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An idiom is “a set expression of two or more words that means something other than the literal meaning of its individual words. All of these in the quiz relate to DOGS and amazed at how many have crept into our every day speech. Here is an example so you…

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Q: Who was the smartest man in the Bible? A: Abraham, since he knew a Lot. Q: Who was the most ruthless person in the Bible? A: Boaz, before he got married. Q: Why was everyone in Bible times poor? A: Because there was only one Job. Q: How did…

Reading some excerpts from a book on how Western Civilization has been led into apostasy and anti-god thinking in the past centuries crossed my desk. As Christians who still hold to a supernatural reality, we would be negligent to ignore the spiritual elements of this apostasy. Although the self-conscious materialist…

A couple of clams were eating candy bars while two fish watched. “Did you see that?” one fish said, as the clams finished their treat. “They ate it all and didn’t offer us a single bite!” “What did you expect?” asked the other. “Obviously they’re two shellfish.” ~~ Dr Bob…

[As I’ve gotten older I realized I’m always glad to share my ignorance. I’ve got plenty.] *Experience is a hard teacher. It gives the test first and then the lesson. *You can’t teach a new mouse old clicks. *Cleaning house with kids around is like brushing your teeth with Oreos.…

[More titles or good lines for your favorite country crooner. Some are actual lines from songs, I’m told.] “Dad, You’ve Always Been like a Father to Me” “If Your Phone Never Rings, You’ll Know it was Me” “She Never Calls Me on Wednesdays” “I Hate it When my Friends Get…

[I am working on some honest but oh-so-misleading lines about my daily exercise regimen. I want people to think I am a ‘fitness’ buff. Sadly, ‘fatness’ is a more accurate word. But you are free to try these out.] *I named my dog ‘Five Miles’ so I can tell folks…

(A couple times in my 44 years of ministry I’ve served at the college level. In 1984-88 I was Dean of a Small College in the Dallas area. 1996-2000 I was Professor at Pillsbury College in Minnesota. These insights come from years of careful evaluation) PRESIDENT – Leaps tall buildings…

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March 14th is an auspicious day in the history of America because of the phenomenal number of great people born on that single day. March 14th – Albert Einstein, the great theoretical physicist March 14th – Billy Crystal, the great comedian March 14th – Eugene Cernan, the great Apollo astronaut…

My friend Skip was given an application for life insurance and found it difficult to fill out the forms honestly. The salesman asked what the trouble was, and Skip said that he was uncomfortable with the question about the cause of death of his father. Of course the insurance agent…

Lisa wrote us that when she filled out a rental application for a new apartment, it asked, ‘Do you own any liquid-filled furniture?’ She wondered, “Couldn’t they just have said ‘waterbed’? How many other forms of liquid-filled furniture are there?” So she wrote, “Yeah, I have a milk couch. Will…