IDEAL TO ORDEAL TO NEW DEAL A disgruntled husband came into his Pastor's office and said, "Preacher, when I first got married, I thought marriage was the ideal. Now it's turned into an ordeal. And…
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EQUAL TIME FOR MOMS A strange thing happened to me when I became a father back in 1974. I also became a feminist. Having daughters who would one day make their way in a world…
MARRIAGE RELATED STATISTICS A recent issue of Cosmopolitan Magazine offered these statistics dealing with marriage, divorce, and being single: - An estimated one-half to two- thirds of women who married in the 1980's will divorce.…
WHEN PUSH CAME TO LOVE My mom and I were eating lunch at one of the fast- food restaurants in our town. A small boy near us hopped down from where he sat with his…
ALMOST THE OLD WAY A certain church held a Sunday service patterned after those in Colonial America. The pastor dressed in long coat and knickers, and the congregation was divided by gender: men on the…
POINTS OF COMPARISON A widow consulted a medium, who put her into communication with her late husband. "Peter," said the woman, "are you happy now?" "I am very happy," replied the spirit of Peter. "Are…
NEODANTEISM IN MARRIAGE A clergyman, while engaged in catechizing a number of boys in a class, asked one of them for a definition of matrimony. The reply was: "A place of punishment where some souls…
LOSING PATIENTS Attending Sunday Mass at an upper-East Side church in Manhattan, I sat behind a well-known neighborhood physician and his young son. During the service the priest read a list of the "dearly departed"…
EAT YOUR MUSHROOMS A Swede was sympathizing with a Norwegian who had lost three of his wives in less than a year. So the Swede asked how they died. "Vell, da first vun died from…
MOTHER KNOWS YOUR NAME A middle-aged woman made her way into an apartment building to the twelfth floor. As she arrived at her intended destination, she rang the doorbell impatiently. The door opened mysteriously, and…
REPEAT PERFORMANCE A successful marriage requires falling in love many times, always with the same person. By Mignon McLaughlin
THE JOKE IS ON WHOM? Lars: Say, Ole, I went by your house last night and saw you kissing your wife in the window. Ole: The yokes on you, Lars -- I wasn't even home…
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MATERNAL RIGHTS During the American Revolution, an officer was sent around the Virginia country side to confiscate horses for military use. He came to a fine old mansion, rang the bell, and asked to speak…
MINE FOREVER What I spent, is gone What I kept, is lost But what I gave away Will be mine forever. By Dr. Ethel Percy Andrus, founder of AARP, Washington D.C., From Modern Maturity, February…
MINDLESS MESSAGES A well-meaning lady, greeting her pastor at the back door, told him that his sermons on television meant so much more to her husband now, since he had lost his mind.
TONGUE TEST I once formed a mutual encouragement fellowship at a time of stress in one of my pastorates. The members subscribed to a simple formula applied before speaking of any person or subject that…
FROM THE GROUND UP Lee Iacocca's conversation with Vince Lombardi about winning, yielded the following quote from Lombardi: "Every time a football player goes out to ply his trade, he's got to play from the…
FRUSTRATION CAN BE DISGUISED BLESSINGS Two women, riding the subway together, were discussing their children and the difficulties of raising a family. They talked about needing new clothes and shoes, how expensive it was to…
SIN'S COIL How easy it is for a small sin to rapidly grow into a great evil that soon takes over and consumes our lives. E. Gorhma Clark tells of a circus trainer who had…
TOURIST CHRISTIANITY Daniel Boorstin made an observation about Americans of the '90s that ought to concern all of us. He said that we are transforming from a nation of travelers into a nation of tourists.…
