All Saints'' Day Message
A few years ago, Dr. Fred Craddock went back to the little town in Tennessee where he grew up. His brother was ill, so he wanted to visit him. Late one Sunday afternoon, Craddock decided to drop by the small Disciples Church where he had worshipped as a child. He went in, saw a friend, and they walked around together. Dr. Craddock noticed the church had installed some new stained glass windows in the Sanctuary. He examined them carefully; they were beautiful. But he did not recognize any of the names on the memorial plaques. He asked his friend about them.
"Fred," his friend replied, "we got a bargain on those windows. They were made for a church in St. Louis, but the stained glass company got the measurements wrong, so they didn't fit. They told the church to s…