A highly recruited high school basketball player was visiting schools to try to and find the best college for him. His first stop was at Minnesota. When he got there, the head coach immediately picked up a golden telephone. After talking several minutes, he said, "Thank you, God" and hung up.

The young man was shocked by all this. He asked the coach what was so special about the golden phone. "Well, this phone is a direct line to God. And God tells us whether or not new recruits would be stars at our university." The athlete asked if he could use the phone to ask God what college he should pick. "Sure, you can! But it's going to cost you $1,250. Calling Heaven ain't cheap." The fellow didn't have that kind of money, so he moved along. Who would want to live in Minnesota anyway?

His next stop was Lawrence, Kansas. Once at the athletic offices, the coach immediately picked up a golden telephone. After talking several minutes, he said, "Thank you, God" and hung up. The boy said, "Hey, I've seen those phones before. Can I use yours to call God and ask what college I should pick?" Roy said, "Sure, but it's going to cost you $575. Calling Heaven isn't cheap." Again, not having that kind of money, the lad left.

The young man traveled on, arriving in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. As before, the coach's office had a golden telephone. And while the cost of a call was down to $150, it was still outside of his budget.

His last stop was in Lexington, Kentucky. Upon arrival at the office, the head coach picked up a golden telephone, talked to God, and said, "Thanks," and hung up. The boy just had to use that phone, so he said, "Coach, I really need to use that golden telephone so I can call God and ask him which college I should choose. From Minnesota it was going to cost me $1,250. From Kansas they wanted $575. From North Carolina, it was $150. So how much will it cost me to call Heaven from here at Kentucky?"

The coach smiled and said, "Nothing, son. It's a local call."