"Halfway through the service our minister asked the congregation a question. 'For you, what is the most important thing in the world?' Liz and I answered more or less simultaneously. My reply was very proper and holy for a change. 'Salvation!' I cried piously.

'Bacon sandwiches!' suggested Liz, with all the passion and wisdom you would expect from a retired magistrate and area schools advisor for religious education. Yes, I thought to myself. Of course. Bacon sandwiches and salvation. That just about sums it up. A God who can create the indescribable tastiness of a bacon sandwich must be planning something pretty incredible in the salvation line."

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