The Sabbath is good news to children. Recently, I was preaching at a nationally known church. The pastor was taking a sabbatical to rest and care for his soul. A number of families in the church had been taking public pot shots at him for being lazy and unfit for ministry. I preached on Sabbath-keeping and its importance for spiritual formation. Unbeknownst to me, the wife and children of the pastor had decided to come to church that Sunday. After the service, they approached me in the pastor’s office. With tears in their eyes, the children hugged me and thanked me for granting their dad
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