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For months he had been her devoted admirer. Now, at long last, he had collected up sufficient courage to ask her the most momentous of all questions: "There are quite a lot of advantages to being a b... read more..

Sunday greetings everyone! This week Rev. James Snyder comes to the rescue when his wife reports a bee swarming - only to find the "problem" was a different set of wings. You can read "What It W... read more..

They said my writing was emotionally one dimensional; it hurt my feeling.... read more..

Self-Annihilating Sentence: Complaints I may be omniscient, but don't expect me to know everything.... read more..

"The early church had no building, no money, and no political influence. And they turned the world upside-down." - J. D. Greear read more..

Even as old as I am, there are still things I fear. I do not want to make a list, I’m afraid to. When I have conquered one fear, another one knocks on the door and introduces itself to me. Out of resp... read more..

A joke from back in the day when people needed a paper ticket to board an airplane ... A porter loaded down with suitcases followed the couple to the airline check-in counter. As they approached the... read more..

A Sunday school teacher asked her class, "What is prayer?" One of her pupils answered, "That's a message sent to God at night and on Sundays when the rates are lower."... read more..

Oh look, Chicken Thursday! Enjoy the rest of today's mailing! ~ Pastor Tim... read more..

A big city California lawyer went duck hunting in rural Texas. He shot and dropped a bird, but it fell into a farmer's field on the other side of a fence. As the lawyer climbed over the fence, an elde... read more..

"How deep is the mud? Depends on who you ask. We all go through the same stuff differently." - unknown read more..

Self-Annihilating Sentence: Complaints Health foods make me sick.... read more..

I always wanted to be a Gregorian Monk, but I never got the chants.... read more..

Two snails were standing on the side of the road, a turtle stopped and said, "Do you guys want a ride on my back"? One of the snails took him up on his offer and off he went. As the turtle reached t... read more..

Traveling through New England a motorist stopped for gas in a tiny village. "What type of town is this?" he asked the station attendant. "All depends," the native drawled. "Do you mean by them that... read more..

Sunday greetings everyone! Rev. James Snyder isn't naive about why he is called naive, nor is he worried about being naive. You can read "I’m Really Enjoying My Naivety" at:www.cybersalt.org/god... read more..

  "Practice the Pause. When in doubt, pause. When angry, pause. When tired, pause. When stressed, pause.And when you pause ... pray." - Unknown read more..

I have LED shoestrings, so yeah ... pretty light on my feet.... read more..

Self-Annihilating Sentence: Advice If you want to think independently, you must imitate me.... read more..

Someone recently said to me, “You sure are naïve.” I’m not sure what the incident was about at the time, and I was a little bit hurt by that saying. What did he mean that I am naïve? I have been givi... read more..

Top ten things you don't want to hear from your real estate agent when you go to settlement on your new home: 1. "I think unexplained crop circles add a unique flair to any home's garden." 2. "Actua... read more..

I was making Play-doh animals with my four-year-old niece, Chris, and her three-year-old brother, Neil. While Chris was clearly molding a crude but recognizable dog, figuring what Neil was making was ... read more..

Oh look, Chicken Thursday! Enjoy the rest of today's mailing! ~ Pastor Tim... read more..

Self-Annihilating Sentence Nickels are a dime a dozen!... read more..

"Without courage we will simply accumulate a collection of good ideas and regrets." - Andy Stanley read more..

A new monk arrives at the monastery. He is assigned to help the other monks in copying the old texts by hand. He notices, however, that they are copying copies, and not the original books. So, the new... read more..

A woman was taking her time browsing through everything at a friend's yard sale, and said to her, "My husband is going to be very angry I stopped at a yard sale." "I'm sure he'll understand when you ... read more..

In a very exclusive private school near California's Silicon Valley, a third-grade teacher was lecturing her upper high-class students about the less fortunate. She asked them each to write an essay a... read more..

Writer's block is serious business; you can't make this stuff up!... read more..

Sunday greetings everyone! At risk of making this sound like groundhog day, I think sending is back to normal. This week, Rev. James Snyder reminisces about the positive effect corporal punishment h... read more..