A man in Topeka, Kansas decided to

write a book about churches around

the country. He started by flying to
San Francisco and started working

east from there. 

Going to a very large church, he
began taking photographs and

making notes.

He spotted a golden telephone on

the vestibule wall and was intrigued

with a sign, which read ‘Calls: $10,000

a minute.’

Seeking out the pastor he asked

about the phone and the sign. The

pastor answered that this golden

phone is, in fact, a direct line to

heaven and if he pays the price he

can talk directly to GOD.

The man thanked the pastor and

continued on his way. As he

continued to visit churches in Seattle,

Dallas, St. Louis, Chicago , Milwaukee,

and  around the United States, he
found more phones, with the same

sign, and the same answer from
each pastor.

Finally, he arrived in Kentucky,

upon entering a church in Greenup,

Kentucky, behold - he saw the usual golden
telephone. But THIS time, the sign

read ‘Calls: 35 cents.’

Fascinated, he asked to talk to the

pastor, ‘Reverend, I have been in

cities all across the country and in

each church I have found this

golden telephone and have been

told it is a direct line to Heaven

and that I could talk to GOD, but in

the other churches the cost was

$10,000 a minute. Your sign reads

only 35 cents a call. Why?’

      I love this part……………….
 

The pastor, smiling benignly, replied,

‘Son, you’re in Kentucky now …… You’re in

God’s Country, It’s a local call.’

American by Birth,

Kentuckian by Birth and Choice