St. Paul's 40th Birthday. And some of you here in 1998 were here in 1958. Things are different now, of course. Churches change and neighborhoods change and even whole societies change. We know that WE change as we get older. I remember the days when it seemed that Christmas or a birthday would NEVER get here; and now I think, "Is it here again ALREADY?" You too? LOTS of things change with age. Not long ago, someone noted some of the more obvious adjustments.(1) It was entitled, "YOU'RE NOT A KID ANYMORE WHEN...:"

• Your back goes out more than you do.

• You quit trying to hold your stomach in, no matter who walks into the room.

• Your arms are almost too short to read the newspaper.

• You sing along with the elevator music.

• You are proud of your lawn mower.

• People call at 9 p.m. …