Emphasis Preaching Journal

Pastor Ken Kettlewell writes that throughout his youth, he was afflicted with sore throats and tonsillitis. Finally, when he was through college and into seminary, a physician counseled him to have his tonsils removed.

That was done. Kettlewell says, "I remember vividly waking up with a terribly sore throat. I could hardly swallow. The doctor recommended chewing aspergum, and my mother handed me a pill. I said through clenched jaws: 'You start it and get it going and then give it to me.' She said: 'Foolish one! You need the aspirin coating. You need to do your own chewing.' "