Illustration: Preaching that Goes the Time and Distance

Professor of preaching and Russell Chair of Christian Ministry at Cincinnati Christian University in Cincinnati, Ohio.
Illustration: Preaching that Goes the Time and Distance
A visitor came into a church service in the middle of the sermon. He took a seat in the back row. Getting a bit bored, he leaned over to an older man and asked, "How long has he been preaching. The older member said, "Thirty or 40 years I guess."

"I'll stay," said the visitor, "He must be almost finished."