Preacher's Piece

My teeth were stained, so the dentist asked me, “Do you smoke or drink coffee?” I told him I drink it.

Last week I had a funeral in Amboy, illinois. Amboy is exactly 83 miles from my house. It’s a pretty drive from here to there. The trees were still in full fall mode making for outstanding scenery. The 8-man high school Amboy football team had just played a game against the Orangeville Broncos. The closer I got to town, the more signs popped up encouraging the hometown team to beat their opponent. Unfortunately for the Clippers, they lost. I wondered how they came up with their mascot being a...