A man in a red MAGA hat went walking in Central Park, far beyond the crowds into the woods and there he was mugged and left for dead. A young Trans college student was jogging in the park and came up on the wounded man. They stopped and called 911 and waited patiently and kindly until help arrived, even at some risk that the thugs would come around and mug them too!
Several years ago, I worked with a congregation in a very upscale community, in which one of the leaders was a retired airline executive in his late 70s. In every meeting, he made clear that he was hoping for a document that gave the church a set of Best Practices on all sorts of tasks and subjects. Best Practices is a common business term, where industry consensus has formed around certain protocols which may be different than protocols a generation earlier. Often these practices relate to customer service, to corporate organization or to a changing legal landscape.
By now, the sermon has been heard around the world. It is possibly the most listened-to sermon of the century, thus far. Mostly on YouTube and assorted sites. When we go to seminary, do we not dream of hitting that one home run, clear out of the park?
