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