Emphasis Preaching Journal

Sometime ago an article appeared in the "Dear Abby" column of the newspaper, written by a woman whose problem was her neighbor's dog. The dog was tied up to a tree by a short chain, and it barked all day while her neighbors were at work. They gave the animal no food or water, and she had to give the dog something to eat and drink. This kept the dog from barking, at least for a few moments. Once, she found the animal choking to death, as it had gotten its chain tangled around the tree. She spoke to her neighbors about the dog, but her neighbors told her to mind her own business.