Thank you to every member of the St. Andrews Road church of Christ for your    commitment to the cause of Christ in the Columbia area.  Your commitment was evident when so many (103) came early for our first congregational meeting of the year.  Each and every day I am more thankful to be your minister, more thankful to be a Christian, more thankful to be a member of this great congregation of the Lord’s people.  May God bless our efforts together in the coming days as we work and   worship together in unity of heart, soul, mind, and strength! Last Sunday was one of our best days yet:  Elders meeting at 9:00, Bible study at 10:00, Worship at 11:00, the drive over to Batesburg-Leesville, a 30-minute lunch, singing psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs from 2:00 to 4:00 (We had 21 from SAR at the singing at Twin Cities. Mike Moore and Ben Burleson represented us exceptionally well as song leaders.), our congregational meeting at 5:00, evening Worship at 6:00, fellowship (counseling and Bible study during dinner) until 9:00, and then home again.  Whew!  What a day! Cindi and I will be away in Arkansas and Tennessee for the next few days.  We’re taking a couple of days to visit with our grandchildren in Arkansas on Thursday and Friday.  On Saturday we’ll drive to Middleton, Tennessee, where I’ll be preaching on Sunday morning. (One of my best friends, Craig Shackleford, preaches for the church there.) After worship we’ll check in to our hotel in Jackson, Tennessee, and then drive over to Henderson for the start of the Freed- Hardeman University               Lectureships.  Monday through Thursday we have the great privilege of attending the lectures and meeting other ministers and members of the church from all over the nation.  We plan to return home on Friday, Lord willing.  Please pray for us as we travel.  Thank you for allowing me to be away. In my absence Brother Darwin Cherry will be teaching our Wednesday evening Bible class in the auditorium.  On Sunday Brother Morgan, a student currently attending the East Tennessee School of Preaching will be preaching a special message from God’s word.  It is our great privilege to support Brother Morgan as he continues his education as a gospel preacher. This month’s issue of The Spiritual Sword, Volume 38, Number 2, “Pressing On” is a must read for every member of the church of Christ at St. Andrews Road.  We   provide a few copies for you on the table in the foyer.  Better yet, why not have a copy sent directly to your home.  Individual subscriptions are only $6.00 per year.  You can mail your order to the following address:                                                         Getwell Church of Christ                                                         1511 Getwell Road                                                         Memphis, Tennessee  38111-7299                                                         Phone: (901) 743-0464                                                         Email:  mail@getwellchurchofchrist.org I look forward to every issue and read it through many times.  Every Christian should be a learner, a doer, a giver, and then a getter.                                                 “And whatever you do in word or deed,                                                     do all in the name of the Lord Jesus,                                              giving thanks to God the Father through Him.”                                                                    (Colossians 3:17).