Texas...gotta love it!
A man in Topeka, Kansas, decided to write a book about churches around
the country. He started by flying to San Francisco and started working east
from there.
Going to a very large church he began taking photographs and making
notes. He spotted a golden telephone on the vestibule wall and was intrigued
with a sign that read, "$10,000 per minute."
Seeking out the pastor, he asked about the phone and the sign. The
pastor answered that the golden phone is, in fact, a direct line to
Heaven, and if he pays the price, he can talk directly to God.
The man thanked the pastor and continued on his way.
As he continued to visit churches in Seattle, Salt Lake City, Denver,
Chicago, Milwaukee, and around the United States, he found more such
phones
with the same sign and the same explanation from each pastor.
Finally, the man arrived in the great state of Texas. Upon entering a
church, behold, he saw the usual golden telephone. But THIS time, the
sign read: "Calls: 25 cents"!? Fascinated, the man asked to speak with the
pastor.
"Reverend, I have been in cities all across the country and in each
church I have found this golden telephone, and have been told it is a direct
line to Heaven, and that I could use it to talk to God.... But in 20 other
churches, the cost was $10,000 per minute. Your sign says 25 cents per
call.
....Why is that?
The pastor, smiling kindly, replied: "Son, you're in Texas now and
it's a local call."
May the LORD bless your day