Today our second oldest son is sixteen years of age: Happy Birthday! And truly a happy day it was and is. May the light always shine upon that day, and may no miserable or unhappy thing ever be remembered upon it. At your age your frame of reference is so small that it is hard to realize how quickly it is that a very small child is making comical and ear-splitting fireworks imitations, and the next moment he is old enough in the eyes of the law to drive a motor vehicle. Truly, truly, our lives are but a vapor, and you must always endeavor to remember that. When your own children are born – and may you have more than we have –
look at that tiny face and those tiny fingers and fear God because your days with that child are few in number indeed and he or she is depending upon you for direction to God and the paths of righteousness! You are a blessing to us, our son, and we bless you for it! And we wish you many happy returns of the day!
Happy Birthday Son!
Walk into any church, ask how many believe the Bible is our inerrant guide, and almost all hands will go up. Yet, show them a clear contradiction between church practice and the Bible, and you are now being 'legalistic'. We believe that every church is called to follow clear New Testament teaching and example, yet we know of no church that gives that serious consideration. And in the no-mans-land in between, real people are getting hurt.
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