Emphasis Preaching Journal

In his book, The Salty Tang, Fred Speakman tells the story of a Mid-western grandmother. Her appearance already told that it was her children who saved up money to send her on a once-in-a-lifetime trip to Europe. She is in a London tour group, being guided through the famous Westminster Abbey. In a memorized sort of way, the guide explains some of the parts of the building and the art pieces. The woman interrupts, "That's all very well, young man, but tell me, has anyone been saved here lately?" The woman raises the same issue as the writer of our text.