Tombstones: Alexander the Great
His epitaph reads: A tomb now suffices for him whom the world was not enough
SUDDEN DEATH: Stabbed!
I get no pleasure in submitting these weekly reports of unexpected loss of life. These are reminders of the brevity of life and the necessity to—“Go into all the world and preach the gospel to all creation. Whoever believes and is baptized will be saved, but whoever does not believe will be condemned.” (Mark 16:15-16)
FOUNDations: Jonathan Edwards
“Almost every natural man who hears of Hell, flatters himself that he shall escape it.”
Brief bio:
Million $ Moments: Rejection!
Sharkeez was a great place to hand out million dollar bill gospel tracts. It is a total party bar with long lines of people waiting to get inside. I passed tracts to a group of partying women sitting at an outdoor table and they shouted in delight at the currency. I walked away to talk to other people and when I returned to the girls’ table a woman angrily returned this bill, ripped to pieces. She said that I ruined her day and that, “We just came to have fun…”
3 days after this rejection, Sharkeez burned to the ground. Click to see the picture:
In the Box
Three friends from the local congregation were asked, “When you’re in your casket, and friends and congregation members are mourning over you, what would you like them to say?” Artie said, “I would like them to say I was a wonderful husband, a fine spiritual leader, and a great family man.” Merle commented, “I would