Passing on the Faith

Mt. Angel, Oregon

Whether this young man chose to dress up as Uncle Sam or was encouraged by his family, he portrayed a important symbol of American freedom, a symbol that dates back to the War of 1812. Samuel Wilson packed barrels of meat for the troops. These barrels were stamped "U.S." but were better known as Uncle Sam's.

The most iconic picture of Uncle Sam doesn't come from the war of 1812 but from a poster drawn by James Montgomery Flagg to recruit troops during World War I.

I doubt that this young man understood all of that history (I had to look it up on the History Channel website), yet he reminds us Christians that passing on our history of faith is critical today.

"And you must commit yourselves wholeheartedly to these commands that I am giving you today. Repeat them again and again to your children. Talk about them when you are at home and when you are on the road, when you are going to bed and when you are getting up." Deuteronomy 6:6-7 New Living Translation

I'm not saying that our children ought to dress up as Jesus and march in a parade, but if God commanded the Israelites to teach their children the Word of God ought we also pass on to our children the story of Jesus?

Besides, isn't the story of God's love in Jesus worth repeating again and again to our children?

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Text and Photographs ©Copyright 2012-2014 Douglas P. Brauner.  ARR.