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Today I received the following story from one of our brothers'
in Christ. I hope that you will enjoy it as much as I, for though
I have seen it before, it seemed perfect to share with you today.
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A t-Shirt with holes in it, jeans, and no shoes was literally
Bill's wardrobe for his entire four years of college. He was
brilliant. Kind of esoteric and very, very bright. He became a
Christian while attending college. Across the street from the
campus was a well-dressed, very conservative church. They
wanted to develop a ministry to the students but were not
sure how to go about it.
One day Bill decided to go there. He walked in with no
shoes, jeans, his T-shirt, and wild hair. The service had
already started and so Bill walked down the aisle looking for a
seat. The church was completely packed and he couldn't find
a seat. By now, people were really looking a bit uncomfortable,
but no one said anything. Bill got closer and closer and closer
to the pulpit, and when he realized there were no seats, he
just sat down right on the carpet.
By now the people are really uptight, and the tension in
the air was thick. About that time, the minister realized
that from way at the back of the church, a deacon was slowly
making his way toward Bill. Now the deacon was in his
eighties, had silver-gray hair, and a three-piece suit. A godly
man, very elegant, very dignified, very courtly. He walked with
a cane and, as he started walking toward this boy, everyone
was saying to themselves that you can't blame him for what
he's going to do. How can you expect a man of his age and
of his background to understand some college kid on
the floor?
It took a long time for the man to reach the boy. The
church was utterly silent except for the clicking of the man's
cane. All eyes were focused on him. You couldn't even hear
anyone breathing. The minister couldn't even preach the
sermon until the deacon did what he had to do. And now
they saw this elderly man drop his cane on the floor. With
great difficulty, he lowered himself and sat down next to Bill,
smiles, shakes his hand, and worshiped with him so he
won't be alone.
Everyone choked up with emotion. When the minister
regained control, he said, "What I'm about to preach, you
will never remember. What you have just seen, you will
never forget."
The moral of the story, "Be careful how you live. You may
be the only Bible some people will ever read".
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Posted by Hollis on 2008-01-05 15:25:25 | Rating: | Views: 117
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I kinda knew how that was going to end, but it still put a smile on my face. Thank you!
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Posted by maitai
on 2008-01-05 15:44:33
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maitiai,
thank you for stopping by. And yes the first time I read this I to got smile on my face.
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Posted by Hollis
on 2008-01-05 19:52:04
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I knew how it would end as well only because you always have a positive spin on everything.
It made me smile too!
I was just going around and reading blogs to get to know some other people and thought I really need some positive and thats why I stopped by your blog.
Thank you for uplifting me once again!
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Posted by trevorjohn
on 2008-01-05 20:04:07
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trevorjohn,
Mainly as you can tell, I don't have much to say.It is more the positive things I find that I put on here..I am by no means a person to write a beautiful poem or anything. So when I find something that moves me, I like to share it with you all...
Thank you for the sweet comment...
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Posted by Hollis
on 2008-01-05 23:38:16
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Aha! Its not on private now :D Yay! I can read your blogs. ;) =P
..*begins*
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Posted by SayOk
on 2008-01-06 13:56:35
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Wow i enjoyed the story. I thought the old man was going to whack the boy for sitting on the floor! Haha i was suprised when he sat down next to him, smiles an' all. :) xox
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Posted by SayOk
on 2008-01-06 14:00:53
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sayok,
I am sorry if it had kept saying private...I am not sure why it said that.Glad you got to stop by. Come back often okay?
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Posted by Hollis
on 2008-01-06 22:15:03
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Good post. I like it.
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Posted by scotslad60
on 2008-01-07 09:56:27
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you are welcome ifeelcrazy,
Thanks much for stopping by.
Isn't that the truth about the presence of an angel????
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Posted by Hollis
on 2008-01-07 13:56:38
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ifeelcrazy,
Thanx for the YES answer....I am so glad there are more than just me who believes in angels...Blessings coming your way....
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Posted by Hollis
on 2008-01-08 18:26:12
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