A three-year-old scared his family = this summer by disappearing during a lakeside vacation. More than a = dozen friends and relatives searched the forest and shoreline, and = everyone was relieved when they found little Alex playing calmly in the = woods. "Listen to me, Alex," his mother said…

[Preparing to see grandkids, so HAVE = to have some jokes for them!] Q: What did the pig say at the = beach on a hot summer’s day?A: I’m bacon! Q: What do you call = six weeks of rain in Scotland?A: Summer! Q: How do you = prevent a…

Let’s see if I understand how America works lately = . . .   If you burn your thighs on hot coffee you’re = holding in your lap while driving, you blame the restaurant. =   If your teen-age son kills himself, you blame some = rock ‘n’ roll musician…

Our pastor preached one of his best sermons = ever last week. A lady in the congregation praised him highly and = suggested that he should publish a collection of his best = sermons.   The preacher told her he was planning that = they be published posthumously.   To…

Preacher: = “Can everyone hear me in the back?” Voice = from the back: “Yes, but I wouldn’t mind changing seats with = someone who can’t.”   ~~ Dr Bob Griffin = [email protected] www.grif.net = "Jesus Knows Me, This I = Love!"  

I’m not saying the preaching at our church is = boring, but the members voted to serve coffee after the sermon instead = of before.   This is = to make sure members are fully awake before driving = home.   ~~ Dr Bob Griffin = [email protected] www.grif.net = "Jesus…

I had just preached one of my top-drawer sermons, = and was met by a little old lady at the door who = shared:   "You know Pastor, every sermon you preach is = better than your next one."   Okay . = . .   ~~ Dr Bob Griffin…

In the children’s sermon I said, ‘We have = been learning how powerful Kings and Queens were in Bible times. But, = there is a Higher Power.  Can anybody tell me what it = is?’   One child blurted out, ‘Aces!’   ~~ Dr Bob Griffin = [email protected] www.grif.net =…

Twenty One years ago, in = Nashville, Tennessee, during the first week of January,1996, more than = 4,000 baseball coaches descended upon the Opryland Hotel for the 52nd = annual ABCA’s convention.  While I waited in line to register with = the hotel staff, I heard other more veteran coaches…

[Social Media posts from my = cyber-friends tells me more about them than they = think]   Looking at diet books and thinking, ‘What a waste of a = tree.’   Don’t tell me the sky’s the limit when there are footprints on = the moon.   Food is an…

[Sarah, mother of 4 boys and 1 daughter, shared some = “Beach Joke” to help pass the time on long drives to the = seashore]   Q:  What do you get when you combine an elephant = with a fish? A:  Swimming = trunks.   Q:  Do fish go on…

A warm morning in July gave rise to relaxing and = thinking.  Most of the time, at my age, I realize that I = don’t do enough deep thinking.  So while choosing between a = poached egg/bran muffin OR enjoying cake/ice cream today for breakfast I = thought: If walking…

As both Pastor and = Administrator of our Christian School in Wisconsin, I made it a practice = to have fun on the playground with the kids (giving the staff time to = use the restroom) and often sitting with the students at lunchtime and = asking questions and telling…