Becoming Something Special

One Sunday morning a New York City Pastor preached a sermon entitled, “The Tenacity of a Bulldog.” In the crowded Church that day was an executive of the Mack Truck Company who, as was his custom, was wearing a pin on his lapel which depicted the Mack Truck logos: a ferocious-looking bulldog. Later, during the “coffee klatch” in the Church basement, he was talking with a small group which included the preacher. Noticing the pin, someone in the group asked the Mack Truck executive, “What does the bulldog signify?” With a twinkle in his eye, the man replied, “It signifies the tenacity with which I hold on to Jesus Christ.” Hearing this, the pastor interrupted: “Wrong! It is a wonderful…