Thursday, July 23, 2015

Was It A Con?

Some of my most popular posts have been about con artists. The very best of cons, of course, might never be recognised as such. Here's one that I suspect to have been a con. A young man came to see me. He said: "Do you have an interest in Church history? I love Church history!" He dropped several Church history books on my desk, and ran off a few names: Luther, Calvin, Wesley, Spurgeon. I said: "You don't have the Pentecostal movement here." He looked confused. "Pentecostal? I'm not familiar with that term." But anyway, he couldn't afford his monthly fare to Bible college he said. Could I help him out? I helped him out -- but afterwards, I couldn't decide if I had been conned. I think I was.

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