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Usher Faux Pas An elderly woman walked into the local country
church. A friendly usher greeted her at the door
and helped her up the flight of steps.
“Where would you like to sit?” he asked.
“The front row, please,” she answered.
“You really don’t want to do that,” the usher said.
“The pastor is really boring.”
“Do you happen to know who I am?” asked
the woman.
“No,” said the usher.
“I’m the pastor’s mother,” she replied indignantly.
“Do you know who I am?” the usher asked.
“No,” she said.
“Good.”
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Repentance in ProcessThe story is told of a shoplifter who writes to a
department store and says, “I’ve just become a
Christian, and I can’t sleep at night because I feel
guilty. So here’s $100 that I owe you.”
Then he signs his name, and in a little postscript
at the bottom he adds, “If I still can’t sleep, I’ll send
you the rest.”
—Bill WhitePa r a m o u n t, C a l i f o r n i a
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The Purpose of Coffee HourCoffee was always served at our church after the
service. One Sunday our minister asked one of the
smaller members of the congregation if he knew
why we had coffee hour.
Without hesitating, the youngster replied, “To
wake people up before they have to drive home.”
—Richard BlakeS a n L u i s O b i s p o , C a l i f o r n i a
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All Souped UpWhen a friend asked her four-year-old daughter to
fetch a can of soup from the pantry, she replied,
“But it’s dark and scary in there!”
“You don’t have to be afraid,” came her
mother’s calm reply. “Jesus is always with you,
even in the pantry.”
The girl thought for a moment, walked over to
the pantry, stuck her head in the door, and called,
“Jesus, if You’re in there, can You hand me a can
of soup?”
—Andrea MillerG r e e n v i l l e , S o u t h C a r o l i n a
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