Observations from church last Sunday

You know you're in a PCA church when four kids show up to your 1st grade Sunday School class and two of them are named Knox and J. Calvin (Yes, the J stands for John).

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Another sure sign that you're in a PCA church is when 3 of those same four kids are home-schooled.

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I don't have a musical bone in my body, so I was absolutely amazed when Amanda pointed out that Esther was playing the piano with just a chord sheet and no "real" music. Of course, Ann never seems to have any music when she plays the violin, either. Incredible. Simply incredible.

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Another benefit of sitting closer to the front than we usually do was that I was able to notice that the Jesus on the wall at the front of the church looks an awful lot like Kirk Douglas.

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This probably makes me an evil and wicked person, but I'm learning that the younger kids are, the less I like them.

Did you know that first graders barely know how to read? Yeah, me neither. I'll take a room full of hormone-drenched high schoolers wrestling with the sovereignty of God and the free will of man over a bunch of illiterate first graders any day.

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All Creatures of Our God and King is one fine hymn.

And all ye men of tender heart,
Forgiving others, take your part,
Alleluia! Alleluia!
Ye who long pain and sorrow bear,
Praise God, and on Him cast your care,
O praise Him, O praise Him,
Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia!

That St. Francis of Assisi sure knew how to write 'em. 1225 A.D. was a banner year for hymns, if you ask me.