By Mike Glenn My father was hard on my brother and me. According to him, we were born with the burden of a great name. Good enough might be good enough for some, but it was never good enough for my dad. We were Glenns and this was a great name that we dare not disappoint. We had to do more because the world expected more of people who bore the proud name “Glenn.” My father was a brilliant storyteller and to hear him describe the family name brought images of European castles and knights on horseback brandishing a coat of arms that was both feared and respected. I was held to a higher standard, according to my dad, simply because I was a Glenn.
Bearers of the Name? That calling is terrifying if I really think about it. It means 24/7, not merely when it's convenient. Do I have any real sense of all that it means to bear The Name? That calls for some serious thinking - really serious thinking.
That describes my dad exactly, and I have also taken the same thing from him, that we have a Name to live up to. I can keep what is good about his teaching while rejecting what was overtly false. I am a Christian before I’m a Wilson or anything else.
Bearers of the Name? That calling is terrifying if I really think about it. It means 24/7, not merely when it's convenient. Do I have any real sense of all that it means to bear The Name? That calls for some serious thinking - really serious thinking.
That describes my dad exactly, and I have also taken the same thing from him, that we have a Name to live up to. I can keep what is good about his teaching while rejecting what was overtly false. I am a Christian before I’m a Wilson or anything else.
Spiritually poignant words much needed within the Christian community today!!
Thank mike , my father was the same way.
I appreciate what you wrote because it is true of us.