so, thanks to all of you who have recognized my birthday. i am of the age that it would be nice to forget a few, but as my father in law says, “birthdays sure beat the alternative.”

but thinking about the old saying, “another day older and deeper in debt” have you seen the interest rates they are throwing up on visa/mastercard bank cards? in the old days , they used to call that highway robbery.

i was having dinner with my old friend the other night. he and i have birthdays very close to one another and celebrate together each year. anyway we got to reminiscing about the old days. another thing that we have seen change is language. my friend said, “remember when “butt” was a dirty word, preachers say that from the pulpit now.” (showing my age aren’t i) i responded affirmatively and mentioned a few more that are permissable now that weren’t back in the day.

we also talked about how the weather right now was more like we remember it in “our day.” seems i remember more snow and cold weather in the dark ages of the 60’s and 70’s.

in the old days, adults complained about teen music, hair too long, shorts/shirts/skirts too short, ragged jeans, peace patches on jeans, nose rings, earrings for men, the way we talked, the way we danced, the way we protested, high interest rates, dirty politicians, the price of gas (50 cents a gallon, oh my gosh!), the way young people dress to go to church, and what in the world is Christian Rock, the lack of respect of my generation, should i go on?

another day older, deeper in debt and you know what? the more things change the more they stay the same. this generation shall pass and when it does i hope i’m not the one sitting on the sidelines going, “i wish we’d sing, “Open the Eyes of My Heart” some day, i sure miss it.”

to my friends of another generation, don’t ever get stuck in a rut. change, if you don’t the church dies, and when you are my age, you’ll be saying, “those darn young people!” but at the same time, challenge them to reach their generation. if you read church history that’s how it works. for my generation so many got stuck in the 50’s. don’t you get stuck in the 10’s.

so i don’t enter another year of “bah, humbug” i enter another year wondering what God will do and how the church will change and stretch me. i think it’s gonna be a good year.

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