Meeting A Famous Televangelist

Here comes a rant.

Televangelist are going to protect us from the fires of Hell.  My father, a Minister, often said that they would rail about the fires of Hell so that normal sinners would not suffer from the heat as much. He was speaking metaphorically, of course.  I do not like televangelists.

My father dedicated nearly all his energy to supporting his church. He gave his salary to the church so they could build a bigger building.  And to support our family, he taught school. But he also needed to update his teaching certificate, so he took classes while still doing the work of his ministry.  All this brought on a heart attack that nearly killed him. In recognition of his dedication, the congregation sent Mom and Dad to Israel.

On the trip was one of these Televangelists. The man did not know his Bible very well. Dad studied the Bible, and the history of the region, and soon people came to him with their questions.  Years later, when this Evangelist had a Church in the Ozarks, Carol, my wife, and I decided to go to his Church.  He was dressed to the nines, had his new wife with him, and he performed a normal opening Communion. When it came time for the sermon, he had a man play hymns on a stringed instrument.  This lasted perhaps thirty minutes. and then he did a sales pitch. He had recordings of these same hymns for sale.  Talk about Jesus taking a whip to the Pharisees in the Temple! I wanted to beat this man myself. Afterward, we talked, and he remembered the trip to Israel.  I did not say anything.