Judging the outside
My dad is the king of forwarding emails..this was made me smile :)
Cowboy in Church
> > >
> > >
> > > This one Says it All
> > > >>
> > > >>One Sunday morning an old cowboy entered a
> > church just before services
> > >were to begin. Although the old man and his clothes
> > were spotlessly clean,
> > >he wore jeans, a denim shirt and boots that were
> > very worn and ragged. In
> > >his hand he carried a worn out old hat and an
> > equally worn out Bible.
> > > >>
> > > >>The church he entered was in a very upscale
> > and exclusive part of the
> > > >>city. It was the largest and most beautiful
> > church the old cowboy had
> > > >>ever seen. The people of the congregation were
> > all dressed with
> > > >>expensive clothes and accessories.
> > > >>
> > > >>As the cowboy took a seat, the others moved
> > away from him. No one
> > > >>greeted, spoke to, or welcomed him. They were
> > all appalled at his
> > > >>appearance and did not attempt to hide it.
> > > >>
> > > >>As the old cowboy was leaving the church, the
> > preacher approached him
> > > >>and asked the cowboy to do him a favor.
> > "Before you come back in here
> > > >>again, have a talk with God and ask him what
> > he thinks would be
> > > >>appropriate attire for worship." The old
> > cowboy assured the preacher
> > >he would.
> > > >>
> > > >>The next Sunday, he showed back up for the
> > services wearing the same
> > > >>ragged jeans, shirt, boots, and hat. Once
> > again he was completely
> > > >>shunned and ignored. The preacher approached
> > the man and said, "I
> > > >>thought I asked you to speak to God before you
> > came back to our
> > >church."
> > > >>
> > > >>"I did," replied the old cowboy.
> > > >>
> > > >>"If you spoke to God, what did he tell you the
> > proper attire should be
> > > >>for worshiping in here?" asked the preacher.
> > > >>
> > > >>"Well, sir, God told me that He didn't have a
> > clue what I should wear.
> > > >>He said He'd never been in this church "
> > > >>
> > > >>God Bless
Cowboy in Church
> > >
> > >
> > > This one Says it All
> > > >>
> > > >>One Sunday morning an old cowboy entered a
> > church just before services
> > >were to begin. Although the old man and his clothes
> > were spotlessly clean,
> > >he wore jeans, a denim shirt and boots that were
> > very worn and ragged. In
> > >his hand he carried a worn out old hat and an
> > equally worn out Bible.
> > > >>
> > > >>The church he entered was in a very upscale
> > and exclusive part of the
> > > >>city. It was the largest and most beautiful
> > church the old cowboy had
> > > >>ever seen. The people of the congregation were
> > all dressed with
> > > >>expensive clothes and accessories.
> > > >>
> > > >>As the cowboy took a seat, the others moved
> > away from him. No one
> > > >>greeted, spoke to, or welcomed him. They were
> > all appalled at his
> > > >>appearance and did not attempt to hide it.
> > > >>
> > > >>As the old cowboy was leaving the church, the
> > preacher approached him
> > > >>and asked the cowboy to do him a favor.
> > "Before you come back in here
> > > >>again, have a talk with God and ask him what
> > he thinks would be
> > > >>appropriate attire for worship." The old
> > cowboy assured the preacher
> > >he would.
> > > >>
> > > >>The next Sunday, he showed back up for the
> > services wearing the same
> > > >>ragged jeans, shirt, boots, and hat. Once
> > again he was completely
> > > >>shunned and ignored. The preacher approached
> > the man and said, "I
> > > >>thought I asked you to speak to God before you
> > came back to our
> > >church."
> > > >>
> > > >>"I did," replied the old cowboy.
> > > >>
> > > >>"If you spoke to God, what did he tell you the
> > proper attire should be
> > > >>for worshiping in here?" asked the preacher.
> > > >>
> > > >>"Well, sir, God told me that He didn't have a
> > clue what I should wear.
> > > >>He said He'd never been in this church "
> > > >>
> > > >>God Bless
posted by Rochelle @ 8:45 PM
2 Comments:
At 9:13 AM,
Adam said…
That's awesome. I worked at a church like that once. As a youth minister, I was required to wear a suit on Sunday mornings. After a few months I rebelled and asked them why we were worried about the outward appearance when God looks at the heart. I was told that we dressed up out of respect of God and...get this...the older people in the church.
At 4:19 PM,
tenahawkins said…
This is GREAT! Oh how many churches have I attended that have this attitude. I grew up in that kind of environment. Actually the last church we attended, the minister said that he didn't understand why 'we didn't give God the best of out attire'. Yea, you can picture part of why we left. They actually visited Southwest the first part of January. Wonder what they walked away thinking?
I guess we're all going to 'hell in a handbasket'. (excuse the language :0) )
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