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Sunday greetings and welcome to September!

I had the wrong privacy setting on the ink to the video of me roller skating so some of you who tried to watch it were not able to. I can't imagine not being able to see that video caused any long term regret for anybody, but just in case - you can watch it by clicking here. 

Today's video share is an interesting look at our relationship to food when it comes to imperfect appearance: "War on Waste: Food Waste."
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~ Pastor Tim 

Our neighbor used the word hypochondriac to describe the phase her teen-age daughter was going though.

One day the girl was convinced that the pain on her left side was appendicitis.

Her mother explained that the appendix is on the right.

"So that's why it hurts to much," her daughter said. "My appendix is on the wrong side."

Our child has a great deal of willpower - and even more won't power.

- Red Skelton

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Sunday after church a mom asked her very young daughter what the lesson was about.

The daughter answered, "Don't be scared, you'll get your blanket."

Needless to say, the mom was perplexed.

Later in the day, the pastor stopped by for tea and the mom asked him what that morning's Sunday school lesson was about.

He said, "Be not afraid, thy comforter is coming."

“Desire that your life count for something great! Long for your life to have eternal significance. Want this! Don’t coast through life without a passion.”

- John Piper, Don't Waste Your Life

I'm a driving examiner for the state of Indiana, and while I was giving a road test to a young man, he went through a red light without stopping. I told him that he had automatically failed the test.

We met up with his mother back at the office, and I explained what had happened.

At first she was speechless. Then she asked incredulously, "He ran a red light?"

"Yes," I replied.

"Well," persisted the mom, "how red was the light?"

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

I have many problems in my life. I have yet to recognize all of my problems, but I'm sure I will soon.

That's why it's so great to be married to someone like The Gracious Mistress of the Parsonage. There is no problem she cannot fix, and I have many examples to prove it.

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Oh Look Chicken Thursday!

I often attend the monthly "Coffee Talk" that the local Chamber of Commerce, of which I am a member, puts on at 8:30am on the last Tuesday of each month. It involves going to the location of one of our member businesses or organizations and mingling with 30 others before we go around the circle and introduce ourselves and what we do. Normally, I try to avoid doing things at 8:30 in the morning, but I enjoy meeting people at coffee talk and catching up with the many friends I have made there. This month's was especially enjoyable and left me feeling like a teenager!

The hosting duties were split between two members this past Tuesday. One of them was a local Pentecostal church who provided the location, and the other a business that puts on roller skating parties and events. So after the regular networking and sharing time, we proceeded to the gym where I roller skated for the first time in over 40 years!

In my teens, I often roller skated at the fairgrounds arena just outside of my home town, so I was very interested in skating again and seeing if I still had "It!" At the same time I was hesitant because I watch a lot of YouTube fail videos which often feature people who are old enough to know better to try things they could do when they were teenagers and I didn't want to end up lying on the gym floor, being attended to by paramedics who would probably be just a few years older than I was the last time I roller skated. However, I chose to put that hesitancy aside and not listen to the cautious voice in my head and embrace the chance to have fun. I also had to not listen to a voice outside of my head when Grandma Cybersalt (who is usually very encouraging) commented as I was heading out, "Try not to get a concussion" (or something like that.)

I am happy to say that it all went well and neither I, nor some fellow members that I almost knocked over, we injured. My first laps around the gym caused quite a frenzy in my brain as it scrambled to find the muscle memory files for roller skating (I think it was also shocked to find me on roller skates again) but eventually I was back to crossing over my feet when turning.  I still had "it" only not capitalized any more, lol. Still, the whole experience left me surprised because I found myself thrilled to feel like, and remember, the boy I was 40 years ago. 

Accordingly, today's video share is me roller skating!
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~ Pastor Tim 

Pythagorean theorem: 24 Words

The Lord's Prayer: 66 Words

Archimedes' Principle: 67 Words

The 10 Commandments: 179 Words

The Gettysburg Address: 286 Words

The Declaration of Independence: 1,300 Words

The U. S. Government regulations on the sale of cabbage: 26,911 Words

Ahhh ... The power of government.

I didn't realize I was supposed to know how to do everything by my second rodeo - seems like a very low number of rodeos.

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"A passerby stopped to watch a baseball game taking place at the local park.

"Who's playing?" he asked another observer.

"The Masons against the Knights of Columbus," he responded.

"What's the score?"

"I don't know. It's a secret."

It is only when a mosquito lands on your testicles that you realize there is always a way to solve problems without using violence.

- African Proverb

On a business trip to India, I arrived at the airport in Delhi and took a taxi to my hotel, where I was greeted by my hospitable Indian host.

The cab driver requested the equivalent of eight dollars U.S. for the fare. It seemed reasonable, so I started to hand him the money.

But my host grabbed the bills and initiated a verbal assault upon the cabby, calling him a worthless parasite and a disgrace to their country for trying to overcharge visitors. My host threw half the amount at the driver and told him never to return.

As the taxi sped off, my host gave me the remaining bills and asked, "How was your trip?"

"Fine ... until you chased the cab away with my luggage in the trunk."

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After months and months of planning, The Gracious Mistress of the Parsonage finalized our vacation plans for the summer.

Because of our busy lifestyle, something like this cannot be done with just a snap of a finger, especially since the great-granddaughter invaded our family circle. If my wife does not see her every day, something is wrong. It took her a long time to plan a whole week in which she would not see the great-granddaughter.

The time, however, had come, and we were on our way to a well-deserved vacation in St. Augustine.

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Sunday greetings, everyone!

My last official haircut was 2 weeks ago. I only mention that as a segue to tell you that I modified my haircut last night getting ready to cook supper. It has been years since we had a dog, but apparently the gas barbecue is more than able to go "WOOF" when lighting it a "Macgyvered" way now that the "spark button thingy" no longer works. 

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~ Pastor Tim 

Linda: "What's that you're reading?"

Jill: "A diary."

Linda: What's in it?

Jill: "I can't tell you that. A diary is a highly personal and confidential affair. It has important secret dreams and secret yearnings. It's private. It's not meant to be shared lightly with other people. And besides, this diary belongs to Margaret."

Dogs prepare you for babies; cats prepare you for teenagers.

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Morris has a business appointment, and he arrives a little early. The receptionist points to a comfortable easy chair, and asks him to be seated for a short while.

Morris settles down, picks up a glossy magazine from the glass-topped table, opens it, and tries to read. However, he finds that he cannot concentrate because he is distracted due to a rumpus coming from behind one of the doors leading off the reception area.

Morris goes over to the receptionist and asks, "What's going on in there?"

She replies, "It's a partners' meeting."

"But why are they shouting at each other?" Morris asks.

"It's the usual battle of wits," she replies.

Morris asks, "Who is in there?" and she answers:

"Horowits, Lebowits, Rabinowits and Abramowits."

You can't change the people around you, but you can change the people around you.

- unknown

Whenever I'm disappointed with my spot in life, I stop and think about little Jamie Scott.

Jamie was trying out for a part in a school play. His mother told me that he'd set his heart on being in it, though she feared he would not be chosen.

On the day the parts were awarded, I went with her to collect him after school.

Jamie rushed up to her, eyes shining with pride and excitement.

"Guess what Mom," he shouted, and then said those words that will remain a lesson to me: "I've been chosen to clap and cheer."

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

The one place in our humble residence I would prefer to avoid, especially in the morning, is my bathroom. The Gracious Mistress of the Parsonage has her bathroom, and I have mine.

I make visiting my bathroom in the morning as quick as possible. As I walk into my bathroom, on the right side is that awful and terrible thing called the mirror. Whenever I look into it, some old man looks back at me and then smiles.

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Oh Look Chicken Thursday!

Grandma Cybersalt and I celebrated our 37th anniversary yesterday. She was camping with our daughter and family while I was at home working. Don't worry - it's all good as I encouraged her to go and have a fun time while I got out of camping! However it does explain why today's digest is a little reduced in size as it was left to me to put together.

Pastor Suneel, family, and many many Christians remain in danger of persecution and death in Pakistan. Please keep praying for their safety and for God to transform that country and turn the hearts of the worst persecutors to Jesus.

In today's video share is either very punny or very silly.
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Enjoy the rest of today's mailing.

~ Pastor Tim 

Don't squat with your spurs on.

Don't interfere with something that ain't botherin' you none.

Timing has a lot to do with the outcome of a rain dance.

The easiest way to eat crow is while it's still warm.  The colder it gets, the harder it is to swaller.

If you find yourself in a hole, the first thing to do is stop diggin'.

If it don't seem like it's worth the effort, it probably ain't.

It don't take a genius to spot a goat in a flock of sheep.

The biggest troublemaker you'll probably ever have to deal with watches you shave his face in the mirror every morning.

Never ask a barber if you need a haircut.

If you get to thinkin' you're a person of some influence, try orderin' somebody else's dog around.

Don't worry about bitin' off more'n you can chew; your mouth is probably a whole lot bigger'n you think.

Always drink upstream from the herd.

Generally, you ain't learnin' nothing when your mouth's a-jawin'.

Tellin' a man to git lost and makin' him do it are two entirely different propositions.

If you're ridin' ahead of the herd, take a look back every now and then to make sure it's still there with ya.

Good judgment comes from experience, and a lotta that comes from bad judgment.

When you give a personal lesson in meanness to a critter or to a person, don't be surprised if they learn their lesson.

When you're throwin' your weight around, be ready to have it thrown around by somebody else.

Lettin' the cat outta the bag is a whole lot easier than puttin' it back.

Always take a good look at what you're about to eat.  It's not so important to know what it is, but it's sure crucial to know what it was.

The quickest way to double your money is to fold it over and put it back into your pocket.

Never miss a good chance to shut up.

I knocked over a plant in the kitchen but my cat saw me so I had to spray myself with water so I could show the law applies to everyone.

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"The value of persistent prayer is not that God will hear us, but that we finally hear Him."

- William McGill

Because my parents were married on Aug 27, my dad gives my mom an "anniversary" card on the 27th of every month as a way of showing her how much he loves her and appreciates their 40 years together.

I was talking to Dad this weekend and he told me that when he gave Mom her most recent card she told him, "I'm so glad you do this every month. It reminds me it's time to give the dogs their flea medication."

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Sometimes things happen that you never expected. When those unexpected things happen, if they are good, that is a blessing; if they are bad, that’s a different story.

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