I was a young preacher, visiting with the old veteran Welcome Detweiler of Durham, NC. We were sitting in a diner as the waitress came to our table. After she had taken our orders, Mr. Detweiler said, “When you have a minute, I have a question.” Good move, I thought. It will stir her curiosity as to what his question may be, and he will have freedom to talk to her, because she will, by her actions, say she has a minute to talk. When she returned, he said, “I’m an old man; I’ll be dying soon. Can you tell me how to get to heaven?” “You look like a fine gentleman,” she replied. “I’m sure you’ll be fine.” Feigning horror, he said, “What a terrible thing you’ve done!” “What?” she asked, wide-eyed. “I asked you how to go to heaven, and you told me how to go straight to hell.” I could see he had her complete attention, to say the least. Now, tenderly, he began to explain to the young woman her need of salvation through the once-crucified, now living Savior. It was just what she needed to hear.
Recent Posts
Categories
- 15 Most Viewed
- Apologetics
- Bible Geography
- Bible Truth
- Charts
- Christ
- Christian Living
- Church
- Comfort
- Devotional
- Doctrine
- Exhortation
- Explanations
- Featured
- Fireside Friday
- God
- God Goes Camping
- Good Question!
- Gospel
- Gospel
- Heart-warmers
- Holiness
- Holy Spirit
- Illustrations
- Little Lifechangers
- Megatruth series
- Mini-Message Monday
- On The Other Hand
- Poems, Quotes
- Prayer
- Ready Answers
- Scripture Snapshot Charts
- Scripture Snapshots
- Sermon Helps
- So Great Salvation
- Study Helps
- Top Ten Tuesday
- Topics/Books of the Bible A – I
- Topics/Books of the Bible J – M
- Topics/Books of the Bible N – Z
- True Stories
- True Stories
- Word Studies
- Worship