The One and Only

You don't hear the phrase as much anymore, but remember in the old days when you would hear somebody referred to as "the one and only"? It was always somebody famous, like "the one and only Willie Mays" or " the one and only Jackie Gleason". I remember more than once hearing about "the one and only Elvis Presley". Did Ed Sullivan use that phrase a lot? Seems to me he did. I'm not sure why you don't hear it as much as you used to........at least I don't seem to hear it as much. I guess that is why I noticed it in my Bible recently. I love the fact that the NIV uses "One and Only" instead of "Only Begotten". Begotten doesn't mean didly to me. I've never heard it said or read it anywhere besides in the Bible back when I had some other version besides the NIV. John uses the phrase twice in the first chapter of the Gospel of John. Who is he talking about? Three guesses and the first two don't count. Who else but Jesus? Who else deserves to be called "the One and Only"? In verse 14 he talks about "the One and Only" being full of grace and truth. If you have heard Monte Cox talk in the last 10 years, you know this is one of his favorite verses to preach on. Later in verse 18, he talks about "the One and Only" being at the Father's side.

If somebody asked you about who your "One and Only" is, how would you reply? It's something to think about.

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The month of April is upon us really soon, and it is going to be an exciting month for me! Randy Harris comes to Downtown for a weekend, the Invisible Children folks come to Harding for a day and evening, Spring Sing and President's Council meetings on campus, Easter Sunday festivities, and I leave for the Pepperdine lectures......all of this in April! WHEW! Hey, it's all good!

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Luke is supposed to get the wires off his jaw this week. Good thing, cause he is bout to dry up and blow away! :) God is good.