A Quiet Roar

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At a Baptist Church in the deep south, male leaders are taking turns filling the pulpit in the absence of a pastor. Two weeks before Easter, one of the leaders-an eighty-year-old millionaire-looks out over the congregation of sixty people. "I've decided not to teach this morning, " he declares. "Rather I'm going to make an announcement. And it's going to upset many of you. But at this point I honestly don't care, I'm angry. The two previous pastors have nearly destroyed our church. So, I've decided to do something about it. Before I make my announcement, I should remind you that my brother, when he was still alive, and I built this church building on our property with our money. The agreement at the time was that when my brother and I are deceased, the deed to the property and all the buildings will transfer to the church. But I'm not dead. And I still hold the deed to the property. Therefore, I've made a unilateral decision. And there's nothing anybody can do about it." Eyebrows all across the auditorium instantly lifted. "In two weeks from now, on Easter Sunday, I'm bringing in a lady pastor. I'm going to pay her salary. I'm going to furnish her a home and a car. All I'm going to tell you at the moment is that she's a widow, and she has served as a long-time missionary in Africa." The old man paused and pointed an aged finger toward the foyer. "If you don't like my decision, you know where the doors are.