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[After 50+ = years of full-time ministry, I am no longer a pastor.  That will = not slow me from praying for the pastors (especially my successor on my = retirement or my two pastor-sons) and rejoice at those who will still = lift me up in their prayers]  …

[Sa= rcasm 101 on the last day of April:] So far, 2021 seems = odd. Lik= e every other year.   Spe= aking of odd, what were the odds in 1957 of being the exact stray dog = chosen to be the first living thing in space? Lai= ka million…

Way= ne: (offering Mary a Tic-Tac) “Did you hear about the guy who = invented these things?" Mar= y: "No. What about him?" Way= ne: "Well, they say he made a mint."   ~~ Mar= y: (browsing through the posts on Facebook) "Hey Hon, it says here = that people…

Wit= h my wife facing her birthday, she looked in the mirror and asked if I = was still attracted to her. I = replied, “Honey, When I married you 50+ years ago I thought you = were about a 6. Now you’re at least a 20. What do you…

Upo= n retirement, I knew I needed some change in my life. So = I decided to start a hobby collecting coins.   I = know it seems odd, but it makes cents to me.   ~~ Dr Bob Griffin = [email protected] = www.grif.net "Jesus = Knows Me, This I…

I did a = wedding ceremony for two English professors from a local college.  =   In the = rehearsal I asked if I could pronouns them “he” and = “she”.   They advised = me to stick with traditional vows.   ~~ Dr Bob Griffin = [email protected] = www.grif.net…

When Gandhi was studying law at the University College of = London, a white professor, whose last name was Peters, disliked him = intensely and always displayed prejudice and animosity towards him. = Also, because Gandhi never lowered his head when addressing him, as he = expected from an Indian,…

We&= #8217;re new in town so visiting variety of churches. Saw an odd = 5-sided church building.  They said it was shaped as a = repentagon.   One= liturgical church offered free Wi-Fi so they’d have an invisible = power that actually works.   Ano= ther church insisted everyone line…

I have a low = threshold of fun visiting foreign countries:  =   Sign in hotel = warns us tourists: “Streets desserted at night”.Yet, I = went out hoping for an ice cream cone, a Twinkie, or at least a cookie. = Alas, nothing there. . And the sign =…

[Most of my = friends are funnier than I am.  Not just talking about = “looks”, either.  Here is what they say from all across = social media]   Paul O = related, “I saw a guy at Starbuck’s today with no i-phone, = no tablet, no laptop. He just…

[Here is = another batch of innocent announcements that just can be taken the wrong = way.]   “Please = welcome Steve, our new elder, who is a caring individual and loves = hurting people.”   “During = the pastor’s illness, Wednesday night healing services will be = discontinued until…

[My= former co-worker and his wife banter on line.  At least HE does. = She tries to ignore him.  But fun to read.  Here is another = installment of their dialog]   Mar= y: "Wayne, why are you wearing your good church slacks to work out = in the garden?"…

When Jesus came to Golgotha, they hanged Him on a = tree,They drove great nails through = hands and feet, and made a Calvary.They crowned Him with a crown of = thorns, red were His wounds and deep,For those were crude and cruel = days, and human flesh was cheap.…