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> > LIVING BIBLE

> > > fw: by Mike Shelley

> > >

> > >

> > > His name is Bill. He has wild hair, wears a T-shirt with holes in it,

> >

> > jeans

> > > and no shoes. This was literally his wardrobe for his entire four

> > years

> > of

> > > college. He is brilliant. Kind of esoteric and very, very bright.

> > He

> > > became a Christian while attending college.

> > >

> > > Across the street from the campus is a well-dressed, very conservative

> >

> > > church. They want to develop a ministry to the students, but are not

> > sure

> > > how to go about it. One day Bill decides to go there. He walks in

> > with

> > no

> > > shoes, jeans, his T-shirt, and wild hair. The service has already

> > started

> > > and so Bill starts down the aisle looking for a seat. The church is

> > > completely packed and he can't find a seat. By now people are really

> > > looking a bit uncomfortable, but no one says anything. Bill gets

> > closer

> > and

> > > closer and closer to the pulpit and, when he realizes there are no

> > seats,

> > > he just squats down right on the carpet. (Although perfectly

> > acceptable

> > > behavior at a college fellowship, trust me, this had never happened in

> >

> > this

> > > church before!) By now the people are really uptight, and the tension

> > in

> > > the air is thick.

> > >

> > > About this time, the minister realizes that from way at the back of

> > the

> > > church, a deacon is slowly making his way toward Bill. Now the deacon

> > is

> > in

> > > his eighties, has silver-gray hair, and a three-piece suit. A godly

> > man,

> > > very elegant, very dignified, very courtly. He walks with a cane and,

> > as

> > he

> > > starts walking toward this boy, everyone is 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

> > > takes a long time for the man to reach the boy. The church is utterly

> >

> > > silent except for the clicking of the man's cane. All eyes are

> > focused on

> > > him. You can't even hear anyone breathing.

> > >

> > > The minister can't even preach the sermon until the deacon does what

> > he

> > has

> > > to do. And now they see this elderly man drop his cane on the floor.

> > With

> > > great difficulty he lowers himself and sits down next to Bill and

> > worships

> > > with him so he won't be alone. Everyone chokes up with emotion. When

> > the

> > > minister gains control, he says, " What I'm about to preach, you will

> > never

> > > remember. What you have just seen, you will never forget. Be careful

> > how

> > > you live. You may be the only Bible some people will ever read. "

> > >

> > >

> >

>

[Guest guest]

,

This is wonderful! Thank You!

Sandy

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> >

> > > LIVING BIBLE

> > > > fw: by Mike Shelley

> > > >

> > > >

> > > > His name is Bill. He has wild hair, wears a T-shirt with holes in

it,

> > >

> > > jeans

> > > > and no shoes. This was literally his wardrobe for his entire four

> > > years

> > > of

> > > > college. He is brilliant. Kind of esoteric and very, very bright.

> > > He

> > > > became a Christian while attending college.

> > > >

> > > > Across the street from the campus is a well-dressed, very

conservative

> > >

> > > > church. They want to develop a ministry to the students, but are

not

> > > sure

> > > > how to go about it. One day Bill decides to go there. He walks in

> > > with

> > > no

> > > > shoes, jeans, his T-shirt, and wild hair. The service has already

> > > started

> > > > and so Bill starts down the aisle looking for a seat. The church is

> > > > completely packed and he can't find a seat. By now people are

really

> > > > looking a bit uncomfortable, but no one says anything. Bill gets

> > > closer

> > > and

> > > > closer and closer to the pulpit and, when he realizes there are no

> > > seats,

> > > > he just squats down right on the carpet. (Although perfectly

> > > acceptable

> > > > behavior at a college fellowship, trust me, this had never happened

in

> > >

> > > this

> > > > church before!) By now the people are really uptight, and the

tension

> > > in

> > > > the air is thick.

> > > >

> > > > About this time, the minister realizes that from way at the back of

> > > the

> > > > church, a deacon is slowly making his way toward Bill. Now the

deacon

> > > is

> > > in

> > > > his eighties, has silver-gray hair, and a three-piece suit. A godly

> > > man,

> > > > very elegant, very dignified, very courtly. He walks with a cane

and,

> > > as

> > > he

> > > > starts walking toward this boy, everyone is 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

> > > > takes a long time for the man to reach the boy. The church is

utterly

> > >

> > > > silent except for the clicking of the man's cane. All eyes are

> > > focused on

> > > > him. You can't even hear anyone breathing.

> > > >

> > > > The minister can't even preach the sermon until the deacon does what

> > > he

> > > has

> > > > to do. And now they see this elderly man drop his cane on the floor.

> > > With

> > > > great difficulty he lowers himself and sits down next to Bill and

> > > worships

> > > > with him so he won't be alone. Everyone chokes up with emotion.

When

> > > the

> > > > minister gains control, he says, " What I'm about to preach, you

will

> > > never

> > > > remember. What you have just seen, you will never forget. Be

careful

> > > how

> > > > you live. You may be the only Bible some people will ever read. "

> > > >

> > > >

> > >

> >

>

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