My = brother-in-law opened the bottom drawer of my sister’s bureau and lifted = out a tissue-wrapped package. "This," he said, "is not a = slip. This is lingerie." He discarded the tissue and handed me the = slip. It was exquisite; silk, handmade and trimmed with a cobweb of…
03/13/19 Grif.Net – Sweet Responses
[Sometimes you = just need a way to GET BACK at someone for their mean comment or deed = (or general character). Try one of these =E2=80=9CSweet = Responses=E2=80=9D on them. They might not realize the wallop for a = while 😊] You must have = had a happy…
03/12/19 Grif.Net – Leaning
Bert had a = friend who always seemed to lean slightly to the left all the = time. It used to bother him, so he suggested his buddy Louie = should see a doctor, and have his legs checked = out. For years, = Louie refused, and told Bert…
03/11/19 Grif.Net – REVISED BIBLICAL HEADLINES
You THINK you = know the biblical stories but just think how the leftist press would = twist the truth . . . &nb= sp; = On Red Sea = Crossing: WETLANDS = TRAMPLED IN LABOR STRIKE (Pursuing = Environmentalists Killed) On David & = Goliath: HATE CRIME =…
03/09/19 Weekend Grif.Net – Kindness is Contagious
My 9-year-old = daughter and I were flying from our home in Charlotte, North Carolina, = to spend a week with my husband in Miami, Florida. Mike had been in = Florida for five months working for an Internet start-up company. We = were excited about the trip because we…
03/08/19 Grif.Net – Planting Seeds
A young man in = his first home was planting some flower seeds on a sweltering day, = sweating from the hot sun. His neighbor = suggested, =E2=80=9CIf you were smart, you=E2=80=99d wait until the sun = goes down, or plant in the morning when it is = coolest.=E2=80=9D…
03/07/19 Grif.Net – Car Service
When my wife and I arrived at a car dealership to pick up our car = after a service, we were told the keys had accidentally been locked in = it. We went to the service department and found a mechanic = working feverishly to unlock the driver’s side door.…
03/06/19 Grif.Net – Ordination Memories
[Lots of = variation of this old humor monolog back from my undergrad days. = But it made me look at ordination (nearly 50 years ago today) with great = fear and trepidation] Down in the = deep south lived a man known in his county as “Uncle Zeke.”…
03/05/19 Grif.Net – Kidnapped
"We have = your son," said the kidnapper over the = phone. "I don’t = have a son," says the woman. "Then who = just asked for warm milk and made us cut the crust off his = sandwiches?" "Oh = goodness, you have my husband!" …
03/04/19 Grif.Net – Conversation
Wife: = “I have a bag full of used clothing I’d like to = donate.” Husband: = “Why not just throw it in the trash? That’s much = easier.” Wife: = “But there are poor starving people who can really use these = clothes.” Husband: = “Honey,…
03/02/19 Weekend Grif.Net – Rejoice in Doing Evil
Are = non-believers dissatisfied with their lives? Are they empty or unhappy = with their actions or thoughts? From what I see, most seem to be getting = along just fine without Christ and don’t seem unhappy at all. = How can = this be? The Bible teaches that God…
03/01/19 Grif.Net – March Oneth
[Another month = arrives, and on the first weekday of each month we offer a selection of = word plays and/or puns. Of course, you’re = welcome.] I’m building a car from leftover hardware, junk, = and appliances. I even got the motor from an old washing = machine. I…
02/28/19 Grif.Net – Adding More Problems
[On Tuesday we offered funny jokes for elementary kids about = money. Today’s blog has FOUR slightly tougher use-your-brain = questions for the kids OR the older crowd. Answers next month. Er, = tomorrow.] 1. Using only addition, how can you add eight 8’s to = get the number 1,000?…