This is a multipart message in MIME format. ——=_NextPart_000_0306_01D646E4.39BAA770 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=”—-=_NextPart_001_0307_01D646E4.39BAA770″ ——=_NextPart_001_0307_01D646E4.39BAA770 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=”us-ascii” Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit “When I was a boy of fourteen, my father was so ignorant I could hardly stand to have the old man around. But when I got to be twenty-one, I was astonished…
06/19/20 Grif.Net – Secrets of a Golden 50
At our = 50th (Golden) Wedding Anniversary celebration, Teresa and I summed up = the reason for our long and happy marriage. Bob said, "I = have tried never to be selfish. After all, there is no ‘I’ in the word = ‘marriage.’" Teresa said, "For my part, I have…
06/18/20 Grif.Net – Rules
Coming up on = our 50th Golden Wedding Anniversary, so my children asked if = I would give them the “unwritten rules” for how a marriage = can last 50 years. So here goes: 1. = 2. = 3. = ~~ Dr Bob Griffin = [email protected]…
06/17/20 Grif.Net – Courtroom Drama
[My friend Wayne overheard this in the = courtroom] Attorney: "Isn’t it true that you’ve been running = around with another woman?" Witness: "Yes, but you can’t prove = it!" Judge: "Do you know what = would happen to you if you told a lie?" Witness: "I would go…
06/16/20 Grif.Net – Cattle Call
While driving the cattle to summer pasture, a Wyoming = cowboy smiled to himself and said, “Boy, howdy, I really love my = job”. A steer replied, “Ha! All you do is boss me around = all day!” The rancher, clearly upset by this, responded, “What = did…
06/15/20 Grif.Net – Status Updates
Sharon C = reminds us, “Daniel slept in a lion’s den. Peter slept in a = prison. Jesus slept in a storm. No matter what the circumstances, you = can always take a nap.” Ken M wonders, = “I hope Elon Musk = never gets in a scandal. Elongate…
06/13/20 Weekend Grif.Net – Tired Out
06/13/20 Weekend Grif.Net – Tired Out A. W. Tozer wrote near the end of his = ministry: "Pray for me = in light of the pressures of our times. Pray that I will = not just come to a wearied end – an exhausted, tired old preacher = interested only…
06/12/20 Grif.Net – A Weak with the Paraprosdokians (5)
[A paraprosdokian is a figure of = speech in which the latter part of a sentence is surprising = or unexpected for humorous or dramatic effect. This word is = from two Greek words meaning “beyond expectation.” It has = given rise to many humorous “one-liners”. Final installment = is about money] **Money is…
06/11/20 Grif.Net – A Weak with the Paraprosdokians (4)
[A paraprosdokian is a figure of = speech in which the latter part of a sentence is surprising = or unexpected for humorous or dramatic effect. This word is = from two Greek words meaning “beyond expectation.” It has = given rise to many humorous “one-liners”. Fourth installment = is about work] **Easy method…
06/10/20 Grif.Net – A Weak with the Paraprosdokians (3)
[A paraprosdokian is a figure of = speech in which the latter part of a sentence is surprising = or unexpected for humorous or dramatic effect. This word is = from two Greek words meaning “beyond expectation.” It has = given rise to many humorous “one-liners”. Third installment = is about food and drink] …
06/09/20 Grif.Net – A Weak with the Paraprosdokians (2)
[A paraprosdokian is a figure of = speech in which the latter part of a sentence is surprising = or unexpected for humorous or dramatic effect. This word is = from two Greek words meaning “beyond expectation.” It has = given rise to many humorous “one-liners” as well. Second = installment is about children and…
06/08/20 Grif.Net – A Weak with the Paraprosdokians (1)
[A paraprosdokian is a figure of = speech in which the latter part of a sentence is surprising = or unexpected for humorous or dramatic effect. This word is = from two Greek words meaning “beyond expectation.” It has = given rise to many humorous “one-liners” as well. First = installment is about love and…
06/06/20 Weekend Grif.Net – Vain Prayer
Imagine someone dependent on their own will and desire for = salvation actually praying honestly . . . "Lord, I thank You I am not like those poor = presumptuous Calvinists. Lord, I was born with a glorious free-will; I = was born with power by which I can…