Yesterday\u2019s Father Day observance brought back a few memorable events. My kids had given me a Three Stooges tie bearing the pictures of Curly, Moe, and Larry. At their request I wore it to my Seminary office on the following Monday. Mid-morning brought a call from the Seminary President\u2019s Office. I was requested to hurry there immediately, which was good, since one does not want to spend a long time wondering about such a request. Once there, I was introduced to a young man who was wearing a torn shirt and was covered with scratches. He had come to the Seminary to visit with his fianc\u00e9e, only to have her break their engagement. Distraught, he jumped in front of a freight train as it passed the Seminary campus. Rather than killing himself, he bounced off the train and rolled on the ground. Police picked him up and delivered him to the President\u2019s Office, where he met me. I was told to counsel with him. So there I sat, communicating with a devastated former fianc\u00e9e, who couldn\u2019t even succeed at taking his own life – and I was wearing a Three Stooges tie. The writer of Ecclesiastes offers a sample list of \u201cevery purpose under heaven\u201d – listing \u201ca time to laugh\u201d as one of the purposes (Eccl. 3:1, 4). This was probably not such a time, but I couldn\u2019t help but think, \u201cHe who sits in the heavens laughs\u201d (Psalm 2:4, NASB). Sometimes, God laughs when we can\u2019t.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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