The preacher = was wired for sound with a lapel mike, and as he preached, he moved = briskly about the platform, jerking the mike cord as he went. Then he = moved to one side of the pulpit, got wound up in the cord, and nearly = tripped before…
05/26/22 Grif.Net – Numbers in History
[A little quiz = for students now that their school year is winding down. All answers are = numbers] 1. How many time zones are there in = Russia? 2. When did = Apollo 11 land on the moon? 3. How many = white stripes are there on…
05/25/22 Grif.Net – Witticisms of Past Presidents
“If this = is coffee, please bring me some tea; but if this is tea, please bring me = some coffee.” – Abraham Lincoln “You = don’t know how to lie. If you can’t lie, you’ll never = go anywhere.” – Richard Nixon = “I = don’t know whether…
05/24/22 Grif.Net – Answers for Students
[Teaching = college had students asking many questions, most unrelated to the = classroom. Here are some of my favorites] Q. Dr Bob, why = are there pyramids in Egypt? A. They were = too heavy to steal and take to a British museum Q. Dr Bob, =…
05/23/22 Grif.Net – Teaching English
Sherri sent me = these “challenges” in our language that make teaching = English so difficult: **The word = “queue” is just a “q” followed by four silent = letters **Jail and = prison are synonyms, but jailer and prisoner are = antonyms **English is = the…
05/21/22 Weekend Grif.Net – A Generation Growing Old
BOOMERS ARE A GENERATION THAT WILL = NEVER BE REPEATED . . . – A generation that walked to school = and then walked back, often walking home for lunch and back, = too. – A generation that did their = homework quickly to get outside asap to play…
05/20/22 Grif.Net – Favorite Child
It turns out = that when you’re asked who your favorite child is, you’re = expected to pick from your own. Now I = know. ~~ Dr Bob Griffin = [email protected] = www.grif.net = "Jesus = Knows Me, This I = Love!"
05/19/22 Grif.Net – Words
I = was trying to prove to my wife that women talk more than men, so I = showed her a study that indicated men use less than 10,000 words per day = while women use 20,000. She= thought about that for a minute, then replied, "Women use twice…
05/18/22 Grif.Net – Favorite Animal
[FB= told me this was the most shared grif net blog post from five years = ago. Made me smile again today.] Our teacher asked what my = favorite animal was, and I said, "Fried chicken." She= said I wasn’t funny, but she couldn’t have been right, because everyone…
05/17/22 Grif.Net – S’more Little Known Facts
**Every = “c” in “Pacific Ocean” sounds = different. **A shark will = only attack you if you’re wet. **The only way = to add insult to injury is when you sign someone’s = cast. **If you = can’t see well enough to shop online, you should…
05/16/22 Grif.Net – Status Updates from Friends
Mo Y related, = “I stayed in a hotel recently where the towels were so thick, I = could hardly get my suitcase shut.” Scott C = answered, “Why do I carry a knife? Well, the last time I opened a = bag of chips with my 9mm there…
05/14/22 Weekend Grif.Net – Giving My life to Christ
[I posted this reminder a = decade ago. Life has changed for me in ministry, but not in = commitment] Working today = in sermon preparation for God’s Church this Sunday, I am reminded of = what Jonathan Edwards said. "I go out = to preach with two propositions…
05/13/22 Grif.Net – Airplane Announcements (part 5)
[I always = enjoy flight attendants and pilots who have ‘fun’ with = announcements.] “To operate your seat belt, = insert the metal tab into the buckle and pull tight. It works just like = every other seat belt; if you don’t know how to operate a seat = belt…