Update and Two new videos this week!

Friends of Shalom,

I pray you are well this third week of Epiphany! Our gospel text this week is one of my favorite's.

¹⁴ Now after John was arrested, Jesus came into Galilee, proclaiming the gospel of God, ¹⁵ and saying, “The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand; repent and believe in the gospel.” Mark 1:14-15

I always get the feeling like, "It's on now!" All the prophecies from the Old Testament are fulfilled in Christ and now it's time for the gospel of the Kingdom! I'm excited to preach on this passage and our other texts this Saturday night.

As a new Anglican, one of the things I've processed quite a bit is how different the experience of worship is in a liturgical church compared to my background in the non-denominational world. This is also something folks bring up who are new to Shalom. So I decided to do a video about it.

I also put together a Weekly Word video on praying the Psalms. May it be an encouragement to you!

Please continue in prayer for us.

- Pray God would send 10 new adults by the end of February. He's already sent 2!

- Pray for me this week as I head out to Mt Angel Abbey to participate in a learning cohort I'm a part of with Soul Formation. I've been in their Academy of Spiritual Direction over the last year. You can learn about them here.

- Praise God we have a new church supporting us monthly. Big thanks to Christ our Hope Anglican Church in Olympia.

For the Shalom of Kitsap,

Rob and Beth

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