Emphasis Preaching Journal

A man put a note on a dollar bill and asked all who spent it to write down what it was spent for. In two weeks it was spent: five times for salary, five times for cigarettes, three times for candy, three times for meals, twice for clothes, twice for haircuts, once for groceries, twice for laundry, once for car repairs, once for a magazine, but not once did it come to church! One poor little boy saw all the big people putting money into the offering plate on Sunday morning. He didn't have anything to give but five marbles in his pocket. He put them into the plate!