Preacher's Piece

We had some people visit our church a few months ago who live about 40 miles away. After the service we were chatting in the parking lot and the husband told me they’d love to come to Martintown, except “it’s just too far away.” My response was: “It’s not too far away. We have people who travel 50 miles or more every week to get here.” I didn’t even remember making that comment until he reminded me of it the day they joined in membership a few months later. He said he went home and thought about that comment, and he said to his wife, “You know, I drive farther than that to...