Well, I managed to sneak in under the radar at church yesterday. It was my 25th anniversary at Seaside, but with so much action going on in the Gulf we had plenty of other things to think about. It has been a memorable quarter of a century for us at Seaside, and I wouldn’t trade it for anything. I have really learned a lot about the Lord and people and life on a tropical island paradise.
I
was talking to a couple after church who were visiting from Dallas. They kept their masks on, explaining to me
that “We want to protect you guys.” The
guy said they would be tuning in on FaceBook Live to follow the new series on
Esther that we started. He appreciated
the historical background and wanted to make sure they didn’t miss
anything. It was a real encouragement to
hear from people of God in other places and assure each other that God is still
God no matter where you are or what crazy circumstances you face.
And
speaking of life in the tropics … we are indeed watching not one but two pretty
major storms out in the Gulf right now.
Neither one is a hurricane yet, but we have learned over the years that
tropical storms, depressions, or even tropical waves can wreak lots of havoc
with rain and wind, especially when combined with high tides. We ambled through our hurricane list last
night, making sure we have a handle on what to bring if we have to
evacuate. We also talked about who we
could call to help us board up our windows.
Know what we decided? Don’t make
it a problem until it becomes a problem.
We’ll watch the National Hurricane Center website throughout the day
today and decide what to do based on their data. Gotta love this tropical life.
Hebrews
6:1 says, “Therefore let us leave the
elementary teachings about Christ and go on to maturity, not laying again the
foundation of repentance from acts that lead to death, and of faith in God.”
Father,
please watch over us and all who may end up in the paths of these storms. Amen.
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