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To: mrobison; malakhi
"During his earthly ministry, Christ would never have thought of telling a sufferer to go see a shrink. He healed them. And, He's just as capable of doing that today as He was 2,000 years ago. Just ask Him."


I guess you never see doctors or dentists, yourself.


And since Jesus is so fond of parables:

One day, a preacher was stranded in his house during a flood. As the flood waters inched up to his porch, up to his doorstep and into his house, he prayed.

Two people came by his house in a rowboat and said, "Pastor, the floodwater's rising fast! You need to get in this boat, now!" The preacher told them, "The Lord is going to take care of me. I have complete faith in Him. You go on, now."

A few hours later, the flood waters had reached chest height inside the preacher's house, sending him to the second floor. Two more men came by in a boat. "Pastor, get in this boat NOW! The water is rising so fast, we won't be able to help you if you don't leave right now!" The preacher told them, "The Lord is going to take care of me! I'll be fine!" The two men gave up and sped off.

A few hours later, the flood waters had risen considerably and had gained strength, and a rescue crew in a helicopter found the preacher clinging to the roof of his house, half in and half out of the water. They lowered a ladder to the preacher, but he refused to grab hold of it. After several minutes of this, the winds picked up and the helicopter left.

About an hour later, the current got so strong that the preacher lost his grip and was swept away by the flood waters. Not too long after that, the preacher found himself at the Pearly Gates. St. Peter was standing there, staring at him incredulously. "What are you doing here? We didn't expect you so soon." The preacher said, "I can't understand it, either. I prayed for God to help me, and had total faith that he would save me."

Then St. Peter said, "We sent two boats and a helicopter after you, what more did you want?"
776 posted on 11/17/2003 12:06:53 PM PST by wimpycat ("I'm mean, but I make up for it by bein' real healthy.")
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To: wimpycat
LOL! Like your preacher joke and your tag line LOL..
803 posted on 11/17/2003 12:26:19 PM PST by fly_so_free (Never underestimate the treachery of the democratic party. Save the USA vote a dem out of office)
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To: wimpycat
What St. Peter actually said was, "I sent Christ to you every day of your life, but you were too busy looking for helicopters."
839 posted on 11/17/2003 1:08:08 PM PST by mrobison (We are the music makers and we are the dreamers of dreams.)
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