He spotted a golden telephone on the vestibule wall and was
intrigued with a sign, which read “Calls: $10,000 a minute.”

Seeking out the pastor he asked about the phone and the sign.
The pastor answered that this golden phone is, in fact, a direct
line to heaven and if he pays the price he can talk directly to
GOD.

The man thanked the pastor and continued on his way. As he
continued to visit churches in Seattle , Dallas, St. Louis,
Chicago ,   Milwaukee , and many cities and towns all around
the United States, he found more phones, with the same sign,
and the same answer from each pastor.

Finally, he arrived in Kentucky , upon entering a church in
the beautiful Bluegrass region of Kentucky, behold — he saw
the usual golden telephone.    But THIS time, the sign read
“Calls: 35 cents”

Fascinated, he asked to talk to the pastor, “Reverend, I have
been in cities  all across the country and in each church
I have found this golden telephone and have been told it
is  a direct line to Heaven and that I could talk to  GOD,
but in the other churches the cost was $10,000
a minute. Your sign reads only 35 cents a call. Why?”

I love this part …