Well, things sure have changed, haven’t they? This made me think of Solomon’s words, “What has been is what will be, and what has been done is what will be done, and there is nothing new under the sun. Is there a thing of which it is said, ‘See, this is new’? It has been already in the ages before us” (Ecc 1:9-10). Things might have changed for us, but we’re not experiencing anything that God’s people haven’t experienced in the past.

No matter what else changes for us, we have this unchanging foundation: “Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever” (Heb 13:8).

I’m thankful for many things, including the technology that allows us to be together. Is that biblical since we aren’t together physically? Paul thought so: “For though absent in body, I am present in spirit” (1 Cor 5:3; Col 2:5; 1 Thes 2:17). Some churches are recording services on Saturday to have them uploaded Sunday morning, but I've been reluctant to do this so we have the unity of worshiping "together."

Sermon Audio emailed that they expected some hiccups, because the load to their servers multiplies regularly. Still I heard many of you had good experiences last Wednesday and Sunday, and hopefully this week can be even better. If your live stream glitches, try reloading the page. Again, here are the two links to choose from:

• http://tinysa.com/live/woodlandchristian
• https://www.sermonaudio.com/solo/woodlandchristian/webcast/

Here are the live streams from last week:

• Wednesday night’s Family Worship, discussing Deuteronomy 6, with audio and video
• Sunday’s sermon, God’s Compassion and Mercy to Job and Us, with audio, video, family worship guide, and my notes

Tune in tonight at 7PM to join Pastor Nathan in his home. Sunday at 11AM, Jamison is leading music and providing the communion devotion. If you’d like to prepare for this Sunday’s sermon, please read Jeremiah 18:1-12, the Potter and the Clay.

Let's be praying for each other!

• Families mourning the death of loved ones: Allen Schmitz’ uncle and Bonnie Ailshie’s grandfather.
• Families with loved ones in the hospital: Robert & Katy Cunningham’s Sawyer, Glen Armstrong’s wife Laverne, Betty Pender’s husband Richard, Marty Ailshie’s wife Bonnie.
• People working in the medical field: Sterling Baune, Stacey Durrah.
• Families’ jobs that have been affected: Lori Anderson, Alicia Black, Ken Asher, Lori Newburn, Daniel Templin, some of Kathy Cunningham’s children.
• The elderly, especially those in nursing homes who can’t have visitors.
• Our country’s leaders for wisdom.
• Church pastors, elders, and deacons to be ready with sound, biblical encouragement and advice