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A e-mail I got that realy made me take a moment
This story reminded me when I read Joe Gibbs book. And it changed the way I even think of pork.
> John 3:16
> A little boy was selling newspapers on the corner,
> the people were in and out of the cold.
> The little boy was so cold that he wasn't trying to sell many papers.
> He walked up to a policeman and said,
> "Mister, you wouldn't happen to know where a poor boy
> could find a warm place to sleep tonight would you?
> You see, I sleep in a box up around the corner there and
> down the alley and it's awful cold in there for tonight.
> Sure would be nice to have a warm place to stay."
> The policeman looked down at the little boy and said, "You
> go down the street to that big white house and you knock
> on the door. When they come out the door you just say
> John 3:16, and they will let you in."
> So he did. He walked up the steps and knocked on the
> door, and a lady answered. He looked up and said,
> "John 3:16." The lady said, "Come on in, Son."
> She took him in and she sat him down in a split bottom
> rocker in front of a great big old fireplace, and she went
> off. The boy sat there for a while and thought to himself:
> John 3:16 . I don't understand it, but it sure makes a
> cold boy warm.
> Later she came back and asked him "Are you hungry ? "
> He said, "Well, just a little... I haven't eaten in a couple of
> days, and I guess I could stand a little bit of food,"
> The lady took him in the kitchen and sat him down to a table
> full of wonderful food. He ate and ate until he couldn't eat
> any more.. Then he thought to himself:
> John ! 3:16 .Boy, I sure don't understand it but it sure
> makes a hungry boy full.
> She took him upstairs to a bathroom to a huge bathtub
> filled with warm water, and he sat there and soaked for a
> while. As he soaked, he thought to himself: John 3:16
> I sure don't understand it, but it sure makes a dirty boy
> clean. You know, I've not had a bath, a real bath, in my
> whole life. The only bath I ever had was when I stood in
> front of that big old fire hydrant as they flushed it out.
> The lady came in and got him.. She took him to a room,
> tucked him into a big old feather bed , pulled the covers
> up around his neck, kissed him goodnight and turned out
> the lights. As he lay in the darkness and looked out the
> window at the snow coming down on that cold night,
> he thought to himself: John 3:16 ...I don't understand it but
> it sure makes a tired boy rested.
> The next morning the lady came back up and took him
> down again to that same big table full of food. After he
> ate, she took him back to that same big old split bottom
> rocker in front of the fireplace and picked up
> a big old Bible.
> She sat down in front of him and looked into his young face.
> "Do you understand John 3:16 ?" she asked gently... He
> replied, "No, Ma'am, I don't.. The first time I ever heard it
> was last night when the policeman told me to use it,"
> She opened The e Bible to John 3:16 and began to explain
> to him about Jesus. Right there, in front of that big old fireplace,
> he gave his heart and life to Jesus. He sat there
> and thought: John 3:16 -- don't understand it, but it sure
> makes a lost boy feel safe.
> You know, I have to confess I don't understand it either,
> how God was willing to send His Son to die for me, and how
> Jesus would agree to do such a thing. I don't understand
> the agony of the Father and every angel in heaven as
> they watched Jesus suffer and die. I don't understand the intense
> love for ME that kept Jesus on the cross till the end.
> I don't understand it, but it sure does make life worth living..
> John 3:16 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only
> begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should
> not perish, but have everlasting life.
> If you aren't ashamed to do this, please follow the directions
> Jesus said, "If you are ashamed of me, I will be ashamed
> of you before my Father. Pass this on only if you mean it.
> I do Love God. He is my source of existence.. He keeps
> me functioning each and every day.
Phil 4:13 If you love
> God and are not ashamed of all the marvelous things he
> has done for you, send this on.
> Take 60 seconds & give this a shot !
> Let's just see if Satan stops this one.
> All you do is:
> 1) Simply say a small prayer for the person who sent you this,
> "Father, God bless this person in whatever it is that You know
> he or she may be needing this day !"
> 2) Then send it on to ten other people.
> Within hours ten people have prayed for you,
> and you caused a multitude of people to pray to God.
> God grant me serenity, to accept
> the things I cannot change, the
> courage to change the things I can,
> and the wisdom to know the difference"
> " A man who stops advertising to save money, is like a man who stops the
> clock to save time." - Henry Ford during the Great Depression
I think I will pick up Joe's book off my shelf and read it again.
Merry Christmas to all and may GOD bless you and yours.
Bobby Diehl
> John 3:16
> A little boy was selling newspapers on the corner,
> the people were in and out of the cold.
> The little boy was so cold that he wasn't trying to sell many papers.
> He walked up to a policeman and said,
> "Mister, you wouldn't happen to know where a poor boy
> could find a warm place to sleep tonight would you?
> You see, I sleep in a box up around the corner there and
> down the alley and it's awful cold in there for tonight.
> Sure would be nice to have a warm place to stay."
> The policeman looked down at the little boy and said, "You
> go down the street to that big white house and you knock
> on the door. When they come out the door you just say
> John 3:16, and they will let you in."
> So he did. He walked up the steps and knocked on the
> door, and a lady answered. He looked up and said,
> "John 3:16." The lady said, "Come on in, Son."
> She took him in and she sat him down in a split bottom
> rocker in front of a great big old fireplace, and she went
> off. The boy sat there for a while and thought to himself:
> John 3:16 . I don't understand it, but it sure makes a
> cold boy warm.
> Later she came back and asked him "Are you hungry ? "
> He said, "Well, just a little... I haven't eaten in a couple of
> days, and I guess I could stand a little bit of food,"
> The lady took him in the kitchen and sat him down to a table
> full of wonderful food. He ate and ate until he couldn't eat
> any more.. Then he thought to himself:
> John ! 3:16 .Boy, I sure don't understand it but it sure
> makes a hungry boy full.
> She took him upstairs to a bathroom to a huge bathtub
> filled with warm water, and he sat there and soaked for a
> while. As he soaked, he thought to himself: John 3:16
> I sure don't understand it, but it sure makes a dirty boy
> clean. You know, I've not had a bath, a real bath, in my
> whole life. The only bath I ever had was when I stood in
> front of that big old fire hydrant as they flushed it out.
> The lady came in and got him.. She took him to a room,
> tucked him into a big old feather bed , pulled the covers
> up around his neck, kissed him goodnight and turned out
> the lights. As he lay in the darkness and looked out the
> window at the snow coming down on that cold night,
> he thought to himself: John 3:16 ...I don't understand it but
> it sure makes a tired boy rested.
> The next morning the lady came back up and took him
> down again to that same big table full of food. After he
> ate, she took him back to that same big old split bottom
> rocker in front of the fireplace and picked up
> a big old Bible.
> She sat down in front of him and looked into his young face.
> "Do you understand John 3:16 ?" she asked gently... He
> replied, "No, Ma'am, I don't.. The first time I ever heard it
> was last night when the policeman told me to use it,"
> She opened The e Bible to John 3:16 and began to explain
> to him about Jesus. Right there, in front of that big old fireplace,
> he gave his heart and life to Jesus. He sat there
> and thought: John 3:16 -- don't understand it, but it sure
> makes a lost boy feel safe.
> You know, I have to confess I don't understand it either,
> how God was willing to send His Son to die for me, and how
> Jesus would agree to do such a thing. I don't understand
> the agony of the Father and every angel in heaven as
> they watched Jesus suffer and die. I don't understand the intense
> love for ME that kept Jesus on the cross till the end.
> I don't understand it, but it sure does make life worth living..
> John 3:16 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only
> begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should
> not perish, but have everlasting life.
> If you aren't ashamed to do this, please follow the directions
> Jesus said, "If you are ashamed of me, I will be ashamed
> of you before my Father. Pass this on only if you mean it.
> I do Love God. He is my source of existence.. He keeps
> me functioning each and every day.
Phil 4:13 If you love
> God and are not ashamed of all the marvelous things he
> has done for you, send this on.
> Take 60 seconds & give this a shot !
> Let's just see if Satan stops this one.
> All you do is:
> 1) Simply say a small prayer for the person who sent you this,
> "Father, God bless this person in whatever it is that You know
> he or she may be needing this day !"
> 2) Then send it on to ten other people.
> Within hours ten people have prayed for you,
> and you caused a multitude of people to pray to God.
> God grant me serenity, to accept
> the things I cannot change, the
> courage to change the things I can,
> and the wisdom to know the difference"
> " A man who stops advertising to save money, is like a man who stops the
> clock to save time." - Henry Ford during the Great Depression
I think I will pick up Joe's book off my shelf and read it again.
Merry Christmas to all and may GOD bless you and yours.
Bobby Diehl
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