Emphasis Preaching Journal

A man was walking along the river when he spotted another man struggling against the current. The traveler stopped to watch the swimmer fight the muddy water until he emerged, panting, on the traveler's shore. "Are you all right?" the traveler asked. "Why were you in the river? Did you fall in?"

The swimmer shook his head. "No, no," he gasped. "I'm fine. This is how I always cross the river. My neighbor says this is the easiest place to cross."

"That's all very well," said the traveler, "but does your neighbor know there's a bridge just a half mile that way?"