Paul wrote in 1 Thessalonians 4:3 that “this is the will of God, your sanctification.” Parenting is profoundly sanctifying. When we were first married, the new relationship revealed rooms of selfishness in our lives – and within those rooms doors to other rooms, and in those rooms yet other doors and closets. The revelation was the beginning of an ongoing, lifelong housecleaning and the addition of children truly deepened the process. The inconvenience of parenting – the self-giving, the prayer, the dependence upon God, the growth – can be an experience of sanctification like no other… The discipline of parenting can be the road to an enlarged soul and the path to unimagined heights of spiritual development. That’s the way God planned it (Kent and Barbara Hughes).
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Next Sunday No Excuse Sunday

Next Sunday No Excuse Sunday

NEXT SUNDAY – NO EXCUSE SUNDAY A number of changes will soon take place in our church to accomidate all of those who think that they have valid reasons for staying away. Please note the following purposed list: A cot will be placed in the vestibule for those who say “Sunday is my only day to sleep in”. Murine will be available for those with tired eyes from watching T.V. too late on Saturday evening. Blankets will be furnished for those who think the church is too cold and fans for those who say it is too hot. We will have steel helmets for those who say “The roof would fall in if I come to church”. We will have hearing aids for those who think the pastor speaks too softly and cotton for those who think he preaches too loudly. Excedrin for those who have headaches which are always worse on Sunday morning. Some relatives for those who like to go visiting. 100 T.V. dinners for those who can’t go to church and cook dinner too. A selection of trees and grass for those who like to see God in nature. A large tank of water surrounded by sand for those who like the sun and surf. Christmas poinsettias and Easter lilies for those who have never seen the sanctuary without them. Please let us know which of the above changes meet with your approvial since salvation alone is apparently not sufficient.