My sermon from Matthew’s Gospel was hard for a young boy in the church to grasp. It dealt with the sheep and the goats, and I had urged everyone who heard this to look at their lives to see which they were. “I’m confused,” the lad concluded. “I don’t know…

A successful business man became disenchanted with the stress of the fast life in Los Angeles and decided to chuck it all. He took his savings and purchased a large ranch in the middle of nowhere in Wyoming. After a couple of months of enjoying solitude he heard the drumming…

Yesterday (Mother’s Day) a sweet young girl decided to do something special for her mother. So early in the morning she snuck into the bedroom and brought Mom a cup of tea. “Why, you’re such a sweetheart,” the mother said as she drank the tea. “I didn’t know you even…

Just before Mother’s Day, a class of first graders were discussing a picture of a family. One little boy in the picture had a different color hair than the other family members. One child suggested that he was adopted and a little girl said, “I know all about adoptions because…

An angry driver went back to the garage where he had purchased an expensive battery for his car just six months earlier. He told the garage owner, “When I bought that battery, you said it would be the last battery my car would ever need. Now six months later, it’s…

I always help the kids in church give me the “right” answers to questions I ask during a sermon. So last week I asked the little ones “With what did Samson arm himself to fight against the Philistines?” None of the children could answer me. “Oh, yes, you know!” I…

When a clock is hungry, does it go back four seconds? What does cheese say when it has its picture taken? If carrots help your eyesight, how come you see so many dead rabbits by the side of the road? What part of a fish is a fish stick? If…

My friend called Dominoes and ordered a carry-out pizza. The order taker asked, “Shall I cut it into six pieces or twelve?” “Six please.” He responded. “I’m not hungry enough to eat twelve.” ~~ Dr Bob Griffin [email protected] www.grif.net “Jesus Knows Me, This I Love!”

A big game hunter went on safari with his wife and mother-in-law. One evening, the husband and wife were sitting around the camp fire having supper when she realized that her mother was missing. The hunter picked up his rifle and, with his wife close behind, set off into the…

[Credit Jesse Greenspan’s historical information site. No humor, just some history!] Cinco de Mayo (May 5th), which takes place today, has become enormously popular in the United States, often serving as a reason to throw a “gran fiesta.” Yet despite its ubiquity, the holiday remains widely misunderstood. In fact, many…

A man walked into Macy’s shoe department and tried on a pair of shoes. “How do they feel?” asked the sales assistant. “A bit tight.” The assistant bend down to check the shoes and said: “Try pulling the tongue out. Now how are they?” “They thtill feelth a bith tighth.”…

Two gentlemen boarded a coast-to-coast flight and were seated next to each other on the jet liner. After breezing through the on-flight magazine, the first man turned to the other and asked, what do you do? The gentleman replied: “I am a pastor of a church.” “Oh,” said the first…

Man plans, God laughs. A dead man is mourned seven days; a fool, his lifetime. A heavy purse makes a light heart. An imaginary ailment is worse than a disease. God will provide. If only God would provide until He provides! If I dealt in candles, the sun wouldn’t set;…