A minister was pulled over for suspicion of drunk driving, and indeed, he did have some kind of drink in his hand.

"What's in that container?" asked the officer?

"Just water,", said the preacher.

"Let me smell it,", said the officer, who, after a sniff, declared, "This isn't water; it's wine."

"Praise the Lord!" said the preacher. "He did it again!"

I had the pleasure of doing one of my concert programs for the senior adults over at East Meadows recently. They were a fine and friendly bunch, and I appreciate Rob's invitation to share the Gospel with a neighbor church.

If you are looking for a good Baptist church, you will find one at East Meadows.

When I encourage you to "be in worship somewhere," I mean it.

One of the pleasures we have at St. Matthew and Eastern Hills is that we have regular visitors from several other East Side churches - people who are faithful to their own churches, but who visit us for the monthly concerts or special events.

I love that.

I wish there were more mixing and mingling. We are not really in competition with one another. The Lord has need of all of us - Baptist, Methodist, Presbyterian, Episcopal, Disciples, Assemblies, Catholic, etc.

I even celebrate the differences. There is room within the great Christian family for people to differ in doctrine yet serve the same Lord.

Even the "great divide" that some would see between Catholic and Protestant makes little difference to me. I was raised in Baptist and Methodist churches, but got my greatest worship joy every week by watching Fulton J. Sheen, a Catholic Bishop, on television. He taught me the beauty of the Gospel.

Let's face it: there is a power in genuine Christian experience that shatters walls and draws people together. The experience of grace is the same for Baptist, Methodist, and Catholic.

Here is what we all proclaim: God loves us - against all odds and in spite of our unworthiness - and we know that saving grace through Jesus Christ, our Lord.

This is the Gospel. If you believe it - or if you seek it - be in church somewhere this Sunday.

There are many churches.

There is one Lord.