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My pastor friend put sanitary hot air hand dryers in the rest rooms at his church and after two weeks took them out.I asked him why and he confessed that they worked fine but when he went in there he ... read more..

CHRIST IS RISEN - His Risen Indeed   - ALLELUIA -    The moon is pale in the western sky,the air is thick and gray, to the east there are faint, but telling signs of the drawning read more..

Sometimes we reach a point in life when we just need to stop and ask ourselves where our Joy went - if we ever had it all.  Listen Online: {audio}podcast/sm20070408.mp3{/audio}... read more..

A Hebrew teacher stood in front of his class and said, "The Jewish people have observed their 5,759th year as a people.  Consider that the Chinese, for example, have only observed their 4, read more..

"The next day, the one after Preparation Day, the chief priests and the Pharisees went to Pilate and said, "We remember that while He was still alive that deceiver said,' After three read more..

In my English-as-a-second-language class, I explained the difference between a watch and a clock.  I told the students that when it was a large timepiece on a wall and not attached to you read more..

T.G.I.F. (Easter version - to be read on Good Friday) "T.G.I.F.," under normal circumstances, means "Thank God, it's Friday!" - we smile, relax and look forward to a much read more..

GOOD FRIDAY   "When they were come to the place, which is called Calvary, there they crucified Him." - Luke 23,33   Tonight we go to Golgotha to see with our own eyes read more..

Once again, my current language skills prevent me from previewing this clip to make sure it's appropriate language-wise.  So if you speak Japanese, I'll let you assume the risk of liste read more..

MAUNDY THURSDAY   "Ye shall say unto the goodman of the house, The Master saith unto thee, "Where is the guestchamber, where I shall eat the passover with My disciples? And He sha read more..

The telephone rings in the principal's office at a school. "Hello, this is Dunn Elementary," answers the principal. "Hi. Jimmy won't be able to come to school all n read more..

A clergyman, walking down a country lane, sees a young farmer struggling to load hay back onto a cart after it had fallen off."You look tired, my son," said the cleric. "Why don't you rest a moment, a... read more..

OK, so you sent your friend randomly generated text and they are really angry that you wasted so much of their time.  Why not send them a note of apology - only type it upside down.  The read more..

WEDNESDAY OF HOLY WEEK   Does this week not grow heavy upon us? As the feet of Jesus approach ever nearer the Judgment Hall, we feel the burden of our sin press down upon Him. Surely it is read more..

At the outpatient surgery center where I work, the anesthesiologist often chatted with patients before their operations to help them relax.  One day he thought he recognized a woman as a read more..

One night while I was cat-sitting my daughter's indoor feline, it escaped outside. When it failed to return the following morning, I found the beast clinging to a branch about 30 feet up in a spindly ... read more..

We all face writer's block from time to time when it comes to saying what we want to say.  When that happens some people turn to Hallmark greeting cards to say if for them. But those can be read more..

THE SEVENTH AND LAST WORD FROM THE CROSS. "Father, into Thy hands I commend My Spirit." - Luke 23:46   This last Word of Jesus on the Cross was to the Father, like the first W read more..

For the first time, my four-year-old daughter Kelsey was coming to my office to have me, a dental hygenist, clean her teeth.  She was accompanied by her grandmother.  When they came read more..

The stockbroker's secretary answered his phone one morning."I'm sorry," she said, "Mr. Bradford's on another line.""This is Mr. Ingram's office," the caller said. "We'd like to know if he's bullish ... read more..

Modern technology is making it harder and harder to tell the difference between special effects and real life action in the movies.  As computers getter faster and faster and programmers get sm read more..

Stationed in Okinawa, Japan, my son and his wife were expecting their first baby. I was elated when he called me at work with the news of my grandchild's birth. I took down all the statistics and tu... read more..

A man was driving down the highway late one night when his mini-van broke down. He turned on his flashers and tried to get someone's attention to help him. Eventually a Lamborghini Countach pulls up. ... read more..

PALM SUNDAY   This is the day the LORD hath made, we will rejoice and we will be glad in it. "After Jesus had said this, he went on ahead, going up to Jerusalem." - Luke 19:28&n read more..

The Fifth Word From The Cross "I THIRST" - John 19:28   Crucifixion is so horrible a mode of death that it has been put aside by the common pity of mankind. The weight of the b read more..

When the U.S.  Mint reissued two-dollar bills, I thought they might someday become collectors' items.  I went to the bank and picked up a hundred, serially numbered and still in read more..

March is now gone and April is here.. I hope April is full of 15º below normal weather...  March had a few too many above normal days for me.. On the second we had another severe we read more..

The Fourth Word From The Cross "My God, My God, why hast Thou forsaken Me?" - Matthew 27:46   It was nine o'clock in the morning when the hammers rang out over Calvary. Dur read more..

A goober was taking the tour of a national park not long ago.  The ranger mentioned to the tour group that dinosaur fossils had been found in the area. The goober exclaimed, &q read more..

I am no fan of fancy recipes or exotic foods. I like my toast plain and buttered, my chocolate without grasshoppers, and my tea clear.  So please excuse me if I don't understand people who read more..