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Sunday greetings, everyone!
Grandma Cybersalt and I are having a good trip. Today we took (and watched) our 11 year old grandson to his football practice and game and then we went to a huge farmer's market with all kinds of products from the large, local Mennonite community. Highlights of the market were my back bacon burger, freshly made hickory smoked bacon potato chips, and Susan's freshly made apple fritters. We bought too much of everything, but I am sure we'll get help from our daughter and her family!
Today's video share is a heartwarming story that reminds us how much more beautiful the world is when we make the effort to include those who need a little help to be included.
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~ Pastor Tim
Division of Brick Labor
At the construction site of a new church, the contractor stopped to chat with one of his workmen.
"Patty," he asked casually, "didn't you once tell me that you had a brother who was a bishop?"
"That I did."
"And you are a bricklayer. It sure is a funny world. Things in life aren't divided equally, are they?"
"No, that they ain't," agreed Patty, as he proudly slapped the mortar along the line of bricks. "My poor brother couldn't do this to save his life."
One-Liner #1862
It's the start of a brand new day, and I'm off like a herd of turtles.
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Coupon Heaven
While handing a 25 cent-off coupon to the supermarket clerk at the checkout counter a woman inadvertently missed her hand, and the coupon slipped beneath the scale and was gone.
The checker looked distressed so the woman said, "That's OK, it's in coupon heaven now."
“Coupon heaven?" the checker said.
"Yes," the woman said, "That's where coupons go when they die."
"Only the redeemed ones!" said the checker.
Quote #2297
"God is always doing 10,000 things in your life, and you may be aware of three of them."
- John Piper
Coveting, Materialism, Investment Reality
Goodman was a moderately successful stockbroker who dreamed of making the big money someday.
He took his friend out for a drive, and he chose the route carefully in order to impress on him the possibilities of the brokerage business.
"Look at that yacht," he said as they drove slowly past a marina. "That 96' beauty belongs to the senior partner at Merrill Lynch. That 104' one over there is owned by the head of Goldman, Sachs. And look at that huge 210' yacht out there. That's the pride and joy of the top seller at Prudential-Bache."
His friend Morris was silent.
Goodman turned to look at him and saw a pained look on his face.
"What's the matter?" Goodman asked.
"I was just wondering," Morris said. "why aren't there any customers' yachts?"
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Rev. James Snyder, God's Penman, writes . . . .
So What If I’m Crazy?
The Gracious Mistress of the Parsonage and her wonderful husband celebrate 53 years of marital bliss this year. What an accomplishment.
It doesn’t seem possible that we have been married 53 years. After all, we don’t look that old! At least she doesn’t.
Read moreThe Cybersalt Digest is a ministry of Pastor Tim and Cybersalt.
Tired of having to balance his wife Cindy's checkbook, Mike made a deal with her; he would only look at it after she had spent a few hours trying to wrestle it into shape. Only then would he lend his expertise.
Age 60 might be the new 40, but 9:00 pm is the new midnight.
"May I take your order?" the waiter asked.
"The tone with which you begin a conflict is one of the most important predictors of the outcome. Begin softly and lovingly. You'll end up in a better place."
A husband read an article to his wife about how many words women use a day... 30,000 to a man's 15,000.
While researching the topic of salt, one article suggested that there are more than 14,000 uses for this common ingredient! Who knew??
A man was driving along in his beat up old dodge, when suddenly it broke down. He was parked on the side of the road trying fix it, when a Jaguar pulled up in front of him and offered to help.
When one door closes and another door opens, you are probably in prison.
Did you hear about the minister who visited different car lots every day in fulfillment to the Great Commission?
"The best portion of a good man's life is his little, nameless, unremembered acts of kindness and of love."
My friend's husband is always telling her that housekeeping would be a snap if only she would organize her time better.
I've lived long enough to realize that things usually go their own way. I may want something to go one way, but eventually, it all boils down to going the other way.
Jon and Amanpreet were in an institution. This place had an annual contest where they picked two of the best patients and asked them two questions. If they got them correct, they were deemed cured and free to go.
Someone just accused me of plagiarism; their words, not mine.
The newspaper where I worked had just announced that when its new building was completed, the old one would be donated to the United Way.
People don't always say, 'I love you.'
My sister was bemoaning the fact that she had procrastinated cleaning and organizing her house for a long time. Since she was planning to entertain, she felt a lot of pressure to get moving.
We were celebrating the 100th anniversary of our church, and several former pastors and the bishop were in attendance.
Okay, this is a little more than one sentence, but it is a zinger!
"Any time we practice hospitality we follow in the steps of our lavishly hospitable God."
A zoning board had just been set up in a new community. A homeowner went to the office to request permission to build a small tool shed in his backyard.
I’ve been bouncing back after a health hiatus and thought I was doing well. I still have some coughs and sneezes, but they are slowly diminishing. It’s good to get back on schedule again.