DELI BREAD: LORD’S PRAYER MUTILATED A little boy was with his father when he stopped at the delicatessen and purchased some cold cuts and some rye bread. The father explained […]
QUALIFIED PREACHER To be a preacher today you have to make more speeches than a lawyer, more housecalls than a doctor, fix more things than a plumber and know how
PEANUT SALARIES Those who pay with peanuts will only be able to hire monkeys.
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HEAD SWELL Man is only animal you can pat on his back and his head swells up. By Howard Hendricks, from Catch the Spirit of Love, Sweeting, pg. 51
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ACUPUNCTURE AND PORCUPINES Many have not given acupuncture enough credibility. Those who doubt its effectiveness need only look at the porcupine. Rarely does one see a sick porcupine.
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AGE OLD BARGAIN I am more athletically inclined than my husband and frequently engage in biking, canoeing and other strenuous activities. Several years ago, when my husband was 60, he
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THE CURSE OF THE QUEEN Would you like to be Queen Elizabeth? Probably not; she has an entire stable of problems, mostly with her kids. That aside, it still is
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A QUESTION OF EXPERIENCE My daughter, watching me diaper our third baby, asked, “Did you have any experience with babies before Nathan was born?” By Beryl Singer, Massachusetts, from Help
DO IS DUE Once there was a minister who put all his bills into a drawer marked “Due Unto Others.” Anonymous author
UNLIKED SHORT CUMMINGS There was a large family by the name of Cummings who were members of a certain church. One Sunday the preacher really let loose a scorcher on
FIVE MISTAKES A business woman stopped at a coffee shop and ordered a cup of coffee. The waitress grudgingly delivered it and asked, “Anything else?” “Yes,” said the business woman,
BIRTHDAY MEMORIES When reproached by his wife for forgetting her birthday, the husband had an appropriate response. He replied, “How do you expect me to remember your birthday when you
TALENT THREAT The exasperated piano teacher who told her unruly student, “If you don’t behave yourself, I’ll tell your parents you have talent!”
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REFLECTIONS OF THE SELF No man is an island. But some of us are very long peninsulas. Ashleigh Brilliant
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GRACE ASSUMED There was a pretzel stand in front of an office building in New York. One day, a business man came out of the building, plunked down a quarter,
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STICKING YOUR NECK OUT Hagar and his buddy, Lucky Eddie are in the pub having a drink. Lucky Eddie, full of compassion, looks at another patron and says, “I feel
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DEPRECIATING WIFE An IRS auditor once asked a fellow about one of his deductions. “We have some questions about your tax return, Mr. Jones.” “Like what?” Mr. Jones asked. “Well,
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WORRY OR WORK Studies show that more people die from worry than from work. This should come as no surprise, however. The law of averages is in their favor. At
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CAN’T READ YET A young mother was writing a letter as her preschool son sat at the table and watched her. He finally asked his mother if he could write
WATERMELON WAIT A young girl visited a farm one day and wanted to buy a large watermelon. The farmer said: “That’s three dollars.” The little girl said, “I’ve only got
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