Today is National Signing Day, when high school football players from across the country declare their intentions to play for colleges. Throughout the day on Twitter I’ve seen students declaring for SMU and Austin College, among others. Part of me can’t help but wonder if in three years James will tweet something about his next destination! Then again, who can predict the future…
Signing Day is about claiming an identity. I am a Longhorn. I am a Mustang. I am a Sam Houston State Bearkat. This afternoon I’m thinking about Signing Day from a different perspective. Tonight our middle schoolers will begin a new spiritual journey toward faith in Christ. Confirmation Sunday, June 4 (also Pentecost Sunday) will be their Christian Signing Day, where they will publicly claim their identity in Christ.
We’ll explore these themes together:
- Creation
- Sin
- Redemption
- The Holy Spirit
- Church
- The New Creation
- Discipleship
- Salvation
- The Wesleyan Quadrilateral
- Worship and the Sacraments
- Living a Holy Life
- Roman Catholic
- Bilingual United Methodist
- Jewish