Subject: Call to Heaven
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 was, in fact, a direct line to
Heaven, and if he paid the price, he could 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 South Carolina. 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?
(I just love this part!)
The pastor, smiling benignly, replied: "Son, you're in the South now,
and it's a local call."
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