From a passenger ship, everyone can see a bearded man on a small island who is shouting and desperately waving his hands.

“Who is it?” a passenger asks the captain.

“I have no idea. Every year when we pass, he goes nuts.” (from Pastor Tim’s PearlyGates Newsletter)

How many of our churches are walking by people who are desperately in need, and we ignore the opportunity to reach out in Jesus’ name?


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