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“Except for Ending Slavery, Fascism, Nazism and Communism, War has Never Solved Anything.” “U.S. Air Force – Travel Agents To Allah” “Stop Global Whining” “When in Doubt, Empty the Magazine” “The U.S.ARMY – When It Absolutely, Positively Has To Be Destroyed Overnight” “Death Smiles At Everyone – Marines Smile Back”…

Horror gripped the heart of a World War I soldier, as he saw his lifelong friend fall in battle. The soldier asked his Lieutenant if he could go out to bring his fallen comrade back. “You can go,” said the Lieutenant, “but don’t think it will be worth it. Your…

“God should have used Michael and not Noah to save the animals. After all, isn’t he the ark angel?” ~~ “My dad is like Jacob. He did the laundry when mom was sick and now I have a coat of many colors” ~~ “One of the first things Adam and…

I am thinking about changing the Grif.Net blog (continuing since 1996) from humor on weekdays and serious “stuff” on weekends into including a broader outreach of ministry. Not sure about e-commerce, but e-mail and e-pistles would work. Doing some sole searching. So far? A piece of gum and squashed box…

Two young men were out in the woods on a camping trip, when they came upon this great trout brook. They stayed there all day, enjoying the fishing, which was super. At the end of the day, knowing that they would be graduating from college soon, they vowed that they…

Two friends were walking through the desert. At some point in the journey they had an argument, and one friend slapped the other one in the face. The one who got slapped was hurt, but without saying anything, wrote in the sand: TODAY MY BEST FRIEND SLAPPED ME IN THE…

A minister decided that a visual demonstration would add emphasis to his Sunday sermon. Four worms were placed into four separate jars. The first worm was put into a container of alcohol. The second worm was put into a container of cigarette smoke. The third worm was put into a…

A wife invited the pastor’s family and other church leaders to dinner. At the table, she turned to their six-year-old daughter and said, “Would you like to say the blessing, honey?” “I wouldn’t know what to say,” the girl replied shyly. “Just say what you hear Mommy say,” the wife…

A father was at the beach with his children when the four-year-old son ran up to him, grabbed his hand, and led him to the shore, where a seagull lay dead in the sand. “Daddy, what happened to him?” the son asked. “He died and went to Heaven,” the Dad…

After the dedication service at the Baptist church for his baby brother, Jason sobbed all the way home in the back seat of the car. His father asked him three times what was wrong. Finally, the boy replied, “That preacher said he wanted us kids brought up in a Christian…

Are cardboard belts just a waist of paper? Those who forget the pasta are condemned to re-heat it. Scientists may come, and scientists may go, but Dr Ampere’s name will always be current. There was a doctor who had trained in chemistry. His patients knew he would either helium or…

[Martin Luther wrote this poem based on Psalm 130. In honor of the Reformation of the Church and return of the everlasting Gospel to proper understanding and emphasis, we share his heart this October 31st weekend.] From the depths of woe I raise to Thee the voice of lamentation; Lord,…

PUMPKIN CHRISTIANITY (forwarded by Charlene) A woman was asked by a coworker, “What is it like to be a Christian?” The coworker replied, “It is like being a pumpkin. God picks you from the patch, brings you in, and washes all the dirt off of you. Then he cuts off…