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ANNUAL RAFFLE: 2005 Raffle Preseason | About the Raffle | 2004 Raffle Winner |
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Web Fun The Graveside Service
As a young minister, I was asked by a funeral director to hold a graveside service for a derelict man who had died while traveling through the area with no family or friends. The funeral was held way back in the country.
This man would be the first to be laid to rest at this cemetery. As I was not familiar with the backwoods area, I became lost. Being the typical man, I didn't stop for directions. But when I finally arrived an hour late, I saw the crew and backhoe, but the hearse was nowhere in sight.
The workmen were eating lunch. I apologized to the workers (who looked puzzled) for my tardiness, and stepped to the side of the open grave, to find the vault already in place. I assured the workers I would not hold them long, but this was the proper thing to do.
As the workers gathered around, still eating their lunch, I poured out my heart and soul. As I preached, the workers began to say "Amen. Praise the Lord and Glory (they must have been Baptist). I preached, and I preached like I'd never preached before. I began from Genesis all the way through Revelation. I preached for two hours and 45 minutes. It was a long and lengthy service. I closed in prayer and it was finished.
As I was walking to my car, I felt I had done my duty and all would leave with a renewed sense of purpose and dedication, in spite of my tardiness.
As I was opening the car door and taking off my coat, I overheard one of the workers saying to another, "I've been putting in septic tanks for 20 years, and I ain't never seen anything like this before."
Amen, brother.
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Bubba & Jimmy Joe
One day, Jimmy Joe was walking down Main Street when he saw his buddy Bubba driving a brand new pickup. Bubba pulled up to him with a wide grin.
"Bubba, where'd you get that truck?!"
"Bobby Sue gave it to me," Bubba replied.
"She gave it to you? I knew she was kinda sweet on ya, but a new truck?"
"Well, Jimmy Joe, let me tell you what happened. We was drivin' out on County Road 6, in the middle of nowhere. Bobby Sue pulled off the road, put the truck in 4-wheel drive, and headed into the woods. She parked the truck, got out, threw off all her clothes and said, "'Bubba, take whatever you want.' So I took the truck!"
"Bubba, you're a smart man!. Them clothes woulda never fit you!"
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