Church Family,
This past Sunday, as we continued our series in Ecclesiastes, we followed as the author tried every form of pleasure imaginable and come to the conclusion that everything is never enough. Uncoincidentally, that’s the title of a book I want to take a second to recommend that you read as we’re going through Ecclesiastes. Bobby Jamieson’s Everything Is Never Enough: Ecclesiastes’ Surprising Path to Resilient Happiness helps make the book of Ecclesiastes easier to understand, for instance by laying out all the finely nuanced meanings of the word “vanity” seen throughout, as well as provides a lot of very practical and powerful application for our everyday lives. If you had set a reading goal for 2026 this book would be a great way to fill out that number you were aiming for, and if you hadn’t set a reading goal that just means you have plenty of time to read at least this one book. You can find it on Amazon here or at any number of other booksellers.
Passage for this upcoming Sunday: Ecclesiastes 2:12-17
Bible Reading Plans
On the topic of reading goals, there is of course nothing more important we can read than the Bible, and it often helps to use a reading plan to keep us on a steady pace. Ligonier ministries has compiled a helpful list of several different Bible reading plans with a range of different paces and emphases. Whether it’s the Bible in a year, the Bible in two years, Psalms in five months, or a flexible plan that lets you set your own pace, it would be well worth your time to pick up one of these plans.
Prospective Members’ Class
We will be offering our prospective member’s class on January 24th from 9 am to 12 pm. If you’ve visited us at Light in the Desert this is a great opportunity to learn about our church and especially why we think formal church membership is so important and so valuable. Even if you’ve been to the class before, and even if you are already a member, it would also be good to come to this class as a refresher on membership. If you’re planning on attending please be sure to sign up on the sheet in the foyer so we can know how many to expect.
Grace be with you,
Logan Murphy,
Pastoral Intern