In the next four hours, I will be flying to St. Louis where I will reconvene with friends and family to celebrate the ordination of my brother, Logan Almy. Ordination is a serious time in which men of sound doctrine and character are called to "rightly handle the Word of truth (2 Tim. 2:15)." I could not think of a man for which this verse more aptly describes than Logan. In light of this milestone in his life, I would like to offer a brief tribute to this godly man.
I have repeated this several times, but it is worth being said again: Logan is a friend to me before he is a brother. By this I mean that he has gone above and beyond mere filial obligations by rebuking, encouraging, and edifying me. He has hidden Proverbs 28:23 in his heart and sought to incarnate it in his actions. Through daybreak and noon, times of laughter and times of weeping, Logan has demonstrated true friendship through his loyalty. A man could give him no higher praise than to say that he proves his love for God by his love for his brother (cf.1 John 4:20-21).
This Sunday Logan will be preaching during the AM sermon at Sutter Presbyterian Church. The title of his message will be: "The Supreme Joy of the Justified Sinner" taken from Phil. 3:1-11. I eagerly look forward to another God-saturated, Spirit-filled sermon. Logan's commitment to expository preaching and bold proclamation of the truth is unmatched by anyone I have met and I pray the Lord would continue to increase his resolve. Soli deo gloria!
