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His Name is Bill
His name is Bill. He has wild hair, wears a T-shirt with holes in it,
jeans and no shoes. This was literally his wardrobe for his entire four
years of college. He is brilliant, kind of esoteric and very, very
bright. He became a Christian while attending college. Across the street
from the campus is a well-dressed, very conservative church. They want
to develop a ministry to the students, but are not sure how to go about
it. One day Bill decides to go there. He walks in with no shoes, jeans,
his T-shirt, and wild hair. The service has already started and so Bill
starts down the aisle looking for a seat. The church is completely
packed and he can't find a seat. By now people are really looking a bit
uncomfortable, but no one says anything. Bill gets closer and closer
and closer to the pulpit and when he realizes there are no seats, he
just squats down right on the carpet. (Although perfectly acceptable
behavior at a college fellowship, trust me, this had never happened in
this church before! By now the people are really uptight, and the
tension in the air is thick. About this time, the minister realizes that
from way at the back of the church, a deacon is slowly making his way
toward Bill. Now the deacon is in his eighties, has silver gray hair,
and a three-piece suit. A godly man, very elegant, very dignified, very
courtly. He walks with a cane and as he starts walking toward this boy,
everyone is saying to themselves, You can't blame him for what he's
going to do. How can you expect a man of his age and of his background
to understand some college kid on the floor? It takes a long time for
the man to reach the boy. The church is utterly silent except for the
clicking of the man's cane. All eyes are focused on him. You can't even
hear anyone breathing. The people are thinking. The minister can't even
preach the sermon until the deacon does what he has to do. And now they
see this elderly man drop his cane on the floor. With great difficulty
he lowers himself and sits down next to Bill and worships with him so he
won't be alone. Everyone chokes up with emotion. When the minister gains
control he says, "What I'm about to preach, you will never remember.
What you have just seen, you will never forget. Be careful how you live.
You may be the only Bible some people will ever read."
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