Dear Baby Boomers


Dear Baby Boomers,

 We are the generational group born between 1945 and 1965, and we've witnessed profound global, national, and cultural changes in the first 20 years of this century. For some, these changes have been challenging and unsettling, while for others, they've been a source of satisfaction. But let's take a step back and look at history. Our generation was born out of another era marked by similar upheavals—challenging and rewarding times, depending on one's perspective.

Life on this planet is constantly evolving. The writer of Ecclesiastes describes life as like smoke—something you can see and experience but never fully grasp. Alongside this, we face the inevitability of time, death, and the randomness of life.

Yet, amid these uncertainties, God's message of hope, deliverance, and victory stands firm.

As I journey through life, it's a great joy to meet people who love God and Christ, those striving to find their way through the complexities of life as they work out their salvation, as Philippians 2:12 instructs. It's also a blessing to encounter those seeking a new and transformed life in this chaotic world.

Our shared love for God the Father, Christ our Redeemer, and our fellow man brings light into dark places, equipping us to face the difficulties of our changing times. "For such a time as this," we are called to encourage believers, give hope to the hopeless, and guide the lost.

It is my prayer that this becomes a reality as we share God's message of hope, deliverance, and victory:

  1. Hope is the confident belief that there is a positive solution for every situation we face in life, even when we can't see or understand it. This hope is made possible through Jesus Christ. We are confident that this fallen world will be redeemed because of Jesus' resurrection and our work of redemption as the body of Christ.
  2. Deliverance means that God has made a way for us to be freed from every oppressive and depressive situation through the victory of Jesus over death, hell, and the grave.
  3. Victory is accepting what God has done through Jesus's life, death, and resurrection. It allows us to live victoriously in Christ Jesus by embracing the Holy Spirit's guidance, teaching, comfort, and empowerment.

May God's grace and peace be with us all.

Rev. Dr. Russell M. Morrow

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