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I was preaching in Genesis for many weeks, so often would take a few minutes to “recap” previous messages. Last week I asked for a volunteer to summarize the sermon on original sin. A young fifth-grader volunteered, saying, “God blamed Adam. Adam blamed Eve. Eve blamed the serpent. And the…

[I am not a golfer (thank God) but Jack forwarded these witty replies from caddies to their Golfer] Golfer: “Think I’m going to drown myself in the lake.” Caddy: “Think you can keep your head down that long”? Golfer: “I’d move Heaven and Earth to break 100 on this course.”…

[From CM, who is, btw, blonde] Last year, I replaced all the windows in my house with those expensive, double-pane, energy-efficient kind. Today, I got a call from the contractor who installed them. He complained that he had completed the work a year ago and I still hadn’t paid for…

January 19th marks the birthday of one of the greatest Americans who ever lived. I am so thankful I even have an extra day off Monday for “Equality Day” celebrated in my state, to reflect on the character and life of such a gracious and heroic Christian gentleman. Robert Edward…

All week we’ve been sharing important grammar lessons for writing. Today is a test on what “seems” to be right v wrong. One rule dealt with “tenses” in verbs. The English language lends itself to some strange convolutions. Use the following past tenses of verbs (all of which LOOK completely…

In modern writing, for good reasons, under normal circumstances, whenever you can, use prepositional phrases in limited numbers and with great caution. Avoid going out on tangents unrelated to your subject — not the subject of a sentence — that’s another story (like the stories written by Ernest Hemingway, who…

Use words correctly, irregardless of how others use them. Don’t use too many quotations. As Ralph Waldo Emerson said, “I hate quotations. Tell me what you know.” Even IF a mixed metaphor sings, it should be derailed. What if there were no rhetorical questions? Exaggeration is a billion times worse…

It is wrong to ever split an infinitive. Also, always avoid annoying alliteration. Parenthetical remarks (however relevant) are (usually) unnecessary. Foreign words and phrases are not always apropos. Verbs has to agree with their subjects. All generalizations are bad. Don’t use no double negatives. Avoid excessive use of ampersands &…

Do not put statements in the negative form. And don’t start sentences with a conjunction. If you reread your work, you will find on rereading that a great deal of repetition can be avoided by rereading and editing. Never use a long word when a diminutive one will do. The…

During World War II, as Hitler’s armies raced across France, thousands of Allied troops dug in along the coast of northern France in a last-ditch effort to hold off the German forces. Trapped on the beaches of Dunkirk, they knew they would soon face an annihilating attack by the Nazis.…

From the church bulletin: Because of the Recession and many folks losing jobs, anyone looking for employment is invited to a special prayer service at our church. We will join together to pray to a hire power. ~~ Some possible answers for “Partwords” Quiz from January 10th WBO = roWBOat…

Here is a list of 3 letters that appear as “part” of common words (though these letters seem NOT to really fit in ANY word!) Answers tomorrow. Example: OKK is part of boOKKeeper WBO ________________ WBE ________________ RWO ________________ BST ________________ MPH ________________ FTN ________________ TSW ________________ ~~ Dr Bob…

Research has shown that overweight computer programmers are especially susceptible to the flu in 2013. This proves the burly nerd gets the germ. ~~ Dr Bob Griffin [email protected] www.grif.net “Jesus Knows Me, This I Love!”