Trevin Wax: 'Dad, I think I know all the Bible stories now'

I had to apologize to my son recently.

We were on our way to church one Sunday, and he said, "Dad, I think I know all the Bible stories now."

"Really?" I said. "All of them?"

"Just about," he replied. "And I know all the songs we sing in church too."

"That should make it easier for you to sing along," I said.

"I don't know why we keep going over the same stories and singing the same songs. Don't they think we've got it down by now?"

"I've been studying the Bible and singing songs for a long time, Timothy. And I get something new from God's Word every week."

By this time, we were getting out of the van and walking toward the worship center. That's when he said, "I don't think we need to go to church every week. Why don't we just wait until there's something new to learn?" Keep reading