SERMON FEED An old farmer said to the preacher, “I see at the Minister’s Seminar you discussed, how to get people to attend church. I’ve been to a lot of […]
GOD KNOWS THE FACTS OF LIFE A father was explaining the facts of life to his daughter. She listened attentively for a while, then said, “Does God know about this?”
BLOOMING CHICKENS Little Mary was visiting on her grandparents’ farm. Investigating the chicken lot, she came upon a peacock. She ran quickly to the house shouting, “Granny, come quick! One
Animals | Appearance | Appearances | Child | Children | Humor | Perspective Read More »
SPOILED BY A LITTLE BALL At a golf course lodge in Indiana: “Golf is a beautiful walk spoiled by a small white ball.” By Marguerite Reasner, from Catholic Digest, May,
Frustration | Golf | Humor | Short ShortsLeisure | Sports Read More »
SOURCE OF BAD DREAMS On a Sunday morning at First United Methodist Church in Pensacola, Florida, the young woman who is the Director of Christian Education, was discussing with the
Children | Dreams | Humor | Motivation | Motives | Temptation | Thoughts | Understanding Read More »
TAXI COURTESY A man was riding in a taxi in New York City when he noticed that the driver slowed down to avoid a pedestrian. Trying to compliment the driver’s
Busyness | Humor | Motivation | Motivations | Motives | Reasons | Reports | Time Read More »
WANT TO BE FIVE During his children’s sermon, the pastor was speaking to the children about the need for unity within the church. The pastor looked at the children and
TEENS GIVE WRINKLES On her forty-first birthday, a woman received, among other presents, an extravagantly expensive wrinkle-removing cream from her teen-age daughter. “And what did she give you last year?”
Age | Children | Gift | Humor | Mother | Mothers | Teens | Worry | Youth Read More »
TOO MUCH KNOWLEDGE Nothing, with the possible exception of a fire or the whistle to quit work, can break up a discussion as quickly as a fellow who actually knows
SHOVELING FOR A HORSE There are two rooms — one full of brand new toys, the other full of hay and horse manure. Two children are taken into them, one
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WHO ELSE? The candidate had just finished what he felt was a stirring campaign speech. “Now are there any questions?” He asked confidently. “Yes,” said a voice in the rear.
PIG IN THE PARLOR As the old proverb puts it, you can bring a pig into the parlor, but that doesn’t change the pig — though it certainly changes the
Character | Depravity | Humanity | Humor | Natures | Short ShortsChange | Sin Read More »
WEDDING RING CHANGES The wedding ring is that small piece of jewelry placed on the finger that cuts off your circulation.
Commitment | Commitment | Faithfulness | Humor | Marriage | Vows Read More »
IMAGINATION & HUMOR We all get two gifts we should use as much as possible — imagination and humor. Imagination compensates us for what we are not. A sense of
Attitude | Attitudes | Character | Gifts | Humor | Ideas | Imagination | Short Shorts Read More »
ENOUGH SAID A young country fellow was walking with his girl on a moonlit night. He was overcome with the romance of the moment, and he blurted out, “Honey, I
JACK BENNY ON SCOUTING A scout troop consists of twelve little kids dressed like shmucks following a big schmuck dressed like a kid. — Jack Benny
IT WEARS WELL The Roman emperor Vespasian is still famous for his saying that money does not smell. Oil billionaire J. Paul Getty, who built the imitation of a Roman
Clothes | Generosity | Greed | Humor | Materialism | Money | Value | Wealth Read More »
BABY OR MOOSE At a wedding rehearsal dinner Grandpa and his grandson Kyle were working one of those find-and-circle-the-word puzzles for children. Kyle was a pre-reader. But Grandpa was trying
Children | Communication | Family | Humor | Spelling | Understanding | Words Read More »
IF DOGS TALKED If dogs could talk, perhaps we should find it as hard to get on with them as we do with people. Karel Capek, Intimate Things
MEMORY & IMAGINATION 1770 ‘s Richard Brinsley Sheridan “The right honorable gentleman is indebted to his memory for his jests, and to his imagination for his facts.” Dayton Daily News
Humor | Imagination | Knowledge | Memory | Remembering | Truth Read More »
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