The Effective Will of God

At my first real job in a pharmacy during my last year of pharmacy school, Neil, the pharmacist and owner, was a marvel to watch. He could fill prescriptions, carry on multiple conversations, and still watch the Andy Griffith Show reruns on the TV perched in the corner of the pharmacy. One day, a customer asked Neil to hold a check for the price of the prescription. Neil responded that he could not. The customer said, "Neil, I thought you were a Christian!" Neil's memorable comeback was, "I...