Luke 2:22-40 (originally preached January 1, 2006) In 1943, a naval engineer by the name of Richard Jones was trying to design a meter that could be used to monitor the horsepower of battleships. One day, he was working with tension springs when one accidentally fell to the ground. The spring kept moving in an amusing sort of way. An idea was born! And at Christmas of 1945, Gimball’s Department Store in Philadelphia became the first store to sell Mr. Jones’ idea – something that would become one of America’s all-time favorite toys – (play Slinky mp3) – the [READ MORE]