A young couple brought home their first child. The mother was changing the diaper and suggested her husband give it a try. He said, “I’m busy. I’ll do the next one.” Later in the day it came time to change the diaper again. The mother asked, and again the father declined. “You promised to do the next one,” she said. The father replied, “Oh, I didn’t mean the next diaper. I meant the next baby.”


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A third generation preacher, Mike Shannon is Professor of Preaching at Cincinnati Bible Seminary of Cincinnati Christian University. He has served as a preaching minister, church planter, and college professor. His most recent preaching ministry was at the historic First Christian Church of Johnson City, Tennessee. In his nearly two decades at Cincinnati Christian University, Mike has served as both professor and Dean of the Seminary. He has also been an adjunct professor at Milligan College and Northern Kentucky University. Mike is the author or co-author of several books.

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