Mr. McGregor, my high school Spanish teacher was, in a lot of ways, my most influential teacher. I’ve written about him in a couple of these prompts, so this time around I’ll give a nod to Dr. Thulin, a Homiletics professor at Gettysburg Seminary who would go on to be President of the institution for a bit.
In an introductory class on preaching, he used an example of the power of words, that spoken words can be like arrows shot from a bow– once they are released, there is no getting them back. They’ll land where they may, and in turn inspire, convict, wound, or miss their mark entirely.
The imagery and poignancy will stay with me for as long as I live.
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