“Twice = this week, I have watched an elderly individual fade into the busy life = in which we all live. One man just needed Panadol for his wife but the = shop assistant simply said it’s in aisle ‘6’. He = struggled to navigate the supermarket and as I…
06/07/19 Grif.Net – Which Sermon?
One beautiful Sunday morning at the beginning of summer, a minister = announced to his congregation: "My good people, I have here in my hands three sermons: a $500 = sermon that lasts five minutes, a $100 sermon that lasts fifteen = minutes, and a $20 sermon that lasts…
06/06/19 Grif.Net – Pray Like Mama
A fellow-pastor wrote . . . As a minister, my wife and I get = invited to many dinners. At the table, the hostess turned to her six-year-old daughter and = said, "Would you like to say the blessing?" = "I don’t know what to say," the girl…
06/05/19 Grif.Net – Shoe Repair
Arnold and his wife were cleaning out the “junk drawer” in = the kitchen one day when he came across a ticket from the local shoe = repair shop. The date stamped on the ticket showed that it was over = eleven years old. They both laughed and tried…
06/04/19 Grif.Net – Get Even
In our shop, our clerk asked the customer, "Cash, check or = charge?" after adding up her purchase. The woman fumbled through her purse, pulling out its contents in = search of her credit card. Included were a wallet, compact, glasses and = a television remote control. The…
06/03/19 Grif.Net – Groan up Puns
[Always start = the month’s first weekday with some G-rated = puns] I always tell = people how good dried grapes are for them because I’m all about = health and raisin awareness. Driving with = one headlight isn’t very bright. Albert = Einstein was a genius…
06/01/19 Weekend Grif.Net – The Mental Side of Recovery
[Most know = that 7 months ago I suffered a major right-brain stroke. While I = have had few continuing deficits, I am just beginning the Recovery in my = mind, an area hidden to others who simply see me back at church or the = store. This article is…
05/31/19 Grif.Net – Body Cam Recording
Reviewing footage of actual police cam videos around the country came = up with these great lines from the men and women in = blue: ** "Relax, the handcuffs are tight because they’re new. They’ll = stretch after you wear them a while." ** "If you take your…
05/30/19 Grif.Net – Thursday on the Beach
A friend on = PEI said three senior citizens were out for a stroll on the = beach. One of them remarked, “It’s = windy.” The second replied, “No way. It’s = Thursday.” The last one said, “Me too. = Let’s stop for a cup of tea.” ~~ Dr…
05/29/19 Grif.Net – My Uncle’s Story
Ladies and gentlemen, hobos and tramps, Bug-eyed mosquitoes and bowlegged ants! I’m about to tell you a story I’ve never heard = before, So pull up a chair and sit on the floor. (Admission is free, so pay at the door.) One fine day, in the middle of the…
05/28/19 Grif.Net – Business Thoughts
[Overheard at the Office] *I once worked as a salesman and was very independent; I took orders = from no one. *I think…therefore I am confused. *I work well with deadlines. I always get it done when I get it = done. *I would give $1000…
05/27/19 Grif.Net – No Time for Sergeants
[Some jokes = about sergeants in remembrance of my dad, Tech Sgt. Robert E Griffin, = Sr. (1918-1999), who served in Army Air Corps on a boat in the = Philippines in WWII] ~~The = sergeant growled at the young soldier, "I didn’t see you at = camouflage training this…
05/25/19 Weekend Grif.Net – Finding the Soul?
When a minister finished speaking at a medical school, a young cynic = came forward to say, "I have just dissected a cadaver completely, = but no place did I find a soul. How can you tell people a soul = exists?" The minister asked, "When you opened the…