MORE THEOLOGY NEEDED
Children have a way of keeping all of us off balance. I read recently about a new salesman who worked door to door selling an encyclopedia for children. He had concluded his presentation to the mother of a five-year-old boy. Although he sensed that he had already convinced her of the value of the books to her son, he went on and used one more of his highly charged sale s techniques. “If the answer to any question your little boy asks can’t be found in this encyclopedia, I will refuse to sell these books to you,” he said to the mother. Then, turning to the five-year-old, he said, “Ask me a question, sonny. Just ask me anything you want to know, and I’ll show your mother where she can find the answer in this wonderful encyclopedia.” The five-year-old thought only a moment before he asked, “What kind of car does God drive?” That experience was educational for the salesman. He…
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