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Sunday greetings, everyone!
With all the fires in Western Canada this summer, Cybersalt World Headquarters (on the Southern Tip of Vancouver Island) has gotten off pretty easy with very few days of having even a little bit of smoke in them. However, this weekend we're getting some, as can be seen on the website https://firesmoke.ca/forecasts/current
I chose to share today's video on a Sunday because from the look on the guy's face as he gets out of the water, I'm pretty sure between then and when he jumped he was praying!
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Enjoy the rest of today's mailing.
~ Pastor Tim
Do As I Say!
An old blacksmith realized he was soon going to quit working so hard. He picked out a strong young man to become his apprentice.
The old fellow was crabby and exacting.
"Don't ask me a lot of questions," he told the boy. "Just do whatever I tell you to do."
One day the old blacksmith took an iron out of the forge and laid it on the anvil.
"Get the hammer over there," he said. "When I nod my head, hit it real good and hard."
Now the town is looking for a new blacksmith....
One-Liner #1766
I find it hard to believe that bears made porridge and the only thing wrong with it was the temperature.
"Be a Billionaire!"
and Help
Refugees and
Persecuted Christians
Beef Pun
My boyfriend and I were lunching at a sidewalk café in Huntington Beach, CA.
Our waitress looked like a real surfer girl; athletic with a great tan and blond hair.
Mulling over the menu, my guy asked her if the roast beef was rare.
The waitress gave us a long blank look, then replied, "Well, no. We have it, like, just about every day."
Quote #2201
"A flower does not think about competing with the flower next to it. It just blooms."
- Unknown
Long Marriages, Comfortable Relationships
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."
Featured Illustrations are items well suited for illustrating or inspiring a point in a sermon, speech, or devotional. Funny, moving, or perhaps even graphic, the point of them is the point you make with them.
Rev. James Snyder, God's Penman, writes . . . .
These Old Bones of Mine
I had a frightening experience the other day. I know I must be getting old because things that never frightened me before frighten me. I also see things I never saw before.
The Cybersalt Digest is a ministry of Pastor Tim and Cybersalt.
A young man was walking through a supermarket to pick up a few things when he noticed an old lady following him around. Thinking nothing of it, he ignored her and continued on. Finally he went to the checkout line, but she got in front of him.
Very proud to have just finished my 7th marathon in 7 days - or 'Snickers' as they are now called.
A couple lived near the ocean and used to walk the beach a lot.
"He who does not desire power is fit to hold it."
Before my son could start going on job interviews, he needed to dress the part. That, he decided, required a $500 suit.
The other day I recognized something that had been happening for quite a while. As I was texting. I noticed that there was AutoCorrect. So whenever I spelled a word, it would finish the spelling before I was done. And, if I was spelling it wrong, it corrected me.
It was Judi's first plane trip.
"She has an electric blender, electric toaster and electric bread maker. She said, 'There are too many gadgets and no place to sit down!' So I bought her an electric chair."
In search of a new shower for our home, my wife and I went to a bathroom-supply store.
"There are two ways to read Scripture - the way a lawyer reads a will and the way an heir reads a will."
I clearly recall the day that one of my professors and I sat for several hours discussing the validity of Christianity's claims and the credibility of the belief in the existence of God.
After being married for over 50 years, my wife, The Gracious Mistress of the Parsonage, knows more about me than I know about myself. At least, that's the perception I get from her actions.
This is the call a Tech Rep friend of mine took one day:
The word queue is ironic - it's just a 'q' with a bunch of silent letters waiting in a line.
Fran and Al were honeymooning in France, visiting all the historic sites.
Faith can move mountains but don't be surprised if God hands you the shovel.
A friend of mine was in the hospital awaiting the arrival of her first child. When I telephoned the hospital to see if the baby had arrived, the nurse said it had.
Several years ago, I had a heart attack, which surprised my family and friends, who didn't know I had a heart. I was not sure I had a heart either until that day it attacked me.
ON DEEP THOUGHTS: A day without sunshine is like night.
Hike in groups; bears like to have options.
Baseball was a well-established sport even in biblical times:
"People ask how I stay so positive after losing my legs ... I simply ask how they stay so negative with theirs."
"Look at ME!" boasted the fit old man to a group of young people. "Every morning I do fifty push-ups, do fifty sit-ups, and walk two miles. I'm fit as a fiddle! And you want to know why? I don't smoke, I don't drink, I don't stay up late, and I don't chase after women!"
Every once in a while, I have a little thought giggling in my brain to the effect that if only I had it my way. I don’t have it often, but I try to take it seriously when I do.