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August 29, 2007 >> 10:39:38 AM
Lilly Grant Learning
Asbury is part of the Sustaining Pastoral Excellence Lilly Grant. We get access to a lot of learning from different places as one of the gifts of this grant. Today as I read through this article I thought it might be a good one to share here. It's written by Kevin Armstrong.
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The man across the aisle on my flight to Austin was far more interested in the open notebook on my lap than the Sky Mall on his. “Goin’ to Austin for a presentation?” he finally asked.
“Yes. Goin’ to talk to a bunch of preachers.” That’s the line that usually either opens or closes the door to further conversation. I sized up Mr. 11-B as the kind of guy who’d politely slam the door.
“Huh. What do ya’ talk to preachers about? Preachin’, I guess, huh?”
I decided I might as well enjoy the ride. “Well, actually, I’m going to talk about the commandment that preachers break more often than any other.”
There was a long pause as I imagined him inventorying the shalts and shalt nots. Pretty soon the corner of his mouth turned up in a grin like a snagged fish. “Ohhh … I hear that’s a real problem these days.”
