Hebrews 10

Patty and I memorized verses 24 and 25 many years ago – I was in the Army – and they have been quality benchmarks for our family ever since. Cultivating good church and devotional habits gave our children a solid spiritual platform to build their lives upon. Simply, it’s a good habit to be faithful to church and a bad habit to miss services frequently.

My dad, who just passed away January 25th, INSTITUTED in us excellent church and devotional habits. We were in church whenever there was a service. He read a page of the Bible after every supper meal. He prayed with us before bed each evening. On Saturday mornings, we had a family devotion. I can’t tell you what that did to put a healthy, holy resolve in me. Most importantly, he LIVED IT in front of us with no hypocrisy. I was so fortunate to be born as his son. I miss you, dad.