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You never know when life will throw you a curve ball, but when it does at least try to throw one back. The same holds true for this game.  If you hit the ball with the very middle of the paddle you s... read more..

"Call unto Me, and I will answer thee and show thee great and mighty things which thou knowest not." - Jeremiah 33:3   Many people are humbugged into believing too little than were read more..

A general noticed one of his soldiers behaving oddly.  The soldier would pick up any piece of paper he found, frown and say, "That's not it" and put it down again. This went on ... read more..

There was an unexpected knock on my door, and like I always do I first opened the peephole and asked, "Who's there?""Parcel post, ma'am. I have a package that needs a signature.""Where's the package?"... read more..

Apparently, before the cookie monster was the cookie monster he was the computer monster.  Here's an enjoyable bit of vintage film that was used in an IBM training film called "Coffee read more..

"For who has despised the day of small things?" - Zechariah 4:10   In a workshop of an artist was a poor lad whose task it was to clean the floor and tidy the room after the day&# read more..

One Sunday after church Mom asked her very young daughter what the lesson was about.  Her daughter answered, "Don't be scared, you'll get your quilts."  Needless to say... read more..

As with many funerals, it was a cloudy, rainy day.The deceased was a little old lady who had devoted her entire married life to fussing at her poor husband. When the graveside service had no more than... read more..

A spiritual gift is a divinely given ability to perform the role God has placed us in the church to do.  Does having a certain gift make one better than someone with a different gift?  Are read more..

An American was golfing at the Old Course in St.  Andrews, Scotland.  He slices his opening drive out of bounds onto the beach, so he tees another one up and smacks it right down the middl read more..

FIFTH SUNDAY OF EASTER   Acts 13:44-52 Rev. 21:1-5 John 13:31-35* Psalm 148   Of all the holidays we celebrate, Valentine's Day is most likely to inspire thought of love, but t read more..

A group of friends went deer hunting and paired off in twos for the day. That night, one of the hunters returned alone, staggering under the weight of an eight-point buck."Where's Joey?" the others as... read more..

"You are the salt of the earth." - Matthew 5:13   Many of you might ask yourself: "How far may I go in my opinions, enjoyments and habits of the world without making a shipwr read more..

Tradition here in the office is to keep a notepad with the punch lines from the various jokes that pass through.  I was flipping pages and found "Turtles have such tiny ears!" read more..

Photographer Ruth Van Bergen specialized in celebrity portraits. One wealthy woman complained that Van Bergen's photo wasn't nearly as good as the first one she had taken."You must forgive me." the ph... read more..

Another year has gone by and I find myself facing the same quandary I faced last year. I was hoping somehow this year would be different but, alas, it is not. Many people complain about how fast thing... read more..

As I waited in the line-up at the post office the other day I overheard a conversation that is quite common for this area of the world.  One person asked after the other and the response was, & read more..

"Then the Spirit said unto Philip: Go near, and join thyself to this chariot." - Acts 8:29   We all know that God moves in mysterious ways. Which Apostle would have imagined that read more..

Dear Ma and Pa: I am well.  Hope you are.  Tell Brother Walt and Brother Elmer the Army beats working for Old Man Minch a mile.  Tell them to join up quick before maybe all the read more..

"From a child thou has known the Holy Scriptures, which are able to make thee wise unto salvation through faith which is in Christ Jesus." -2 Timothy 3:14-16   The writer of this read more..

My friend Ann and I were eating at a Chinese restaurant.  When an elderly waiter set chopsticks at our places, Ann made a point of reaching into her purse and pulling out her own pair.&nb read more..

"When I sit in darkness, the LORD shall be a Light unto me." - Micah 7:8   It is estimated that there are over twelve million blind people in the world. We are grateful for the pr read more..

A woman surgeon was disturbed about the high cost of her car repair. "This is ridiculous!" she said, "charging me five hundred dollars to grind the valves and put in new piston rings... read more..

April was interesting..storms and "bugs" that made us sick.. Praise God we are all better now..(I hope.) I have been trying to decide if it is time to take down the sheltering screens for the Bunnys... read more..

I don't speak French very well, but my guess is these people are excited about how fast this train is going.  It goes to prove that language is no barrier for railfans, speed aficionados, o read more..

"Yet I have left me seven thousand in Israel, all the knees which have not bowed unto Baal and every mouth which has not kissed him." - 1 Kings 19:18   The prophet Elijah was a lo read more..