Hung Up on Prestige

A Coast Guard cutter tuned in to a faint distress signal from a sinking pleasure craft. "What is your position? Repeat, what is your position?" shouted the radio operator into the microphone.
Finally, a faint reply crackled over the static, "I'm executive vice president of First Global Bank. Please hurry!"

Ouch! Punctured Preacherly Pride

A pastor was greeting folks at the door after the service when a woman enthusiastically shook his hand and said, "Pastor, that was a great sermon!" Flushed with pride but wanting to appear humble, the pastor said, "Oh, it wasn't me. I have to give the credit to the Lord." The woman replied, "It wasn't THAT good!"

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A bishop once walked in for lunch, and as he and his wife sat down, he asked, "Do you know how many great preachers there are in the world?" Her instant reply was, "One less than you think!"

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And (true story), a former District Superintendent told of how his wife liked to experiment with new recipes. One Sunday, she was eager to learn how he liked the recipe she had tried. He simply said, "Where is it?" When she brought it to him, he looked it over for a second, then tore it into bits.

A few weeks later, they were driving home from morning worship, and he asked her what she thought of his sermon that day. Her simple reply was, "Where is it?"

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I guess the Lord has a LOT of helpers in keeping us humble!