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then having exactly 105, 666 miles on it, clunked… then BANG! The engine locked and could not... would not turn over. Each time Bjorn tried to start the van afterward, the same result occurred. Desperate to get themselves to church, the couple decided to take the collector car from the garage and drive it to church. They loaded up pell-mell, splitting the large family up into the car and his work truck. With urgent haste then, they made it to the early church service just as the tolling bell woke up half the village. During worship, the whole family stood up alongside their infant sister, who was presented before God and the congregation. All of the children watched expectantly. The pastor noticed a bit that two of the boys smelled a bit of horse manure. Yet the proud parents glowed as the pastor said, “I baptize thee Faith Ballantine in the name of the Father….” When doing so, he splashed water on the child’s forehead. Whether by the stun of water or the Spirit we cannot know, but indeed the child awoke startlingly from slumber. Before a wail arose, however, he quickly splashed again and said… “I baptize you in the name of the Son”. As the surprised child reacted and began to scream, but before the growing crescendo rose beyond anyone’s hearing, the veteran pastor splashed more water and said, |
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“… and I baptize you in the name of the Holy Spirit.” With the infantile yell then rolling loudly toward the bell tower, the congregation assented with a resounding “Amen!” After those graceful baptismal waters flowed, the sign of the cross was placed upon the squirming little one’s head with olive oil, reminding everyone present that the invisible God could see that invisible sign. The sign would remind the one who needs no reminding… that the wearer belongs to the kingdom. Such was the baptism of their youngest child. So joyous was the event, that Six Pack now dubbed Seven Fold, said laughingly to the pastor that seven was enough. There was one child each for the persons of the Trinity… and one for each gospel. After church, Bjorn found that the van’s starter drive had broken and jammed into the flywheel ring gear. That was why the “no crank”. The problem was easily fixable with his installation of a new starter on the very next day. So it was that the seven children were set once again for more travels with their parents. Together they could go to future school events, church services, congregation dinners, and even to the race tracks to watch the shod horses run.
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