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This past weekend my son Skip made me very proud. The kind of pride that brings tears to my eyes even now as I write this. He didn't make the T-ball all-star team, straight A's on his latest report card, win an art contest for his age group, get chosen to perform in the local children's theater, get drafted by the NBA while still in Kindergarten or learn a third language overnight. This was bigger. Much bigger.

On Sunday my seven-year-old chose to follow Jesus and to publicly profess his faith in God. He told how he became saved at the age of 5-1/2, and how he spoke to God in the privacy of his room, acknowledged that he was born a sinner, and that He had sent His only son to die for all our sins. He told how he asked forgiveness and in doing so, asked the Lord to be his personal Savior and to live inside of him forever.

With his grandparents, big brother and big sister watching & listening, he was then baptized at our Church along with five other people. He humbled me with his confidence and conviction. His understanding of the teachings of the Bible awes me. His ability to comprehend and internalize these teachings inspires me.

I know some people may think that he's too young to fully understand but I disagree - and so would he. See, our children are like that brand new laptop you purchased recently. Brand spankin' new. Boot it it up and you find it it contains little else besides system software. Unlike our old desktop, that new machine has an empty hard drive, has no dangerous apps, malware or questionable software, just waiting for someone to install and download.

And like that computer, a child is given to us with all the capacity he or she will ever have. They come to us with an unclouded consciousness, eager to learn and & ever trusting. Children haven't been "infected" by racism, misinformation, insecurity, hatred, prejudice or fear. They are eager to learn and process information with complete openness & wonder.

And like the laptop with the 80 GB hard drive capacity, our kids freely and unabashedly absorb the information that is presented to them.

Make no mistake, becoming saved was something he did on his own, telling us only after the fact. Choosing to be baptized was a decision that he alone made. He decided, he approached our Pastor about it, he persisted. He has a deep understanding and firm grip on things!

All this being said, it has suddenly occurred to this parent that perhaps she needs to seriously consider reformatting her hard drive and making room for more of what is truly good, truly important in life....

With Pastor Heatherly, listening to his videotaped testimony.