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FROMTHEPULPIT
I'vehadsameinterestingexperiencesinmylife.ThislastweekIhad.onethat sortoftranscendsotherexperiencesthatI'vehadlately.Ifoundout,sinceI'vecaneoutandbeenamemberoftheccmnu-nity,thatI'vemetalotofstrangepeo-
p.le,
I'vemetsamepeoplewhowereverydelightfulandotherswhowereverystrange.SameofthemIfeelsorryforandothersIdon'tfeelsosorryfor.I
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membernottoolongagoandyetitwasquiteawhileago,thatImetsaneonewhocarnetomethatIreallyfeltsorryfor.AfriendwhanithadbeendrummedintothathisPastorsaidhewassinfulandthathewassick.AndsamehowGodwouldworkmiraclesandchangehim.HisfamilyappliedalotofpressureandonedayIreceivedaphonecall.Thisyoungmanhadcommittedsuicideanddied.ItoldyouthestoryofthesixteenyearoldboywhosefatherwasgoingtobeathimintoaheterosexuallifeinHawaii,whopickedupapistolandblewhisbrainsout,justbeforeIarrivedinHonolulu.ThislastweekafriendcalledSteveandIathaneandtoldusthathislover'ssisterhadflewinfrombackeastsanewhere.She'dcomeinandbroughtherBible.Shesatdownwithhimandsaid,"Iwanttotellyousanething.Youaresick!YouareillandGoddoesn'tloveyouandyou'vegottorealizethat."Hedoesnotattendthischurch.Andofcoursehewasthetypeofpersonwhoimmediatelysaid,"OhyesI'millandI'msick."Andshesaid,"I'mgo-ingtotakeyoubackhomewithmeandyoucanlivewithmeandI'llwatch
oven
YOl."
Lovelyrelationshipthatisgoingtobe,I'msure.IthoughtaboutthisthingandI'veneverpreachedthemessage"DoesGodwantyoutochange?""DoesGodwantyoutochange?"Yesandno.Irememberthestoryofthelittleblack.boyandthelittlewhiteboy
vlho
werehavingagoodtime;theywereplay-ing.Thelittleblackboywasrunningaroundshouting"Blackisbeautiful".Andhewasgivingtheblackpowersaluteandafterawhilethelittlewhiteboygotcaughtupinit.Thelittleblackboysaid,"Whitesareterrible,Iwantyouto
may
that."Andthelittlewhiteboyfi-nallysaid,"Iwanttobeblack.It's
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