[I was asked = how the daily Grif Net blog began.  I was a professor in a small = college in 1996 that had just installed a computer lab and each student = had e-mail but seldom received any.  So I vowed to “fill up = their in-box” with a…

Probably the = greatest example of persistence is Abraham Lincoln. Born into poverty, = Lincoln was faced with defeat throughout his life. He lost eight = elections, twice failed in business and suffered a nervous breakdown. He = could have quit many times – but he didn’t and because he…

While walking = along the sidewalk in front of his church, our minister heard the = intoning of a prayer that nearly made his collar wilt. Apparently his = five-year-old son and his playmates had found a dead = robin.   Feeling that = proper burial should be performed, they…

[FREE ADVICE = ON VALENTINE’S DAY from Dr. Bob.  You’re = welcome.]   *There are two = ways to handle a woman. Nobody knows either of = them.   *Never argue = with your wife when she’s tired . . . or when she’s = rested.   *All marriages =…

While taking a = routine vandalism report at an elementary school, I was interrupted by a = little girl about six years old.  Looking up and down at my = uniform, she asked, "Are you a cop?"   "Yes,&quot= ; I answered and continued writing the report.   "My =…

[Marilyn = shared a story about employment history.  Figure it may be = autobiographical.] I got a job at the custom wheel shop but I got = tired.    So then I went = to work for the muffler shop, but it was = exhausting. I took a stab =…

An = old geezer became very bored in retirement and decided to open a medical = clinic. He put a sign up outside that said: "Dr. Geezer’s clinic. = Get your treatment for $500. If not cured, get back = $1,000."   Doct= or "Young," who was positive that this…

1. The past = cannot be changed.   2. Opinions = don’t define reality.   3. = Everyone’s journey is different.   4. Things = always get better with time.   5. Judgments = are a confession of character.   6. = Over-thinking will lead to sadness.   7. Happiness…

It was the end = of the day when I parked my squad car in front of the precinct station. = As I gathered my equipment from the trunk, my K-9 partner, Jake, sat = patiently in the back seat.  I saw a little boy staring at = me.  …

A fellow told = me the story that when his wife quit work to take care of their new baby = daughter, countless hours of peekaboo and other games slowly took their = toll on her. One evening she smacked her bare toes on the corner = of a dresser…

Last Sunday I = noticed a mother of a 6-year old boy trying everything to get him to sit = still and be quiet while I was preaching.  Then all of a sudden, = the boy quit fidgeting and was good for the rest of the = sermon.   Later…

It’s the = year of the pig, so I’m wiping the bacon grease off my fingers as = I type some ways YOU can learn basic Chinese phrases to wow friends and = neighbors.  The ENGLISH phrase will be followed by CHINESE = phrase.  Best to read aloud to learn…

I am a proud old dad who has both sons in full-time = ministry.  I recall when one accepted that calling from God. = After a Sunday morning church service, my son suddenly announced = to us, "Mom, Dad – I’ve decided to become a minister when I grow =…