From the Desk of Pastor David, September 2026

Recently I saw a post on a local blog site from a self-proclaimed “Gen Z” reader (those that are ages 14-29). She was asking all of us born in the “Boomer” generation (born 1946-1964) how we did it. How did we buy homes, raise families, find (and keep) spouses, afford vacations, build wealth, and do so, generally on one income?  

One could just hear the frustration in her voice, because all these things are increasingly out of reach for the younger generations today.

Being a Boomer myself, I know there is a tendency to fool ourselves, believing we were able to do all things because we had grit and character.  We had to learn to fend for ourselves early in life. We found jobs at a young age.  We were given relatively little as children, and we learned that if we wanted something, we had to work for it.  And while much of this may be true, there were other more crucial factors in play.  The biggest reason being that this period of time, the Boomer coming of age years, was unprecedented in its economic growth.  Being prosperous was as easy as “shooting fish in a barrel.”  One almost had to go live in a cave to not be able to take advantage of the economic prosperity. Jobs were plentiful and paid real wages. There was competition among companies for nearly every industry, which kept prices in check. We didn’t have computers, cell phones, social media, or video games, which meant, if we wanted social interaction, we did it face-to-face, which meant we were forced to learn socialization skills. If we wanted to learn something new, we read a book or did research at a library, training our brains to process new information methodically, not frenetically. In a word, we were successful despite ourselves; we lived in a different world and any comparison to today is unfair.

But I think there is an even more important reason for our prosperity.  Boomers lived in a time when Christianity was the default religion of the country.  We were taught and expected to live out Judeo-Christian values.  Sunday was the Sabbath. Stores were closed. There were never any school activities or club sporting events held on a Sunday. Churches were filled and vibrant.  Clergy were respected. High profile religious leaders like Billy Graham, Bishop Fulton Sheen, and Mother Angelica were the real social influencers of the day.

I don’t mean to say that God blessed our faith with a “prosperity Gospel” era, because frankly, we were just as wicked and disobedient as any other generation.  But I do believe God did bless our nation with peace and prosperity overall.  Which leads me to this sad conclusion.  We see how our country and the world are moving away from God and replacing Him with secularism, technology, and self.  And we see the effects this is having on society: economic insecurity, anxiety, isolation, anger, loss of civility, loss of community, the rise of tribalism, the atrophy of critical thinking skills in young minds, the loss of history.

I fear for our youngest generations and worry what kind of world we are leaving them. Last month I sat in on the annual teacher training event for our Preschool, and I reminded them of the importance of their responsibilities.  They are not just babysitting little kids.  The world in which these young children will grow up will be increasingly cold and antagonistic to the righteous.  What will help to keep them faithful throughout their lives will be the earliest memories they have of the loving, encouraging, and Christ-centered ways that our Christian community nurtured them.  Please pray for our children.

Blessings to you.
Pastor David

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