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For all the negative things we have to think or say, God has a positive truth in His Word to “correct” our thinking. We say, “It’s impossible.” GOD says, All things are possible. (Luke 18:27) We say, “I’m too tired.” GOD says, I will give you rest. (Matthew 11:28-30) We…

Friday after Thanksgiving. A father found his small son sitting in his bedroom, looking very unhappy even though he’d been off school all day. “What’s wrong?” he asked. The boy shook his head and said, “I just can’t seem to get along with your wife.” ~~ Dr Bob Griffin [email protected]…

Thanksgiving Day was near. The first grade teacher gave her class a fun assignment–to draw a picture of something for which they were thankful. Most of the class might be considered economically disadvantaged, but still many would celebrate the holiday with turkey and other traditional goodies of the season. These,…

“What am I supposed to do with this?” grumbled a motorist as the policeman handed him a ticket. “Keep it,” the cop said. “When you collect four of them, you get a bicycle.” ~~ Dr Bob Griffin [email protected] www.grif.net “Jesus Knows Me, This I Love!”

[PH forwarded a bucket-full of one-line word plays. God bless him.] I wrote a book on penguins. On further reflection, paper would have been better. I absolutely hate being schizophrenic. Best thing in the world. I’m addicted to placebos. I’d give them up but it wouldn’t make any difference! Ah,…

[The following test should help you determine if YOU are a workaholic. If you answer numbers one or two, you are a workaholic. If you answer number three, you seem fairly well balanced. If you answer numbers four or five, you’ve got other problems, but you are definitely not a…

I, Abraham Lincoln, President of the United States, do, hereby, appoint and set apart the last Thursday in November next as a day which I desire to be observed by all my fellow-citizens wherever they may then be as a day of Thanksgiving and Praise to Almighty God the beneficent…

10. There’s a case of bottled water beside the pulpit in a cooler. 9. The pews have camper hookups. 8. You overhear the pastor telling the soundman to have extra discs on hand to record today’s sermon. 7. The preacher has brought chips and dip to the pulpit. 6. The…

Working at an airline ticket counter, I pulled up a passenger’s reservation that showed his name as “Cole, Pheven.” That looked strange, so I asked, “I’d like to be certain our information is correct. What is your first name”? “It’s Stephen,” he replied. “I hope the reservation agent got it…

A man suffered a serious heart attack while shopping in a store. The paramedics rushed him to the nearest hospital where he had emergency open-heart surgery. He awakened from surgery to find himself in the care of nuns at a Catholic hospital. A nun was seated next to his bed…

At church one morning, my friend Gwen was about to start her Sunday School Class for Four-Year-Olds when a little boy showed up without any identification. Gwen managed to get his first name, but couldn’t get his last name. “Brian, what is your Daddy’s name?” she asked. “Daddy,” he replied.…

[After church yesterday (when we learned some new songs), we’ve decided to simply revise hymns for us old Boomers who are now on Social Security. Here are some ideas] “Precious Lord, Take My Hand, I’ve Fallen and I can’t Get Up” “It Is Well with My Soul, But My Knees…

It is the duty of nations as well as of men to own their dependence upon the overruling power of God; to confess their sins and transgressions in humble sorrow, yet, with assured hope that genuine repentance will lead to mercy and pardon; and to recognize the sublime truth, announced…