Humor | Peace | Rest
GREENER GRASS Two disillusioned college presidents were discussing what they’d do if they had their lives to live over. One said “I’d like to run an orphanage — no parents […]
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Deceit | Humor | Youth
ONE STEP AHEAD I was reminded of one of my favorites the other day about the four high school boys who skipped morning classes. After lunch, when they showed up
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Humility | Humor
THE PRIDE/HUMILITY AMBIGUITY One of my favorite Peanuts cartoons is the one that shows Linus and Charlie Brown talking together and Linus observes: “When I get big I’m going to
Grace | Humor | Legalism | Love | Salvation | Sports
TOUGH HURDLES I received this delightful story from Calvin Van Kirk Hoyt, Rector of Mount Calvary Episcopal Church in Camp Hill, Pennsylvania. A dignified English solicitor-widower with a considerable income
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Blessing | Humor | Joy | Reward | Wisdom
FIGURING THE PROFIT A small businessman from the old country kept his accounts payable in a cigar box, his accounts receivable on a spindle, and his cash in the cash
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Chemical Abuse | Humor | Judgment
OBLIVIOUS It seems this particular fellow frequently came home drunk and he was so far gone that he would fall into bed fully clothed, pass out and then snore loudly
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Burden | Humor | Perspective
MUDDLING THROUGH One of my favorite Peanuts stories shows Charlie Brown working on a woodworking project one day when Lucy comes by and asks: “How’s the birdhouse coming along, Charlie
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Humor | Motivation | Perspective | Self
MIXED MOTIVES Sometimes our generosity comes from mixed motives. It seems that some vandals had cut down six royal palms along Miami’s Flagler Street. Since the palms are very expensive,
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Humor | Ministry | Preaching
THE PERFECT MINISTER What is a perfect minister? Results of a survey indicate that the perfect minister never raises his voice out of the pulpit. He/she preaches only twenty minutes
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Children | Greed | Humor | Peace | Self
SATISFIED, AND MORE THAN SATISFIED Little Bobby went to visit his Aunt Mary. When he arrived, Aunt Mary asked him what he would like to do. He said, “Well, I
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Complain | Criticism | Humor | Motivation | Service | Sports
GET INVOLVED — FISH STORY The following story was sent in by Richard Risser of Jenkintown, PA. 19046 It was about the man who always seemed to bring home a
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Communication | Humor
SAY SOMETHING FUNNY In the days before World War II, Frank Galen, who was to become a successful writer and producer of TV comedies, reported for his Army physical when
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Blessing | Humor | Life
WHEN LIFE BEGINS Martha Tippin of our church in Saratoga tells me she heard a Roman Catholic priest discussing the important theological topic of “When Does Life Begin?” on the
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Communication | Defeat | Humor | Ideas | Prejudice
IMPREGNABLE BIAS One of the most frustrating conversations in theatrical history is recorded by Theatre Arts magazine: A subscriber dialed “Information” for the magazine’s number. “Sorry,” drawled the lady, “but
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Discouragement | Humor
FOLLOW UP A man stopped in at a second-hand car lot and searched for a particular salesman. When he found him he asked: “Aren’t you the fellow who sold me
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Grief | Humor | Labor | Self
TRUE GRIEF A visitor at a zoo noticed an attendant crying quietly over in a corner. The visitor asked another attendant what the man was crying about and he was
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Authority | Humor | Judgment | Position | Power
FORM AND SUBSTANCE A young second lieutenant at Fort Bragg discovered that he had no change when he was about to buy a soft drink from a vending machine. He
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Death | Health | Heaven | Hope | Humor | Resurrection
WHAT IS YOUR HOPE? You may remember the story of the long and rough Atlantic crossing where the seasick passenger was leaning over the rail of the ocean liner and
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Blessing | Desire | Heaven | Humor | Joy
GOALS One of my favorite Peanuts cartoons shows Charlie Brown and Linus having one of their frequent philosophical discussions while leaning on a brick wall. Charlie Brown asks, “Do you
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Humor | Leadership | Pride | Self | Servanthood | Worldliness
SELF AND EGOCENTRICITY And speaking of the self-oriented life, I am reminded of the old story about the newly elected politician who was visiting Washington D.C. to get acquainted. He
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