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The efficiency expert concluded his lecture with a note of caution. "You don't want to try these techniques at home." "Why not?" asked someone from the back of the audience. "I watched my wife's ro... read more..

One of my late preacher-dad's favorite stories was about a New Yorker who walked the streets of the city wearing a "sandwich board." As people passed him, they read, "I am a fool fo... read more..

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At a wedding I recently attended, the priest called for a moment of silence to remember the faithful dead...As the church grew quiet, a little boy sitting in front of me turned to his father and said ... read more..

I just watched the film Capote, a story about a writer who became obsessed with a tragic murder. The film details his journey as he goes to the community where the murders were committed, becomes frie... read more..

Good News: You baptized seven people today in the river.Bad News: You lost two of them in the swift current. Good News: The Women's Guild voted to send you a get-well card.Bad News: The vote passed b... read more..

I was having trouble with my computer. So I called Harold, the computer guy, to come over. Harold clicked a couple of buttons and solved the problem. He gave me a bill for a minimum service call.As he... read more..

The children had all been photographed for school pictures, and the teacher was trying to persuade them each to buy a copy of the group picture. "Just think how nice it will be to look at it when you... read more..

10. You frequently overhear the CEO mumbling, "Eeny-Meeny-Miney-You"9. The guys from the mailroom see you, and their first response is "Oh, are you still here.".8. The guy from HR keeps asking when ca read more..

A radical feminist is getting on a bus when, just in front of her, a man gets up from his seat.  She thinks to herself, "Here's another man trying to keep up the customs of a patriarchal societ... read more..

A tourist asks a man in uniform, "Are you a policeman?""No, I am an undercover detective.""So why are you in uniform?""Today is my day off."... read more..

Someone ought to write a book called 'In The Name Of Science - Fraudsters Within' because quite a few pronouncements made in the name of science have been accepted as true, but soon after have... read more..

Grandpa and Grandpa were sitting in their porch rockers watching the beautiful sunset and reminiscing about "the good old days," when Grandma turned to Grandpa and said, "Honey, do you remember when w... read more..

Understanding the true nature of faith that God accepts is key for us to be able to share Jesus with others.Listen Online: {audio}podcast/sm20060326.mp3{/audio}... read more..

A young student reports for a final examination that consists of only true/false type statements.  The student takes a seat in the hall, stares at the question paper for five minutes, removes a... read more..

People say, as they get older their hearing is not what it used to be. I have found this to be true for myself. The older I get, and I plan to get as old as I can, the more I hear noises in the middle... read more..

My friend wanted a boat more than anything. His wife kept refusing, but he bought one anyway. "I'll tell you what," he told her, "In the spirit of compromise, why don't you name the boat?" Being a go... read more..

A young boy of four was going into hospital to have his tonsils removed.  He told his playmate, "I'll be gone for a while.  I have to have surgery." On the day he was admitted his mother as... read more..

It seemed fitting that the sky hung heavy and low. It seemed right that the wind was bitter, howling with the fierce shriek of winter around a tiny country cemetery. There was a very small hole in the... read more..

An off-ramp of a freeway in Long Beach, CA, has been torn up for years.Recently, someone put up a handmade sign reading,"Scientists tell us that the sun will burn out in one and a half billion years. ... read more..

A young boy called the pastor of a local "corner" church to ask the pastor to come by to pray for his mother who had been very ill with the flu. The pastor knew the family and was aware they had been... read more..

We’ve been talking about heaven over the last weeks and I’d like to continue that today as we take a moment to look at some difficult verses of Scripture in 2 Peter 3. What we are about to... read more..

My sister has the courage, but not always the skills, to tackle any home-repair project.For example, in her garage are pieces of a lawn mower she once tried to fix. So I wasn't surprised the day my ot... read more..

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This week has been a wake up call for me, being a grandmother of five, two of which are staying with us for the week. They are two rambunctious, free-willed, spirited young boys, ages 10 and 12. ... read more..

On a recent flight, an elderly passenger kept peering out the window. Since it was totally dark, all she could see was the blinking wing-tip light. Finally, she rang for the flight attendant."I'm sorr... read more..

It happened on Easter Sunday morning--the one morning when as a pastor you want everything to go "just right." Praise filled the large sanctuary, the pastor welcomed with delight the many gu... read more..

Friends, one an optimist and the other a pessimist could never quite agree on any topic of discussion.   One day the optimist decided he had found a good way to pull his friend out of his contin... read more..

An enormously wealthy 65-year-old man falls in love with a young woman in her twenties and is contemplating a proposal."Do you think she'd marry me if I tell her I'm 45?" he asked a friend."Your chanc... read more..

A second grader came home from school and said to her mother, "Mom, guess what? We learned how to make babies today." The mother, more that a little surprised, asked fearfully, "That's interesting. ... read more..