No one ever says ‘It’s only a game” when their team is winning. Money can’t buy happiness, but it sure makes misery easier to live with. It may be that your sole purpose in life is simply to serve as warning to others. Hard work pays off in the future.…
11/16/10 Grif.Net – Thoughts for the Week, pt 2
Whenever I fill out an application, in the part that says “If an emergency, notify ____________:” I put “DOCTOR”. No offense to mom or anyone . . . I didn’t say it was your fault; I said I was blaming you. Why do Americans choose from just two people to…
11/15/10 Grif.Net – Thoughts for the Week, pt 1
I asked God for a bike, but I know God doesn’t work that way. So I stole a bike and asked for forgiveness. The last thing I want to do is hurt you. But remember, it’s still on the list. If I agreed with you we’d both be wrong. We…
11/13/10 Weekend Grif.Net – Isn’t It Strange?
Isn’t it strange how a 20 dollar bill seems like such a large amount when you donate it to church, but such a small amount when you go shopping? Isn’t it strange how 2 hours seem so long when you’re at church, and how short they seem when you’re watching…
11/12/10 Grif.Net – Bumper-Stickers Seen on Military Bases
“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”…
11/11/10 Special Armistice Day Grif.Net – Friendship
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…
11/10/10 Grif.Net – Overheard in Sunday School
“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…
11/09/10 Grif.Net – Internet Evangelism
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…
11/08/10 Grif.Net – Fishing Stream
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…
11/06/10 Weekend Grif.Net – Writing in the Sand
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…
11/05/10 Grif.Net – Worms
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…
11/04/10 Grif.Net – Repeating Mommy’s Prayer
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…
11/03/10 Grif.Net – Lesson at the Beach
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…