The kindness of the Lord: a good spanking (10)

Not long after he took office, Don and I were walking up the aisle of the church following worship, and halfway out to the foyer, Don asked, "So, pastor, I was wondering how old you think a child should be before you stop spanking him?"

Assuming the question was hypothetical, I responded, "Well, I'm not sure. We rarely spank Heather, anymore. She's eight or nine, now." (Heather was our eldest.)

Don said, "What about sixteen?"

I was about to say something like "seems a bit old to me" when I stopped dead. Turning to face him, I gurgled, "Don! You didn't!"

Danny was Don and Evelyn's middle son. We called him "Rambo."

Show Notes

Intro and outro music is Rise Up, O Lord, a recording of Psalm 10 by My Soul Among Lions. The rest of MSAL's recorded Psalms can be listened to, here.

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