Are You Preachin’ or Tellin’ the Truth?

There is an old joke about an elderly preacher who was out on a nature walk one day with his young grandson. Coming upon something unusual, the boy asked his grandfather how it had come to be. Now this was one of those things in nature that ought to be a marvel to all of us as we consider it. It certainly was to the little one, who listened wide-eyed to his grandfathers explanation. When it was over the boy thought about all of this for a few minutes, and then, looking up, said, ”Grandpa, are you preachin’ or telling’ the truth?”
I suppose that’s a fair question. We preachers have been known to “embellish” on a point from time to time. It’s not that the truth isn’t important to us - it is in fact of eternal importance to most of us. It’s just that when you traffic in words sometimes you want to reach someone so badly that…well, you know. Then too, some us just like telling a good story.
So it is with the stories and sermon excerpts you’ll find on this blog. Some of them are probably true. Some of them might be partly true and partly made up. Some of them might be completely made up, but they can be true if you need them to be. Whatever the case, I hope you enjoy it.