A soldier during the American Civil War decided to escape the dangers of the battle. He took two uniforms, one a federal uniform and one a rebel, and carefully sewed them together down the middle seam. He thought he could walk through the firing line with each side thinking he was their ally. The only problem was that he walked the wrong way and was shot at by both sides.

Sometimes I feel like that.

Sunday I preached using the text from 2 Timothy 1:7:

God has not given us a spirit of fear but of power (Pentecostals: ‘AYYYYMEN!’), and of love (Liberals: ‘YEY!’) and of a sound mind ((Evangelicals: ‘THAT’S IT1’).

Rowland Croucher