One of Ben Franklin's many discoveries was that plaster sown in fields would make plants grow better. He shared this discovery with neighbors only to be mocked and ridiculed. They argued that plaster would have no effect on grass or grain.

Not a person who liked to argue, Franklin dropped the matter and said no more about it. That is, until the next spring. Early the next spring he went along a path which ran beside his field. He knew this path would be traveled by his neighbors frequently. After tracing some letters with his finger, he put down plaster and then sowed the seeds in the field.

After a week or so, the seeds began to sprout up. His neighbors were very surprised to see. in a brighter green than all the rest of the field, these words, "This has been plastered".

You know what? No matter how much we extol the virtues of being a Christian if our example doesn't match up with our claims, no one is going to take us seriously. We can argue the truth till we're blue in the face but, in reality, the only way people will believe us is through our example.

May we live in such a way that our life will rise up in bright bx-car-letters - "He/She is a Christian".

Have a great summer.