O God, by the leading of a star You made known Your only-begotten Son to the Gentiles. Lead us, who know You by faith, to enjoy in heaven the fullness of Your divine presence; through the same Jesus Christ, our Lord, who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. Amen.
Isaiah 60:1-6
Psalm 72:1-11 (12-15)
Ephesians 3:1-12
Matthew 2:1-12
This has been the season of winning. Since December, I’ve been lucky enough to win 3 different contests.
The first contest I won was on December 21 via Twitter. @FamilyGuyonFOX was giving away 25 copies of their new Star Wars spoof, “It’s a Trap!” That should be on its way, if it isn’t already.
The second contest I won was through “You Could Win a BlackBerry Torch” sweepstakes on December 22. They were giving two BlackBerry Torch 9800s away each day from Nov. 20 – Dec. 24, one via Twitter and the other via Facebook. I scored me a red Torch (approximate retail value of $499). Unfortunately, when I was entering the contest, I didn’t take into account that the Torch is only available for AT&T, which means I won’t be able to use it on Verizon. It arrived today. For now, it means it will sit in the closet.
My last contest that I won was another Twitter contest. This was by Jim Irsay, the owner of the Indianapolis Colts. The contest, an AFC Division Champion hat, all for spelling the word “cheese” correctly. Seriously, that was it!
It was a good few weeks, I have to admit. The only thing that would have made it better is if the Torch would be available on Verizon.
LCMS President Rev. Matthew Harrison reminds us that no matter what challenges the new year brings, we can look ahead with one certainty – Jesus came for us!
Once again, the Colts have done it! Last night, in a 23-20 win over the Tennessee Titans, the Colts clinched the AFC South title for the seventh time in eight seasons. They also clinched an NFL-record tying ninth consecutive post-season appearance. The 1975-83 Dallas Cowboys also made nine consecutive playoff appearances.
The Colts will play host to the New York Jets Saturday at Lucas Oil Stadium in an AFC Wild Card game.
Almighty God, You have poured into our hearts the true Light of Your incarnate Word. Grant that this Light may shine forth in our lives; through the same Jesus Christ, Your Son, our Lord, who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. Amen.
I’m going to try something here. WordPress.com put out a challenge to their bloggers about posting daily. I’m going to give it my best try. I do feel bad about not posting more. Really, what’s the point of having a blog, paying for hosting and then not using it, right? So, gonna really try this. Actually, this will make the third post today. Not doing too bad, huh?
So, what kinds of things can you expect to find on here? Well…I’m not sure yet. I’ll be putting my sermons up when I preach (I really failed on this the last year). I might include something I enjoy: video games. I may write about what happened that day. I may post a simple prayer. I may just post a picture. Regardless, I really want to try to make this work.
For you, my readers, please help me to do this. Leave comments. Ask questions. Give me topics. I’m sure somebody reads this (or at least I hope somebody does).