At Thanksgiving! we are embarking on a 7 week journey entitled: “The X-Factor in Great Relationships.” We are taking a look at our friendships, marriages, families, and communities to determine just what it is that set some relationships apart from the rest. In a book that came out a few years ago called, Rich Dad—Poor Dad, it stated more or less, that families who have been historically wealthy naturally transmit the values for wealth retention and financial growth. They stay out of debt, invest wisely, and save for a rainy day. The opposite is true, as well. In poor families, not all, these values often are not transmitted and therefore the endless cycle of poverty and frustration continue.

Our spiritual life is often the same way, especially with regard to our relationships. We think that by going to church and saying a short table prayer, that somehow our lives and our family’s lives will be rich; full of joy, contentment, and love. Many of us have found that this is not the case. Others have become disillusioned with spirituality and church as a result. 

Come and join us each week as we look at the X-factor that leads to great relationships. An article from MSNBC web site recently stated, “Researchers speculate that developing relationships with others may be our most important survival skill. Studies have shown that people with great relationships---with family, friends, neighbors, spouses, communities---actually lived longer that those who did not.

God came to us in community, one God in three persons (The trinity). In the creation story, at the end of each day, God looked at all He had created and said, “It is good.”   There is only one time when God said that something “isn’t” good. A special prize for the person who can tell me what God was referring to. (Hint: It has to do with our series.) Please join us this week as we explore the X-factor in great friendships. And journey with us at www.missingxfactor.org  to share your stories of great and not so great relationships.

Pastor David