 Encore Ministry ................................................page 10 A Letter From Editor .........................................page 11 Student Ministry................................................page 12 Children’s Ministry.............................................page13-14 Preschool Ministry..............................................page 15 FBC School & EEC ............................................page 16 Special Announcements......................................page 17 From Troy’s Heart .............................................page 18

UPCOMING SUMMER EVENTS July: July 1 - Astros Game - Student Trip 3:30pm - 11:00am July 7 - Top Golf - Student Trip. Meet at the North Parking lot 3:30 - 11:00pm July 11-15 - Camp Tejas - Information and resources for registration available for parents of kids currently enrolled in the 3rd-6th grades who want to go to Camp Tejas. Go to www.fbc-brenham.org and click on Event Information to sign up.

July 19-27 - Honduras Mission Trip

August: August 1-3 - Encore Adult VBS - In the gym - 9:00am - 12:30pm.

August 3 - Church Ice Cream Social/Honduras Testimonies - In the gym from 5:30 - 7:30pm.

August 8-11 - 2:4 The Mission - 24 hour lock-in at the church for kids who have completed 1st & 2nd grades. It focuses kids on the wide world of missions with fun projects, games, and little bit of sleep.

Welcome To Our New Church Members: Sofia Workman, Bobbie McKinzie, Jolie Weidemann, Tiffany Wilson, Diomedes (Medick) and Christine Antolin

CHURCH STAFF

Ross Shelton, Pastor rshelton@fbc-brenham.org Troy Sikes, Associate Pastor tsikes@fbc-brenham.org Charles Covin, Music Minister ccovin@fbc-brenham.org Chad Marrs, Minister to Students cmarrs@fbc-brenham.org Alex Morrison, Minister to Children amorrison@fbc-brenham.org Stacey Strickland, Preschool Ministry sstrickland@fbc-brenham.org

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Teresa McGlasson, Office Manager tmcglasson@fbc-brenham.org Annette Guenther, Comptroller aguenther@fbc-brenham.org Donella Peevler, Church Receptionist dpeevler@fbc-brenham.org Stephanie Sheffield, Custodian Manager

ssheffield@fbc-brenham.org Ernie Lewis, Graphic/Media Tech elewis@fbc-brenham.org Nancy Jahns, School Administrator njahns@fbcsbrenham.org Kristie Mendoza, Mother’s Day Out Director mdo@fbc-brenham.org

CHURCH-WIDE CALENDAR July:

1 3 3 4 5 5 7 7 9 11-15 12 14 18 19-27 27 31 31 31

Astros Game - Student Trip 3:30pm - 11:00am GOD & COUNTRY SUNDAY One Service 10:00am (No Child Care) Deacons Meeting - Room 111 2:00pm Church Office Closed - July, 4th Holiday Piece Makers - Student Center 9:00am Joy SS Class Meeting - Sycamore Stone Room 2:00pm Top Golf - Student Trip - Meet at the North Parking lot 3:30pm Relocation Committee Meeting - Pahl Livingroom 6:30pm Adult 4 SS Class - Game Night - Sycamore Stone Room 6:00pm Camp Tejas - Children’s Ministry Security Committee Meeting - Pahl Livingroom 6:00pm Precept Bible Study Luncheon - Pahl Livingroom 11:00am Finance Committee Meeting - Room 111 6:30pm Honduras Mission Trip Coffee With the Pastor - Room 112 6:00pm World Hunger Sunday 8:30am & 11:00am First Impressions Ministry Meeting - Sanctuary 3:00pm Business Meeting - Gym 4:00pm

August: 1-3 2 2 3 7 9 10-11

Encore Adult VBS - Gym 9:00am Piece Makers - Student Center 9:00am Joy SS Class Meeting - Sycamore Stone Room 2:00pm Church Ice Cream Social/Honduras Mission Testimony - Gym 5:30pm Lord’s Supper Observance 8:30am & 11:00am Security Committee Meeting - Pahl Livingroom 6:00pm 2:4 The Mission - Gym 1:00pm

CHURCH OFFICE HOURS: Mon - Thurs: 8:00 am - 5:00 pm, Fri: 8:00 am - 3:00 pm.

First Baptist Church Contact Info: Ph: (979) 836-2807 Fax: (979) 830-0122 info@fbc-brenham.org Mailing address: PO Box 600, Brenham, TX 77834 LINKS TO CHECK OUT ONLINE CHURCH & SCHOOL WEBSITE: www.fbc-brenham.org CHURCH FACEBOOK PAGE: www.facebook.com/BrenhamsFirstBaptistChurch SCHOOL FACEBOOK PAGE: www.facebook.com/Brenhamfbcs

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FROM PASTOR ROSS

Dear Church Family, I want to let you know about important development that will be taking place within the Encore Ministry (ministry for people ages 55 and older). During the interim time before I came, our Associate Pastor, Troy Sikes, was given the responsibility for what is now called “Encore Ministry.” Troy has worked hard, and I appreciate the time, energy, and service he has provided. I have asked Troy to shift the part of his job focused on retirees to helping with the welcome experience on Sunday mornings. Troy will become the point person for our adult leaders and volunteers who are focused on welcoming people on Sunday morning. Right now, these people include our ushers and our greeters at the Guest Welcome table. Troy will be the point person to ensure that our foyer area is open, everyone is in their place, and the environment is welcoming. He will also begin working on having a parking lot team. The parking lot team will help by welcoming people and providing security. I believe this will be an important and needed enhancement for our church.

My prayer is that we will be the most hospitable church in our community. In order for us to be the most hospitable church on Sunday morning, I believe we need a point person to oversee and coordinate the efforts of our different welcome ministries. Troy and I are excited about this development and how it will strengthen our church.

With this transition, I have decided to become the point person for the Encore Ministry. The Encore Ministry includes our Sunday School classes/small groups, weekly Bible studies, fellowships, outings, and other ministries where people 55 and older participate and serve. As we make this change, I’ve thought through some questions and provided some answers.

Why are you making this change?

I want shift some of Troy’s attention to strengthening our Sunday morning welcome ministries, which I believe will help our church and the Sunday morning experience. I

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believeTroy’s organizational and leadership abilities will be especially helpful for what I am asking him to do. I also want to give some personal attention to the Encore Ministry. I believe our ministry to and with people 55 and older provides us numerous opportunities in Washington County to reach people not currently being reached and to welcome the many who are moving to our community. I want to lead us through thinking of ways we can reach and welcome these people.

I also want to help continue laying the foundation of this ministry as we prepare to call a full-time Pastor of Retirees sometime between now and 2020. I believe our church (with our many generations, different worship styles, history, and future) is uniquely positioned to reach ALL the generations in our community, including and especially people 55 and older.

As we move forward, we will be doing more, not less, with this ministry.

What will this look like?

I will have a meeting every month or once every two months that will be open to any who want to attend. The focus of the meetings will be to strategize and plan. Starting out, I pray that we’ll have different volunteer leaders who will help plan fellowships/luncheons, outings, and different volunteer opportunities within and through our church. If you are 55 and older, I can’t do this alone. I need your help to take this ministry to the next level of effectiveness and faithfulness.

Our first meeting will be on Thursday, June 9th at 11:00 am in the Pahl House.

What are some questions you (Ross) want to explore as you prepare to lead the Encore Ministry?

- How do we help people 55 and older connect and find friendships? As people move and retire to our community who don’t have any previous connection to Brenham/ Washington County, it is important that our church be a place where new people feel welcome.

- How do we help plan and prepare for the different ways generations think about aging and retirement? I’ve made the observation that the WW II generation, the Korean War generation, and the Baby Boomer generation each have 5

FROM PASTOR ROSS CONTINUED different ideas concerning how they think about and live out their later years/retirement. How do we become a church mobilized to minister to and with each of these different generations?

- How do we mobilize our retirees for local and global service and missions? My prayer is that our retirees will utilize their retirement years to help serve and reach our community and world for Jesus Christ.

Will Troy still be involved?

Yes, Troy will still be involved, especially with pastoral care. Troy has been crucial in helping me with the pastoral care needs (checking in on people, visiting the hospital, etc.) of our church. We often visit people together, and we plan on continuing to do so.

What is the God Goal for the Encore Ministry?

As you may remember, during 2015, we went through a discerning process about the mission, discipleship strategy, vision, and goals of our church. Our vision is to “Be a church of ordinary people used by God in extraordinary ways.”

One of the goals that flow from this vision is the following: “We will call a full-time Pastor of Retirees. He will assist in providing pastoral care and will work to equip retirees to be missionaries locally, in North America, and internationally. The dream is that one of the reasons people will want to retire to Brenham is so that they can be a part of what God is doing in and through Brenham’s First Baptist Church. This is also about a strategic focus of reaching the numerous retirees, mostly baby boomers, who are retiring to Brenham. I believe our church is uniquely placed and resourced to be a church that reaches retirees.” Praying that God may do this excites me, and I hope it excites you.

Questions? Contact me at 836-2807 or rshelton@fbc-brenham.org

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WORSHIP & MUSIC MINISTRY

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ADULT MINISTRIES You never have a second chance to make a first impression. This is so true regarding guests who choose to attend our worship services or Bible studies.

Please help us make a lasting impression by serving on our First Impressions Team. Contact Troy at tsikes@fbc-brenham. org or call the church office if you are willing to serve as an Usher, Welcome Center Greeter or Parking Lot Greeter. We will have a meeting of our First Impressions Ministry team members in July.

PIECE MAKERS The Baby Shower held in June was great fun and over 70 receiving blankets and quilts, as well as lots of other baby items were donated to Pregnancy Assistance Ministry. A large red, white and blue Denim Stars quilt made by Piece Makers will go to Honduras this month on the Youth Mission Trip and will be presented to a Pastor’s family there.

You can see the quilt in the church hallway.

Piece Makers is a quilting group open to all who want to learn, sew with a fun group of gals and stitch something for someone to

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ENCORE ADULT VBS: Come, join us, August 1st - 3rd in the gym, from 9:00am - 12:30pm.

Bring a friend for 3 days of spiritual growth, singing, crafts, missions and of course food! Our Encore VBS is for adults 55 and over.

PIECE MAKERS: Will be providing sewing machines, kits and instructions for making pillowcases for the Brenham State Supported Living Center during craft time at Encore VBS. This Piece Makers project was started in March and with additional stitchers during Encore VBS, 80 new pillowcases will be donated to the State School the first week of August. love. We make quilts for ourselves, our loved ones and for FBC mission projects at home and abroad. We meet the first Tuesday of each month in the Student Center from 9 to noon and have quilt machines to use in the Cottonwood House by appointment.

Call Sara Byman at 979 830-8555 for more information.

BIBLE STUDIES & MORE HOME TEAM CELEBRATION STORY WHAT HOME TEAM HAS MEANT TO US

of us the opportunity to have a more intimate fellowship with people in the church in Facilitating our Home Team the a way that would not likely last eight years has helped us happen otherwise. Did we in studying the Bible personally mention food? We have a brief and learning through the time of refreshment before fellowship of other Christian each session. In this way, we friends. We have studied socialize before our study. various themes, books of the May the Lord bless each home Bible and topics of interest. in Brenham’s FBC, and may we Each study affords us the use our homes for His glory! opportunity to use our homes to gather in the name of Christ, Judy & Dan Bishop read, study and pray. Meeting in our home is also meaningful I can’t begin to tell you how much I look forward to meeting to us because we can use any with our home team. I can gift of hospitality the Lord has honestly say that they are my given us. It is also good to be able to invite newcomers to our family. We laugh together, cry together, pray for each other, Home Team to insure they are and stay in contact throughout welcomed and included. the week. I feel like we all are Our Home Team prays for one on this same ‘life path’ together another in the various joys we and we all complement each have and trials we encounter. other so perfectly. I witness It’s such a blessing and God moving in our meetings privilege to be able to share and see how our prayers for our needs and know that the one another are answered. members are caring, loving It has made me see how friends who lighten our burdens important it is for our church to by their prayers. We also pray continue supporting this part for the lost, our church, nation of ministry. I would strongly and leaders. encourage members to get Participants represent different connected with a group. God is good!

Sunday School classes and even ages. This affords all Lanny Williams

WEEKLY BIBLE STUDIES & FELLOWSHIP

Men’s Prayer Breakfast Studying: “What Every Christian Ought to Know” Wednesdays, 6:00am - Sycamore House.

Sweet Hour of Prayer: Thursdays, 10:00am - Sycamore House Garage

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ENCORE MINISTRY NEWS Encore Ministry We are taking some new and exciting steps in the development of our Encore Ministry. Under the leadership of Pastor Ross, we will plan and implement activities and ministries to build faith, community and love for others. Be looking for more information in the Sunday Bulletin for a monthly meeting of interested Encore adults. If you have questions, please call the church office at 979-836-2807.

Encore VBS Come, join us, August, 1st - 3rd in the gym, from 9:00am - 12:30pm.

Bring a friend for 3 days of spiritual growth, singing, crafts, missions and of course food! Our Encore VBS is for adults 55 and over.

CELEBRATE OUR BIRTHDAYS! Margaret Cothern 7/1 Lu An Yarnold 7/1 Glen Le Doux 7/2 Loretta Davis 7/5 Sandra Kay Winkelman 7/5 Suzanne Butler 7/5 LJ Grauke 7/7 Wren Grauke 7/7 Swepson Armour 7/8 Steven Suders 7/9 Flo Blevins 7/11 Susan Appel 7/11

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Carolyn Robertson 7/12 Laurece Maresh 7/18 Rola Doelitsch 7/18 David Ruley 7/19 Kathy Standley 7/19 Barbara Jones 7/20 Bill Holmes 7/21 Aleta Thistlethwaite 7/22 Pam Young 7/25 Linda Upchurch 7/26 James Hare 7/27 Sandy Batt 7/28

A LETTER FROM THE EDITOR Dear Friends, As I was beginning to write this newsletter, I was doing some research on how we celebrate Independence Day, July 4th. I thought of the times we have celebrated as a family when our children were small. I will always remember all the July 4th celebrations in 1976, our Bi-centennial. We lived in a small town in Louisiana at the time and I had made all of the kids matching outfits of the stars and stripes. They even did a parade down our quiet little street to celebrate in their childlike ways. They talk about it with their children now and share the memories.

Now I would like to share with you a poem I found while doing my research. I hope you all will keep our country in your prayers during these trying times.

Blessings, Reba Pair

Jesus on the 4th of July

We gather ‘round to celebrate On Independence Day Pay homage to our country As the children run and play.

With barbecues and picnics

And fireworks in the air The flag we own is proudly flown To show how much we care.

The stars and stripes spell freedom She waves upon the breeze While bursts of colors can be seen Above the towering trees.

This is all quite wonderful We revel in delight But God above in divine love Has brought this day to light.

With just a stroke of liberty A touch of His great hand He gave democracy to us And helped this country stand.

The stripes upon our stately flag Were touched by His sweet grace Each star of white that shines so bright Reflects His loving face.

So as you turn to face the flag For battles that were fought Be filled with pride for those who died And freedoms that were bought.

But don’t forget to thank the One That gives the bright display The reason why we paint the sky On Independence Day. Copyright © Marilyn Ferguson 2003 ferguson@adams.net

SCRIPTURE OF THE MONTH “Now the Lord is the Spirit, and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom.” 2 Corinthians 3:17 THOUGHT OF THE MONTH “Prayer is the key to heaven, but faith unlocks the door.”

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STUDENT MINISTRY

Does anybody else out there think June was a blur? In the midst of the chaos, I remember more-than-one sunburn, several road trips, and lots of fun. The Student Ministry kicked off summer with a trip to the newly built Typhoon Texas waterpark in Katy. Then we started a poolside Bible Study. The next week we took a huge group to the Comal River for a day-long float, and then we loaded up like bandits in the night and headed to Glorieta, New Mexico for FUGE camp.

We’ve kept a steady supply of sunscreen and aloe around our house.

outside of Tegucigalpa to minister in the villages. We will be building a kitchen, having VBS, and working in a village clinic. Please be in prayer for us as we travel.

This is always a little nerveracking and we need every prayer we can get for safety and as few complications as possible. Also, please pray for the people we come in contact with in Honduras. Pray that their hearts would be open to the Spirit and to the Good News. Every year we see people’s lives changed. Thank you so much for praying and supporting this mission trip.

Now we are gearing up for the Honduras Mission Trip.

This year we have 24 people traveling to the mountains

In Him,

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Bro. Chad

CHILDREN’S MINISTRY “Timothy, guard what has been entrusted to you, avoiding irreverent, empty speech and contradictions from the “knowledge” that falsely bears that name. By professing it, some people have deviated from the faith.

Grace be with all of you.” (1 Timothy 6:20-21, HCSB) At the time that I am writing this article, I am in McAllen, TX with the beTWEENers on the Disciple Trip. This is the trip that gives the kids an opportunity to walk as the disciple that we have been teaching them to be. Anyway, one night after VBS, there was an area of the commons that had been marked off as “off-limits” with caution tape.

The commons area is a large, open space. Even with this one sitting area blocked off, there was still plenty of room to congregate. However, guess where all the kids wanted to be? Correct. Like a picnic attracts ants, this caution tape was a magnet to practically every child – even though the night prior this area was relatively barren of children. One kid even approached the tape, looked directly at his mother and purposely came less than one inch from touching the tape as if testing his mother’s response.

Since the beginning of time, the cliché – “like a moth drawn to a flame” – applies ever so appropriately to the attraction the human race has to that which is forbidden.

Coincidentally, the lesson taught in VBS that night was about protecting your spiritual garden from the weeds of sin. Like that child testing his mother, we like to see how close we can get to the flame of sin without getting burnt.

However, like a marshmallow doesn’t have to be in the flame to get burnt, we can get burned by sin just by being too close.

So through all the metaphors, let me ask this question: “What temptations do you think you can control, but are walking dangerously upon the precipice?” Just like a garden has to be constantly weeded, we need to be vigilant to keep sins out of our garden and keep away from the fire.

Children’s Ministry continue on page 14.

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CHILDREN’S MINISTRY CONT. UPCOMING EVENTS

Jul 11th - 15th Aug 10th - 11th

Camp Tejas 2:4 The Mission/1pm-1pm

THIS MONTH’S BIG IDEA

Faith – believing what Jesus did can change me.

WEEKLY BOTTOM LINE

Weekly Bottom Lines: 1. The story of Jesus is for everybody.

2. The story of Jesus is bigger than every other story.

3. The story of Jesus changes how I forgive others.

4. The story of Jesus changes how I see my problems.

5. The story of Jesus changes how we work together.

MEMORY VERSE

Ephesians 2:8, “God’s grace has saved you because of your faith in Christ. Your salvation doesn’t come from anything you do. It is God’s gift.”

THANK YOU

Thank you to Joanne Sossaman for cooking and driving for the Disciple Trip for our beTWEENers.

NEEDS Please Pray for those attending Camp Tejas July 11-15.

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PRESCHOOL MINISTRIES SUNDAY MORNINGS IN JULY Basic Truth: God made me. Key Question: Who made everything?

Bottom Line: God made everything.

Memory Verse: “You made the world and everything in it.”

Psalm 89:11 NCV We’re having so much fun with see their eyes get big and round Creation Station that we just can’t when they hear that they are part stop! This month our preschoolers of the creation story. God made will continue to be introduced to people too!! Not only did He make the days of creation, one train car people, but He made us to have a at a time. It has been so much fun relationship with Him. That is such building our very own creation train. an awesome part of the story to As we approach day 6 of creation, share. we will be spending two days on We will finish the Creation Station this super special day. Not only unit with a Creation Station did God make animals on day six Celebration. It’s time to party and (and all preschoolers love animals), thank God for everything He made.

but God made US on day six! Yes, So All Aboard the Creation train!

God made you and me! This is

Your train master always such an exciting day to share with our little ones. I love to

Stacey

Our church family is growing and with that comes more little cuties in our nursery/preschool area. We are looking to hire a couple new nursery workers. This is an awesome need to have. If you or anyone you know might be interested in working in our nursery/preschool area, please send them my way. We have a great group of little ones that would love to be loved on. You can get an application from the church office Monday - Friday. Thank you!

Happy Birthday to our wonderful teachers: Sandy Winkelman 7/05 Leah Oehrlein 7/06 Jill Bearden 7/21 Linda Upchurch 7/26 15

FBC SCHOOL & EEC Summer has not slowed us down! EEC has had a great time loving on the kids and providing summer fun. Cherry Fratus has been promoted to EEC Director. We appreciate her determination to do things right and make things enjoyable for the children!

During July, we continue to make plans for the 2016-2017 school year. We are still accepting enrollment for next year. Space is limited in a couple of grades. Please help spread the word about this opportunity to join the FBCS & EEC family. Please be in prayer as decisions are made by families.

Pray for guidance and discernment as our team and families seeks to follow Him!

MOTHER’S DAY OUT - KRISTIE MENDOZA

Mother’s Day Out is closed for the summer but will start back up on September 6th. Enrollment for the new school year is going on now.

If you are interested in picking up a packet, please go to the church office or you can download the packet from our webpage: http://www.fbc-brenham.org/connect/mothers-day-out/ 16

SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENTS Our Sympathies To: Linda Upchurch and family in the loss of her brother.

Gene Hammons and family in the loss of his sister.

Martin family in the loss of Dain Martin.

Schroeder family in the loss of Carol Schroeder.

Bill Holmes and family in the loss of his mother.

Carolyn Robertson and family in the loss of her husband Richard.

Shane and Erin Nelson in the loss of their son Roane.

Church Thank Yous:

Dear First Baptist Church Family, Thank you so much for the flowers you sent for my father’s passing.

Very beautiful. And later, we also thank you for the peace lily basket you sent when our daughter, Aubrey passed away. We also want to thank each of you who have had kind words, lifted us up in prayer and sent numerous cards.

We have felt your prayers and Christ acknowledged them. No other explanation on why we are holding up so well. Ross and Troy, the service for Aubrey was perfect.

Thank you for honoring her so well.

Thank you for the visits, support and love shown our family. We love our church family.

Kathy and Larry Groover Dear First Baptist Church, Thank you so much for the beautiful potted plant given in honor of Walter. We are so thankful for your love and friendship during such a difficult time for our family.

We sincerely appreciate your thoughtfulness.

The Thieleman Family

To all the staff of FBC, Thank you for everything. We appreciate all your love and support for the Carol Schroeder Family. She was honored in a very special way.

Jack Meeker & CCOB Family Dear Church family, Thank you all for your tremendous love and support during this extremely difficult time. We have seen God’s love and faithfulness through this and know it will be for His glory!

You have been His hands and feet and the body has been there for our every need! Much thanks and love, Erin, Shane, Maelee, Hattie, and Anderson The Nelson Family Many Thanks!!! We really appreciated all the food. Thank you so much.

Washington County EMS We really appreciate your thoughtfulness. The food was delicious! Thank you so much!

Bluebonnet Electric Coop Thank you Brenham’s First Baptist Church! We really appreciated all the food.

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FROM TROY’S HEART A few days ago, I was running through a neighborhood and was carried back in time to my childhood in a very curious way, through smell. When I was a kid, my great-grandmother (Nanny) had a Mimosa tree that I loved to climb, sit in and pick the little parts of the leaves. When the tree was flowering, it gave off the sweetest smell.

On this particular morning run, I smelled the fragrance of the Mimosa flower and was instantly a child again. In the steps that followed, I could see my tree, my Nanny’s porch and the garden where I picked beans, peas and okry (okra). Isn’t it amazing that God created our body and mind to work in such a way that our olfactory system can be a time machine?

and sometimes our hearts.

In 2 Corinthian 2:14 Paul tells us, “But thanks be to God, who always leads us in triumphal procession in Christ and through us spreads everywhere the fragrance of the knowledge of Him.” Are we a beautiful fragrance, by the way we lead our lives, to those who do not have a knowledge of Jesus? It is my hope that everywhere we go, the goodness of Jesus’ presence in us lingers like a sweet perfume. There are so many people who need the fragrance of life we carry within us. Let’s not be selfish in spreading the knowledge and love of Jesus.

I love you, Troy

Fragrance is a powerful attraction. Whether it is food or a flower, smells pull us in, capture our minds

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