Some of you may remember the name John Gilbert, a famous actor of silent film days, a "sexy" leading man. His career declined with the advent of "talkies" because his high, thin voice was not at all what folks had imagined of this great screen lover. Gilbert was once called on short notice to play the role of the heroine's father in a Chicago production. He learned his lines in record time, but was still struggling to remember the name of his character, Numitorius, when the play opened. A colleague suggested simply remembering the book of Numbers as a mnemonic device. So, full of confidence, Gilbert rushed on to the stage that evening and delivered his opening line: "Hold, `tis I, her father - Deuteronomy."(1) That has nothing to do with the sermon (which should come as no surprise to you …