Monthly Archive

We had just started our vacation, or so I thought, when the Gracious Mistress of the Parsonage said, “Hurry up; it’s time to go home.” I have been married to my wife for almost 46 years and during th... read more..

A speeding motorist was caught by radar from a police helicopter in the sky. An officer pulled him over and began to issue a traffic ticket. "How did you know I was speeding?" the frustrated driver a... read more..

Harry Truman, when he was U.S President, once addressed the Washington Garden Club and kept referring to 'good manure' that must be used on flowers. Some society ladies complained (later) to the Firs... read more..

Oh look, Chicken Thursday! Enjoy the rest of today's mailing! ~ Pastor Tim... read more..

I wish I was as fat as I was the first time I thought I was fat.... read more..

"The further a society drifts from the truth, the more it will hate those that speak it." - George Orwell read more..

The teenager lost a contact lens while playing basketball in his driveway. After a fruitless search, he told his mother the lens was nowhere to be found. Undaunted, she went outside and in a few minu... read more..

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Sunday greetings everyone! Last week I shared a picture of a very young me with my very young dad (though at the time I did not know he was young too) and invited you to guess the make and model of t... read more..

My friend David lost his ID. Now we just call him Dave.... read more..

A certain situation has been building in the Parsonage for the last several months. At first, I did not think it too serious but alas, we have reached a terrible impasse. It started a few months ago ... read more..

Have you ever told a white lie? You are going to love this, especially if you are one of the ladies who bake for church events... Alice Grayson was to bake a cake for the Baptist Church Ladies' Group... read more..

A handyman, who was working for a Synagogue, had asked for a raise and was turned down. He decided to quit and went out to look for work. First, he went to a Catholic church and was told that in orde... read more..

"To love to preach is one thing, to love those to whom we preach quite another." - D. Martyn Lloyd-Jones read more..

What do you get when you cross a joke with a rhetorical question?... read more..

Oh look, Chicken Thursday! Happy first day of summer or winter - depending on which side of the earth's waistband you live ;-). Enjoy the rest of today's mailing! ~ Pastor Tim... read more..

"Some things are better left unsaid. Which I generally realize right after I have said them." Unknown read more..

100 years ago, everyone owned a horse and only the rich had cars. Today, everyone has a car and only the rich have horses. Oh how the stables have turned. read more..

A young man dies and goes to Heaven, where he finds he is third in line at the Pearly Gates. St. Peter is taking a much-needed break, so an angel is admitting the newly arrived to Heaven. The angel t... read more..

Each Friday night I drove my wife to the station for the train to Weimar, CA, so she could visit her sister who was ill. Ten minutes later, my sister arrived by train from Sacramento to manage our hou... read more..

My wife and I were dining out at a nice restaurant. I overheard the couple at the next table discussing their bill. "Well Mary," said the man, "Near as I can figure, based on the price of the ham di... read more..

If Facebook has taught us anything, it's that a lot of you are not quite ready for a Spelling Bee.... read more..

Sunday greetings everyone! Happy Father's Day to those of you for whom this is a day to celebrate, and comfort, grace and peace to those for whom it is not. I want to wish my Dad, Larry, a happy fat... read more..

I had just finished my project, sent it to my publisher, took a deep breath and said out loud, “I’m glad that’s done. Now I can rest for a while.” I must have said it aloud for someone in the house h... read more..

10. Well, how 'bout that? I'm lost! Looks like we'll have to stop and ask for directions. 9. You know Pumpkin, now that you're thirteen, you'll be ready for unchaperoned car dates. Won't that be fun? read more..

In 1900, fathers prayed their children would learn English.Today, fathers pray their children will speak English. In 1900, if a father put a roof over his family's head, he was a success.Today, it ta... read more..

"The sacred moments, the moments of miracle, are often the everyday moments." - Frederick Buechner read more..

I look both ways before crossing a one-way street; that's how little faith I have in humanity!... read more..

Arranging Goliath's funeral ... was a giant undertaking!... read more..

Oh look, Chicken Thursday! I have a really bad man-cold so that's all the news today. Enjoy the rest of today's mailing! ~ Pastor Tim... read more..