Matt Malott

Worship was terrific on Sunday. The auditorium looks so festive, and people are coming to the services dressed in Christmas reds and greens. It all adds to the Christmas spirit. Sunday we had three specials that added to our worship, David LeShay sang a solo entitled “Search Me Oh God.” Our ladies’ ensemble, “Hearts of Praise,” under the direction of Lynn Bowman, sang “Be Born in Me.” Thank you to everyone who made Sunday a special day. If you weren’t here, you can watch it on our website. I...

If you read this on Wednesday Connie and I will be on our way to Basel, Switzerland. We have scheduled a Rhine River Cruise, beginning in Basel and ending in Amsterdam. The purpose of the trip is to visit the Christmas Markets along the way. It is a trip we have thought about for a long time, and everything worked out so that it was possible for us to do it this year. We scheduled a couple of extra days in Basel at the beginning in order to be able to see some of Switzerland before the trip...

The song “It's Beginning To Look A Lot Like Christmas” is very appropriate here at New Life. Our building has been decorated and indeed looks a lot like Christmas. Thanks to everyone who helped make that all happen. In our Sunday worship, Mike and the choir have been sharing a couple of the songs from the Christmas program coming up on December 7 and 8. The program is called “All Because He Came”, and it will be outstanding as it always is. Jennifer tells me that as of this morning (Tuesday)...