Samuel = decided, “If the pastor doesn’t shake my hand Sunday, = I’m going to tear up the church bulletin.” Jim said, = “The police came by and asked me where I was between 5 and = 6.  They seemed irritated when I told them = ‘Kindergarten’.”   Scott shared,…

If you don’t = like my standard of cooking, lower your = standards.   If a messy = kitchen is a happy kitchen, this kitchen is = delirious.   If we are what = we eat, then I’m easy, fast, and cheap.   I came, I saw, = I decided…

So this isn’t = ‘Home Sweet Home’. Adjust.   Ring Bell for = Maid Service. If no answer, do it yourself.   I clean house = every other day. Today is the other day.   Martha Stewart = doesn’t live here.   I’m creative. = You can’t expect me to…

The small-town doctor walked his dog over to visit a dying = patient.  As the doctor was preparing to leave the man’s = bedside, the patient asked, “Doctor, I am afraid. Tell me what = lies on the other side.” Very quietly, the doctor said, = “I don’t know.”  …

At the supper = table, 9-year old Malachi asked, “Mom, where did I come = from?” A hush fell over the table and everyone looked at = Mom for her answer.  While nervous and unsure of herself, she = mustered the courage to try to get a simple explanation of…

With six kids = (four preschoolers) we are way beyond just needing a = ‘tidy-up’ or even have a ‘deep-clean’ at our = house.   We have now = moved into the ‘looking for possible survivors’ = stage.   ~~ Dr Bob Griffin = [email protected] = www.grif.net "Jesus = Knows…

After some = deep thought and consideration over many years, my wife and I decided we = do not want to have children.   We plan to = tell them at supper tonight.   ~~ Dr Bob Griffin = [email protected] = www.grif.net "Jesus = Knows Me, This I Love!"

Raising a = 5-year old is not easy. This morning my son told me that his ear = hurt.   I asked him, “Does it hurt on the inside or the = outside?”   He looked at = me quizzically, got up from breakfast, walked out the door and back in…

My six-year = old son came up to me and asked, “Mom, where does poo come = from?”    I was a little = uncomfortable, but gave him an honest explanation.  He looked a = little confused and stared at me in stunned silence for a few seconds. =  …

[This was one = of the first “serious” weekend blog messages I sent in 1996. = Updated a few players’ names.]   A basketball = in my hands is worth about $19. A basketball = in LeBron James’ hands is worth about $33 = million. It depends = whose hands…

Cowboy Joe was = telling his fellow cowboys back in the bunkhouse west of Kaycee about = his first visit to a big-city church in Casper.   "When I = got there, they had me park my old truck in the corral," Joe began. = "You mean = the parking…

According to = inside contacts, the Japanese banking crisis shows no signs of = ameliorating. If anything, it’s getting worse.   Following last = week’s news that Origami Bank had folded, we are hearing that Sumo Bank = has gone belly up.   Now, Bonsai Bank = plans to cut…

[After = seminary and a couple years full-time ministry as a big-city associate = pastor, my first “senior pastorate” was in Wild Rose, = Wisconsin (pop. 585) from 1972-78. Vote of 13-0 to issue me the call and = they sacrificed much to have/put up with us. I can never…