Today I want to begin by sharing a story that I once told at the annual Thanksgiving meal that we lovingly shared with the homeless persons in the greater Easton area with the help of our brothers and sisters in Christ at the Salvation Army headquarters. Perhaps one or two of you who were there will remember it.

There was a very wealthy Texas oilman who had a gorgeous daughter, and he wanted to find her a man who was brave and courageous like himself. He decided to throw a huge Texas-style barbecue as a way of meeting some handsome young men. It was marvelous. This wealthy Texan had an olympic-size swimming pool that he stocked with alligators, crocodiles, and water moccasins. After everyone had finished their delicious meal, he gave the following challenge to all the eligible young men w…