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"God, I lift up to You the areas of my life that are overwhelming and burdensome. I've not come to You to complain, but rather to seek Your help. Where I've tried to handle everything in my own stre read more..

Wake up, it's time for your sleeping pill.... read more..

The scene: Alexander Graham Bell's laboratory. An exciting new discovery is about to take place. Mr. Bell and his assistant, a man named Watson, have been hard at work on Bell's new invention to tran... read more..

By Saralee Perel Gracie, my beautiful 13-year-old shepherd/collie mix, has found her purpose. Six years ago, when I came home from a Boston hospital after my spinal cord injury, I was wearing a huge... read more..

Oh look, Chicken Thursday! Thank you to Ruth C. who let me know that in Sunday's mailing the Rev. James Snyder item was missing, with the Cybersalt News appearing a second time in its place... read more..

1.  Clumsy?  Avoid cutting yourself while slicing vegetables get someone else to hold them while you chop away. 2.  High blood pressure sufferers: simply cut yourself and bleed for a w read more..

"Never let your common sense become so prominent and forceful that it pushes the Son of God to one side." - Oswald Chambers read more..

Here I am! Now what are your other two wishes?... read more..

Clocks are supposed to go back Sunday, but the store I bought ours from has a "no return" policy!... read more..

A woman was asked by a co-worker, "What is it like to be a Christian?" The woman replied, "It is like being a pumpkin. God picks you from the patch, brings you in, and washes all the dirt off of you.... read more..

A man entered a drug store and asked to see the pharmacist. When the pharmacist came out, the man asked if he could give him a cure for the hiccups. The pharmacist immediately reached out and slappe... read more..

I thought I had everything organized and in order. It just shows how useless my thinking is these days. There are many piles in my office and on my desk, and I know what is in each pile. Everything i... read more..

Sunday greetings everyone! The link to last week's video share was not totally obvious, so if you missed taking a flyby of Jupiter you can take it by clicking here. This week's video share is a blas... read more..

DENTIST: Crown Him with many crowns CONTRACTORS: The church's one foundation OBSTETRICIANS: Come, labour on GOLFERS: There is a green hill far away POLITICIANS: Standing on the promises LIBRARI read more..

A group of friends who prided themselves on their intelligence set out to have a contest of wits. Each person in turn asked a question, and anyone who volunteered an answer that was wrong dropped out.... read more..

  "A man who is born again is careful of his own soul. He tries not only to avoid sin - but also to avoid everything which may lead to it. He is careful about the company he keeps. He know that read more..

All our emergencies are normal.... read more..

What do you get if you divide the circumference of a pumpkin by its diameter? Pumpkin π... read more..

A young, new Christian went to his local small town church one weekend.  He came home and his wife asked him how it was. "Well," said the young man, "It was good.  They did something differ... read more..

Oh look, Chicken Thursday! I have been blessed to be working with a business coach in recent weeks. I wasn't really looking for one, and had anyone asked if I needed to talk to one I might not have a... read more..

"You may think you can live fine without Christ, but you cannot afford to die without Him." - C. H. Spurgeon read more..

I have become more optimistic and now believe that things could get worse.... read more..

A mom was carpooling her Sarah and friend Melanie to Hebrew School one day when she caught wind of the conversation between the two six-year-olds in the back seat... Melanie, "Our family is kosher" ... read more..

Negotiations between union members and their employer were at an impasse. The union denied that their workers were flagrantly abusing their contract's sick-leave provisions. One morning at the bargai... read more..

Matchmakers like to strike up a light conversation.... read more..

Years ago, when our daughters were very young, we'd drop them off at our church's children's chapel on Sundays before the eleven o'clock service. One Sunday, just as I was about to open the door to th... read more..

There once was a rich man who was near death. He was very grieved because he had worked so hard for his money and he wanted to be able to take it with him to heaven. So he began to pray that he might ... read more..

During this time of exclusive lockdown, I and the Gracious Mistress of the Parsonage have grown accustomed to silence. Don't get me wrong here. I do not object to noise as long as it's the right kind... read more..

Sunday greetings everyone! Thank you to Brian P. who alerted me to the source of the final item in last Chicken Thursday's "Homilies to Live By." It is originally from the 'Hitch-hiker's Guide to the... read more..

"On a good day, enjoy yourself; on a bad day, examine your conscience. God arranges for both kinds of days so that we won't take anything for granted." - Solomon read more..