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Calling God
CHURCH PHONE
A man in Topeka, Kansas, decided to
write a book about churches around
the country. He started by flying to San
Francisco, and started
working east from there. Going to a very large
church, he began taking photographs and making notes.
He spotted a
golden telephone on the vestibule wall, and was intrigued
with a sign which
read, "$10,000 per minute."
Seeking out the pastor, he asked about the
phone and the sign.
The pastor answered that the golden phone is, in fact, a
direct line to
Heaven, and if he pays the price, he can talk directly to
God.
The man thanked the pastor and continued on his way.
As he continued to
visit churches in Seattle, Salt Lake City, Denver,
Chicago, Milwaukee, and
around the United States, he found more such
phones, with the same sign, and
the same explanation from each pastor.
Finally, the man arrived in
! the lovely state of Texas. Upon entering a
church, behold: he saw the usual
golden telephone. But THIS time, the
sign read: "Calls: 25
cents!"
Fascinated, the man asked to speak with the
pastor.
"Reverend, I have been in cities all across the country and in
each
church I have found this golden telephone, and have been told it is a
direct line to Heaven, and that I could use it to talk to God. But in 20
other
churches, the cost was $10,000 per minute. Your sign says 25 cents
per
call. Why is that?"
The pastor, smiling benignly,
replied:
"Son, you're in Texas now, and it's a local call."
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