Your Cousin Kevin... (He he!)
Confidence or trust in a person or a thing... belief in God. That's how Webster defines "faith." You might be more familiar with the phrase "step out on faith"... and your grandma might've told you that "faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen." Yes, as we go through life with our short and long-term goals, faith is an IMPORTANT thing to have in our back pockets. But... leave it up to YOUR COUSIN (and you know who you are) to take grandma's saying (borrowed from Hebrews 11) out of context!
Case in point:
On Monday, February 29, 2007, YOUR COUSIN Kevin Russell -- you know, 21-year old Kevin from Indiana -- wrote a check to himself and attempted to cash it "by faith" at Chase Bank in Hobart. This is a true story that was reported by the Associated Press and you're probably thinking, "So what? People write counterfeit checks all the time." Yeah, you're right, but YOUR COUSIN Kevin tried to take the fake check game to new heights. How so, you ask? Well... YOUR COUSIN signed this fake $50,000 check... (drumroll, please)
"King Savior, King of Kings, Lord of Lords, Servant."
Kevin, Kevin, Kevin... tsk, tsk, tsk.
I know the Word of God says to "write the vision," (Habakkuk 2: 2-3), but I'm pretty sure the Word of God does NOT say anything about writing a $50,000 check to yourself -- and I'm not even going to get into the AUDACITY that was displayed when Kevin fixed his fingers to sign a check as if HE is my King Savior, King of kings, Lord of lords... Jesus Christ in the flesh. BOY, STOP PLAYIN'!! It's no wonder his tail ended up at the Lake County Jail -- and, I sure hope he didn't expect some kind of "divine intervention" to get him out of this one!
According to reports, YOUR COUSIN Kevin had other counterfeit checks with the same signature in his possession written for various amounts -- one for $100,000. And, I guess he was so confident that the "King of kings" wanted him to have the money that he resisted arrest and threatened police as he was being taken away.
Post My Bond, Jesus!
It's no surprise that YOUR "faithful" COUSIN found himself locked up -- I mean detained -- pending a $1,000 bond. He racked up multiple charges, including felony charges for attempted check fraud and intimidation. He was also charged with one count of resisting law enforcement -- I guess he forgot that the King of kings didn't even RESIST being nailed in His hands and hung from an old rugged cross... Yeah, YOUR COUSIN must've forgotten that part of the story.
Faith Without Funds...
Mustard seed faith? Writing the vision? Hearer and doer of the Word? YOUR COUSIN Kevin might claim any of the above because he doesn't seem to understand the idea of CONTEXT. Perhaps there's a newer translation of the Holy Bible that will teach him a "Contemporary Christian" concept that Gospel EUR's Mona Austin so eloquently stated: FAITH WITHOUT FUNDS IS DEAD, boo.
Please pray for YOUR COUSIN KEVIN.
Be blessed. Be happy. Be faithful. :-)
Confidence or trust in a person or a thing... belief in God. That's how Webster defines "faith." You might be more familiar with the phrase "step out on faith"... and your grandma might've told you that "faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen." Yes, as we go through life with our short and long-term goals, faith is an IMPORTANT thing to have in our back pockets. But... leave it up to YOUR COUSIN (and you know who you are) to take grandma's saying (borrowed from Hebrews 11) out of context!
Case in point:
On Monday, February 29, 2007, YOUR COUSIN Kevin Russell -- you know, 21-year old Kevin from Indiana -- wrote a check to himself and attempted to cash it "by faith" at Chase Bank in Hobart. This is a true story that was reported by the Associated Press and you're probably thinking, "So what? People write counterfeit checks all the time." Yeah, you're right, but YOUR COUSIN Kevin tried to take the fake check game to new heights. How so, you ask? Well... YOUR COUSIN signed this fake $50,000 check... (drumroll, please)
"King Savior, King of Kings, Lord of Lords, Servant."
Kevin, Kevin, Kevin... tsk, tsk, tsk.
I know the Word of God says to "write the vision," (Habakkuk 2: 2-3), but I'm pretty sure the Word of God does NOT say anything about writing a $50,000 check to yourself -- and I'm not even going to get into the AUDACITY that was displayed when Kevin fixed his fingers to sign a check as if HE is my King Savior, King of kings, Lord of lords... Jesus Christ in the flesh. BOY, STOP PLAYIN'!! It's no wonder his tail ended up at the Lake County Jail -- and, I sure hope he didn't expect some kind of "divine intervention" to get him out of this one!
According to reports, YOUR COUSIN Kevin had other counterfeit checks with the same signature in his possession written for various amounts -- one for $100,000. And, I guess he was so confident that the "King of kings" wanted him to have the money that he resisted arrest and threatened police as he was being taken away.
Post My Bond, Jesus!
It's no surprise that YOUR "faithful" COUSIN found himself locked up -- I mean detained -- pending a $1,000 bond. He racked up multiple charges, including felony charges for attempted check fraud and intimidation. He was also charged with one count of resisting law enforcement -- I guess he forgot that the King of kings didn't even RESIST being nailed in His hands and hung from an old rugged cross... Yeah, YOUR COUSIN must've forgotten that part of the story.
Faith Without Funds...
Mustard seed faith? Writing the vision? Hearer and doer of the Word? YOUR COUSIN Kevin might claim any of the above because he doesn't seem to understand the idea of CONTEXT. Perhaps there's a newer translation of the Holy Bible that will teach him a "Contemporary Christian" concept that Gospel EUR's Mona Austin so eloquently stated: FAITH WITHOUT FUNDS IS DEAD, boo.
Please pray for YOUR COUSIN KEVIN.
Be blessed. Be happy. Be faithful. :-)
6 comments:
They should get him for forgery too!!!! You can't duplicate the King of kings!!!! Come on buddy.
Actually, rumor has it that buddy's last name is Galberth and that he's from Jersey. But I aint the one to gossip, so you aint heard that from me. :)
really??? somebody told me that they saw kevin at willie's weenie wagon wearing a RICHARDS FAMILY REUNION t-shirt... and a MOREHOUSE hat. they said he was tall, light-bright and had green eyes... hmmmm.... LOL!
ps - don't do me, boo-boo. holler.
you both are silly...thats a crazy story though...wonder why he thought he could get away with that....only in AMERICA! =)
girl, yes! YOUR COUSIN was definitely buggin'! He probably would've had better luck if he signed the check "dummy" - LOL!
Please tell me this IS NOT a true story lol...oh my...
sorry carebear, but it's a true story that was reported by one of the most reputable news wires in the world. if the associated press said it... i pretty much believe it (PRETTY MUCH).
thanks for stopping by my blog... i'm posting something new later on tonight! :-)
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