Do you forward these type of E-mails?

LottomagicZ4941 · Post by **LottomagicZ4941** » Fri Jan 21, 2005 2:47 pm

> A little boy was selling newspapers on the corner, the people

> > were in and out of the cold. The little boy was so cold that he

> > wasn't trying to sell many papers. He walked up to a policeman and

> > said, "Mister, you wouldn't happen to know where a poor boy could

> > find a warm place to sleep tonight would you? You see, I sleep in a

> > box up around the corner there and down the alley and it's awful

> > cold in there for tonight. Sure would be nice to have a warm place

to stay."

> >

> > The policeman looked down at the little boy and said, "you go down

> > the street to that big white house and you knock on the door. When

> > they come out the door you just say John 3:16, and they will let you

in."

> > So he did. He walked up the steps and knocked on the door, and a

> > lady answered. He looked up and said, "John 3:16.." The lady said,

> > "Come on in, Son." She took him in and she sat him down in a split

> > bottom rocker in front of a great big old fireplace, and she went

> > off. The boy sat there for a while and thought to himself: John

> > 3:16...I don't understand it, but it sure makes a cold boy warm.

> >

> > Later she came back and asked him "Are you hungry?" He said, "Well,

> > just a little. I haven't eaten in a couple of days, and I guess I

> > could stand a little bit of food," The lady took him in the kitchen

> > and sat

> >

> > him down to a table full of wonderful food. He ate and ate until he

> > couldn't

> >

> > eat any more... Then he thought to himself: John 3:16...Boy, I sure

> > don't understand it but it sure makes a hungry boy full.

> >

> > She took him upstairs to a bathroom to a huge bathtub filled with

> > warm water, and he sat there and soaked for a while. As he soaked,

> > he thought to himself: John 3:16... I sure don't understand it, but

it sure makes a

> > dirty

> > boy clean. You know, I've not had a bath, a real bath, in my whole

> > life. The

> >

> > only bath I ever had was when I stood in front of that big old fire

> > hydrant as they flushed it out.The lady came in and got him.. She

> > took him to a room, tucked

> > him

> > into a big old feather bed, pulled the covers up around his neck,

kissed him

> > goodnight

> > and turned out the lights. As he lay in the darkness and looked out

the

> > window at

> > the snow coming down on that cold night, he thought to himself: John

> > 3:16...I

> > don't understand it but it sure makes a tired boy rested.

> >

> > The next morning the lady came back up and took him down again to

> > that same big table full of food. After he ate, she took him back to

> > that same big old split bottom rocker in front of the fireplace and

picked up a big

> > old Bible.

> > She sat down in front of him and looked into his young face. "Do

> > you understand John 3:16?" she asked gently. He replied, "No,

> > Ma'am, I don't. The first

> > time

> > I ever heard it was last night when the policeman told me to use

it," She

> > opened the

> > Bible to John 3:16 and began to explain to him about Jesus. Right

there, in

> > front of

> > that big old fireplace, he gave his heart and life to Jesus. He sat

there

> > and thought:

> > John 3:16......don't understand it, but it sure makes a lost boy

feel safe.

> >

> >

> >

> > You know, I have to confess I don't understand it either, how God

> > was willing to send His Son to die for me, and how Jesus would agree

> > to do such a thing. I don't understand the agony of the Father and

> > every angel in heaven as they watched Jesus suffer and die. I don't

> > understand the intense love for ME that kept Jesus on the cross till

> > the end. I don't understand it, but it sure does make life worth

living.

> > John 3:16 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten

> > Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have

> > everlasting life.

> >

> > If you aren't ashamed to do this, please follow the directions.

> > Jesus said, "If you are ashamed of me, I will be ashamed of you

> > before my Father." Pass this on only if you mean it.

> >

> > I do Love God. He is my source of existence. He keeps me

> > functioning each and every day. Phil 4:13 If you love God and are

> > not ashamed of all the marvelous things he has done for you, send

this on.

> > Take 60 seconds & give this a shot! Let's just see if Satan stops

> > this one. All you do is:

> > 1) Simply say a small prayer for the person who sent you this,

> > "Father, God bless this person in whatever it is that You know he or

> > she may be needing this day!"

> >

> >

> > 2) Then send it on to ten other people. Within hours ten people have

> > prayed for you, and you caused a multitude of people to pray to God

> > for other people. Then sit back and watch the power of God work in

> > your life for doing the thing that you know He loves.

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Cass · Post by **Cass** » Fri Jan 21, 2005 3:40 pm

Forward them? my eyes glaze over on the first sentence and I delete, delete, delete!

abbey · Post by **abbey** » Fri Jan 21, 2005 3:51 pm

Yep, straight to the recycle bin..

koan · Post by **koan** » Sat Jan 22, 2005 2:21 am

Chain mail. Ug.

LottomagicZ4941 · Post by **LottomagicZ4941** » Thu Jan 27, 2005 3:52 pm

I usually delete them but I thought this one was cute so I both forwarded it and posted it on a few forums:)

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telaquapacky · Post by **telaquapacky** » Sun Feb 27, 2005 12:26 am

I usually don't forward religious stuff unless it's really good- and not to lots of people. People appreciate more a personal message crafted specially for them. What's really bad is when Christians cut and paste long sermons they got out of a can in answer to a question. You get the feeling they want you to read them but they don't have time to read you.

Ted · Post by **Ted** » Sun Feb 27, 2005 4:35 pm

I never forward anything unless I consider that I know where it came from and it has some essential purpose. Otherwise I delete, delete, delete. In fact I forward very little that is not business or perhaps a good joke.

Shalom

Ted :-6

Beth · Post by **Beth** » Sun Feb 27, 2005 9:35 pm

I usually hit reply and let my displeasure be known that I was sen such an email, then if it is really stupid and religious and illogical, I will deconstruct it and point out each claim and show the false logic. If it is based on an urban legend or political or politically religious and full of lies, I will hit reply all and deconstruct it in bits, citing sources and why it is false. I especially have fun with these stupid emails griping about how people should be allowed to have organized prayer at football games in publically funded fields.