Have you ever noticed that no matter what you do, you can't please everybody? Somebody, somewhere is going to criticize your best efforts.

Former president John F. Kennedy once told about a legendary baseball player who always played flawlessly. He consistently hit and was never thrown out at first base. When on base he never failed to score. He never dropped a ball and threw with unerring accuracy. He ran quickly and played perfectly. Actually, he would have been one of the all-time greats except for one problem. No one could persuade him to throw away his snack and come out of the press box to play! (1)

Anybody know someone like that? They won't try to do something significant themselves, but they sure can criticize those who do.

Jesus encountered people like that. He was teaching in …