[A great way to begin your sermon this morning is to feature the favorite hats of your preteen or teen boys. Arrange ahead of time for them to come up to the front wearing their favorite caps. If one of them has a collection of hats, have them show it off. See if you can get them to take their hat off. Have fun with this group that is so often neglected in church.]

Ever since he was three years old our son Thane has worn a hat a baseball-type cap. He might as well have been born bald. We never get to see his hair.

He wore his caps backwards when he was really young, but after about age eight he turned the brim around folded it in just his way and established his own look. While his everyday hats have generally moved from sporting the decals of a baseball team to the advertising his favor…