Well, it's almost the end of another year, and I can hardly believe that this is actually

podcast number 260, and that today is actually the last day of things unseen.

And I want to express my thanks to three members of Ligonier staff who have made Things Unseen

possible, to Barry, to Daniel and to Alex.

And I want to thank you also for the privilege of being with you over these weeks and months

when we've tried to reflect together

and all kinds of different themes related to our Christian lives. And over the past year,

we've thought about some doctrinal and theological themes, we've thought about some pastoral

themes, we've thought about some personal themes. And I'm sure not all podcasts are equal.

They're not all equally well done.

But also, because we're wired differently and we're in different places and stages in our

spiritual experience, some of these themes will have been more helpful to us than others.

And that's true of me too.

But what we share in common is this,

that in a couple of days' time, when the clock strikes 12,

we will be in a new year,

and at least from our human point of view, a new beginning.

The old year will have gone forever.

And that's quite a thought, isn't it?

Gone forever.

It really underlines the importance of putting into practice Paul's encouragement in

Ephesians 5 verse 16 to redeem the time, or as the English standard version, translates

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