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When I taught at old PU, I heard about a student who came in late for finals. “How come you’re late?” asked the professor. “It was awful,” she explains. “I was walking down the street and there was this terrible accident. A man was lying in the middle of the…

I heard that a minister told his congregation, “Next week I plan to preach about a special sin. To help you understand my sermon, I want you all to read Mark 17.” The following Sunday, as he prepared to deliver his sermon, the minister asked for a show of hands.…

Floyd Doud Shafer (Christianity Today, March 27, 1961) There was a time, about three generations ago, when the minister was known as the parson. Parson, in those days, was not a nickname, but an honorific title, and it meant The Person. More often than not the parson was the best…

[15 more trivial facts about our Presidents. How many do YOU know?] 16. President who lived the longest life (tricky) 17. First American to win the Nobel Prize 18. Only President never to marry 19. First President to be born in a hospital 20. Oldest President to assume office 21.…

[We’ll give some salient fact and you simply choose which President of the USA fits the bill. Some easy; some tough.] 1. President with the most children (15) 2. First President born in the United States (not England or a colony) 3. Won with a unanimous electoral vote 4. First…

In our college restroom, the Dean placed a sign directly above the sink. It had a single word on it — “Think!” The next day, when he went to the restroom, he looked at the sign and right below, immediately above the soap dispenser, someone had carefully lettered another sign…

On the door of an office in the Faculty Bay was the sign: Putting the “K” Back in Kwality. Of course, on my door are the words: Putting the “FUN” Back in Dysfunctional. ~~ Dr Bob Griffin “Jesus knows me, this I love”

One of my colleagues writes that this true story occurred during her stint of jury duty: I was on a panel for prospective jury duty. The first lawyer questioning us began right off as an intimidating showman. When he came to his question, “Do any of you here today dislike…

Was your Mom mean? I know mine was. We had the meanest mother in the whole world! While other kids ate candy for breakfast, we had to have cereal, eggs, and toast. When others had a Pepsi and a Twinkie for lunch, we had to eat sandwiches. And you can…

Our English prof wrote the words, “woman without her man is nothing” on the blackboard and directed her students to punctuate it correctly. The men wrote: “Woman, without her man, is nothing.” The women wrote: “Woman! Without her, man is nothing.” ~~ Dr Bob Griffin “Jesus knows me, this I…

Overheard at graduation. A student wrote home about final exam results: “Dad, I got a 100 on my tests today!” Boy, was his father proud! As the school year was over, Dad came to visit campus and learn more about the great work his boy did. It was only after…

TOP 10 THINGS MEN UNDERSTAND ABOUT WOMEN: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. ~~ Dr Bob Griffin “Jesus knows me, this I love”

A recent college graduate took a new job in hilly Pittsburg and began commuting each day to work through a tiring array of tunnels, bridges and traffic jams. To make the task less onerous, he invited several of his coworkers to share the ride. He soon found, however, that the…