WEBVTT - Church Fees

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<v Speaker 1>Coming up at the top of the hour, right about

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<v Speaker 1>four minutes after it's today's Strawberry letter. My subject today

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<v Speaker 1>is my baby won't stop cussing. Oh, we're gonna get

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<v Speaker 1>into that. Yeah, we're gonna get into that. Right after

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<v Speaker 1>the nephew gives us today's praying phone call. What you

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<v Speaker 1>have for us today? Now, that's right. Here is church fees, Shirley,

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<v Speaker 1>church fees. The church. Hey, church fees the biggest fan

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<v Speaker 1>bases the church. So this he is church fees. Here

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<v Speaker 1>you go, let's go, cat dog. Hello, Hello, I'm trying

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<v Speaker 1>to reach how you doing? This is uh, this is

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<v Speaker 1>brother Glen from the church. Hey, brother Glen, how you doing.

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<v Speaker 1>I'm good, I'm good, I'm real good. Did you enjoy

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<v Speaker 1>service morning? Oh? I enjoyed it, pasta that's have brought

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<v Speaker 1>it down. Oh my god, that was a word for me,

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<v Speaker 1>right right, right right? So what do all the pleasure

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<v Speaker 1>this call? I wanted to give you some information that

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<v Speaker 1>the that the church has come up with and we

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<v Speaker 1>wanted to let you know what was going on before

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<v Speaker 1>the next Sunday. I didn't interrupt you, no, no, I

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<v Speaker 1>actually I may found a little a little off, a

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<v Speaker 1>little bit I'm trying to get getting ready for my

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<v Speaker 1>little babies, my little darlins, and I'm trying to Your

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<v Speaker 1>voice sounds so familiar to me. It just sounds so familiar.

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<v Speaker 1>Trying to place place that voice. Okay, well, you've seen

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<v Speaker 1>me at the church quite a few times. I think

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<v Speaker 1>I have I'm just trying to place it. I can't

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<v Speaker 1>place it right now. But look at what Nevertheless, I

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<v Speaker 1>just wanted here's here's what's going on. Uh, now you're

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<v Speaker 1>aware of that for the last the last six Sundays,

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<v Speaker 1>you've been actually uh coming into service late. Have you

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<v Speaker 1>realized that, Yes, I know, I'm sorry about that, but uh,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, yes, I have, I have my reasons. So okay, okay, Well,

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<v Speaker 1>here's what's going on. The officials at the church I've

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<v Speaker 1>gotten together and this is what they've decided on, is

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<v Speaker 1>that anybody who is late, uh, starting next Sunday, there

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<v Speaker 1>would be a fifteen dollar charge for that for coming

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<v Speaker 1>in and disrupting services. That's the fastest tide of service

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<v Speaker 1>being disrupted by people walking in late. That that could

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<v Speaker 1>not come at the worst time. I don't have fifteen

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<v Speaker 1>dollars to give. I don't I don't have it. Oh um, look,

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<v Speaker 1>I'm sorry. I'm sorry that were late. I am we

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<v Speaker 1>are doing our best. I have three kids, have three

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<v Speaker 1>young kids to seven and nine, and they are a

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<v Speaker 1>handful and and and we we do the best that

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<v Speaker 1>we can to get the church on time. And and

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<v Speaker 1>tell you when we get there, it's during praise and worship,

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<v Speaker 1>I mean pass. They ain't even preaching yet, so I

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<v Speaker 1>know it's not past, it's not up yet, but he's

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<v Speaker 1>he's stating that uh people coming in. It just seems

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<v Speaker 1>very disrupted to the service that's going on. That's so Nevertheless,

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<v Speaker 1>like I said, this is a warning call, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>to let you know that if you are late on

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<v Speaker 1>next Sunday, then they will be charging your fifteen dollars

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<v Speaker 1>uh a lefe charge. And actually you won't be able

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<v Speaker 1>to even come in until you are until you pay

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<v Speaker 1>the dollars. I can't even get in church with we Look, okay,

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<v Speaker 1>look I don't I don't owe nothing. I don't owe

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<v Speaker 1>you no explanations, but I need to tell you something.

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<v Speaker 1>We are me and my kids for the last a

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<v Speaker 1>few Sundays that we've been late. It's because my car

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<v Speaker 1>broke down. We we are owned the bus man Public Transportation. Okay,

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<v Speaker 1>I mean, and I understand, I understand. I siviltize with

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<v Speaker 1>everything that you're going through. But why are you called

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<v Speaker 1>if you understand? Why are you calling me about fifteen dollars?

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<v Speaker 1>If you understand what I'm going through? Well I didn't.

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<v Speaker 1>I first of all, I didn't know what you were

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<v Speaker 1>going Why are you raising your voice at me? Why

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<v Speaker 1>are you raising Did you just raise your voice at me?

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<v Speaker 1>You know what? You know what I think? You're raising

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<v Speaker 1>your voice at me? How dare you call me about this?

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<v Speaker 1>About a feat? And I'm there at church? I got

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<v Speaker 1>my key in deaths. Trying to raise them up is

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<v Speaker 1>where they should go, just like the Bible say. And

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<v Speaker 1>you know why I gotta do this and why I'm late?

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<v Speaker 1>Why while we got to chest the bus? Do you

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<v Speaker 1>understand why that is? Brother Glinn, No, I do not.

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<v Speaker 1>That is because they their dad is ain't. And yes,

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<v Speaker 1>you got to calm down a little bit now. Jesus

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<v Speaker 1>help me. Jesus help me, Jesus. Okay, listen. Uh. He's

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<v Speaker 1>all I can do is tell you this. I hope

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<v Speaker 1>you can make it. Maybe you can catch an earlier bus.

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<v Speaker 1>You know what, I mean and get there a little earlier.

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<v Speaker 1>But but if I'm just stating the fact that as

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<v Speaker 1>of next Sunday, if you come in late, it's fifteen

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<v Speaker 1>dollar late fee, and that's what you'll pay in order

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<v Speaker 1>to get in the service. You know what, Well, maybe

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<v Speaker 1>next Sunday I just won't be there. How about that?

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<v Speaker 1>You know I'm already working six days a week. The

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<v Speaker 1>only day I have office Sunday, I've been baking, breaking

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<v Speaker 1>my back. Do you know? I worked two jobs or

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<v Speaker 1>two jobs, and they always trying to take money out

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<v Speaker 1>of my check, always trying to pull me here and there,

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<v Speaker 1>and I'm always tired. I get two hours asleep and

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<v Speaker 1>then now the church wants to dump another fifteen dollars

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<v Speaker 1>charging me for being at church when that's what I'm

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<v Speaker 1>supposed to do. What you're coming in late though? You

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<v Speaker 1>know what? You know what late ain't bad. Okay, I

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<v Speaker 1>might be delayed, but I ain't denied, and I'm getting

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<v Speaker 1>there the best way that I know how. For the bus,

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<v Speaker 1>I have to put my kids on the school bus,

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<v Speaker 1>and don't have to put them on the school busa

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<v Speaker 1>I have to get on the bus to myself to

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<v Speaker 1>work because I don't have a car because that dad's

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<v Speaker 1>ain't doing nothing nothing for them. Do you understand what

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<v Speaker 1>I'm saying to you? I need to unders that Daddy

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<v Speaker 1>number one guess what he daddy for two? He and

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<v Speaker 1>jail been there by five years. He ain't And Daddy

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<v Speaker 1>number three he decided to go ahead and walk out,

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<v Speaker 1>ain't I ain't heard from that that in about seven

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<v Speaker 1>months now. He know we're struggling. He had to nerder

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<v Speaker 1>take my wallet too. You don't. You don't even understand

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<v Speaker 1>what I'm going through. You don't even understand that I'm

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<v Speaker 1>trying to make a better life for me and my children.

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<v Speaker 1>There is one want things such a tracy that the

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<v Speaker 1>Church wants you to know before the next Sunday that

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<v Speaker 1>you definitely need to know. What One more thing does

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<v Speaker 1>the church want me to know? Beside? The Church just

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<v Speaker 1>wants you to know that. This is Nephew Tommy from

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<v Speaker 1>the Steve Harvey Morning. Joe. Your sister Patrese got me

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<v Speaker 1>to prank phone call you. I am going are you?

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<v Speaker 1>You know I ain't got time for that? You know

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<v Speaker 1>I ain't got time for that? All right? Oh I

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<v Speaker 1>got something for her? How about that? She said? She

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<v Speaker 1>my sister car broke down. She said, she got these kids.

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<v Speaker 1>She over there struggling and struggling, and she trying to

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<v Speaker 1>make it. But you gotta give a hard time. She

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<v Speaker 1>just wanted, she wanted, she wanted you to put us.

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<v Speaker 1>She wants to put a smile on your face. What

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<v Speaker 1>should she said? Well, you want being settled out, I'm

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<v Speaker 1>gonna have to say she did. Right. Wow, Now that

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<v Speaker 1>I know you, y'all were joking and now I know

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<v Speaker 1>this is next you. Tommy, Hey, I gotta ask you something, Baby,

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<v Speaker 1>what's the baddest and I mean the baddest radio show

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<v Speaker 1>in the land. That's Steve Harvid Morning Show. Baby, Church feed.

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<v Speaker 1>That's all I'm saying. You got to pay. Somebody got

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<v Speaker 1>to do it to pay your church fees if you

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<v Speaker 1>haven't paid your fees for But there's the Blues and

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<v Speaker 1>Jazz Supper Club. I will be there Friday and Saturday two.

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<v Speaker 1>On Friday two sad little blues, little jazz, little supper

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<v Speaker 1>and some Tommy on top. You can't beat that right there.

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<v Speaker 1>I just think that that is just a beautiful setup. Blues, jazz,

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<v Speaker 1>supper and Tommy on top. Everybody said, man, amen, Hey,

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<v Speaker 1>where is my congregation. I said, hey, man, amen, angry

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<v Speaker 1>pastor many yeah you ain't no pastor. Everybody say amen

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<v Speaker 1>please amen, Amen, thank you. And then shortly after that,

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<v Speaker 1>I'll be in Greenville. Just brought my home moral green Villa.

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<v Speaker 1>The seven. Why am I talking about this? Greenville? Sep

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<v Speaker 1>Tell with seven seven Greenville Baby, Greenville, North Carolina at

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<v Speaker 1>the Greenville Convention. Son of the nephew will be there.

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<v Speaker 1>Take it's the wrong sale right now. And then the

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<v Speaker 1>twenty one step Tim of Greensboro, North Carolina at the

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<v Speaker 1>Carolina Theater. The nephew will be there. Carolina is here.

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<v Speaker 1>I come soon as I get through with but the

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<v Speaker 1>thank you, thank you, sure to take it away, all right,

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<v Speaker 1>thank you, nephew. Coming up the Strawberry letter for today.

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<v Speaker 1>This subject, Steve is crazy. You're gonna love this letter. Uh.

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<v Speaker 1>The subject is my baby won't stop custing. Taylor made

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<v Speaker 1>for you. She needs to be you needs some advice.

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<v Speaker 1>I probably was this baby your mom wrote in. All right,

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<v Speaker 1>we'll get into the letter coming up at the top

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<v Speaker 1>of the hour again, the subject is my baby won't

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<v Speaker 1>stop cussing. Right after this