April, 2006 - Stone The Preacher

SUDDEN DEATH: Swallowed!

Apr 9, 2006Steve SanchezSUDDEN DEATH!

The following story is the reason I ask the million $ question everywhere, which is: “If you were to die today, would you go to heaven or hell?”

Mammoth Lakes—The ski patrol had been at work since first light, inspecting Mammoth Mountain’s reopened runs after a week of heavy snow and blustery winds.

By midmorning Thursday, seven of them had set to work digging out a nearly buried fence erected to keep skiers away from one of the mountain’s dangerous volcanic vents.

Suddenly, the snow beneath them gave way.

CODA: James Dean (1931-1955)

Apr 7, 2006Steve SanchezLast Words/Tombstones

His last words were:

“That guy’s got to stop. . . . He’ll see us.”

When James Dean died, only one of his movies, East of Eden, had been released. The other two, Rebel Without a Cause and Giant, had not. In fact Dean had just finished filming on Giant when he and a stuntman jumped into his new Porsche,

Stinky Funeral

Apr 6, 2006Steve SanchezHumor

(I don’t know if this story is true or not, but it’s funny)

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 our area. The funeral was held well out into the countryside.

This man would be the first to be laid to rest at a new cemetery.

Minus One

Apr 6, 2006Steve SanchezHumor

From the Texas House Corrections Committee hearing (on 3-23-06): “What’s our prison population?” asked Chairman Madden. “Full,” replied LBB’s Michelle Connolly. Right now it’s at 151,585, she said. “But there’s an execution today,” deadpanned Rep. Jim McReynolds, “so that’s 151,584.” -From Grits for Breakfast

CODA: Voltaire (1694-1778)

Apr 6, 2006Steve SanchezLast Words/Tombstones

Voltaire’s last words were: “This is no time to make new enemies.” (He was asked on his deathbed to renounce Satan)