At the supper = table, 9-year old Malachi asked, “Mom, where did I come = from?” A hush fell over the table and everyone looked at = Mom for her answer. While nervous and unsure of herself, she = mustered the courage to try to get a simple explanation of…
02/13/20 Grif.Net – Perils of Parenting (part 4)
With six kids = (four preschoolers) we are way beyond just needing a = ‘tidy-up’ or even have a ‘deep-clean’ at our = house. We have now = moved into the ‘looking for possible survivors’ = stage. ~~ Dr Bob Griffin = [email protected] = www.grif.net "Jesus = Knows…
02/12/20 Grif.Net – Perils of Parenting (part 3)
After some = deep thought and consideration over many years, my wife and I decided we = do not want to have children. We plan to = tell them at supper tonight. ~~ Dr Bob Griffin = [email protected] = www.grif.net "Jesus = Knows Me, This I Love!"
02/11/20 Grif.Net – Perils of Parenting (part 2)
Raising a = 5-year old is not easy. This morning my son told me that his ear = hurt. I asked him, “Does it hurt on the inside or the = outside?” He looked at = me quizzically, got up from breakfast, walked out the door and back in…
02/10/20 Grif.Net – Perils of Parenting (pt 1)
My six-year = old son came up to me and asked, “Mom, where does poo come = from?” I was a little = uncomfortable, but gave him an honest explanation. He looked a = little confused and stared at me in stunned silence for a few seconds. = …
02/08/20 Weekend Grif.Net – Whose Hands
[This was one = of the first “serious” weekend blog messages I sent in 1996. = Updated a few players’ names.] A basketball = in my hands is worth about $19. A basketball = in LeBron James’ hands is worth about $33 = million. It depends = whose hands…
02/07/20 Grif.Net – Wyoming Church
Cowboy Joe was = telling his fellow cowboys back in the bunkhouse west of Kaycee about = his first visit to a big-city church in Casper. "When I = got there, they had me park my old truck in the corral," Joe began. = "You mean = the parking…
02/06/20 Grif.Net – Financial News from Japan
According to = inside contacts, the Japanese banking crisis shows no signs of = ameliorating. If anything, it’s getting worse. Following last = week’s news that Origami Bank had folded, we are hearing that Sumo Bank = has gone belly up. Now, Bonsai Bank = plans to cut…
02/05/20 Grif.Net – Country Church
[After = seminary and a couple years full-time ministry as a big-city associate = pastor, my first “senior pastorate” was in Wild Rose, = Wisconsin (pop. 585) from 1972-78. Vote of 13-0 to issue me the call and = they sacrificed much to have/put up with us. I can never…
02/04/20 Grif.Net – Earthquake Safety Tips
[Earthquakes = can strike without warning, and being prepared for such a disaster can = mean the difference between life and death. Here are some tips to help = you and your loved ones make it through a quake. Randy forwarded these = for grif net blog use 20 years…
02/03/20 Grif.Net – Monthly PUNishment
Today I felt = “disflooriented”, that confused feeling when I = couldn’t recall what level of the parking garage I parked = on. For = Christmas I got a free Air Guitar, no strings = attached. I asked my = French friend if she likes to play video…
02/01/20 Weekend Grif.Net – New Ten Commandments for 2020
By dictatorial fiat of a few liberal judges, we = cannot give priority to the TEN COMMANDMENTS on which American Society = "used" to be based. But we do have a NEW SET of Commandments . = . . 1 – Thou shalt have no other God except thyself;…
01/31/20 Grif.Net – Computer Haiku (part 2)
[More simple Haiku poetry to help you thru computer = troubles] Stay the patient course. Of little worth is anger. The network is down. A = crash reduces Your expensive = computer To a simple = stone. Three things are certain: Death, taxes, and lost data. Guess…