The Christmas Story

According to Rick Phillips, "Christians tell a better story and receive a better gift. But is the basic story clear and simple in our minds?"...more

Financial Picture

With the holiday schedule, we did not have time to post in the bulletin the weekly financial report for this coming Sunday. Here it is:

.....................................2007..........2008..........2008..........2008
....................................Giving.......Giving......Budgeted...Difference
Outreach Fund YTD 846,989..... 806,457.... 978,223.... (171,766)
Ch Ministry 12/21..... 75,011........ 81,833 ......41,357....... 40,476
Ch Ministry YTD.. 1,923,750...1,873,276...2,109,219.. (235,943)
Building YTD............ 218,960.... 198,660..... 245,855..... (47,195)

Proj. of the Month Esperanza Month-to-Date $218

Projected shortfall for the end of the year:
Church Ministry - $169,444
Outreach - $98,721
Building - $45,122

Photographer Needed

For its new website ACTS needs a skilled photographer to take digital photos of all its ministry activity. Contact David Apple at dapple@tenth.org.

Eye on Africa

Tenth member John Cropsey is featured in today's Philadelphia Inquirer for his and Jessica's preparation to move to Africa.

We Can Dance

As many of you know, Ginger and I have taken a few dance lessons. We have prepared this video for you to see what a couple can do when they put their hearts into it.

Tonight, Tonight

Tonight the music begins! The first of the Lessons and Carols service will be tonight at 7:15, gates opened at 6:30.

What? You can't come to either service! You are in Minnesota! Tune in on the webcast at tenth.org. Click webcast and follow directions.

Manly Blog

Welcome to The Art of Manliness- a blog dedicated to uncovering the lost art of being a man.
The Art of Manliness is authored by husband and wife team, Brett and Kate McKay. It features articles on helping men be better husbands, better fathers, and better men. In our search to uncover the lost art of manliness, we’ll look to the past to find examples of manliness in action. We’ll analyze the lives of great men who knew what it meant to “man up” and hopefully learn from them. Every week we seek to uncover the essential skills and knowledge today’s man needs to know.

The Mythic Hero

By upending the humbling beginnings of Joseph Campbell’s journey and replacing them with constant, pervasive anxiety and intensity, [Bryan] Glass and Oeming create (Mice Templar)what very well could be the most emotionally-challenging depiction of the mythic hero ever crafted for the comic book page...more

The Champions!

Congratulations to the Ebeneezer and the Scrooges team which won the arduous competition at the Pastoral Staff and Spouses Christmas party. It was touch and go to the end, with E&S winning the final game. Each team member had to say to the next team member, "This too is vanity and a striving after the wind," without either person smiling. The Elfs couldn't quite handle it. So, again, congratulations to the following team members who won 15 to 0. (They had 2,015 points but 2,00o points were deducted after Phil read my private scoring notes.)

Team members: Susan McDowell, Luella Tripp, Pat Canavan, Caroll Wynne, Debbie Langford, Kate Apple, Cora Hogue, Jonathan Olsen, Phil Ryken.

Christmas Services

The first of the Carols and Lessons Service is tomorrow night. The service begins at 7:15. Gates are opened at 6:30.

Then we will have the same service on Christmas Eve, same time.

For families, there is the Tenth Family Service on Christmas Eve at 4:30. Gates open at 4:00.