Will There Be Television in Heaven? (standard:humor, 904 words)
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My conclusion was this; anything that keeps God out of my thoughts is something I need to get out of my life. Heaven will be so full of the thoughts of God that nothing else would ever get in.

If anybody can ask hard questions, the award has to go to the Gracious
Mistress of the Parsonage. She knows how to ask a question and, more 
importantly, when to ask a particular question. 

Throughout our marriage, she has become an expert in the area of
questionology. There is not a question I can think of that she hasn't 
asked. 

On the other side of the parsonage, my expertise has been in not
correctly answering questions. It is not that I cannot answer a 
question; I do not answer in a way that fits her expectations. That is 
important when it comes to my wife. Her expectation is quite high. 

Even though we have been married for such a long time, I have yet to
master the art of hearing the question the way she wants it heard. My 
experience has taught me that if I do not answer the question 
correctly, I can be in deep trouble. Believe me, I have experience in 
this. 

We were watching the news the other night after supper, and as you know,
the news is terrible these days. All they seem to be able to show is 
the devastating depravity that is going on in our country. At times, I 
get a little weary of all this dreariness. 

During a commercial, I heard my wife clear her throat and then say, “Do
you think there will be television in heaven?” 

I must confess that that question caught me off guard. I thought for a
few moments and did not quite understand precisely the context of her 
question. I have learned by experience that if I do not understand the 
question from her point, how in the world can I give the correct 
answer? 

I glanced her way, cleared my throat, and said, “Excuse me, what did you
say?” 

Looking at me, she simply said, “You heard me. Do you think there will
be television in heaven?” 

That is a hard question to answer because during the last few months
when we could not go out anywhere, we would stay home and watch a 
Hallmark Mystery Movie. It is good to watch them and forget about 
what's happening out in the real world. They always have a happy 
ending. 

For example. While watching the news, it gets very discouraging. Just
when you think nothing can get any worse, it does! 

For quite a while, I have not really believed what I hear and see on any
news station. Sometimes the local stations get something right, but the 
national media is another story. They will do and say anything to get 
ratings. 

Then, of course, there are the politicians. I think if a politician ever
consistently told the truth, their body would drop over dead out of 
sheer shock. I do not understand why people just cannot tell the truth 
these days. 

However, my wife's question was very thought provoking. We are so
accustomed to television in our society today that we cannot imagine 
anywhere without it. I know there are places where you cannot get a 
television signal, but for the most part, television has really 
conquered our world. 

I remember a famous quote from Will Rogers; “All I know is what I read
in the newspapers.” 

If Rogers were alive today, he would edit that quote to; “All I know is
what I see on television.” 

Unfortunately, that is all people know today. And they allow that to
control their lives and their attitude and so forth. 

Although I cannot imagine our society without television, I cannot
imagine heaven with television. After all, there is a special place for 


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