A notorious sinner had a near-death
experience and used the story to become a wealthy new age guru. During one of his conferences, he looked out
and saw his former pastor sitting in the 3rd row of the audience.
He stopped the music and called for the spotlight
to mark the old preacher.
The guru pointed accusingly and yelled into
his headset-mic, “This is my old pastor. I can’t tell you how many times this
man told me that if I didn’t repent of my sins I would die and go to Hell.
“Well, preacher, here I am. I’ve survived being clinically dead for 5
minutes and I’ve never repented. I’ve
never asked Jesus to be my Savior,” the guru spat defiantly.
“And while my heart was stopped I saw the
same tunnel of warm light that all those Christian have written about.
“What do you have to say about that,
preacher? What do you have to say about
MY tunnel of light?”
The old preacher stood unfazed before the snickers
of a thousand devotees to the man on stage.
Calmly, the preacher reached into his pocket. He pulled out a lighter, flicked it, and
said, “Fire gives off light, too.”
---Anderson
T. Graves II is a writer, community organizer
and consultant for education, ministry, and rural leadership development.
Rev. Anderson T. Graves II is pastor of Hall Memorial CME Church in Montgomery, Alabama, executive director of the
Substance Abuse Youth Networking Organization (SAYNO) and director of rural leadership development for
the National Institute for Human Development (NIHD).
To hear sermons, read devotions, and learn more
about the ministry at Hall Memorial CME Church, visit www.hallmemorialcme.blogspot.com .
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541 Seibles Road
Montgomery, AL 36116
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