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Because our former small-town parish was not a wealthy one, our pastor was dependent on parishioners for upkeep and maintenance of the church. Once he asked my husband, Sam, to rewire the confessiona... read more..

Apparently, 1 in 5 people in the world is Chinese.  And there are 5 people in my family, so it must be, that one of us is Chinese. It's either my mom or my dad, my older brother Colin, me or my ... read more..

"Mirror, mirror, on the wall, who's got the funniest face of all?" Check out those Halloween trick-or-treaters at your door in a few days...You?ll meet some pretty funny--and strange--faces...but you read more..

A group of senior citizens were sitting around talking about their ailments: "My arms are so weak I can hardly hold this cup of coffee," said one."Yes, I know. My cataracts are so bad I can't even see... read more..

Bernie was invited to his ageing friend's home for dinner.  Morris, the host, preceded every request to his wife by endearing terms, calling her Honey, My Love, Darling, Sweetheart, Pumpkin, etc.... read more..

Every book produced by Readers Digest, (as far as I know), if it says anything about the origin of life, or the age of the Earth, will say only one thing: that life evolved from non-living materials, ... read more..

A rolled up newspaper can be an effective pet training tool when used properly.For instance, use the rolled-up newspaper if your dog chews up something inappropriate or has a housebreaking accident. B... read more..

This morning we are going to consider a place in Israel that is one of the oldest ruins on the face of the earth. Next to Jerusalem , no other Israeli city has received as much interest or research. I... read more..

A small boy stunned his parents after church one Sunday when he began to empty his pockets of nickels, dimes and quarters.  Finally his mother asked the obvious question, "Where did you get all t... read more..

** See photo of interviewer's family on desk, point, start laughing uncontrollably.** Ask if there is only one emergency exit, grin and say; 'Boy!, I bet this floor would be in trouble if someone barr read more..

Some marriages may be made in heaven, but many of the details have to be worked out here on earth. Unfortunately, many couples enter into an intimate relationship with little or no thought about how s... read more..

Two gas company servicemen, a senior training supervisor and a young trainee, were out checking meters in a suburban neighborhood.  They parked their truck at the end of the alley and worked thei... read more..

You know you work for the government when:The process becomes more important than the product.You don't see anything wrong with attending a meeting on a subject you know nothing about.You feel you con... read more..

A young woman brings home her fiance to meet her parents.  After dinner, her mother tells her father to find out about the young man. The father invites the fiance to his study for a drink. ... read more..

You will always be rich enough to be generous. My good friend Gordon Patterson, minister at New Hope Baptist Church told me of a year he spent in mission work in Kenya. He said that on one occasion, ... read more..

Morris had just been hired as the new CEO of a large high tech corporation.  The CEO who was stepping down met with him privately and presented him with three numbered envelopes....#1,#2,#3. ... read more..

A controversy has raised its ugly head between the Gracious Mistress of the Parsonage and Yours Truly. It has been a long time since such a rift has invaded the tranquility of our domicile. Sure, our ... read more..

Nights in England are coal black, making parachute jumps very difficult. We attach small lights called chemlites to make our jumpsuits visible to the rest of the team.Late one night, lost after a prac... read more..

Reruns can be dull, boring, uneventful re-hashing of the same ole stuff you've seen a hundred times before...but I've got a re-run to recommend to you that, when God's the producer, will make your day... read more..

1.  I believe that if anything is worth doing, it would have been done already. 2.  I shall never move quickly, except to avoid more work or find excuses. 3.  I will never rush into a read more..

A fellow was asked if there were any good doctors is his home town. "Good doctors!" he exclaimed. "We have the best doctors in the world. Dr. James Jones is one good doctor; he's great; he saved my li... read more..

Have you ever been in someone else's kitchen and see them prepare raw hamburger on the counter, then as you watched they immediately prepared some bread on the same surface? Have you ever been in a pu... read more..

The tribal wisdom of the Dakota Indians, passed on from one generation to the next, says that when you discover you are riding a dead horse, the best strategy is to dismount. However, in modern busin... read more..

A man walks into a dentist's surgery and says, "Excuse me, can you help me. I think I'm a moth."Dentist: "You don't need a dentist. You need a psychiatrist."Man: "Yes, I know."Dentist: "So why did you... read more..

If GH can stand for P as in HiccoughIf OUGH stands for O as in DoughIf PHTH stands for T as in PhthisisIf EIGH stands for A as in NeighbourIf TTE stands for T as in GazetteIf EAU stands for O as in Pl... read more..

I saw a stunning painting a while ago. It was done by a man whose work reflects a lot of religious themes, but I think this is one of his best. It is a portrayal of one of the encounters with Jesus to... read more..

My husband and I both work, so our family eats out a lot.Recently, when we were having a rare home-cooked meal, I handed a glass to my three year old and asked her to please drink her milk.She looked ... read more..

Little Bobby was spending the weekend with his grandmother after a particularly trying week in kindergarten.  His grandmother decided to take him to the park on Saturday morning.  It had bee... read more..

In 2000, there were two documented attempts of soul selling. A Salon.com article titled ?eFaust eFoiled? reported that 18-year-old Sterling Jones ?put his soul up for auction on eBay. Within a few day... read more..

When I was a mother's helper, the mom of the family I worked for sat with her three oldest children and watched a PBS special showing the birth of a baby. The mom thought it would be a good starting p... read more..