I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race. I have kept the faith.

 Deacon Richard Eason will be speaking and conducting a book signing for his new book 'Tackling the Issues in America through the Eyes of Jesus' at St. Charles United Methodist Church on Thursday, April 30, 2026 from 6:30-7:30pm. Deacon Eason, who has been seen on EWTN 'The World Over' with Raymond Arroyo, is also the author of Spiritual Excellence and Spiritual Lightning. This event is free and open to the public. LOCATION: 1905 Ormond Blvd, Destrehan, LA (Sanctuary).

Here is what Raymond Arroyo has to say about this new book, "Deacon Eason has written a masterful book that provides a wake-up call to America. It directly addresses the issues leading to the decline of our country and the solution: The ways and model of Jesus." 

 We have all fallen short, failed and made our share of mistakes. Yet as Christians, we are not defined by our past. We are defined by God to faithfully strive to live Christ-like with these 12 Good Stewardship Habits to grow spiritually, physically and emotionally.

1. We faithfully strive to pray and read Scripture more often to deepen our relationship with God.
2. We faithfully strive to act with integrity, truth, trust, loyalty and respect as responsible and accountable stewards.
3. We faithfully strive to listen with empathy and create effective dialogues.
4. We faithfully strive to treat others the way we want to be treated.
5. We faithfully strive to give joyfully and unconditionally of our time, talent and treasures without expecting anything in return.
6. We faithfully strive to serve others without serving our own selfish agenda.
7. We faithfully strive to find common ground to make what makes us different make a difference.
8. We faithfully strive to live a healthy lifestyle filled with compassion, joy and love while rebuking prejudice, racism and hatred.
9. We faithfully strive to be slow to anger and quick to forgive.
10. We faithfully strive to avoid temptations and stay away from negative and evil people, places and situations.
11. We faithfully strive to see JESUS in the people we meet, even when they don't look, talk or act like us.
12. AND MOST OF ALL we faithfully strive to DO WHAT JESUS WOULD DO! DWJWD

 "But just don't listen to God's Word. You must do what it says. Otherwise, you are only fooling yourselves."  - James 1:22 - NLT