Waking up before sunrise on any morning other than Sunday or a pristine turkey hunting morning is wrong.

Unless...it is to share breakfast and the Word with some teenagers.

This morning, Allan has invited me to share with our teens at their weekly breakfast devotional. In such a short time, I've grown to have a great deal of appreciation for the teens in our church family at Marble Falls. During the preaching of my first sermon last Sunday, they were locked in. I was impressed with how they sat in the front, sang to the LORD, and reflected on the Word as it was shared. Last night, they jammed 42 in the youth house for a "Peak of the Week" experience. Beautiful, heart-felt singing. Inspirational Bible Study. It was good to be with them.

In an effort to motivate the kids for our Friends Day in September, Allan and I have made a little wager with them. If they can bring 100 (a little more than double last night's crowd) on Friends Day, Allan and I will cue ball it (get our head shaved) and the one who brings the most gets to do the hair cutting.

That look in their eye last night tells me we might just have a couple of bald-headed preachers running around Marble Falls come October. Lest you jest, though, I invite you first to read 2 Kings 2.23-25.

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Out of the mouths of babes. Last night, Mandy helped Trudy with the First Grade class. The first graders have 14 kids in class. During the class, Trudy asked the kids, "Who did Isaac and Rebekeh bring with them?" The answer, of course, was their sons, Jacob and Esau but one of the fellas in the class answered, "I think they brought two mailmen."

Don't you just love kids?!