Now this is the
Living Bible:
He is brilliant. Kind of
profound and very, very bright. He became
a Christian while attending college.
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 Tim decides to go there. He walks in with no shoes, jeans, his
T-shirt, and wild hair. The service has already started and
so Tim starts down the aisle looking for a seat.
church. They want to develop a ministry to the students but
are not sure how to go about it.
One day Tim decides to go there. He walks in with no shoes, jeans, his
T-shirt, and wild hair. The service has already started and
so Tim 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.
Tim 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.
By now the people are really uptight, and the tension in the air is thick.
people are really looking a bit uncomfortable, but no one
says anything.
Tim 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.
By now the people are really uptight, and the tension in the air is thick.
church, a deacon is slowly making his way toward Tim.
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
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
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
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,
And now they see this elderly man drop his cane on the floor. With great difficulty,
he lowers himself and
sits down next to Tim 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.'
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!'