Communication | Speech | Understanding

ABOVE AVERAGE
This past Thanksgiving the Rev. Dr. Ian Chapman who is pastor of the Third Baptist Church in St. Louis, Missouri, was our guest speaker. The service was well-planned and we had a standing-room-only crowd. In expressing his appreciation for the “above average” gathering and service, Dr. Chapman told this story: “My daughter was looking for a particular phonograph record and was calling several record shops trying to locate it. She called what she thought was a record shop, but instead a local plumber answered. Not realizing her mistake she asked, “Do you have Ten Little Toes and Fingers in Arkansas?” The plumber paused for a moment not really knowing how to respond-and then said, “No, but I have a wife and ten children in Mississippi.” My daughter asked, “Is that a record?” The plumber responded, “No, I don’t think so, but I’m sure it’s above average.”