Miami Beach Community Church

"KING ME!"When I came to this community 33 years ago, Miami Beach wason a downward spiral - which had a very negative effect on the church.The congregation dwindled, the funds lessened. I realized that I wouldhave to be the glue to hold things together until the City itself turned around.That came to my mind when I read this commentary on ourScripture lesson from the first chapter of Colossians: "The historicalJesus is here being proclaimed as that grand beginning point of awhole new creation that will displace the old. In verse 17, the mostsweeping claim for this new king of creation is that "all things holdtogether in him" Christ the King is the glue that keeps the cosmostogether."I don't know about you, but I think we're hanging on by a thread-as a result of the direction in which we're going ecologically and politically- we could drown ourselves or blow ourselves up if we don't change.The Apostle, Paul could pray the same prayer for us he prayed for theColossians: "This is what we pray - that you will kno