Jeff Hill is with IBM. But like many people nowadays he works from home. Working from home, he says he needs a professional sounding voicemail greeting so everyone will know he's hard at work.

While he was recording a new message one morning, Jeff's wife was across the hall from his office, folding clothes with their six-year-old daughter, who had just emerged from the shower. Jeff's professional message ended up sounding like this:

Male voice: "Hi, this is Jeff Hill with IBM."

Female voice: "Look at you! You have no clothes on!"

Male voice: "I'm not available right now . . ." (1)

Well, maybe Jeff's message didn't convey what he meant to convey, but it brings us to our question for the day: ARE YOU AVAILABLE? This is where the rubber meets the road in Christian discipleship. Are you available?

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