INTIMIDATION I
‘ve enjoyed reading an excellent new resource for preachers called Preaching, published bi- monthly by Preaching Resources ($15.00 per year). They include a section called “To Illustrate,” from which I gleaned this one: Christian Herter was running hard for re-election as Governor of Massachusetts, and one day he arrived late at a barbecue. He’d had no breakfast or lunch, and he was famished. As he moved down the serving line, he held out his plate and received one piece of chicken. The Governor said to the serving lady, “Excuse me, do you mind if I get another piece of chicken. I’m very hungry.” The woman replied, “Sorry, I’m supposed to give one piece to each person.” He repeated, “But I’m starved,” and again she said: “Only one to a customer.” Herter was normally a modest man, but he decided this was the time to use the weight of his office and said, “Madam, do you know who I am? I am the…
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