HEROES OR CELEBRITIES
I heard this one told by Pastor Dean Miller of the Palm Desert Community Church in Palm Desert, California. He was contrasting the difference between authentic heroes and those instant celebrities that are promoted by Public Relations men and the Media. He retold the familiar biblical narrative something like this: It seems that Moses had led the children of Israel out of Egypt — and they now had Pharaoh and his armies in hot pursuit behind them and the Red Sea in front of them. They were trapped. So Moses called his generals and other tribal leaders together and reviewed with them the desperate straits they were in. What to do? Did anyone have any suggestions? One of the engineering types suggested that it would be possible to construct a pontoon bridge — but it was quickly noted that they didn’t have time for that. All kinds of crazy ideas were suggested — but none of them had any merit. Finally,…
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