One day, a hunter from...
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One day, a hunter from St. Louis was out hunting in Minnesota. He had been in his duck
blind most of the morning when finally the perfect duck came into range. He took aim,
fired, and dropped the duck, which landed across the fence in a farmer's field. As he was
making his way to the fence and then into the field he was greeted by the farmer who
asked, "What are you doing here?" The hunter replied, "I bagged a duck and now I am
going to retrieve it, as it fell into your field."
The farmer responded, "No, I don't think so. That duck is on my property and is now mine."
The hunter was furious and responded, "If you don't let me retrieve my duck, I am going to get my St. Louis lawyer to sue you!"
The farmer rubbed his chin. He looked at the hunter and then said, "You don't understand how we settle matters up here in Minnesota. We settle things by the three kick rule! The people in a dispute kick each other three times and then whoever gives up, the other guy wins."
The hunter agreed to the terms.
The farmer got down from his tractor and had his steel-toed shoes on. He kicked the hunter first in the shin which knocked him to the ground. He then kicked him in the stomach which knocked the breath out of him, and finally he kicked him in the head causing the hunter to be dazed!
The hunter got up and said, "Okay, you old farmer, now it is my turn!" The farmer responded, "Nah, I give up, you can have the duck!"
Today, we kick each other because we do not have all of the facts or because we simply want to give up. The church in Corinth had a "habit of kicking each other" and Paul writes to them reminding them to stop kicking and start honoring one another as the body of Christ.
The farmer responded, "No, I don't think so. That duck is on my property and is now mine."
The hunter was furious and responded, "If you don't let me retrieve my duck, I am going to get my St. Louis lawyer to sue you!"
The farmer rubbed his chin. He looked at the hunter and then said, "You don't understand how we settle matters up here in Minnesota. We settle things by the three kick rule! The people in a dispute kick each other three times and then whoever gives up, the other guy wins."
The hunter agreed to the terms.
The farmer got down from his tractor and had his steel-toed shoes on. He kicked the hunter first in the shin which knocked him to the ground. He then kicked him in the stomach which knocked the breath out of him, and finally he kicked him in the head causing the hunter to be dazed!
The hunter got up and said, "Okay, you old farmer, now it is my turn!" The farmer responded, "Nah, I give up, you can have the duck!"
Today, we kick each other because we do not have all of the facts or because we simply want to give up. The church in Corinth had a "habit of kicking each other" and Paul writes to them reminding them to stop kicking and start honoring one another as the body of Christ.
