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Look how many stupid sinners got to feel God's love at the pump. Meanwhile, hybrid drivers once again miss out on His blessings. Too busy driving down the Highway to Hell.
PS Do I need to also mention all the times God refers to oil lamps in the Bible? I don't recall reading anything virgins carrying bio-fuel!
CRANSTON, RI — Kevin Hunt lives in Narragansett but grew up in Cranston and still gets his hair cut at Joe’s on Park Avenue. He was in for quite a surprise as he drove in for a trim yesterday afternoon.
Just down the street, the sign at AAA Gas Station advertised gas for $2.499 a gallon — at least half a buck less than most anywhere else.
“I saw it. I said, ‘Oh, my God, I’m going to take advantage of this.’ ”
That was exactly what Pastor Russell T. Farmer and his congregation at GateWay Pentecostal Fellowship had in mind.
For the third straight year, the church has sponsored Gas For God, an unannounced day on which the church contributes money to knock 50 cents off the price of gas at AAA, which is across the street from the church.
“Our objective is simply to serve our community and simply to get the message out that the Lord knows, he cares and is involved.”
The church chips in $1,000 to reduce the price of up to 2,000 gallons of gasoline.
The discount comes with two strings attached.
Only 20 gallons are dispensed per car, and church volunteers, who pump the gas, pass out cards with information about the church on one side and a message on the other: “Making your load a little lighter today ... Showing God's love in a practical way.”
Though the volunteers take a moment to tell customers about their church, the gas giveaway has not proven an effective recruitment tool.
“We haven’t seen a great deal of return in terms of people coming to the church,” said Farmer. But that’s not really the point, anyway, he added. The church is mainly seeking to serve its community by giving a little bit back.
Customers ranged from compact cars to a 32-foot Winnebago with a 76-gallon gas tank.
The price dropped from its normal $2.999 a gallon at noon and switched back at 2:15 p.m., after the church had pumped 1,893 gallons.
“What did you guys do … highjack a tanker truck?” Hunt said after he bounded out of his Chevy Avalanche. “Never mind — maybe I shouldn’t ask.”
Hunt, who owns a tugboat company, did what almost everyone else did after pulling up to the pump yesterday — he pulled out his cell phone. “I got my ex-wife coming. And my girlfriend. And my secretary.”
Hunt had only one regret: “I wish I could’ve pulled one of the tugs up here.”
(That last one may have been saved from his addiction to fornication! Praise God)
PS Do I need to also mention all the times God refers to oil lamps in the Bible? I don't recall reading anything virgins carrying bio-fuel!
CRANSTON, RI — Kevin Hunt lives in Narragansett but grew up in Cranston and still gets his hair cut at Joe’s on Park Avenue. He was in for quite a surprise as he drove in for a trim yesterday afternoon.
Just down the street, the sign at AAA Gas Station advertised gas for $2.499 a gallon — at least half a buck less than most anywhere else.
“I saw it. I said, ‘Oh, my God, I’m going to take advantage of this.’ ”
That was exactly what Pastor Russell T. Farmer and his congregation at GateWay Pentecostal Fellowship had in mind.
For the third straight year, the church has sponsored Gas For God, an unannounced day on which the church contributes money to knock 50 cents off the price of gas at AAA, which is across the street from the church.
“Our objective is simply to serve our community and simply to get the message out that the Lord knows, he cares and is involved.”
The church chips in $1,000 to reduce the price of up to 2,000 gallons of gasoline.
The discount comes with two strings attached.
Only 20 gallons are dispensed per car, and church volunteers, who pump the gas, pass out cards with information about the church on one side and a message on the other: “Making your load a little lighter today ... Showing God's love in a practical way.”
Though the volunteers take a moment to tell customers about their church, the gas giveaway has not proven an effective recruitment tool.
“We haven’t seen a great deal of return in terms of people coming to the church,” said Farmer. But that’s not really the point, anyway, he added. The church is mainly seeking to serve its community by giving a little bit back.
Customers ranged from compact cars to a 32-foot Winnebago with a 76-gallon gas tank.
The price dropped from its normal $2.999 a gallon at noon and switched back at 2:15 p.m., after the church had pumped 1,893 gallons.
“What did you guys do … highjack a tanker truck?” Hunt said after he bounded out of his Chevy Avalanche. “Never mind — maybe I shouldn’t ask.”
Hunt, who owns a tugboat company, did what almost everyone else did after pulling up to the pump yesterday — he pulled out his cell phone. “I got my ex-wife coming. And my girlfriend. And my secretary.”
Hunt had only one regret: “I wish I could’ve pulled one of the tugs up here.”
(That last one may have been saved from his addiction to fornication! Praise God)
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