I like it. -- I would rather live my life as if there is a God, and die to find out there isn't, than live my life as if there isn't, and die to find out there is IN GOD WE TRUST Karen Carter '74 -KC- Ministries -------------- Original message ---------------------- From: Sharon Hooley <[log in to unmask]> > Phil, > > That story about the pastor jumping off the platform reminds me of a joke: > > A young pastor was preparing a sermon. He was afraid that his mind might go > blank and he wouldn't remember what to say. An older pastor advised him to > just repeat what he said before the memory lapse and emphasize it. Sure > enough, his mind went blank during this sermon, and, standing back a little > from the pulpit and stepping forward, he repeated this sentence: "Behold, I > come quickly!" Still, he couldn't think of what to say next. He stepped > farther back from the pulpit and moved toward it more quickly. Again, he > said, "Behold, I come quickly!" Still, he was lost. He backed even farther > away from the pulpit, ran toward it, and crashed into it, spilling books, > bibles and papers. He fell head first into a lady's lap. > > "Oh, oh, I'm so so sorry! I'm so sorry!" he cried. > > "That's okay," she said, "You warned me three times." > > sharon