Monthly Archive

2004
Welcome to our Archives page. On this page you will find a total of 434 of our articles broken down into Months and Years.

Dr. Harold McNabb
Dr. Harold McNabb
4461
7 min read

No Throwaway People

Luke 15:1-10 In this week's news a fifteen year old Calgary Alberta girl gave birth in her bedroom while her siblings watched TV. She put the baby in a trash bag at the curb. No one, including her mo... read more..

Clean Jokes
Pastor Tim
2948

Military Wisdom

*Military Wisdom*"A slipping gear could let your M203 grenade launcher fire when you least expect it. That would make you quite unpopular in what's left of your unit."-Army's magazine of preventive ma read more..

The Spur
Marcia Lee Laycock
4430
3 min read

An Exciting Discovery

I made an exciting discovery yesterday. I got so excited about it I called my husband into the office so I could show him. He smiled indulgently but looked like he thought I was overreacting just a bi... read more..

Clean Jokes
Pastor Tim
3372

Late For Class

At the prestigious university there was a clear hierarchy that outlined how long one was to wait for a class to begin if the professor were absent. A full professor rated fifteen minutes. An associate... read more..

Guest Authors
Pastor Tim
5154
11 min read

Cosmic Junk?

Greg's response to a letter which asserted there is no qualitative difference between animals and humans. Let me sum up my thinking on this. My point was not that all of math historically is discover... read more..

Clean Jokes
Pastor Tim
3205

Farewell Song

There was a woman who spent some months serving God in Kenya. On her final visit to a remote township she attended a medical clinic. As the Maasai women there began to sing together, she found hersel... read more..

Barb's Mantle
Pastor Tim
5924
3 min read

Life Is Not A Bowl of Cherries!

Life is not a 'bowl of cherries' - far from it. Sometimes it's the pits, but not the cherry itself. Life has a 'flavor' all it's own, just like the cherry, and it's not always sweet. Sometimes we expe... read more..

Clean Jokes
Pastor Tim
4017

Dalmation Role

A nursery school teacher was delivering a station wagon full of kids home one day when a fire truck zoomed past. Sitting in the front seat of the fire truck was a Dalmatian dog. The children started ... read more..

Peggie's Den
Pastor Tim
4912
4 min read

A Blue Ribbon Bundle from Heaven!

God has always kept His promises to me--with many a surprising twist or turn along the way. An unexpected vacation to change my life. A career to exceed my plans. A loving husband to fulfill my dreams... read more..

Clean Jokes
Pastor Tim
6177

One-Liners

If at first you don't succeed, skydiving is not for you. Nothing in the known universe travels faster than a bad check. Vital papers will demonstrate their vitality by moving from where you left the... read more..

Joshua Goodling
Joshua Goodling
6181
6 min read

CoWorkers Are People Too!

When I was building the new website for my speaking services, I wanted some references and quotes from people who knew me. I wrote to one of my previous managers and asked him to write me a short para... read more..

Clean Jokes
Pastor Tim
3517

Lodge Meeting

The wife heard her husband come back into the house not too long after he had left.She said, "Hon, I thought you were going to your lodge meeting.""It was postponed." he replied. "The wife of the Gran... read more..

Melva's Devotions
Melva Cooper
5854
2 min read

California Speedway - A New Tradition

For more than half a century NASCAR drivers and fans have planned their Labor Day weekend around the Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway. No more. This week NASCAR started what it hopes will become a n... read more..

Clean Jokes
Pastor Tim
4383

Signs Your SUV Is Too Big

Signs Your SUV Is Too Big~ The last time you took your kids to a Monster Truck pull the parking attendants directed you right onto the stadium racetrack.~ When you replaced your tires, Goodyear stock ... read more..

Dr. Harold McNabb
Dr. Harold McNabb
4774
8 min read

Psychoceramics: God Loves Cracked Pots

A few years ago, my family visited the city of Delft, outside Amsterdam. That is the center of fine Delft pottery with its trademark blue and white pattern. We took the tour of the ceramic factory the... read more..

Cybersalt Shaker
Pastor Tim
5489
3 min read

I Know Who Killed Jesus

(Originally written February 26, 2004) I saw Mel Gibson's movie "The Passion of the Christ" yesterday. I know who killed Jesus. I did. Of course I knew that before seeing Mel's movie because I have read more..

Clean Jokes
Pastor Tim
2891

Illegal Turn

A man in a hurry taking his 8-year-old son to school, made a turn at a red light where it was prohibited."Uh-oh, I just made an illegal turn!" the man said."Aw, Dad, it's okay" the son said. "The poli... read more..

Barb's Mantle
Pastor Tim
4696
5 min read

Stress Relief

In today's world, we go about things in such a manner, we are usually running around in circles. One thing is pulling us one way, another thing, another way. We spend our time worrying if we are going... read more..

Clean Jokes
Pastor Tim
4621

Mr. Sugarbrown's Daughter

A certain little girl, when asked her name, would reply, "I'm Mr. Sugarbrown's daughter." Her mother told her this was wrong, she must say, "I'm Jane Sugarbrown." The Vicar spoke to her in Sunday Sc... read more..

Clean Jokes
Pastor Tim
2910

10 Minutes Alone

After a day of grueling maneuvers under the blazing Texas sun, the platoon stood in front of the barracks."All right, ladies, think about this," bellowed the drill instructor. "If you could have ten m... read more..

The Spur
Marcia Lee Laycock
4269
3 min read

Going Home With The Gold

The games are over. The winners have gone home with their medals, the losers with their shattered dreams. Watching the Olympics, I was impressed when the underdogs won and thrilled when Canadians di read more..

Clean Jokes
Pastor Tim
4213

Thoughtful Sidney

Sometime after Sidney died, his widow, Tillie, was finally able to speak about what a thoughtful and wonderful man her late husband had been. "Sidney thought of everything," she told them.  "Jus... read more..

Clean Jokes
Pastor Tim
3269

Bathroom Break

On the first day of school, about mid-morning, the kindergarten teacher said, "If anyone has to go to the bathroom, hold up two fingers."A little voice from the back of the room asked, "How will that ... read more..

Melva's Devotions
Melva Cooper
5108
2 min read

Carl Edwards - From Truck To Cup Racing

"I discipline my body like an athlete, training it to do what it should." I Cor. 9:27 (NLT) Michigan International Speedway saw an abnormal number of caution flags Sunday. Most of them were from read more..

Clean Jokes
Pastor Tim
4489

New Boater

This past summer, down on Lake Isabella, located in the high desert, an hour east of Bakersfield, a fellow new to boating was having a problem. No matter how hard he tried, he just couldn't get his b... read more..

Clean Jokes
Pastor Tim
3028

Strange 911 Calls

*Strange 911 Calls*A call came into 911 Emergency because two couples were going to share a hotel room and there weren't enough towels.A man called 911 and said: "Please connect me to Switzerland."A l read more..

Dr. Harold McNabb
Dr. Harold McNabb
4303
7 min read

How To Entertain An Angel

For those of you I haven't told, my grandson says he saw an angel in our worship one Sunday.Micah is almost 3 and his parents have raised him to know that Jesus loves him, and I guess he also knows ab... read more..

Clean Jokes
Pastor Tim
3271

Clothes Hamper

I asked my two-year-old to take his dirty clothes and put them into the hamper.He looked puzzled, and I explained, "You know; it's the place where we put our dirty clothes before they're washed."My so... read more..

Clean Jokes
Pastor Tim
4655

Wimpy Dad

One summer evening during a violent thunderstorm a mother was tucking her small boy into bed.  She was about to turn off the light when he asked with a tremor in his voice, "Mommy, will you sleep... read more..

Melva's Devotions
Melva Cooper
4882
2 min read

The Olympics

"For no one can lay any other foundation than?Jesus Christ. Now anyone who builds on that foundation may use gold, silver, jewels, wood, hay or straw. I Corinthians 3:11-12 (NLT) Athens has fore read more..