I only know the names of two angels. Hark and Harold. Gregory, 5 I hear angels all the time in my dreams. And I’m sticking with that no matter how many people tell me I’m crazy. Molly, 8 Everybody’s got it all wrong. Angels don’t wear halos anymore. I forget…
01/15/07 Grif.Net – Finish the Sentence
Ten years ago, when the grif.net was in its infancy, Ken Marsh (who once ministered with me as my youth pastor back in the 70’s) forwarded this idea for a quiz to see how BRIGHT the subscribers to this service are. Not much chance or they wouldn’t be getting this…
01/13/07 Weekend Grif.Net – Three Lives
Did anybody happen to notice this week the picture God painted for us as we watched the events of the day unfold on every news station around the world? The portrait of three men’s lives shown clearly through the events of their deaths. One a wise man, one a foolish…
01/12/07 Grif.Net – Winter is Not Funny
Yesterday (Thursday) we got 12″ of snow and then slammed in the deep freeze. -19F and gonna get colder. Winds picking up to blizzard strength, so no school. So thought up some neat jokes for the kiddos fitting for a day like today. Q. What do snowmen eat for breakfast?…
01/11/07 Grif.Net – Choir Memo
Memo: All Choir members. We are learning a new Hymn – to be sung to the tune St. Denio [“Immortal, Invisible”]. Have the words memorized by this Sunday. Immoral, impossible, God only knows How tenors and basses, sopranos, altos At service on Sunday are rarely the same As those who…
01/10/07 Grif.Net – Job Seekers
IF FAMOUS HISTORICAL FIGURES WERE LOOKING FOR A JOB TODAY… Julius Caesar: My last job involved a lot of office politics and back stabbing. I’d like to get away from all that. Jesse James: I can list among my experience and skills: leadership, extensive travel, logistical organization, intimate understanding of…
01/09/07 Grif.Net – Shoplifting Penalty
A kleptomaniac woman had been caught shoplifting in a supermarket in Myrtle Creek and had to appear in court, taking along her long-suffering husband for marital support. The prosecution proved that the theft had taken place so the judge told her that, considering her record, he was forced to impose…
01/08/07 Grif.Net – Computers
In our busy office, a computer going down causes quite an inconvenience. One day, a computer not only crashed, it made a noise that sounded like a heart monitor. “This computer has flat-lined,” a co-worker called out with mock horror. “Does anyone here know how to do mouse-to-mouse resuscitation?” ~~…
01/06/07 Weekend Grif.Net – $20
The man came home from work late again, tired and irritated, to find his 6 year old son waiting for him at the door. “Daddy, may I ask you a question?” “Yeah, sure, what is it?” replied the man. “Daddy, how much money do you make an hour?” “That’s none…
01/05/07 Grif.Net – Give Her a Kiss
A wife, one evening, drew her husband’s attention to the couple next door and said, “Do you see how devoted that couple is to each other? He kisses her every time they meet. Why don’t you do that?” The husband replied, “Okay, dear, but I don’t really know her that…
01/04/07 Grif.Net – Not Older, Better
The bride said I am getting older. I denied it. I’m still in my 50’s and have memories of the world under Ike, but I’m not “old” like my parents. So I made a list of famous actresses that I thought were “beautiful” or “sexy”. Then she shared the approximate…
01/03/07 Grif.Net – Emergency
A man was struck by a bus on a busy street in New York City. He lay dying on the sidewalk as a crowd of spectators gathered around. “A priest – somebody get me a priest!” the man gasped. A policeman checked the crowd–no priest, no minister, no man of…
01/02/07 Grif.Net – Brain
A man is told by his doctor that he is dying of an inoperable brain tumor, with only weeks to live. “We do have hope,” the doctor says. “We can attempt a brain transplant. However, it is very experimental, and very expensive.” “How much would it cost me?” the patient…