Jeff Hill is with IBM. But like many people nowadays he works from home. Working from home, he says he needs a professionalsounding voicemail greeting so everyone will know he's hard at work.

While he was recording a new message one morning, Jeff's wife was across the hall from his office, folding clothes with their sixyearold daughter, who had just emerged from the shower. Jeff's professional message ended up sounding like this:

Male voice: "Hi, this is Jeff Hill with IBM."

Female voice: "Look at you! You have no clothes on!"

Male voice: "I'm not available right now . . ." (1)

Well, maybe Jeff's message didn't convey what he meant to convey, but it brings us to our question for the day: ARE YOU AVAILABLE? This is where the rubber meets the road in Christian discipleship. Are you avai…