tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8168622605417379346.post2559573834025257216..comments2024-01-05T15:54:09.135-06:00Comments on RAsburry's Res: Naturalization CeremonyRandy Asburryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01545983197990430420noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8168622605417379346.post-23058215174198519552008-12-11T16:48:00.000-06:002008-12-11T16:48:00.000-06:00I should add...that it was my family (pictured her...I should add...that it was my family (pictured here) that I believe sat right behind you at a recent Advent Service...Michael Paul 白霈德牧師https://www.blogger.com/profile/15929053729867491255noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8168622605417379346.post-53110519039277241812008-12-11T16:46:00.000-06:002008-12-11T16:46:00.000-06:00I had very similar thoughts to yours when my wife ...I had very similar thoughts to yours when my wife swore this oath in the Old Courthouse (downtown St. Louis) eight years ago.Michael Paul 白霈德牧師https://www.blogger.com/profile/15929053729867491255noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8168622605417379346.post-62903715510054482972008-12-10T08:13:00.000-06:002008-12-10T08:13:00.000-06:00Yes, Mike, much the same thing happens in our chur...Yes, Mike, much the same thing happens in our churches with the confirmation vows. <BR/><BR/>P.S. It was good to be seen...er, I mean, to see you Sunday too. :-) Thanks for the hearty helping of our Lord's forgiveness, life, and salvation.Randy Asburryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01545983197990430420noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8168622605417379346.post-51588758009158904722008-12-10T08:04:00.000-06:002008-12-10T08:04:00.000-06:00Ironically, your perception here is paralleled in ...Ironically, your perception here is paralleled in the church. How would our adults respond if they had to restate their confirmation vows? How many of them truly would (or could confess that they would "...suffer all, even death, rather than fall away from it."? I agree with you completely that we should all re-state the oath of citizenship AND our confirmation vows regularly. Having served for 30 years in our nations military, I have served alongside "naturalized" citizens who have a far better understanding of what they are defending than do natural born citizens. <BR/>Lord, help us to remain focused on the "one thing needful". <BR/><BR/>P.S. It was great to see you Sunday.revmlkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13000070707671391383noreply@blogger.com