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[With 10 grandkids 10-and-under, trust me that I hear some pretty awful jokes and riddles at Christmastime] Q. What happens to Santa if there’s a fire in the fireplace? A. Santa becomes known as Krisp Kringle. Q. What day of the year can we all honestly say our children are…

GOD LIVES UNDER THE BED by Kelly Adkins I envy Kevin. My brother, Kevin, thinks God lives under his bed. At least that’s what I heard him say one night. He was praying out loud in his dark bedroom, and I stopped to listen, ‘Are you there, God?’ he said.…

While Christmas shopping at a local toy store, my friend Jim came across a long line of people waiting for a promised shipment of dolls from Mattel. As he scanned the line, he noticed his friend, Bill, waiting with all the others. Knowing that Bill had no daughters or granddaughter,…

While Christmas shopping at a local toy store, my friend Jim came across a long line of people waiting for a promised shipment of dolls from Mattel. As he scanned the line, he noticed his friend, Bill, waiting with all the others. Knowing that Bill had no daughters or granddaughter,…

Some years back as a good father, I bought my only daughter a special Barbie Doll House. Sadly (for me) it arrived in 189 plastic pieces. The instructions said that it could be put together in about “30 minutes or less”. It took me most of the night and I…

It was the night before Christmas when Santa Claus’ sleigh team became one member short because of a sudden illness. When an inflatable plastic reindeer was used to fill the void in the team, so no one would take notice the missing animal, Regis (chief elf), asked Santa, “Is that…

The Sunday after Christmas, the Sunday School teacher told her students about an angel appearing to Joseph in a dream, warning him about danger to the baby Jesus and telling him how to escape from it. After the story time, the students were given an opportunity to draw a picture…

Everyone dresses up kids for the program as “angels”. What’s the difference between a one-winged angel and a two-winged angel? It’s a matter of a pinion. I think yule love the game we’re about to play. In each sentence below, fill in the blank or blanks with an expression commonly…

[Pastor Rob Reid avows this as a true story. Thanks to Dave for forwarding it . . and I could hardly wait for Christmas Season to begin, to share it.] The brand new pastor and his wife, newly assigned to their first ministry, to reopen a church in suburban Brooklyn,…

James Fennimore Cooper wrote about the life of Santa Claus. Naturally he titled it The Deer Sleigher. On the inside cover appears a photograph of Santa taken with his North Polaroid camera. In the pages of the book, you’ll find out that Santa’s primary language is North Polish. You’ll learn…

James Fennimore Cooper wrote about the life of Santa Claus. Naturally he titled it The Deer Sleigher. On the inside cover appears a photograph of Santa taken with his North Polaroid camera. In the pages of the book, you’ll find out that Santa’s primary language is North Polish. You’ll learn…

When the wife and I were dining last month in Moscow, we enjoyed a meal with former Communist Party leader Rudolph Petrovich. He came into the restaurant from the cold drizzle, complaining about the nasty weather. My wife said it was sleeting, but he argued that it was just a…

A famous chef developed a new Eggs Benedict dish to be served in a 50’s style eatery. It just didn’t look good on the regular serving plates and he wanted something retro and classy. He spotted some shiny hubcaps on the wall and it gave him the idea for a…