I think it’s good to reflect now-and-then on our salvation experience in Yeshua. Those of us who have been saved through the shed blood of Yeshua upon the cross are living examples of the grace of God. We are testimonies to the life changing power of the Holy Spirit who now lives within each one of us who are redeemed.

Growing up as a kid both sets of grandparents had cottages. Summer was the best. I was at one or the other every weekend. I loved the lakes. One lake didn’t allow motorboats and the other did. So, both had their own special appeal. A lot of wonderful times were spent at both of these places.

My first musical experience was when I was around eight years old. I talked my older sister into letting me listen to one of her Elvis LPs. She let me listen to Elvis’ first Golden Records LP. She had put so many scratches in it that I couldn’t do much more damage. I was hooked. And, still am

I must admit I’m starting to feel rather stupid writing these blogs. It appears that very few if any read them — unless I happen to ask some folks if they’ve read them. But, I’m going to write anyway. There may come a point in time where the things I write may touch and minister to someone somewhere. I hope, and trust, that will happen.

Let’s imagine this Sabbath I decide to put a basin of water just inside the entryway to the room in which we worship. You see me come in, dip my hand in it, and bless myself by making the sign of the cross. And then as I go to sit down, I kneel beside my seat and bless myself again. For sake of discussion: Is there anything necessarily wrong with doing those things? The action is relatively harmless in-and-of-itself. But, what kind of message would that convey? Does it line up with who we are in Messiah and what we are trying to convey at our Sabbath meetings?