In the early = years of the 19th Century, renewed interest in publication = and distribution of Bibles, resulted in the creation of voluntary = associations of Christians, in different states and regions of the = United States, devoted to that end. By 1816, 130 Bible Societies has = sprung…

My son was in the lunchroom at school with two friends and they were = bragging about their fathers.   Matt said, "My Dad scribbles a few words on a piece of paper, = calls it a poem, and they give him $50."   A second friend Mark replied, "That’s…

Did you ever notice that . . . musicians play, doctors practice but = the rest of us have to work for a living? ~~ Dr Bob Griffin = [email protected] = www.grif.net "Jesus = Knows Me, This I Love!"

I was holding a Bible study for people who were new Christians just = beginning to understand the basic Bible stories that so many of us have = known  from childhood.  I asked “What do you think was = the greatest miracle in the Bible?”   Some answers were excellent…

In England, a tramp knocked on the door of a local inn known as = ‘St. George and the Dragon’. The landlady answered the door. =   The tramp said, “Could you give a poor man something to = eat?”   "No,” said the woman, slamming the door in his…

I’m not the = easiest guy in the world to get along with.   So when our = anniversary rolled around, I wanted my wife to know how much I = appreciated her tolerating me for the past 50 = years.   I ordered = flowers and told the florist…

She was = terribly ill for 18 months, and we’d all rushed to her bedside many = times over those tumultuous weeks.  Finally, worn out from the = months of battling illness, she told us that the time had come. = "This is too hard," she said.  "I want to…

Sue said, = “You know you’re drinking too much coffee when you go to AA = meetings just for the free coffee.”   Tim said, = “If life gives you melons, = you’re probably dyslexic.”   Ken said, = “You should never date a tennis player.  Love means nothing =…

When a new dentist set up in town he quickly acquired a reputation of = being the ‘Painless’ Dentist. However a local little girl named Gemmy = disputed his claim.   ‘He’s a fake!’ Gemmy told her friends. ‘He’s not painless at all. When = he stuck his finger in…

In a first grade class in Las Vegas, the teacher asked Mason if he = knew his numbers.   "Yes," he says, "I do. My father taught me." =   "Good. What comes after three?"   "Four," answers little Mason.   "What comes after six?"   "Seven."   "Very good,"…

While two families were waiting in line for the ferry to see the = Statue of Liberty, their two 5-year-old boys were getting acquainted. =   "My name is Joshua. What’s yours?" asked the first boy. =   "Adam," replied the second.   "My daddy is a doctor. What does…

An attorney, anxious to impress the judge with detail, asked the = following line of questions of a Medical Examiner who had recently = performed an autopsy.   Q: Doctor, before you performed the autopsy, did you check for a = pulse? A: No.   Q: Did you check for…

[While Bill = Gates and others have quoted this, it is original with Charles = Sykes.] RULE 1Life is not fair; get used to it. RULE = 2The world won’t care about your self-esteem. The world will expect = you to accomplish something BEFORE you feel good about = yourself.…