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Oh look, Chicken Thursday.

I am part of Refugee Sponsorship group in a village next to our city. It's actually a nice little village, but they would never allow me to move there because they already have an idiot.

We are rescuing a young Christian couple who had to flee their country after the husband, a reporter, covered a story on a serious crime that ended up getting the perpetrators arrested. The problem was the perps belonged to a group that is part of the dominant religion of the country and they didn't take to a Christian playing such a role. Actually, in that country they don't take to Christians having any role that affects them in any way.

I mention this because I have been working on the group's website where we have a silent auction underway and two of the most popular items being bid on are eggs and chickens - or is it chickens and eggs (I can never remember which comes first.) I chuckled when I noticed this because it was a reminder of the ridiculous corner of my mind that gets excited whenever there is something "chickeny" that I can write about on Chicken Thursdays.

Mission accomplished for another week!

Of course, most of you are too far away to place a bid on these eggs and chickens, but there is one silent auction item available that anyone anywhere can bid on. I have offered up a turnkey, startup website that is a great deal for any individual, church, organization or business that is overdue (it is 2021 after all) for a website, or a renewed website. You can see all the details at:
https://metchosinhelps.com/silent-auction/new-custom-website-4-core-pages-and-more

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~ Pastor Tim

My mom is a less than fastidious housekeeper.

One evening my dad returned home from work, walked into the kitchen and teased her, "You know, dear, I can write my name in the dust on the mantel."

Mom turned to him and sweetly replied,

"Yes, darling, I know. That's why I married a college graduate."

Self-loathing: I hate intolerant people!

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Listening to background music while on hold made her long for a chord- less phone.

"Have enough courage to start and enough heart to finish."

- Jessica N.S. Yourko

My grandmother told me how she ended up marrying Grandpa.

She was in her 20s, and the man she was dating left for war.

"We were in love," she recalled, "and wrote to each other every week. It was during that time that I discovered how wonderful your grandfather was."

"Did you marry Grandpa when he came home from the war?" I asked.

"Oh, I didn't marry the man who wrote the letters. Your grandfather was the mailman."

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Sunday greetings everyone!

I launched a new YouTube channel this week. Many of you know that I have been involved in the Joomla Community for many years. Joomla is a Content Management System (CMS) that I have built many websites with over the years, and will continue to do so.

But in recent years I have had a number of people approach me to help them with websites built in a different CMS, WordPress. WordPress is actually the most popular CMS in the world and since I don't want to have all my eggs in one basket I figured I should just knuckle down and learn it.

If you have a website built in WordPress, or have considered starting one, I invite you to subscribe to the CybersaltWP channel. There are only 3 videos there right now, but there will be a lot more soon as I build a new WordPress site step by step from scratch:
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This week's video share shows some cool behaviour by one of my favourite types of animals - birds! If you ever hear a rumour that I like murmurs you can take it to heart that I do!

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~ Pastor Tim

Mrs. Goldberg was shopping at a produce stand in her neighborhood. She approached the vendor and asked, "How much are these oranges?"

"Two for a dollar," answered the vendor.

"How much is just one?" she asked.

"Sixty cents," answered the vendor.

"Then I'll take the other one," said Mrs. Goldberg.

The LORD giveth and the government taketh away.

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An unemployed jester is nobody's fool.

"Wisdom comes from experience. Experience is often a result of lack of wisdom."

- Terry Pratchett

My daughter's third-grade teacher had assigned the children to write a story titled "My Biggest Surprise."

Not until the end of the school year did we see Marina's work. It read: "I got up this morning and I ran into Mommy and Daddy's bed and hopped in. But it wasn't Mommy at all.

It was Mrs. Del Campo!"

What her essay neglected to say was that we had called Mrs. Del Campo late at night to stay with our children while I took my wife to the hospital to have our third child.

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Rev. James Snyder, God's Penman, writes . . . . 

As far back as I can remember, every time I would leave the house,the Gracious Mistress of the Parsonage would say, "Be careful. Drive safely."It’s as though she doesn’t think I could drive carefully without giving me some instructions. I think it has become just a routine for her.

There are reasons behind all of that. I've been involved in quite a few accidents, although not serious. An accident can create a whole lot of trouble, especially with the insurance company. There have also been times I have run out of gas.

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Oh look, Chicken Thursday.

Ooops! After working all night on a project for a client I decided 5:50am would be a good time to finally go to bed - and then I realized I hadn't sent today's mailing!

So, short and sweet, that's the news today!

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~ Pastor Tim

A woman rushes to see her doctor, looking very much worried and all strung out.

She rattles off, "Doctor, take a look at me. When I woke up this morning, I looked at myself in the mirror and saw my hair all wiry and frazzled up, my skin was all wrinkled and pasty, my eyes were blood-shot and bugging out, and I had this corpse-like look on my face! What's wrong with me, Doctor?"

The doctor looks her over for a couple of minutes, then calmly says,

"Well, I can tell you one thing . . . there's nothing wrong with your eyesight!"

If your outgo exceeds your income, then your upkeep will be your downfall.

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"I'm going to win," said Bette.

"You only live once, but if you do it right, once is enough."

- Mae West

When we put our house up for sale, I stressed emphatically that my sons make their beds each morning. I left for work before they left for school, and I wanted to be sure that the house looked presentable when the agent showed it to prospective buyers.

I was surprised and impressed that my 15-year-old son's bed was perfectly made each day. One night when I went into his room, I discovered his secret.

He was fast asleep on the floor in his sleeping bag.

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Sunday greetings everyone!

Growing up, most of us were probably told not to judge a book by its cover. Apparently that wisdom also applies to continents!

Now, I'm not talking about Australia, which from what I can see in videos is actually the world's largest escape room full of unlimited of creatures just waiting to kill you.

I am referring to Antarctica. On the surface it looks like it's a barren, frozen wasteland. However, this week's video share shows that, like senior citizens, there's a lot more going on under that white cap than it seems!

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~ Pastor Tim

After breakfast one day, I eagerly waited for John to comment on my first attempt at homemade cinnamon rolls.

After several minutes with no reaction, I asked, "If I baked these commercially, how much do you think I could get for one of them?"

Without looking up from his newspaper John replied, "About 10 years."

Middle Age: When a broad mind and a narrow waist change places.

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When the news anchor reported the headlines of the day, he was nattily attired in a crisp grey suit, but whenever he broadcast an opinion piece, he insisted on wearing his bathrobe on the air because ...

it was common terry.

~ Cynthia MacGregor

"Let us be grateful to the people who make us happy; they are the charming gardeners who make our souls blossom."

- Marcel Proust

1) Just one God.

2) Honor yer Ma & Pa.

3) No telling tales or gossipin'.

4) Git yourself to Sunday meeting.

5) Put nothin' before God.

6) No foolin' around with another fellow's gal.

7) No killin'.

8) Watch yer mouth.

9) Don't take what ain't yers.

10) Don't be hankerin' for yer buddy's stuff’s.

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Rev. James Snyder, God's Penman, writes . . . . 

It was one of those weeks. It seems that every week of mine is "one of those weeks." Just when I think everything was looking fine, I discovered I was looking in the wrong direction. I should know better than thinking.

Several problems developed with my vehicle, and I had to take it to the garage. Fortunately, when I took it in, it wasn't as serious as I thought it would be. Of course, I was happy about that, and as I drove my vehicle home, I sang one of my happy songs.

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