Emphasis Preaching Journal

Johnny was a talker, and even though his talk often got him into trouble, he didn’t seem to learn. One summer, Johnny came to spend time with his cousins who lived on a farm. Johnny, a bright lad, read up on cattle farming so that he would be able to hold a conversation with his two cousins. He knew the lingo. Problem was, he began to brag. In fact, he bragged, he could wrestle a cow to the ground without working up a sweat. At first his cousins ignored his bravado and let him talk, but after a week or so, they couldn’t take it anymore. They decided that it was time to check Johnny’s talk.