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bob,
the new minister in town
bob was the
new minister in town. he had just graduated from
bible school, and this was his first church. it
was not the largest church in town, and it did have its
problems, but bob was excited - excited about all the
possibilities, all the opportunities, all the
challenges, all the - well, excitement.
while bob
was in his office he received a call from a member who
needed to spend some time with bob concerning a
particular issue she had been dealing with for a period
of time. bob decided to take the bus. this
was his first time on the bus, but he felt it was a
great way to meet people. when bob got on the bus
the driver told bob it would be fifty cents for the
ride; bob gave him a dollar. when he got back to
his set, bob noticed that the driver gave him an extra
quarter. bob wondered what to do - after all it
was just a quarter; it's not like the driver would lose
his job over the matter. besides, was it worth all
the effort to go to the driver and tell him he had given
him an extra quarter? bob was in a bit of a bind.
his ride
was almost over, and bob still had that silly quarter -
what should he do. as the bus stopped at his stop,
bob went to the driver and said, "sir, you must
have made a mistake. you gave me an extra quarter
as change from my dollar. I must return the money
to you." the driver smiled. he took the
quarter from bob and said, "I have been looking for
a church. I need to know the heart of the pastor.
I am not a Christian, but I am wanting to look at the
faith. what time is your church service."
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