I was asked if I knew about how old the biblical patriarch Isaac was when he went with his father Abraham to be offered as a human sacrifice on Mt Moriah. I put on my professorial face and shared that “While the chronology allows different views and we cannot be…
06/20/13 Grif.Net – Diagnosis
After a massive heart attack, Grandpa was rushed to the hospital. The staff worked frantically to save his life. After a few hours, the doctor came out of the ER with a long face and shared the news with the family. “Grandpa’s heart is still beating but I’m afraid he…
06/19/13 Grif.Net – Answers from the Doctor
What did the dentist tell the Ginger Bread Man at his last visit? “I’m sorry, but you have Gingervitis.” What did the doctor tell the Pillsbury Dough Boy at his last checkup? “I’m sorry, but you seem to have a bad yeast infection.” What assurance did the cardiac surgeon give…
06/18/13 Grif.Net – Pulse on America
Our Late Night Talk-Show Hosts keep a finger on the pulse of America. Here is a recent collection: Leno: President Obama gave the commencement speech at Ohio State University. He said, “I dare you to do better” – to which the students yelled back, “No, we dare YOU to do…
06/17/13 Grif.Net – Post Father’s Day
I was blessed with three beautiful, intelligent and above-average children. When they were in grade school, my daughter – the youngest who was always asking me questions – came home from kindergarten one day and asked, “Daddy, how many children did you really want?” I considered my answer, thinking of…
06/15/13 Weekend Grif.Net – Psalm of Praise for Fathers
[from Kirk Loadman, a ‘Psalm of Praise’] Let us praise those fathers who have striven to balance the demands of work, marriage, and children with an honest awareness of both joy and sacrifice. Let us praise those fathers who, lacking a good model for a father, have worked to become…
06/14/13 Grif.Net – Weighing In
A small town Doctor was famous in the area for always catching large fish. One day while he was on one of his frequent fishing trips, he got a call that a woman at a neighboring farm was giving birth. He rushed to her aid and delivered a healthy baby…
06/13/13 Grif.Net – At the Stoplight
A friend shared this testimonial: I was sitting at a long stop light yesterday, minding my own business, patiently waiting for it to turn green even though there was no on-coming traffic. A carload of bearded, young, loud Muslims, shouting anti-American slogans, with a half-burned American Flag duct-taped on the…
06/12/13 Grif.Net – Shoes
Had a friend in California with ‘two left feet’ who was searching for something to wear on his feet on the beach. He ended up with a pair of flip-flips ~~ Dr Bob Griffin [email protected] www.grif.net “Jesus Knows Me, This I Love!”
06/11/13 Grif.Net – Newly Minted Coin
A spokesperson for the U.S. Mint announced that a new fifty-cent piece was being issued to honor two great American patriots. On one side of the coin would be Theodore Roosevelt, on the other, Nathan Hale. Asked why two people were going to be on the same coin, the official…
06/10/13 Grif.Net – Foot Quiz
With 26 bones, 114 ligaments and 20 muscles, your FOOT is an amazing creation of God. Add in the bones in your hands and those four small body parts combined are HALF of all the bones in your body! Here is a quiz about your five toes. Simply match the…
06/08/13 Weekend Grif.Net – Just Be There
A nurse took the tired, anxious serviceman to the bedside. “Your son is here,” she said to the old man. She had to repeat the words several times before the patient’s eyes opened. Heavily sedated because of the pain of his heart attack, he dimly saw the young uniformed Marine…
06/07/13 Grif.Net – Poison?
[Lenora shared this story] A man went to see the Rabbi. “Rabbi, something terrible is happening and I have to talk to you about it.” The Rabbi asked, “What’s wrong?” The fellow replied, “My wife is poisoning me.” The Rabbi, very surprised by this, asked, “How can that be?” The…