PASTOR’S PEN

It takes a village to raise a child



William Campbell is pastor at First Baptist Church of Port Aransas.

William Campbell is pastor at First Baptist Church of Port Aransas.

Can you believe school has started? It seems like summer just started. It also seems that Port Aransas had a very good summer. Now that our kids are going back to school, our community seems to shift its focus off summer time tourism.

As a pastor in the community, I would like to suggest that we shift our focus more to our school age kids. Mat 19:14 NLT But Jesus said, “Let the children come to Me. Don’t stop them! For the Kingdom of Heaven belongs to those who are like these children.”

Unfortunately, there are those in every community who are not looking out for what is best for the kids. There are even some in our community who contribute to underage drinking and drug abuse. This should stop immediately. I would like to challenge our community to not allow this to happen.

Port Aransas is a wonderful place to live. Since we have tremendous freedom here, we also have a great responsibility to make this a safe environment for everyone, especially our kids. Jesus also said Mar 9:42 NLT “But if you cause one of these little ones who trusts in Me to fall into sin, it would be better for you to be thrown into the sea with a large millstone hung around your neck.

This passage should be very relevant around here. No one would want a boulder tied around their neck and thrown into the Gulf. Jesus said that is exactly what it would be like if we lead our kids astray.

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