Covenant Spotlight

My pastor handed me a magazine after I met with him this week and was headed out the door. He’s always handing me things. I think he believes I have room for improvement. Silly man.

It turned out to be an impressive publication. It has a profession, national look and feel, but is local in focus and distribution. Covenant Spotlight is distributed throughout the Lafayette area in businesses and churches. If you can’t get a copy at your church on Sunday, maybe you should change churches. Okay, that’s a bit severe.  Here are some places that have them. There is, of course, a web-site: http://cspotlight.com/  and a Facebook page. You can even follow them on Twitter.   If you get a chance to pick a copy, you’ll likely see someone you know or have heard about. You might even get blessed.

My grandson was excited to see an article about his Sensei Micah at Cajun Karate. Last Saturday I watched his training session, that included workout, self-defense, scripture, positive reinforcement and encouragement. Nicky had trained before at a different facility. He hadn’t gotten that kind of Christian-based training.

Sadly, some of us have gotten the idea that a “Christian” business is likely sub par, but should be supported just to help a brother or sister. In my experience, a real Christian business offers the best. Isn’t that what we are called to, excellence for Christ?

I know this sounds like an advertisement. I guess it is. I do think this is important. I believe we should support Christian businesses when possible. Shouldn’t we get to know about other churches? Isn’t it a good idea to help the unchurched find the right place for them to connect and worship? Covenant Spotlight helps to do all that. It also had enough interesting, non-churchy stuff that someone who picks up a copy might look through it long enough to make an eternally significant connection.

The project is church supported. Perhaps that will help bring together more of us who worship separately and tend to wall ourselves into our own little worlds. My church and yours are doing great work, but so are many others. Think alliances, joint projects and mutual support. We need to know about, pray for and support that. Business thrives on networking, Christians can learn from that. Other churches are not the enemy. Well, most other churches.

Here’s an idea for this weekend. Find a copy of Covenant Spotlight. Take it outside in this beautiful weather. Spend some time reading, enjoying His creation, and feeling blessed. It might also be a good conversation starter while tailgating. So far this season we sure don’t want to talk Saints, Cajuns or Tigers. Let’s pray that will change this weekend.

Be blessed.