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Monday, September 22, 2014

Phones In Church

A man from 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"Calls $10,000 a minute."

Seeking out the pastor he asked about the phone and the sign. The pastor answered that this 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 , Phoenix , Salt Lake City , Denver , Oklahoma City, and around the United States , he found more phones, with the same sign, and the same answer from each pastor.

Finally, he arrived in Wicomico County,Maryland . Upon entering a little church called Trinity United Methodist Church-and behold - he saw the usual golden telephone. But THIS time, the sign read "Calls 35 cents."

Fascinated, he asked to talk to the pastor. "Sir, 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 talk to GOD, but in the other churches the cost was $10,000 a minute. Your sign reads only 35 cents a call. Why?"

I love this part...............

The pastor, smiling benignly, replied, "Son, you're in Maryland now. This is God's Country. It's a local call."

8 comments:

Anonymous said...

All jokes aside,that is the truth.

tom taylor said...

of course, with taxes, it still adds up to $10,000.00 per minute.

Anonymous said...

1:13 No way. MD is so ass backwards, it's not even funny. If so, I'm going the other way!

Anonymous said...

Good joke, wrong state.

Anonymous said...

Should Read:
This was gods country

Not:
This is God's Country. It's a local call."

Anonymous said...

Thank you, 1:32! After doing the math, you are correct!

Anonymous said...

Wrong state altogether, but a good joke.

Anonymous said...

Maryland, love it or leave it. We won't miss you.