One of my favorite shots in golf is called the "mulligan." Basically it's a do over on the 1st tee. If you hit a bad tee shot, you tell everyone you're going to take a mulligan and hit another one. It's as if the 1st shot didn't even exist! It's not counted.
I look at the beginning of a new year as a mulligan. It's an opportunity for you to take another swing. All the failures, missed opportunities and stupid things you did in 2008 are erased. 2009 is an opportunity for you to do things differently this time around. I hope you'll take advantage of your mulligan this year by involving yourself in one of our small group ministries, in serving, in praying, consistently reading Scripture, being involved in worship just to name a few. I intend to do some thing differently this year as well.
Happy New Year,
Erik Estep