My Aunt Maryann apologized on the way to church yesterday for the old story she was about to tell. Everyone has heard it a million times before. She forgot momentarily that she was 71 years old. I am not a young guy, but I had never heard it.A man had a particularly brilliant donkey he was showing off. He bragged to another man about just how gifted and well-trained the donkey was.
Do you want me to show you how smart this donkey is? Sure, the man replied. The owner picked up a 2 x 4 and slammed the donkey right between the eyes as hard as he could. The observer was shocked. What did you do that for? I thought the donkey was smart. He is, said the proud donkey owner, but first I have to get his attention.
Did you read Friday's TOL? Check out Stetzer's http://www.edstetzer.com/ Breaking News story about the SBC. We can argue about the relevancy of the news of the SBC's first decline in 50 years. Who done it? The old murder mysteries sets out to discover answers.
All of us had a hand in this. Will the news be that 2 x 4 between the eyes? Or . . . will it be one more thing for us to hate on each other about??? Is it worse than we think? Are we overstating? Does it matter?
3 comments:
Dino,
Ed's "Breaking news" shows us that pursuit without positive growth leads to isolation. Isolation breeds an inward focus. This is a DNA issue, "How do you change that?"
The donkey illustration is great. Sounds very familiar. I always knew I was smart. :)
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