Emphasis Preaching Journal
There are times that come...
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There are times that come to us all when the fish just do not bite. There are occasions
when night fishing is just an exercise in frustration. Like those disciples, we can fish all
night and catch nothing. Sitting in the congregation or even standing in the pulpit is
someone who knows the misery of night fishing. They, too, have fished all night and
caught nothing. A marriage is strained or breaks, a child moves away and you cannot
reach them, a job is lost, a grief settles down like a fog, you worry about the state of the
world.
