Emphasis Preaching Journal

Reverend Larson, the new minister of Highlands Presbyterian Church, was making the rounds, visiting with members of his new congregation. He had called Gene Proctor earlier that morning and asked if he could stop by in the early afternoon and Gene had said he'd be looking forward to it. So when Reverend Larson knocked on Gene's back door, he sensed nothing unusual.

"Come in, come in," said Gene. "I was just making some chocolate-chip cookies. Sit down, let me get you one."

"Thanks, Gene. You have a lovely home. So how are you today?"