Monthly Archive

2004

Welcome to our Archives page. On this page you will find a total of 292 of our articles broken down into Months and Years.
Clean Jokes
Pastor Tim
6184
3 min read

10 Puns

Two Eskimos sitting in a kayak were chilly, but when they lit a fire in the craft it sank-proving once and for all that you can't have your kayak and heat it, too. Two boll weevils grew up in South C... read more..

Cybersalt Shaker
Pastor Tim
6551
2 min read

Say Hello To Nobody

The elders of our church recently had to ask someone to no longer attend Westside Bible Church. This person's name?  - 'someone Else.? Recently too many people at our church have been counting o... read more..

Dr. Harold McNabb
Dr. Harold McNabb
7921
5 min read

Make Hay While the Sun Shines

Luke 16:1-13 When I was a boy of about ten, there was a television show I loved to watch. It starred Phil Silvers and was about a lovable rascal called Sgt. Bilko. He was a motor pool sergeant who al... read more..

Joshua Goodling
Joshua Goodling
6501
3 min read

Pay It Forward

I don't know if you've seen the movie entitled "Pay it Forward". It was produced in 1998, and told the story of a boy who when challenged by his history teacher to come up with an idea that would "cha... read more..

Peggie's Den
Pastor Tim
5549
6 min read

Ruler Of My Heart

A Hurting Word... It was a "precious moment!" Our four-year-old son Joey had just knelt with Mom and asked Jesus to come into his heart. Picking up his little t-shirt, he looked down at the "appropr... read more..

Melva's Devotions
Melva Cooper
6772
1 min read

Grandparent's Day

 "They and their children and their grandchildren after them will live there forever? I will make my home among them. I will be their God, and they will be my people. Ezekiel 37:25,27 (NLT) T read more..

Sandra Boyte
Pastor Tim
8213
<1min

Return

Don't give away your blessingsBy the way you choose to live.Don't throw away your richesBy the way in which you give.As you cast upon the waterSo it will return to you.And as you share with others,God... read more..

Sandra Boyte
Pastor Tim
9807
<1min

What Love Does

Love holds on.Love is strong,Never wavers, never bends,Is truer than any friend.Love survives.Love always tries, Never ceases to amaze,Lives beyond any grave.You may ask why love tries,Gives its all, ... read more..

The Spur
Marcia Lee Laycock
6534
2 min read

Finding Myself at the Top of the Ladder

"Do you know where I am?" "Where am I going now?" I've been hearing these similar questions lately, asked with the same heart-wrenching look of confusion and a trace of fear. I've seen and heard read more..

Cybersalt Shaker
Pastor Tim
6173
2 min read

Phew

Phew (fyoo ) ? an interjection used to express fatigue, surprise, disgust or relief.  For example: ?Phew, I am so tired I have just got to sit down!? ?Phew!  When that tire blew it scare... read more..

Dr. Harold McNabb
Dr. Harold McNabb
5133
7 min read

No Throwaway People

Luke 15:1-10 In this week's news a fifteen year old Calgary Alberta girl gave birth in her bedroom while her siblings watched TV. She put the baby in a trash bag at the curb. No one, including her mo... read more..

The Spur
Marcia Lee Laycock
5029
3 min read

An Exciting Discovery

I made an exciting discovery yesterday. I got so excited about it I called my husband into the office so I could show him. He smiled indulgently but looked like he thought I was overreacting just a bi... read more..

Guest Authors
Pastor Tim
5783
11 min read

Cosmic Junk?

Greg's response to a letter which asserted there is no qualitative difference between animals and humans. Let me sum up my thinking on this. My point was not that all of math historically is discover... read more..

Barb's Mantle
Pastor Tim
6502
3 min read

Life Is Not A Bowl of Cherries!

Life is not a 'bowl of cherries' - far from it. Sometimes it's the pits, but not the cherry itself. Life has a 'flavor' all it's own, just like the cherry, and it's not always sweet. Sometimes we expe... read more..

Peggie's Den
Pastor Tim
5489
4 min read

A Blue Ribbon Bundle from Heaven!

God has always kept His promises to me--with many a surprising twist or turn along the way. An unexpected vacation to change my life. A career to exceed my plans. A loving husband to fulfill my dreams... read more..

Clean Jokes
Pastor Tim
6792
<1min

One-Liners

If at first you don't succeed, skydiving is not for you. Nothing in the known universe travels faster than a bad check. Vital papers will demonstrate their vitality by moving from where you left the... read more..

Joshua Goodling
Joshua Goodling
6842
6 min read

CoWorkers Are People Too!

When I was building the new website for my speaking services, I wanted some references and quotes from people who knew me. I wrote to one of my previous managers and asked him to write me a short para... read more..

Melva's Devotions
Melva Cooper
6543
2 min read

California Speedway - A New Tradition

For more than half a century NASCAR drivers and fans have planned their Labor Day weekend around the Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway. No more. This week NASCAR started what it hopes will become a n... read more..

Dr. Harold McNabb
Dr. Harold McNabb
5457
8 min read

Psychoceramics: God Loves Cracked Pots

A few years ago, my family visited the city of Delft, outside Amsterdam. That is the center of fine Delft pottery with its trademark blue and white pattern. We took the tour of the ceramic factory the... read more..

Cybersalt Shaker
Pastor Tim
6167
3 min read

I Know Who Killed Jesus

(Originally written February 26, 2004) I saw Mel Gibson's movie "The Passion of the Christ" yesterday. I know who killed Jesus. I did. Of course I knew that before seeing Mel's movie because I have read more..

Barb's Mantle
Pastor Tim
5271
5 min read

Stress Relief

In today's world, we go about things in such a manner, we are usually running around in circles. One thing is pulling us one way, another thing, another way. We spend our time worrying if we are going... read more..

The Spur
Marcia Lee Laycock
4834
3 min read

Going Home With The Gold

The games are over. The winners have gone home with their medals, the losers with their shattered dreams. Watching the Olympics, I was impressed when the underdogs won and thrilled when Canadians di read more..

Melva's Devotions
Melva Cooper
5710
2 min read

Carl Edwards - From Truck To Cup Racing

"I discipline my body like an athlete, training it to do what it should." I Cor. 9:27 (NLT) Michigan International Speedway saw an abnormal number of caution flags Sunday. Most of them were from read more..

Dr. Harold McNabb
Dr. Harold McNabb
5052
7 min read

How To Entertain An Angel

For those of you I haven't told, my grandson says he saw an angel in our worship one Sunday.Micah is almost 3 and his parents have raised him to know that Jesus loves him, and I guess he also knows ab... read more..

Melva's Devotions
Melva Cooper
5467
2 min read

The Olympics

"For no one can lay any other foundation than?Jesus Christ. Now anyone who builds on that foundation may use gold, silver, jewels, wood, hay or straw. I Corinthians 3:11-12 (NLT) Athens has fore read more..

Clean Jokes
Pastor Tim
3431
<1min

Goober Compensation

If you are wondering what a Goober is, there is a picture of one at:https://www.cybersalt.org/pastor-tim-s-cleanlaugh-site/what-is-a-gooberTwo goobers were talking.One was explaining to the other how ... read more..

Barb's Mantle
Pastor Tim
6383
3 min read

Temporal Versus Eternal

'A woman's house is her castle'. And you just don't bother a woman's castle. I'm speaking from a woman's point of view. Many of us have things we cherish, and want to keep. We put them away, and forge read more..

The Spur
Marcia Lee Laycock
6410
3 min read

Praying with Our Eyes Open

The waitress placed a large bowl of salad in the middle of the table and handed plates all round. Spence and I chatted with our friends for another few moments, while the waitress poured tall glasse read more..

Peggie's Den
Pastor Tim
8443
7 min read

All Aboard MRS. Noah's Ark!

A Hurting Word... Now we all know it was MR. Noah who built the ark and bossed the ark--with the Lord's help, of course!! But it's Mother's Day, and we also know that behind every successful man, the... read more..

Barb's Mantle
Pastor Tim
5936
3 min read

Acceptance

Acceptance Weekly devotional by Barbara Sanders Everyone wants to feel wanted, to be accepted.  Many spend a lifetime trying to gain acceptance in one way or another.  They worry about what ... read more..