Last Sunday, I "officiated" the renewal of vows for a couple celebrating 50 years of marriage. That's almost as old as ... well, I won't mention names. Anyway, the best part of the service was when the children and grandchildren shared the legacy the couple had passed on. It was very emotional and moving. In reflecting on the sharing, I hope my kids will say some good things about me and my wife 32 years from now. Otherwise, I'm writing them out of the will ... just kidding!

This last week, I've also been reading Richard Blackaby's Unlimiting God. A thought that caught my attention the most was a paragraph he wrote about his father. He wrote, "Let me hasten to say that my father is the godliest man I know. I've had the privilege of meeting several famous Christian leaders whom I greatly admire, but my father is hands down the greatest man of God I've known."

When I think about myself, I often think I'm passing down a mixed message legacy, but in the end, I hope and pray that all who watch me will know that I loved Jesus, my wife, my children and the people I've pastored. And I hope and pray, people will say something similar about me that Richard Blackaby said about his father.