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Wishing a Very Happy New Year to all of you!2020 a crazy, topsy turvy year finally ends and I am sure we all look forward to 2021 being so much better. All the best, enjoy life, God bless!
Note: When 19 a date like 2021 was incredibly distant science fiction BUT here we are and still no Jetson's flying cars... LOL!

This brief blog piece lists five books recommended for those who are not biblical scholars but would like to get serious about studying the Bible, or who have been serious but could use some help.

https://robertbowman.net/2021/....01/01/5-books-for-se

I led several FPU classes as a Coordinator. Some folks get it and some don't. The commitment part of attendance is the hardest for some, so sticking to a "budget" doesn't bode well with some also. But the few that stuck with it have come back later and given thanks for the teaching. DR is a start to get your financial stewardship in order, as with anything in life, times and circumstances change. God has plans that he prepares us for, Luke 16:10 "Whoever can be trusted with very little can also be trusted with much, and whoever is dishonest with very little will also be dishonest with much.
We are a "now" society, "me first", not wanting to earn our way as our ancestors did. So many people do not agree with biblical principals anymore, including many Christians. Thankfully, we woke up and are completely debt free, enabling us to do as God directs, knowing He will provide the way.