AN ATHEIST professor was walking through the woods one day, admiring the accident of evolution. He looked at the trees and the flowers; he observed the rivers and the animals, and he marveled at the magnificence of evolution. All of a sudden, he heard a rustling in the bushes, and out pounced a seven-foot grizzly bear. Immediately, the bear began chasing him. He ran feverishly to save his life, huffing, puffing, and crying, with the bear catching up with him after every step. He tripped and fell. Now the bear hovered over him, ready to pounce. That\u2019s when the atheist cried out, \u201cO my God, help me!\u201d<\/p>\n
All of a sudden a light came out of heaven. The bear\u2019s paw was in the air ready to swipe at him, but the bear froze. The river stopped flowing. The wind stopped blowing. Everything was perfectly quiet and perfectly still. That\u2019s when the Voice spoke. The Voice through the light said, \u201cSir, do you really believe that after all these years of denying Me, after all these years of believing that this universe is merely a cosmic accident, and after all of these years of teaching your students why I do not exist that I would help you now?\u201d<\/p>\n
The man peering at the light said, \u201cYou know, You\u2019re right, my track record is bad, and it would be hypocritical of me to call on You now, but maybe we could approach this a different way. Even though You can\u2019t do anything for me, perhaps You could turn the bear into a Christian. If you did that, things would still turn out differently for me.\u201d<\/p>\n
The Voice from the light said, \u201cAs you request.\u201d All of a sudden the river began to flow, the wind began to blow, and the trees began to rustle. The bear sat back, picked up its two paws, and clasped them together. It looked up, and said, \u201cO God, thank You for this food I am about to receive.\u201d<\/p>\n
Things can get scary sometimes. When things get bad enough, it\u2019s amazing the new direction people are willing to look.957<\/p>\n
[Evolution]<\/p>\n
Ps. 14:1; 53:1<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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