Today’s Scripture

Read the Bible Today

• December 9
• Ezekiel 31-33

Prayer Focus

Today, let’s pray that those around us and throughout the world would know and celebrate Jesus this Christmas season. May many lives be focuseed this season on Jesus.

Obituary

Julius “Burlin” Gill

August 1, 1932 – December 6, 2025

A resident of Amite, LA, passed away on Saturday, December 6, 2025 at his home. He was born August 1, 1932 in Amite, LA and was 93 years of age. He is survived by his wife, Audrey Gill; son, Bennie Gill; sister, Marie Childress; brother, Jerry Gill; grandchildren, Jennifer Laneri, Lacey Kararick, Kristi Clardy (Travis), Brady Gill (Victoria), Richie Marcum, and Alex Marcum; great-grandchildren, Olivia Kararick, Isabella Kararick, Gabriel Laneri, Cygnus Rutledge, Bryton Clardy, Brantley Clardy, Rowan Gill, and August Gill. Preceded in death by his father, Jack Gill, Sr.; mother, Nora Gill; brother, Jimmie Gill; brother, Jack Gill, Jr.; sister, Evelyn Sue Gill. Visitation at McKneely Funeral Home, Amite, from 9:00AM until Religious Services at 11:00AM on Thursday, December 11, 2025. Interment Sharon Baptist Church Cemetery, Amite, LA. For an online guestbook, visit http://www.mckneelys.com.

Holiday Music

The arts council of Amite presents a yearly Christmas program. It will be Thursday night at 7:00 at the Amite High auditorium. Veterans will also be recognized.

David and I have attended for several years and have always enjoyed it. This year the music is by a Marine band. Come see for yourself. There is no entrance fee.

More Christmas Programs

This week several churches will present their Christmas program. Be sure to attend at your church and/or another church, whatever you can work into your schedule. We plan on an afternoon program at another church and an evening program presented by the children of our church.

Christmas Cards for Prisoners

David and I delivered the box of Christmas cards to the Tangipahoa Parish jail yesterday. If all goes well, the cards should be written and mailed to family members soon, surely in time for Christmas. Another lady will deliver to the Sr. Helena jail.

Thank-you to all who paid for cards and stamps and them took time to prepare them for delivery. I think you have made a difference this seasson in some lives.

“Held together in Christ”

The Son is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation. For in him all things were created: things in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or powers or rulers or authorities; all things have been created through him and for him. He is before all things, and in him all things hold together. And he is the head of the body, the church; he is the beginning and the firstborn from among the dead, so that in everything he might have the supremacy. For God was pleased to have all his fullness dwell in him, and through him to reconcile to himself all things, whether things on earth or things in heaven, by making peace through his blood, shed on the cross.

Colossians 1:15-20 NIV

Baptist Press

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Today, I challenge you to read three articles listed here.

I also challenge you to put on and big smile and to have a happy heart as you get “out-and-about” in the next couple weeks. May people be able to look at you and “see” Jesus in your heart. Take the joy of Jesus with you every day!

Anna Lee