Monthly Archive

2004

Welcome to our Archives page. On this page you will find a total of 412 of our articles broken down into Months and Years.

20 Aug

Clean Jokes

Pastor Tim

2781

Fish Heads

A customer at Green's Gourmet Grocery marveled at the proprietor's quick wit and intelligence."Tell me, Green, what makes you so smart?""I wouldn't share my secret with just anyone," Green replies, lo... read more..

19 Aug

Peggie's Den

Pastor Tim

5264

2 min read

Bone of My Bone...CLONE of My CLONE??

Adam and Eve started it...no, GOD started it--it was HIS idea. He took a rib from Adam's side and made Adam a helpmate. It was a BONE, not a CLONE...and I LIKE His creative idea. I D... read more..

18 Aug

Barb's Mantle

Pastor Tim

5656

2 min read

I Want My Daddy!

How many times have you heard, "I want my Daddy!" from your youngsters? Perhaps you just administered punishment for something they had done, and they thought Daddy would come to the rescue. I ... read more..

17 Aug

Melva's Devotions

Melva Cooper

4699

2 min read

Share Your Gift

"The Lord Almighty is a wonderful teacher, and He gives the farmer great wisdom."Isaiah 28:29 (NLT) Today my husband and I traveled many miles across our state to attend a memorial service for a read more..

16 Aug

Dr. Harold McNabb

6103

10 min read

This is What Faith Does

The Olympic Games are on!This time from Greece, the home of Mt. Olympus and the home of the games themselves.Can you imagine what a thrill and honor it would be to carry your nation's colors in the pr... read more..

15 Aug

Guest Authors

Pastor Tim

5051

2 min read

If a Bird Could Pray

Blue skies, bright sunshine, the color of blossoms and new growth everywhere I looked. It was morning when all seemed well with the world. I was returning from an early morning prayer time... read more..

14 Aug

Guest Authors

Pastor Tim

5519

3 min read

Count Your Blessings

If People came complete with theme songs ?Count your blessings? (By J.Oatman & E.O.Excell) would be mine. read more..

14 Aug

Clean Jokes

Pastor Tim

6172

Missing Church

Two men were fishing on a lake, feeling guilty that it was a Sunday morning, that they were not attending church, and the fish were not biting.The first guy eventually says: "I should have stayed home... read more..

13 Aug

Cybersalt Shaker

Pastor Tim

6273

2 min read

More Than Humanly Possible

The Olympics in Greece have officially begun. Along with the traditional hopes and expectations of success by individual athletes and entire nations, there is also a palpable concern and angst a... read more..

Making a Difference in Your Community, Job, and Family

12 Aug

Joshua Goodling

5576

3 min read

Making a Difference in Your Community, Job, and Family

William Penn once said; "I expect to pass through life but once. If, therefore, there be any kindness I can show, or any good thing I can do for any fellow being, let me do it now as I shall not pass ... read more..

11 Aug

Peggie's Den

Pastor Tim

3925

6 min read

Meet Mrs. Jabez

If you've not heard about "The Prayer of Jabez," you've been living in a cave for the last year--for this little book with its inspirational message is a best-seller both in the Christian and in the s... read more..

11 Aug

Clean Jokes

Pastor Tim

2776

Office Answering Message

"Hello, you have reached an office that thought it was so smart getting all it's employees cordless phones. The person you are trying to reach is here right now, staring at me as I answer this call an read more..

10 Aug

Dr. Harold McNabb

3994

7 min read

Then We'll Die Walking

A cute story from Christian Reader: My aunt and uncle had a missionary family visiting. When the missionary children were called in for dinner, their mother said, "Be sure to wash your hands." The ... read more..

08 Aug

Barb's Mantle

Pastor Tim

4898

2 min read

Are Your Seams Showing?

Women my age will all remember the time of seams in the stockings. There were no panty hose back then. We all wore stockings with seams, and you always wanted to make sure the seams were straigh... read more..

07 Aug

The Spur

Marcia Lee Laycock

3475

3 min read

Why are We Surprised?

I closed my eyes as the music swelled around me. The Lotu - the national church in Papua New Guinea - was packed that morning. The people were on their feet, singing praises to God. I loved to watch read more..

05 Aug

Guest Authors

Pastor Tim

4751

2 min read

We Really Are God's Gift To The World

This morning as I was heading out for my walk, I turned left and down the street. I often go that route and I often see the evidence of the neighbourhood children at play. They love to draw and colo read more..

05 Aug

Clean Jokes

Pastor Tim

3011

Lariat Training

More than anything, Bob wanted to be a cowpoke. Taking pity on him, a rancher decided to hire the lad and give him a chance."This," he said, showing him a rope, "is a lariat. We use it to catch cows."... read more..

04 Aug

Cybersalt Shaker

Pastor Tim

5033

2 min read

The Appendix of Christ

Recently, a young man at our church experienced a very long bout of severe abdominal pain. Many of us had grown quite concerned - especially when we found out that surgery was imminent. ... read more..

03 Aug

Barb's Mantle

Pastor Tim

3610

3 min read

In Need of a Re-Overhaul or Face-lift?

Our church is undergoing a 'face-lift', or remodeling job, if you will. We will also be adding on to the church for Sunday school rooms, offices, new kitchen and fellowship hall, and adding a ba... read more..

03 Aug

Clean Jokes

Pastor Tim

2925

Second Opinion 2

A man has not been feeling well and goes to the doctor for a check up. After the physical examination and a battery of blood tests and X-rays, he asks the doctor about his situation.The doctor replie... read more..

02 Aug

Dr. Harold McNabb

3718

7 min read

Living Faith in a Flip Flop World

If you have ever done any navigating by the use of map and compass, you know that magnetic north isn't true north.I suppose most of us know that magnetic north is slowly moving.I wonder how many know ... read more..

01 Aug

Clean Jokes

Pastor Tim

4075

Unknown Reindeer

The game show contestant was only 200 points behind the leader and about to answer the final question - worth 500 points! "To be today's champion," the show's smiling host intoned, "name two of Santa... read more..

01 Aug

The Spur

Marcia Lee Laycock

3346

3 min read

An Act of God, An Act of Grace

{mosimage}The day was bright and sunny with just a touch of crispness to it. It was the kind of morning that should have lifted my spirits but as I gazed out the window, my thoughts were far away an read more..

30 Jul

Peggie's Den

Pastor Tim

3849

5 min read

Child of Sorrow...Child of Peace!

A Hurting Word... Someone, somewhere in our world today aborted a child...our hearts break; the heart of God breaks more. For this was not a piece of tissue; this was a child. We grieve at the high ... read more..

30 Jul

Clean Jokes

Pastor Tim

2944

Let Us Know

The following advertisement appeared in a physical culture magazine:"Here's a good test for stomach muscles. Clasp your hands over your head and place your feet together on the floor. Now bend to the ... read more..

29 Jul

Guest Authors

Dr. Harold McNabb

4650

2 min read

Our Scary World

I wonder if it's safe to leave my house these days. On Canada's west coast we are constantly hearing about the Big One, the cataclysmic earthquake that supposedly is waiting to hurl us all into the se... read more..

28 Jul

Barb's Mantle

Barbara Sanders

4101

4 min read

In Times Like These

We go through so much turmoil at times and we wonder, "God, are you there? Have you forgotten me?" We don't meant to usurp his power, but we do by even thinking that He would leave us with our trouble... read more..

27 Jul

Melva's Devotions

Melva Cooper

4375

3 min read

Dale Jr. Drives Until 1st Caution

Even though it had been a week since the fiery crash at Sonoma, the look on Dale, Jr.'s face clearly revealed he was still in pain Sunday when he climbed into his bright red #8 cup car at New Hampsh read more..

26 Jul

Dr. Harold McNabb

4006

10 min read

Get Your Prayers Out of Neutral

A church planter named Len Sullivan writes about one of his experiences in prayer: In the mid 1980s, my family moved to northern Saskatchewan to start a church. As a church planter, part of my suppor... read more..

25 Jul

Guest Authors

Pastor Tim

4519

12 min read

Knowledge and Relationship in Balance

So why is it okay for her to state her offense to me, yet it is not okay for me to make a principled point about a moral issue because it offended her personally? I just got back from San Antoni read more..

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