The Enola Church of Christ had a wonderful Sunday this week even though it rained and rained all day long. We had 134 present for worship and fellowship together. I noticed that there were a few who came for worship but intended to be present for Bible study. “Daylight Savings Time” came upon us suddenly and a few people slept right through the change. I’m so glad my daughter-in-law called us on Saturday night to remind us of the time change. Whew! That was a close one. I do enjoy having the extra daylight in the evenings. Cindi and I took advantage of the change today by working in our flowerbeds.

I drove over the Morrilton today, Monday for the monthly area-wide Men’s and Preachers’ Meeting at the Harding Street congregation. Brother Charles Bane has been the preacher there for several years and is a very good friend. He preached for the church at Enola many years ago for a short time. Three young men from the Downtown congregation shared the lessons they plan to present at the annual Lads to Leaders/Leaderettes convention in April. All three young men did an outstanding job with their lessons. Our son, Ben participated in this nationwide program when he was in middle school and high school. As a matter of fact, he met his wife at a Lads to Leaders convention in Orlando, Florida. Please promote any and every Christian activity and event you can with your children and grandchildren. Brandon needs our help in the promotion of Christian activities above other extracurricular activities. I realize that every family is very busy with sometimes too many things to do. Time and energy will not allow us to do everything we could do when it comes to providing ourselves and our children with good things to do. It is vital that we provide and promote Christian activities for our children. Case in point: This past Sunday afternoon the monthly area-wide youth devotional was hosted by the Robinson and Center congregation in Conway. Where were our young men and women from Enola? Parents: Did you promote this youth event with your children? Or did you allow the rain, the time change, or some other temptation to keep you from promoting this event? Our young men and women befriend, date, fall in love with, and marry the young people they are around. Let’s make sure they are “around” Christian young people in addition to their friends elsewhere.

I have enjoyed preaching our Sunday morning series on God’s Questions. Man’s Answers? I hope you are being challenged and encourages by this study from God’s Word and Genesis 3. This Sunday, March 18th we will conclude this series and look at God’s final question for Adam and Eve. God asked Eve; “What Have You Done?” Oh, what a question! Just think about how many people down through the ages of time have asked this very question. The person who drinks, drives, and kills…The person who commits adultery…The single person who gives into temptation on a date…The parent who neglects to train up a child to know right from wrong…The person who thinks that one time won’t hurt…The person who thinks that strength and youth will last forever… What have I done?

I look forward to seeing you at Enola for study, fellowship, and worship. If you are reading this blog and are not meeting with any congregation of the Lord’s people, please make the short drive out in the country to see what you have been missing for so long. We love God. We love one another. We will love you, too.