THE CYNIC IN ALL OF US The three least credible sentences in the English language: “The check is in the mail.” “Of course I’ll respect you in the morning.” “I’m […]
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UNAWARE An airliner, stacked over a major airport, contacted the tower and was told to hold at 3,000 feet. The pilot radioed back that he was indeed holding at 3000
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OUR READERS WRITE I have really been excited about the abundance of stories that have come in for our Scour The Barrel Contest. By the time you read these lines
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INDIVIDUALISM Sarah Adler, noted Jewish actress never was willing to admit to her true age. One day a newspaperman asked her, “Madam Adler, I don’t mean to embarrass you, but
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USING YOUR HEAD “God gave us two ends-one to think with and one to sit on. Heads you win; tails you lose.” Claire Morrow, Arcadia Presbyterian Church
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MAKE YOUR REQUESTS SPECIFIC Whether it is in communication in general, or prayer in particular we are often instructed to be specific in our requests. I’m not sure you can
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VARIATIONS ON THE SEASON Robert Moyer of Washington, PA sent us a story a few months ago that is appropriate to the season. It seems that one Sunday late in
APRIL When I think of springtime it reminds me of the story of the old man who was being interviewed as he approached his 95th birthday. They asked if he
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THE DESIRE FOR PEACE Ramsey MacDonald, one-time Prime Minister of England, was discussing with another government official the possibility of lasting peace. The latter, an expert on foreign affairs, was
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TRINITY My wife was trying to get across a doctrine of the Trinity to her Sunday School class of 1st graders. Laboriously, she dragged out references to God the Father,
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RIGHTEOUSNESS SUSPECTED A traffic officer pulled a motorist over to the curb and demanded to see his driver’s license. The driver produced a license, which the officer studied suspiciously for
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LETTERS TO CHESTER, THE CHURCHMOUSE Dear Chester, Why do you call the benches that you set in pews? 1st & 2nd grade Sunday School Class Dear Class, That is a
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FRIENDLY ADVICE WHEN FACING SURGERY Lisa Owens was facing knee surgery. She was a bit nervous about it, so she asked her boss, the veterinarian at the clinic where she
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RAPID TRANSIT The antiquated train on a branch line was creeping slowly through the countryside when suddenly it came to a dead stop. The only passenger in the car, a
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PICKING ON THE UNITARIANS I get taken to task when our humor reflects on any group, but I guess it’s O.K. to use a Unitarian joke when it comes out
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MUSIC LOVER Oscar Wilde was asked to buy a subscription to the opera. However, Wilde found the opera to be a bore and refused. It was pointed out to him
EXPLANATIONS Political commentator Mark Shields tells this story as reported in Psychology Today (Nov. ’84). The weekend before a Presidential election,(not the 1984 one, obviously. Ed.) a lowly Democratic Party
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COMMUNICATION Students of a suburban Sunday School class were given pencils and paper one Sunday and asked to write down what they liked best about Sunday School. One little boy,
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COMMUNICATIONS: BE CAREFUL HOW YOU PUT IT The following have actually been found in church bulletins: “This being Easter Sunday, we will ask Mrs. Smith to come forward and lay
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PAID IN LIKE CURRENCY According to Garrick Utley on a recent news report from Russia the joke going the rounds of the factory workers is: “They pretend to pay us.
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