Donald Grey Barnhouse

What Do You Hear?

Donald Grey Barnhouse once wrote: "Some years ago, musicians noted that
errand boys in a certain part of London all whistled out of tune as they
went about their work. It was talked about and someone suggested that it
was because the bells of Westminster were slightly out of tune. Something
had gone wrong with the chimes and they were discordant. The boys did not
know there was anything wrong with the peals, and quite unconsciously they
had copied their pitch." *

Barnhouse made this application: "So we tend to copy the people with whom we
associate; we borrow thoughts from the books we read and the programs to
which we listen, almost without knowing it."

The Apostle Paul admonished, "Do not be conformed to this world" (Romans
12:1). "Do not conform any longer to the pattern of this world" (NIV). The
New Century Version states, "Do not be shaped by this world." Using
Barnhouse's analogy above, the truth of Romans 12:1 could be stated, "Don't
listen to the wrong music because it will make your life out of tune."

Now consider the rest of Romans 12:1 - "Do not be conformed to this world,
but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you may prove what is
that good and acceptable and perfect will of God."

The best way to have our minds transformed is by filling them with the Word
of God. The Psalmist said, "Your word I have hidden in my heart, That I
might not sin against You!" (Psalm 119:11).

Barnhouse added: "God has given us His Word which is the absolute pitch of
life and living. If we learn to sing by it, we shall easily detect the
false in all of the music of the world." And, we will know what is true!

The Truth is: "All have sinned and fall short of the glory of God" (Romans
3:23). We listen to the wrong people, conform to the wrong ideals, make bad
decisions, and we sin against God. We are heading down the wrong road
(Matthew 7:13-14).

The Truth Is: "For God so loved the world, that He gave His only Son, that
whoever believes in Him should not perish but have eternal life" (John 3:16
ESV). God will save and give eternal life to those who place their faith
and trust in Jesus (Acts 16:30-31), turn from their sins in repentance (Acts
17:30-31), confess Jesus before men (Romans 10:9-10), and are baptized into
Christ for the forgiveness of sins (Acts 2:38). He will continue to cleanse
from sin those who continue to walk in the light of His Word (1 John 1:7-9).

The world will lead you astray and ultimately to destruction (Matthew
7:13-14). But God's Word is true and it will lead you to eternal life.

To whom or what are you listening? "Therefore consider carefully how you
listen" (Luke 8:18).

-- David A. Sargent

* From illustrations about worldliness in www.sermonillustrations.com

Constants in a Changing World

Constants in a Changing World

"The only constant in life is change." - Heraclitus, ancient Greek
philosopher

Who could have ever imagined the changes that COVID-19 and the pandemic have
brought into our lives? One wonders what additional changes lay ahead.

Living in a constant state of change, it is good to be reminded of some
things that do not change.

God is still God. "For I am the LORD, I do not change" (Malachi 3:6). The
psalmist praised God saying: "Of old You laid the foundation of the earth,
And the heavens are the work of Your hands. They will perish, but You will
endure; Yes, they will all grow old like a garment; Like a cloak You will
change them, And they will be changed. But You are the same, And Your years
will have no end" (Psalm 102:25-27). God is still God and is infinite in
all of His attributes such as holiness, omnipotence, omniscience,
omnipresence, and love.

Sin is still the world's greatest problem. COVID-19 is a terrible problem
in the world today, but it is not the greatest problem. Sin is the greatest
problem because it separates us from God (Isaiah 59:1-2) and dooms one to
eternal destruction (Matthew 7:13-14).

The Gospel still saves. "For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ, for
it is the power of God to salvation for everyone who believes, for the Jew
first and also for the Greek" (Romans 1:16). The Gospel ("good news") is
that although every person has sinned and falls short of the glory of God
(Romans 3:23), God loves each and every one of us and wants to save us from
sin (1 Timothy 2:4). He loves us so much that He gave His one and only Son
to die on the cross for our sins (John 3:16; 1 Corinthians 15:1-4).

God will save those who obey the Gospel by placing their faith and trust in
Jesus (Acts 16:30-31), turning from sin in repentance (Acts 17:30-31),
confessing Jesus before men (Romans 10:9-10), and by being baptized
(immersed) into Christ for the forgiveness of sins (Acts 2:38). He will
continue to cleanse from sin those who continue to walk in the light of His
Word (1 John 1:7-9).

Heaven awaits the faithful child of God. An eternity in heaven where "God
will wipe away every tear from their eyes; there shall be no more death, nor
sorrow, nor crying. There shall be no more pain, for the former things have
passed away" (Revelation 21:4), is God's promised inheritance to His
faithful children (Romans 8:15-18). Please remember: earth is not heaven,
so we cannot expect heaven on earth. Christians, however, can look forward
to "an inheritance incorruptible and undefiled and that does not fade away,
reserved in heaven for" them (1 Peter 1:3-4).

In a world that is ever-changing, it's good to hang on to those things that
do not change. God invites each of us to cling to Him and trust His
promises. What God has promised, He is able to perform (Romans 4:20-21).

Won't YOU cling to the Rock which shall not be moved through your trusting
obedience?

-- David A. Sargent

Helen Kehn

Never Alone

Helen Kehn told of how all her life she had been sheltered and somewhat
pampered by her family. She was the youngest of five children. She had
never known what it was to be alone. Her family was always together, did
things together, worked together, played together, sang together, and
worshiped together.

But she found herself at a time in life when her parents, her brother, and
three sisters had all been taken from her, the last two dying exactly one
month apart. She suddenly found herself in an empty house. She had never
had a key, for there was always someone there to let her in. Now there was
no one.

For a few weeks a niece stayed with her. But the time came when her niece
had to leave. Helen drove her to the station, drove back home, and sat in
the driveway for a while dreading to go in. Finally she steeled herself,
and for the first time in her life she walked into the house all alone. As
she walked up the steps, she prayed, "O God, help me."

The first thing she did when she got inside was to turn the radio on so
there would be sound in those silent, empty rooms. She walked to the
wardrobe to hang up her coat, when over the radio she heard,

"No, never alone; no, never alone.
He promised never to leave me,
Never to leave me alone."

It was the Old Fashion Revival Hour Quartet singing. Helen said, "To me it
was the very voice of God in answer to the cry of my heart. I realized as
never before that my Lord was there with me, and that I was never alone.
All my life I had depended on my family for companionship. From that moment
I learned to depend on Him."

"For He Himself has said, 'I will never leave you nor forsake you'" (Hebrews
13:5).

Denis Lyle wrote that he heard about a little old lady that was listening to
her preacher preach on Hebrews 13:5. The preacher noted that in the Greek
text of Hebrews 13:5, the word translated "never" is a double negative.
Reflecting the double negative, the text could be translated: "I will not, I
will not leave thee; I will not, I will not forsake thee." As the old lady
left the auditorium, she shook the preacher's hand and said, "God may have
to tell you Greek scholars twice that He will never leave you, but He only
has to tell me once." *

Only sin can separate us from God (Isaiah 59:1-2), and because of our sins,
we all have been separated from Him (Romans 3:23).

But God loves us so much that He doesn't want us to be separated from Him.
He gave His one and only Son to die on the cross for our sins (John 3:16; 1
Peter 2:24). Those who accept His offer of salvation and eternal life are
reconciled to Him through Jesus, and He will never leave them alone.

God will save and give eternal life to those who place their faith and trust
in Jesus (Acts 16:30-31), turn from their sins in repentance (Acts
17:30-31), confess Jesus before men (Romans 10:9-10), and are baptized
(immersed) into Christ for the forgiveness of sins (Acts 2:38). He will
continue to cleanse from sin and continue to abide with those who continue
to walk in the light of His Word (1 John 1:7-9). And when this life is
over, He will gather His children into His presence for eternity.

"No, never alone; no, never alone.
He promised never to leave me,
Never to leave me alone."

-- David A. Sargent

* Information gleaned from a sermon by Denis Lyle entitled "The Giant of
Loneliness" in www.sermons.pastorlife.com.

Steve Daniel

Just to Be With You

 

In early 2013, Steve Daniel seemed to be confused.  His loving wife, Mary, took him to the Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville, Florida, for tests.  The diagnosis: early-onset Alzheimer’s.  Steve was 59 years old.

 

In the summer of 2019, Steve’s Alzheimer’s had progressed to the point where she couldn’t adequately care for him.  After an agonizing decision, Mary placed Steve in the memory care unit at Rosecastle Assisted Living and Memory Care facility at Deerwood in Jacksonville.  She cried as she headed home, knowing in her broken heart that it was the right thing to do.  Mary visited with Steve regularly.  One of the routines that they shared was Mary helping Steve get ready for bed and then for a while she would stroke his hair while he lay on his bed with his head in her lap.

 

Enter the COVID-19 pandemic in mid-March, 2020.  Visits had to cease to protect the vulnerable patients at the facility.  Mary tried Facetime calls and two visits at his window.  Steve found these extremely frustrating.  For 114 days, Steve could not embrace his loving wife.  "He is a dementia patient,” Mary explains, “and dementia patients need love and care.  They need touch.  They need companionship.  Their brain, without it, will just wither away."

 

Then Rosewood called Mary with a job offer that would enable her to spend some time with her husband.  “They told me that they did have a part-time job available if I was interested,” Mary reported.  “I said, ‘I am definitely interested.  What is it?’  And, they said it's a dishwasher.  So I said, ‘Well, I will be a dishwasher then.’”

 

It’s not that Mary needed a job.  Her full-time job “day job” is working as the chief executive of a small company that helps patients with health care bills.  She didn’t need another job; she needed to be with her husband.  The part-time job at Rosewood afforded the opportunity.

 

On July 3, Mary began working 2-nights-a-week as a dishwasher at Rosewood.  After her shift, she is able to go to see her husband for a couple of hours.  The couple gets ready for bed together “just like [they] used to.”

 

"Even though it's only two days a week, he now knows I'm there and I’m coming back.  And, until that, for 114 days he did not know that; I was not there," Daniels told Fox & Friends host, Steve Doocy. *

 

We are separated from God.  It’s not due to a virus, but it is due to our sins (Isaiah 59:1-2).  Because of our sins, we are separated from Him and from wonderful blessings that He longs to give us.  Our condition is fatal and has eternal consequences (Romans 6:23), unless something can be done to remedy the situation.

 

God provided the remedy.  He loves us so much that He doesn’t want us to be separated from Him.  He loves us so much that He wants each of us to spend an eternity with Him in a beautiful place called heaven.

 

But sin has to be punished.  So how can a loving God save sinful mankind?

 

Look at what God did just so He could be with us and we with Him: “For God so loved the world, that He gave his only Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have eternal life” (John 3:16 ESV).

 

Jesus, God’s Son, paid the price for our redemption so that we can be reconciled to God and spend eternity with Him in heaven (2 Corinthians 5:17-21).

 

God will save and give eternal life to those who place their faith and trust in Jesus (Acts 16:30-31), turn from their sins in repentance (Acts 17:30-31), confess Him before men (Romans 10:9-10), and are baptized (immersed) into Christ for the forgiveness of sins (Acts 2:38).  He will continue to cleanse from sin and keep close to Him those who continue to walk in the light of His Word (1 John 1:7-9).

 

God made this amazing Sacrifice just so He could be with us and we with Him, for an eternity.

 

Won’t YOU accept His offer on His terms?

 

-- David A. Sargent

 

* Information gleaned from “Florida woman gets job washing dishes at nursing home to be close to husband: 'Isolation can kill'” by Julie Musto, www.foxnews.com, and WVTM 13 Rick Karle’s Facebook post of July 14, 2020.

 

New York police officer saves 4-year-old from drowning in backyard pool" by Robert Gearty, www.foxnews.com

To the Rescue

Carly Shaffer and her four-year-old daughter, Ella, were attending a
birthday party for a friend's daughter. While at the party, Shaffer heard
her daughter yell.

"From far away, in the noise and chaos of many kids happily playing and
adults laughing and chatting, I heard her cry out. [It was] not much
different than a cry of annoyance that told me maybe her brother took her
shovel, or her sister took her ball. [You] know, the usual yells. But I
just knew. I KNEW something was wrong," explained Shaffer on a Facebook
post.

Ella had been standing on the stairs of a backyard pool, promising not to
leave the ladder. Then she saw a beautiful doll in the middle of the pool.
She dove in to get it. Ella, who doesn't know how to swim, was literally in
over her head. She yelled out. Her mother heard her and came running.

"My heart was in my stomach as I was running to her, watching her bob up and
down in the water, choking," Shaffer wrote on Facebook.

Before her mother could get to her, a man dove into the water to rescue
Ella. Shaffer described the man and his heroic actions: "A man I briefly
met, 5 min[utes] prior had made it to her first. She was taking in water
and surely would have drowned. He drove in, fully dressed, shoes and all,
over the side of the pool for a kid he didn't even know. A kid he's not
related to. A kid he's never met. He saved my kid's life."

The man was Paul Munding, an off-duty police officer for the Clarkstown
Police Department. Shaffer - and many others - are calling him "a hero." *

We are much like Ella. We get enraptured with the things of the world and
end up "getting in over our heads." We are drowning in our sins in
desperate need of rescue.

But Someone we did not know came to our rescue. He was "fully dressed" as a
man, but our Rescuer was actually God in the flesh (John 1:14), Jesus. Our
salvation required His death on the cross for our sins (1 Peter 1:18-19).
This He did for you and me so that we can be saved and receive the gift of
eternal life (Ephesians 1:7).

God will save and give eternal life to those who place their faith and trust
in Jesus (Acts 16:30-31), turn from their sins in repentance (Acts
17:30-31), confess Jesus before men (Romans 10:9-10), and are baptized
(immersed) into Christ for the forgiveness of sins (Acts 2:38). He will
continue to cleanse from sin those who continue to walk in the light of His
Word (1 John 1:7-9).

Jesus "gave Himself for our sins to rescue us from the present evil age,
according to the will of our God and Father, to Whom be glory for ever and
ever. Amen" (Galatians 1:4-5).

Won't YOU allow Jesus to save you by placing your faith in Him through your
trusting obedience?

-- David A. Sargent

* Information gleaned from "New York police officer saves 4-year-old from
drowning in backyard pool" by Robert Gearty, www.foxnews.com.

David A. Sargent, Minister

A CHRISTIAN, BUT NOT A MEMBER OF THE CHURCH OF CHRIST?

Is it possible for one to be a Christian (what some often speak of as a Christ follower), and not be a member of His spiritual body, the church?  Most people would say no, if one is a Christian that person is also a part of the universal spiritual body of Christ.  At the same time, many people would say that one can be a Christian without being a member of the church of Christ, or, as they would likely write it, the Church of Christ, or the Church of Christ church or the Church of Christ denomination.  This indicates that in the minds of many people two different things are under consideration when one speaks of “the one universal spiritual body of Christ” and when one speaks of “the church of Christ.”  In the case of the latter, they are thinking of and viewing the church of Christ as a denomination, only a part of the much larger universal spiritual body of Christ.  But is this in fact the biblical concept of the church of Christ?  Is this the view of biblically informed members of the church of Christ?  Let us study and think together on this vital question.  Please note that the title of our essay is not an affirmation, but a question. 

 

Christ established His church (Matthew 16:18).  He purchased it with His blood (Acts 20:28).  It is His spiritual body (Ephesians 1:22-23; Colossians 1:18).  There is but one body (Ephesians 4:4; I Corinthians 12:20, 27), therefore, there is only one true church.  In New Testament times, when people heard the message of Christ, believed it, turned from their sins in true repentance, and were baptized for the remission of their sins, they were saved and added to the one church (Acts 2:47).  While they had human weaknesses and sinned, and while the church in New Testament times faced both internal and external problems, still all Christians were members of just the one church.  Christ prayed for all of His followers to be one (John 17:20-21).  When parties began to arise in the church at Corinth, Paul severely rebuked the congregation and urged the members to “all speak the same thing, and that there be no divisions among you, but that you be perfectly joined together in the same mind and in the same judgment” (I Corinthians 1:10).  Those who caused divisions and offenses contrary to the doctrine of Christ were to be marked (noted) and avoided (Romans 16:17).  Those who preached a “different gospel” were under heaven’s anathema (Galatians 1:6-9).  Those who went beyond the doctrine of Christ did not have God (II John 9).  Those who would add to or take from the word of God would experience severe and eternal consequences (Revelation 22:18-19).  (Yes, I know the context has reference to the book of Revelation, but the principle extends to all of God’s revelation to mankind [Deuteronomy 4:2; Proverbs 30:6; I Corinthians 4:6]).

 

The one spiritual body of Christ in New Testament times was not divided into a multiplicity of denominations.  Denominationalism did not arise until many years after the close of the New Testament, and came about as a result of men corrupting the original doctrine and practice of the church as set forth in the New Testament.  In this connection, the following passages need to be carefully read and thoughtfully considered: Matthew 7:15; Matthew 7:21-23; Matthew 15:8-9; Acts 20:28-30; II Thessalonians 2:3-11; I Timothy 4:1-5; II Timothy 4:1-5; I John 4:1).  In short, denominationalism (both Catholic and Protestant) is a perversion of original, apostolic Christianity, and as such, it is severely condemned by the word of God.

 

But, what happened in the first century of Christianity is still happening today.  When people today hear the message of Christ, believe it, turn from their sins in true repentance, and are baptized for the remission of their sins, they are saved and added to the one church of which we read in the New Testament, the church Christ established, the one He purchased with His blood, the one of which He is the head, the one of which He is the Savior (Matthew 28:18-20; Mark 16:15-16; Luke 13:3; Acts 2:38; Acts 2:41-42, 47). This is precisely what members of the church of Christ have done down through the ages since the first century and are still doing here in the 21^st century—nothing more, less, or else!  The seed is the word of God (Luke 8:11), and still produces today what it produced in the first century—Christians only, Christians without denominational membership or affiliation.

 

If one has not obeyed the gospel plan of salvation, that person has not been saved and added to the one church.  One may very well comply with the conditions for being a member of a denomination (the Catholic, the Baptist, the Methodist, the Lutheran, the Nazarene, the Episcopal, the Disciples, a Community church, etc.) and still not obey the gospel.  In such a case, one has met the conditions for membership in a particular denomination but that person has not obeyed the gospel, been saved from his/her sins, and added to the one church of the Lord.

 

If one only says the so-called “Sinner’s Prayer” that person has not been saved and added to the Lord’s church (Matthew 7:21; Hebrews 5:8-9).  If one has only had water sprinkled or poured on him/her, that person has not been scripturally baptized, and therefore has not been saved and added to the one church (Matthew 3:16; Acts 8:38-39; Romans 6:3-4).  If a person was not baptized “for [in order to] the remission of sins” (or some biblically synonymous reason) but baptized only to “join the church,” that person has not been saved and added to the one body (church) of Christ (Mark 16:15-16; Acts 2:38; Acts 22:16; Galatians 3:27; I Peter 3:21). (We must remember that God does not lie; it is impossible for Him to do so [Titus 1:2; Hebrews 6:18]). In other words, one may have become a member of a denomination, and still not have obeyed the gospel of Christ, been saved from sin, and added to the one church that Christ established! 

 

Sadly, with the passing of time, many who obey the gospel and are added to the one church remain untaught (Matthew 28:18-20; Acts 2:42), fail to grow in the grace and knowledge of the Lord Jesus Christ (II Peter 3:18), buy into the religious pluralism of the age, come to believe there is nothing wrong with denominationalism, defend denominationalism, and come to view the church of Christ as just another denomination.  When this happens, these people become easy targets to leave the church and join a denomination.  This is happening on an increasing level today, and some preachers, elders, and congregations have bought into this kind of unbiblical thinking about the church. In so doing, they have become traitors to the cause of New Testament Christianity, every bit as much as Judas Iscariot betrayed the Lord Jesus Christ!

 

Some schools, colleges, and universities associated with the churches of Christ now proclaim the church of Christ “a denomination among denominations.”  A Bible professor at one large university has said that many of the professors no longer hold to exclusive “Church of Christ-isms.”  Such an expression itself manifests a rank denominational view of the church and is a repudiation of New Testament Christianity.  This same university now has a Center in which it trains Baptist preachers, instructing them in Baptist history and Baptist polity, and helping them find Baptist pulpits!  Faithful Christians resist such perversions of the “one faith” (Ephesians 4:5) and speak out against it. Baptist doctrine and practice and Bible doctrine and practice stand in stark contrast on a number of points, and no person or institution can maintain the slightest degree of integrity and teach and/or defend both. This university (and others like it) has betrayed the very principles upon which it was founded and has become a disgrace to the cause of Christ and undenominational Christianity!

 

When one talks about being a Christian (a Christ follower) but not a member of the church of Christ, he and I have two entirely different things in mind by the term “church of Christ.”  We are not at all on the same page, and until we get on the same page, effective communication between us will not be possible.  Most seriously, when one speaks of being a Christian but not a member of the church of Christ he is at odds with the New Testament concept of the church, and has instead bought into a denominational view of the church.  In this case, he is at odds with the Lord Himself—terribly so!

 

I have not the slightest hesitation in affirming that one can be a Christian without being a member of any denomination.  But in making such a declaration I am not saying that one can be a Christian and not be a member of the blood-bought church of the Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.  A denomination and the church of Christ are two entirely different things!  All who have obeyed the pure gospel of Christ and been saved from their sins have been added to the one church by the Lord Himself (Acts 2:47).  All who have not obeyed the gospel and been saved from their sins are not members of that one church, even though they may be members of a denomination.  All truly saved people, all who have become Christians (according to the New Testament definition of such) are members of the church of Christ!  Those who have left the church, thinking it to be a denomination, and have joined, what to them, is “another denomination” to keep peace in the family or because it better “suits” them or meets their “felt needs,” need to do some deep, serious Bible study, some sober, biblical thinking, and some deep, sober soul-searching! 

 

Rather than being a straying sheep, one needs to stay where the Lord puts a person when he/she is saved from sin by obedience to the gospel (Acts 2:47).  Instead of joining a denomination, one needs to obey the gospel, be saved, and added to the one church that Christ established and the only one of which He is the Savior (Ephesians 5:23).

 

Hugh Fulford

 

Tammy Harris began searching for her biological mother

Reunited

On the day after her 21st birthday, Tammy Harris began searching for her
biological mother. When she was two-years-old, she and her brothers were
taken from their mother (who had a serious drinking problem) and were
adopted by separate families.

Tammy wanted to know the identity of her mother. "I felt like I was
incomplete," she said. "I didn't know whose eyes I had. I didn't know where
my big feet came from. I wondered who I looked like."

"I knew they [her parents] were out there, and I wanted to find them before
they died."

Meanwhile, Joyce Shultz had been looking for her biological daughter for
almost 20 years, to no avail.

Harris and Shultz worked at the same convenience store. One day, Harris was
talking with another co-worker about her search for her mother. The
co-worker asked if she was having any luck. Shultz, overhearing part of the
conversation, asked, "Luck about what?"

Harris told her about her search and produced her birth certificate to show
to her. Upon seeing it, Shultz immediately knew that Harris was her
daughter. Shultz did not immediately reveal her identity; she didn't know
how Harris would react. Instead, she told Harris, "I might know somebody
who can help." She asked Harris for a baby picture. She took the picture
home and compared it to a baby picture she had; they were a match.

Shultz did not reveal her identity to Harris for three days. She wondered,
"Will she like me?" She told her boss, Ron Lynch, about the discovery.
Lynch brought the two into his office, so that Shultz could reveal her news.

When Harris walked into the office, she saw Shultz standing by the two baby
pictures. "Are you my mother?" Harris asked. Shultz said, "Yes."

"When she said 'yes,' I just fell into her arms. It felt so natural. We
held on for the longest time. It was the best day of my life.″ *

You and I are "the offspring of God" in that God created us; He created all
mankind. But because of our sins, we became lost and estranged from Him
(consider the Prodigal Son in Luke 15). But God never stopped loving us and
wanting us to "come home."

In order to "come home," our sins had to be "paid for." God paid the price
for our redemption by giving His one and only Son to die on the cross for
our sins (1 Peter 1:18-19). The means of reconciliation was accomplished
when Jesus died for us.

In order to "come home," we must accept God's offer of redemption. We must
place our faith and trust in Jesus (Acts 16:30-31), turn from our sins in
repentance (Acts 17:30-31), confess Jesus before men (Romans 10:9-10), and
be baptized (immersed) into Christ for the forgiveness of sins (Acts 2:38).
Then, as we continue to walk in the light of His Word, the blood of Jesus
continues cleanse us from sin and keep us in fellowship with God (1 John
1:7-9).

Our sin separates us from God (Isaiah 59:1-2), but God still loves us and
wants us to "come home." If we'll humble ourselves and accept His offer of
redemption, we'll find that He's been lovingly, patiently waiting for us the
whole time. When we obey the Gospel, He will warmly say, "Welcome home."

It will be the best day of your life.

-- David A. Sargent

* Information gleaned from "Daughter Finds Biological Mother is Co-Worker"
by David Reed in www.apnews.com, March 5, 1991.