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Our teacher asked us what our favorite animal was, and I said, "Fried chicken." She said I wasn't funny, but she couldn't have been right, everyone else in the class laughed. My parents told me to alw... read more..

The colonel who served as inspector general in our command paid particular attention to how personnel wore their uniforms. On one occasion he spotted a junior airman with a violation. "Airman," he bel... read more..

This update comes post ‘stay-cation’ for me.  We had 2 weeks of family with us and let me say what a fabulous time that was!  No kidding!  I hadn’t seen Alyssa and Matt since their wedding day almost ... read more..

Many years ago my wife was to knitting what Peyton Manning is to football. She designed exotic patterns with ease. There was an occasion when we had lunch in a real Chinese restaurant (only one person... read more..

The Fourth of July is upon us and nobody enjoys a party more than Yours Truly. I will offer any excuse to break into some kind of a party mode. The slightest hint of refreshments and I have my "thes read more..

Jesus' death on the cross provides completely and alone for our salvation, but building His church requires us to do hard works of devotion and service. {audio}podcast/sm20100627.mp3{/audio} ... read more..

Please excuse the title. I don't read whatever language the title of this video is in so I went with something descriptive of it in English. My other choice was "I wish these guys would come to my h... read more..

David Amune, a pastor with Partners International, proclaims the deliverance that Jesus has for all who will believe in Him. {audio}podcast/sm20100620.mp3{/audio} ... read more..

Everyone has a different opinion of what is good. What one person considers good may not suit the next person in line. Especially is this seen in the area of cuisine. For example, one man's broccoli i... read more..

What we are thinking affects our attitude towards God and our relationship with Him. {audio}podcast/sm20100613.mp3{/audio} ... read more..

Anybody who would casually investigate the background of Yours Truly would undeniably discover that I have no charges pending accusing me of being a handyman. In fact, quite the reverse would be revea... read more..

Power to Change Missionary, John Reaume, presents the top ten "One Anothers" of the Bible. {audio}podcast/sm20100606.mp3{/audio} ... read more..

Since life is a rat race one would at least expect you could get a cat on a treadmill. But apparently as exorcising as cats can be, at times they just can't be exercising.   ... read more..

I think most of us remember the movie "Kung-Fu Panda." This is the bear that trained the panda. Fortunately they edited out the bear hygiene scenes. ... read more..

IMPORTANT NOTICE: If you are one of hundreds of parachuting enthusiasts who bought our Easy Sky Diving book, please make the following correction: on page 8, line 7, the words "state zip code" should ... read more..

My morning Bible study has been in the Gospel of Mark recently.  I  asked my Father to enable me to understand the significance of what I’d be reading; to really ‘get’ it; to let it touch my heart and... read more..

The free hugs movement is a fun social experiment that has been conducted all over the world.  Here is video of it from in Sondrio, Italy.   ... read more..

A sidewalk preacher stood on a soapbox downtown and started a rousing sermon on salvation, ending with, "Brothers and Sisters, if you want to go to Heaven, come stand by me!"Half of those standing aro... read more..

A song has been going through my head lately and I just cannot seem to get it out. You know how it is, you hear a song in the morning and it buzzes in your head all day long, no matter what you try to... read more..

A social worker who had recently transferred from the big city to the mountains was touring her new territory. She came upon the tiniest cabin she had ever seen. Intrigued, she knocked on the door. "A... read more..

Jesus Christ is the Supreme One. {audio}podcast/sm20100530.mp3{/audio} ... read more..

Fun should leave you feeling good so this video of soldiers surprising their loved ones has found its way into the funblog.   ... read more..

We can't force our children and other people to trust in Jesus, but we can live in such a way as to impact them toward desiring God to work in their lives as He has in ours. {audio}podcast/sm20100523... read more..

Sometimes it is best to err on the side of caution. This, however, has not always been my practice down through the years. In fact, I am not very good when it comes to practicing anything, just ask th... read more..

As a recently divorced police officer, and new to the dating scene, I was thrilled but slightly intimidated to be dating a lovely woman with a young daughter.Parenting was new to me, however, and it c... read more..

I’m hoping these words will land coherently because right now there are so many different ideas and thoughts zinging through my head I can barely catch a glimpse of one before it speeds off and 8 more... read more..

"Where's my Sunday paper?!" the irate customer calling the newspaper office loudly demanded, wanting to know where her Sunday edition was."Ma'am," said the newspaper employee, "today is Saturday. The read more..

Religion Column - Rev. James L. Snyder - Good intentions are only as good as the intender If awards were given to people who have the best of intentions, I would be working on my acceptance speech ... read more..

Your hair clippings can help clean up oil spills.  Check out this video and then check out the web site on how you can help. http://matteroftrust.org/programs/hairmatsinfo.html... read more..

After I bought my mother a compact-disc player and some CDs, she was excited to discover she no longer needed to rewind or fast-forward tapes or move the needle on her record player.Knowing she was no... read more..