T here were two cousins who had each gone into the ministry. One was pastor of a large metropolitan church, while the other cousin pastored a small country Baptist church. The city cousin decided to take a week’s vacation and visit his country cousin. As he arrived and got out of his car, he automatically locked his car doors. The country cousin kidded him, that he was in God’s country, and there was no need to lock his doors. Later that evening as they were preparing to go to bed, the city cousin, without thinking, locked the front door of the house. Again, the country cousin kidded him about how safe things were and that they weren’t in the practice of locking their home. Finally, Sunday rolled around and as the two cousins arrived at the small country church the city cousin noticed that when his country cousin got out of the car he locked his car doors. He said, “Wait a minute. I thought you said this was God’s country, that things are safe here. Surely, if any place should be safe it should be a church parking lot. Why did you lock your car?” The country cousin replied, “I’ve learned the hard way that if I don’t lock the car I’ll come out after church and my whole car will be filled with zucchini and squash.” There’s a story told about a lone cowboy who went to an evening service at a little country Baptist church up in Montana. There was a snow storm and the only two people who showed up were the preacher and the cowboy. They waited and waited. Finally the preacher said, “Well, I guess we might as well go on home, it doesn’t look like anyone else is going to show up.” The cowboy responded, “Now preacher, when I go out to feed cattle, and only one cow shows up, I still feed her!” The preacher said “Okay,” and proceeded to preach an hour long sermon. After it was over the cowboy said, “Preacher, that was a good sermon, but you know, when I feed cattle, and only one cow shows up, I don’t give her the whole load!” A Baptist is marooned on an island for a couple of years. When they finally find him they ask him where the other people are. He tells them he is the only one there. They ask, “But why do you have three huts?” He replies, “The first one is my house, the second one is my church, and the third one is the church I used to go to.” d
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