Re: A few to make you laugh

[Bob La Londe <none@none.com99>]

A young minister decided to try to increase his revenue by increasing
the number of services he performed and covering more area.  At first it
worked well.  He was preaching at two churches every Sunday.  Soon it
was three.  He was able to increase his revenue and perform some of the
much needed repairs on his own humble church.

After a few months he decided that repairs were not proceeding as
quickly as he would like so he decided to work harder and perform more
services.  Soon he was rushing around the country side performing
services anyplace he could gather a few people to hear him speak.
Churches, school halls, country barns.  Anywhere.  He was going non stop.

At one crowded school auditorium he rushed in barely able to slow down
enough to grab the microphone as he came to a stop.  He wasn't prepared,
so he winged a sermon and rushed through the service.  When it was time
to pass the collection basket he slipped a dollar in to get things
started.  He had found long ago if people see money in the basket other
people would be more likely to put money in too.

When the service was over and people filed out he walked over to check
the collection basket to find the only thing in it was the dollar he had
started it with.

Quietly he mused to himself, "Well if I had put more into it I probably
would have gotten more out of it."