I had the privilege of sharing the weekend and my pulpit with Dr. Lamar Smith.  He was Senior Minister at University Church from 1972-1980 and is now retired, but serves part time on the staff of First United Methodist Church in Ft. Worth, TX.  He and his lovely wife, Beverly, were our guests this past weekend.

During his sermon he shared two selections from his top ten list of things all pastors and people ought to know (taken straight from the pages of that modern theologian, David Letterman).

Number six on his list was

“Always remember that things are to be used and people are to be loved, not people are to be used and things are to be loved.”

Wise words from a wise man!