Don't Get Yourself In A Stew

Genesis 25: 19-34

How many of you like stew? I mean the kind of stew you serve in a bowl or with cornbread or over biscuits. How much will you give me for this can of delicious, Casteberry's Beef Stew? Come on! Aren't you hungry? How about your car, or your house? How about your education?

You say, "Pastor, are you crazy? Have you gone around the bend? Have you been sniffing Lutefisk?" "There's no way I'd trade any of those things for a bowl of stew. It'd be a stupid trade just because my stomach was growling!" That's right! It is seldom, if ever, wise to sacrifice the permanent on the alter o...