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To
Believe
or
Not to Believe
Written
and Illustrated
by Rachel Larson
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Once upon a time there
were two
penguins named Bob and Lizzie. Bob always pestered Lizzie, and they
were very greedy. Lizzie thought that since she was the youngest, she
should get all the presents. Bob thought that since he was the oldest,
he should get all the presents. Bob always complained to mom and dad
that he had to do all the chores, dishes, and clean his room.
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One
day Bob and Lizzie were watching TV:
"Hi, this is Pastor Larry from Beresford. Do you have anything to do
the day before Christmas Eve? Well, come to church and watch the
children's Christmas concert. We will be giving each other these cute
little polar bear ornaments!"
"Who would ever want to give or go to church?" Bob exclaimed.
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Suddenly
Bob and Lizzie got sucked into the TV like a piece of popcorn going
into a vacuum
cleaner.
"AAAHHH!" they both screamed at the top of their lungs.
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"BBrrr, where are we?"
Lizzie asked.
"I - I think we're on an iceberg in - in the middle of the Atlantic
Ocean," Bob explained.
Now Bob and Lizzie were REALLY nervous.
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"How are we gonna get
home?" they thought.
"I think I know," some mysterious voice answered.
"Huh, who's that?" Bob whimpered.
That voice was an enormous Polar Bear.
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"So you don't believe in
Christ," the Polar Bear responded.
"Well," Bob replied.
"No - no, let me show you something," the Polar Bear insisted. "Hop on
my back. We are going to follow that star up there, and we will see
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Finally they agreed. It
took hours and hours though, but soon they got
there.
"Well, here we are finally!" the Polar Bear giggled.
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"So, will you go the
Christmas program at church?" asked the Polar
Bear.
"Oh Yeah!" Bob and Lizzie answered right away.
"Wow! That's Baby Jesus!" Lizzie replied.
"Yeah," Bob agreed.
That Baby Jesus was the most beautiful thing in the world.
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"Well, you guys should
be getting home now. Your parents are probably
worried," the Polar
Bear answered.
"Bu-But how?" Bob asked.
"Just close your eyes and say, 'I believe,'" commanded the Polar Bear.
"Okay," they both answered.
"I believe, I believe," they chanted in a solemn voice.
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Suddenly, they popped
out of the TV.
"Whoa, that was weird!" Bob exclaimed.
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"Hey. We should go
to the concert," Lizzie squealed.
Off they went, actually going to church. It was a beautiful concert.
Now Bob and Lizzie believed in Christ. When they got home, they came
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We proclaim to you what we have seen and
heard, so that you also may have fellowship with us.
And our fellowship is
with the Father and with his Son, Jesus Christ.
1 John 1:3
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