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This is the day the LORD hath made, let us rejoice and be glad in it.   Isa. 43:16-21 Phil. 3:4-14 Luke 20:9-20* Psalm 28   *When we first read this parable of Jesus, we don't l read more..

It's a summer holiday weekend and a man walks into a butcher shop which has a sign in the window saying "Ground Sirloin: 29 cents per pound" The man says, "I'm having a cookout this weekend. I'd like ... read more..

The Blessings of the Cross - AN EVENING PRAYER   Jesus gives the Beatitudes - Matthew 5:1-12   Lord, have mercy...Upon the world...This holy season look down with pity upon all the chi read more..

My company had a successful year, and at the annual meeting, employees eagerly awaited the general manager's report on the performance of our branch.  "You are the role models of o read more..

After buying her kids a pet hamster, after they PROMISED they would take care of it, Mom, as usual, ended up with the responsibility.One evening, exasperated, she asked them, "How many times do you th... read more..

The Blessings of the Cross - PRAYER   "Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you. For everyone who asks receives; he who seeks read more..

It drives me nuts that so many people have abandoned basic English in their e-mailing and online messaging.  Don't get me wrong.  I am no master of the English language and I am not on read more..

In my English-as-a-second-language class, I explained the difference between a watch and a clock.  I told the students that when it was a large timepiece on a wall and not attached to your read more..

Two men were chatting casually at work over the water cooler. The conversation turned to golf and one asked the other, "Do you play?""Yes, the younger man replied, "I used to, but I quit because I was... read more..

My friend's husband always teases her about her lack of interest in household chores.  One day he came home with a gag gift, a refrigerator magnet that read: "Martha Stewart doesn& read more..

If you can read the word "quickly" slowly, or you can say the word "backwards" forwards, you may just do well with this little exercise (which thankfully is not part of the requi read more..

The blessings of the Cross - A LIVING WORD   "You were not redeemed with corruptible things, but with the precious blood of Christ. He was chosen before the creation of the world, but read more..

The telephone rings in the principal's office at a school. "Hello, this is Dunn Elementary," answers the principal. "Hi. Jimmy won't be able to come to school all next we... read more..

The young suitor was determined to win the heart of the girl he wanted to marry, in spite of her rejection of his proposals a number of times.He began what can only be called "Campaigning" and sent he... read more..

I am a middle of the road kind of guy.  I like my tea neither weak nor strong, I enjoy life without constant emotional extremes, I am often in the middle of people trying to sort out disagreement... read more..

The Blessings of the Cross - A LIVING RELIGION   "If we live, we live to the LORD; and if we die, we die to the LORD. So whether we live or die, we belong to the LORD." - Romans 14 read more..

One fellow was violently tearing through his Bible in a desperate search when a friend came up and asked, "Is something wrong?""Yes," he said, "I can't remember if the Thanksgiving story is in the Old... read more..

For the first time, my four-year-old daughter Kelsey was coming to my office to have me, a dental hygenist, clean her teeth.  She was accompanied by her grandmother.  When they came in read more..

Whether you want to or not, you can't get away from God.  You can never fall from His watchful care. Listen Online: {audio}podcast/sm20070318.mp3{/audio} read more..

Stationed in Okinawa, Japan, my son and his wife were expecting their first baby.  I was elated when he called me at work with the news of my grandchild's birth.  I took down all... read more..

The other day, Nancy and I got into some petty argument. (I say it was petty. She would have said it was Armageddon.) As is our nature, neither of us would admit the possibility that we might be in er... read more..

Getting away from their high-stress jobs, a couple spends relaxing weekends in their motor home.  When they found their peace and quiet disturbed by well-meaning, but unwelcome, visits from o... read more..

My dry cleaner very generously gives each customer a free copy of the daily newspaper. As I took my copy, I told him, "I hope the business grows enough to offset the cost of the papers.""Oh, don't wor... read more..

When the U.S.  Mint reissued two-dollar bills, I thought they might someday become collectors' items.  I went to the bank and picked up a hundred, serially numbered and still in thei... read more..

While waiting at the veterinarian's office, I overheard two women chatting about their dogs."What's your dog's name?" asked the first woman."Well, we used to call her Pork Chop," answered the second l... read more..

I love the Swiss.  By staying netural in most of the the world's disputes they have been able to work a lot for peace.  This neutrality has also given them a lot of time to invent and read more..

A goober was taking the tour of a national park not long ago.  The ranger mentioned to the tour group that dinosaur fossils had been found in the area. The goober exclaimed, "Wow.... read more..

It is with the greatest of apologies that I present this game to you. I only played it for a few levels before my mind was twisted into more of a tangle than these overlapping lines. But then again, ... read more..

"To all in Rome who are loved by God and called to be saints: Grace and peace to you from God our Father and from the LORD Jesus Christ." - Romans 1:7-9   The Marks of the Cross-C read more..

A mother's four-year-old daughter was attending her first performance of the Ice Capades. She was so mesmerized that she wouldn't budge from her seat even during intermission, watching the activity wh... read more..