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I heard about an African-American who tried to attend a church. Sadly, the church wouldn’t even let him attend a service.

The pastor said, "You just need to pray about it."

About three weeks later the pastor saw him and asked, "Did you talk to the Lord about it?"

The man said, "Yes, and...

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