I spoke recently at a Men\u2019s Breakfast for a nearby church.\u00a0 Present at that gathering was a man who had been a member of a neighboring church where I had served as Interim Pastor thirty-two years previously. Unfortunately, his wife was having memory issues, and it prompted him to share a story with me.\u00a0 A few days earlier he had been going through one of his wife\u2019s purses in an attempt to help her find something, when his hand felt a cassette tape at the bottom of a purse.\u00a0 Removing the cassette, he looked at the writing on the side, which said, \u201cDr. Crawford\u2019s Sermon\u201d followed by a date.\u00a0 Following a brief \u201cWow\u2019 and a comment or two from me, he said, \u201cDr. Crawford. You have no idea how many of your sermons are at the bottom of women\u2019s purses.\u201d\u00a0 This man went on to recall in some detail, another sermon I had preached as his Interim Pastor – 32 years ago.\u00a0 What an awesome encouragement that was to me and a timely reminder that we who preach and teach need never take our presentations lightly.\u00a0 Some who hear us, will remember. The writer of Ecclesiastes was correct, \u201cCast your bread upon the waters, for you will find it after many days\u201d (Ecclesiastes 11:1).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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