Sonja Beach, one of our loyal subscribers to Hugh's News, heard this joke on Sunday's "Turning Point" with Dr. David Jeremiah.
After 20 years in the ministry, a pastor gave up the pulpit and went to work running a funeral home. His friends were shocked. "Why did you do such a thing? What were you thinking?" they asked.
The pastor replied, "I spent five years trying to straighten out John. It didn't work. I spent eighteen months trying to straighten out the Smiths' marriage ... they divorced anyway. For two and a half years, I tried to straighten out the Andersons' rebellious daughter. I thought she was going to do okay, but instead she went back to her wild ways. NOW when I straighten people out, they STAY straightened out!"
After 20 years in the ministry, a pastor gave up the pulpit and went to work running a funeral home. His friends were shocked. "Why did you do such a thing? What were you thinking?" they asked.
The pastor replied, "I spent five years trying to straighten out John. It didn't work. I spent eighteen months trying to straighten out the Smiths' marriage ... they divorced anyway. For two and a half years, I tried to straighten out the Andersons' rebellious daughter. I thought she was going to do okay, but instead she went back to her wild ways. NOW when I straighten people out, they STAY straightened out!"