Preacher's Piece

Well, we’re a full week into the new year and I wonder just what the year holds for us? Someone asked me the other day how I felt as a pastor entering this year and how I am advising people to approach it? My advice is to go in with a positive attitude, expect the best, and look for the best in people. There are plenty of things wrong in the world and it's easy to find fault, but that is never the best route, but it’s always the easiest. And it usually leads to the most anxiety.

I spent a large portion of my childhood growing up in the Vietnam War era. We mostly listened to the news reports on...