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"Weep deeply over the life you hoped would be. Grieve the losses. Then wash your face. Trust God. And embrace the life you have." - John Piper read more..

One Sunday morning, a mother knocks on her son's bedroom door and tells him it's time to get up and go to church. "I'm not going to church this morning," the son says. "You gotta get up and go to ch... read more..

A REAL HOME is a playground. Beware of the house where no rough-housing is allowed and no cries of glee are heard. A REAL HOME is a workshop. Pity the child who is unfamiliar with wrenches and hammer... read more..

Self-Annihilating Sentences You have the distinction of being the only one who is not exceptional.... read more..

"Well," snarled the tough old Navy Chief to the bewildered Seaman. "I suppose after you get discharged from the Navy, you'll just be waiting for me to die so you can come and spit on my grave." "Not read more..

Unable to attend the funeral after his Uncle Charlie died, a man who lived far away called his brother and told him, "Do something nice for Uncle Charlie and send me the bill." Later, he got a bill f... read more..

Are you standing at "Wits End Corner,"Christian, with troubled brow?Are you thinking of what is before you,And all you are bearing now? Does all the world seem against you,And you in the battle alone... read more..

Self-Annihilating Sentences Way down deep, he's shallow.... read more..

"To know God is to know that our obedience is due to Him." - C. S. Lewis read more..

Oh look, Chicken Thursday! There was no mailing last Chicken Thursday. When I remembered late Wednesday that I hadn't put it together yet, I was just plum tuckered out. There was also no ma... read more..

My favorite time of the year is summer and I don’t care what the Gracious Mistress of the Parsonage says. Summer is what I live for especially here in Florida. As soon as Fall arrives in full steam I... read more..

Did you know Raymond Burr had a brother who was a lumberjack? His name was Tim.... read more..

Sunday greetings everyone! It seems that Rev. James Snyder may have inherited his sense of humor from his grandfather. This become apparent in "A Healthy Dose of Medicine for the Soul" at:www.cybersa... read more..

A large segment of the human population takes things way too seriously for their own good. The strange anomaly is that most people laugh at the wrong thing and fail to laugh at the right thing. This s... read more..

The youth director had been trying for months to get the little boy down the street to come to church to be with his third grade Sunday school class. Finally after talking to the boy and his mother f... read more..

(Thanks to subscriber Marilyn H. for sending in a picture of her Easter rock.) My friend was telling me that she was talking to her grand-daughter about Christmas and how the world celebrates the bir read more..

"By all means marry. If you get a good wife, you'll become happy. If you get a bad one, you'll become a philosopher." - Socrates read more..

Some friends invited me to play "Name That Gregorian Tune," but I don't involve myself in games of chants.... read more..

How do you tell when you're out of invisible ink?... read more..

Oh look, Chicken Thursday! Our condolences if you have ever sat behind the kid pictured in "Guy Behind Me Sign" at:www.cybersalt.org/funny-signs/guy-behind-me-sign Enjoy the rest of today's mailing!... read more..

A young honeymoon couple were touring southern Florida and happened to stop at one of the rattlesnake farms along the road. After seeing the sights, they engaged in small talk with the man that handle... read more..

I was going to watch the origami world championships before it folded... but it was only on paper view.... read more..

"If a dying Savior could bring us to God's grace, surely a living Savior can keep us in His grace." - John MacArthur read more..

I was taking my six-year-old son to sign him up at the Chicago Boys Club, an event he had been long waiting for. As I parked in front of the building he stated; "This isn’t the boys club." I looked ... read more..

A policeman saw a man dressed in full cowboy garb -- hat, chaps, duster, six-shooters, boots, and spurs -- standing on a street corner in a busy city. He approached the cowboy and asked him his name. ... read more..

OK, so what's the speed of dark?... read more..

Easter Sunday greetings everyone - the Lord is risen! This week, Rev. James Snyder muses about the Easter Sunday when his resurrection Children's illustration when to the rats. You can read about tha... read more..

After any holiday the Gracious Mistress of the Parsonage and myself enjoy taking a day or two off and just relax. We like to sit around and tell stories. My wife usually starts by saying, “Hey, remem... read more..

My husband and I took our two-year-old daughter to the home-improvement store. Madison got tired of walking, so my husband let her ride on his shoulders. As he walked, Madison began pulling his hair.... read more..

“If God had perceived that our greatest need was economic, he would have sent an economist. If he had perceived that our greatest need was entertainment, he would have sent us a comedian or an artist... read more..