THE RESCUE MISSION Reverend Elton “Salvation” Jones Dear Friend, Perhaps you have heard of me and my nationwide campaign in the cause of temperance. Each year for the past fourteen, […]
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PLAY SOMETHING THE DOG DOESN’T KNOW After a hard day at work, a father was very patiently listening to his 7 year old son scratch away on his violin while
SHORT SHOTS Hospitality is making your guests feel at home even though you wish they were.
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THE COSTLESS GIFT Two men were talking at the office one day. “Hey, this Sunday’s Father’s Day,” said the first fellow. “My family makes a big fuss over me on
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TAKE YOUR PICK OF TITLES Today we have yuppies (young urban professionals), grumps (grim, ruthless, upwardly mobile professionals), dinks (dual income, no kids), sitcoms (single income, two children, outrageous mortgage),
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A CHILD’S VIEW OF GOD Have you ever tried to explain God to your child? How does a child’s young mind grasp the nature of God? Well, here’s an eight-year-old’s
MORE WHERE THAT CAME FROM Abigail at age 3. The scenario is that I’ve had a long-hard-rotten day and it’s bedtime for her. I get myself through the story, song,
ONE FULL OUTHOUSE One little detail makes all the difference… When Harry was a young boy in Louisiana, he was always getting into trouble. One morning while waiting for the
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ASLEEP AT LAST A rabbi said to a precocious six-year-old boy: “So your mother says your prayers for you each night. Very commendable. What does she say?” The little boy
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MORE THEOLOGY NEEDED Children have a way of keeping all of us off balance. I read recently about a new salesman who worked door to door selling an encyclopedia for
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DAD’S FAVORITE BEDTIME STORIES Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall. Humpty Dumpty had a great fall. All the king’s horses and all the king’s men had scrambled eggs for breakfast.
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MULL ON CHILDREN Comedian Martin Mull has observed, “Having children is like having a bowling alley installed in your brain!”
THE CAT THAT BOILED Four-year-old Noah was contentedly stroking his cat before the fire. The cat, also happy, began to purr loudly. Noah suddenly seized her by the tail and
FAMILY ISN’T HEAVEN Al Fasol gives a humorous dialogue between a little girl and her mother. “Why aren’t I in this picture?” demanded the little girl. “You weren’t born, yet,”
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WHAT DADS ALWAYS SAY And when I say “no,” I mean “NO!” (p. 3) I’ll tell you why. Because. That’s why. (p. 4) I’m your father, that’s why. (p. 4)
HONOLULU PRAISE The family was sitting at the dinner table playing a game of State Capitals. The mother would name the state and the daughter would tell her the capital.
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CHURCH ON FIRE! “Some years ago in the Midwest, a fire broke out one evening in a small church building. Nearly everyone from the little town came to watch the
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THE KING IS EXHAUSTED My four-year old daughter was recently singing that great song of worship we frequently hear on the Christian radio station, “The King is Exalted.” However, to
THE CATTLE ARE BELCHING POLLUTANTS University researchers will strap gas-measuring gear to hundreds of cows to find out how bovine bleching might be contributing to the greenhouse effect. Washington State
PRESENTS FILL THE TEMPLE A dear elderly lady was teaching the four and five year old Sunday School class at our church. During one of the lessons, they were learning
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