November 2005 - Monthly Archive

30 Nov

Dr. Harold McNabb

4036

We Wait In Hope

It's December 24, 1914. The day has dawned bright and sunny, if cold, instead of the miserable rain which made life more miserable in the stinking mud of the Western Front of WW1. Along a 27 mile fron... read more..

30 Nov

Clean Jokes

Pastor Tim

5017

The Company Car

The Company Car...1. It accelerates at a phenomenal rate.2. It has a much shorter braking distance than the private car.3. It can take speed humps at twice the speed of private cars.4. The battery , r... read more..

29 Nov

Clean Jokes

Pastor Tim

2853

New Boots

My first grade daughter and her friend both needed new boots as winter approached. The friend got in the car one morning and finally had gotten her boots. "Beth," I commented, "I see you got new boots... read more..

28 Nov

Wonders of Creation

3440

Wonders of Creation - Persuasion

How often has someone convinced you to say yes to something when you really did not want to? There are some very clever ploys at large, which can persuade even the toughest individuals to change... read more..

28 Nov

Clean Jokes

Pastor Tim

3113

Turning Left

My teenaged niece Elizabeth was nervous as she took the wheel for her first driving lesson. As she was pulling out of the parking lot, the instructor said, "Turn left here, and don't forget to let the... read more..

27 Nov

Rev. Spence Laycock

3817

The Peculiar Survival of Gibeon

I remember a time when I was about 8 years old and was having a lot of problems with my teeth. It was at that time in my life that I developed my first great fear, the fear of sitting in a dentists ch... read more..

27 Nov

Clean Jokes

Pastor Tim

2566

Picture Favor

Dining out one evening, I noticed six teenagers boisterously celebrating some event at a nearby table. Toward their end of their meal, one of them got up and produced a camera."Hey, wait a minute," on... read more..

26 Nov

Guest Authors

Pastor Tim

6797

Love Is Meeting Each Other's Needs

My wife, Pat, and I have been married for more than 30 years, and every day I thank God I married her! We're different in many ways, but we complement each other. Pat is a levelheaded thinker, while I... read more..

26 Nov

Clean Jokes

Pastor Tim

2696

Ride To Church

A teenager who had just received her learner's permit offered to drive her parents to church. After a hair-raising ride, they finally reached their destination.The mother got out of the car and said, ... read more..

25 Nov

Guest Authors

Pastor Tim

5514

America's Unchristian Beginnings?

There has been a lot of confusion on the issue of whether or not we? re a Christian nation, and I'm not exactly sure why. But it is hotly debated in our culture right now. The reason I say I'm not sur... read more..

25 Nov

God's Penman

Rev. James L. Snyder

3913

Too Much Turkey And Not Enough Gravy

This time of the year, my thoughts rove back to memories of my maternal grandmother. The Thanksgiving season brought all her special talents to the forefront. To me, my grandmother reigned as queen of... read more..

25 Nov

Clean Jokes

Pastor Tim

3133

Farewell Luncheon

The staff at the office where my wife works was hosting a farewell luncheon for a retiring colleague.As the group prepared to go to the restaurant, they found that they couldn't fit the giant balloon ... read more..

24 Nov

Clean Jokes

Pastor Tim

4314

Watch Your Step

Ol' Fred had been a faithful Christian and was in the hospital, near death. The family called their preacher to stand with them. As the preacher stood next to the bed, Ol' Fred's condition appeared t... read more..

24 Nov

Rev. Spence Laycock

3610

Understanding Ai

I'd like you to imagine for a minute a great chalk board or blackboard. On one corner is written the equation, 1+1= blue. In another corner appears the equation, 1+1=3, down at the bottom appears 1+1=... read more..

24 Nov

Clean Jokes

Pastor Tim

3976

Roughing It

A friend and his wife were considering traveling to Alaska for a trip that the husband had long dreamed of taking. He kept talking about how great it would be to stay in a log cabin without electricit... read more..

23 Nov

God's Penman

Rev. James L. Snyder

4139

Why Pray When You Can Worry?

There is nothing more satisfying than a good session of worrying. Yes, I said worrying. Nothing is more delectable than getting into a good stew. The reason worrying has received such a bad rap is tha... read more..

22 Nov

Clean Jokes

Pastor Tim

3730

Y2K Backup System

While we believe we will be fully Y2K compliant by January 1, 2000, and most of our subsidiary units and contractors claim they will also be fully compliant, we obviously need to make some preparation... read more..

22 Nov

Wonders of Creation

4256

Wonders of Creation - Water

Water. We drink it, we generate electricity with it, we soak our crops in it, and we crack it to produce hydrogen and oxygen. Its uses are almost uncountable. The history of Mankind begins with water,... read more..

22 Nov

Clean Jokes

Pastor Tim

3276

Pillar Interruption

The Sunday School teacher described how Lot's wife looked back at Sodom and was turned into a pillar of salt.Suddenly Jimmy interrupted. "My mom looked back once while she was driving," he announced t... read more..

21 Nov

Dr. Harold McNabb

3908

Possessed By Grace

In a small Jewish town in Russia, there is a rabbi who disappears each Friday morning for several hours. His devoted disciples boast that during those hours their rabbi goes up to heaven and talks to ... read more..

21 Nov

Clean Jokes

Pastor Tim

2704

Message Puzzle

April was puzzled recently by the odd messages she kept getting on her voice mail. Day after day, all she'd hear, from friends, family, and customers alike, would be their message and then they'd ALL ... read more..

20 Nov

Clean Jokes

Pastor Tim

3851

Carrier Landings

Any naval aviator will tell you that landing a plane on an aircraft carrier is THE most dangerous thing to do. First you've got to find an airport that is moving from place to place all the ti... read more..

20 Nov

Peggie's Den

Peggie Bohanon

4454

An A to Z COUNTING Exercise!?!

Now, if YOU are the Thanksgiving chef, I know you have a lot more to do today than sit here and practice your counting and reciting skills. But it IS time to pause for a moment and thank God for our b... read more..

19 Nov

Clean Jokes

Pastor Tim

4175

Successful Ice Fishing

Two men have been sitting out on a lake all day long ice fishing. One has been having no luck at all and the other has been pulling fish after fish out of his hole in the ice. The man havi... read more..

19 Nov

Barb's Mantle

Barbara Sanders

4737

Thanks Giving

Notice - the title is separated. In other words, Giving Thanks -this Thanksgiving, is more important than Thanksgiving itself. When we think of Thanksgiving, we quickly conjure up a picture of a big, ... read more..

19 Nov

Clean Jokes

Pastor Tim

2715

Captain Comeback

I worked in the biology department at Buffalo State College in New York. The Great Lakes Laboratory, also stationed at the college, employed a licensed boat captain to man its research vessel. It was ... read more..

18 Nov

Clean Jokes

Pastor Tim

5702

Goober Quotes

I got some bad news today. You know the money you get from those ATM machines? It comes from *your* account!Sharon Grubb I don't care how much you and your cat love each other, if you were one inch s... read more..

18 Nov

Wonders of Creation

3431

Wonders of Creation - Bio Diversity

Have you ever followed a bee around the garden, watching it enter flowers and lick up the nectar? Many flowers need bees for pollination, and bees need the flowers for nectar. These two creatures, pla... read more..

18 Nov

Clean Jokes

Pastor Tim

3205

Grandma and Computer

The computer's swallowed grandmaYes' honestly' its true.She pressed 'control' and 'enter'And disappeared from view.Its devoured her completelyThe thought just makes me squirm.Maybe she's caught a viru... read more..

17 Nov

Guest Authors

Pastor Tim

5094

Evil as Evidence for God

The presence of evil in the world is considered by some to be solid evidence against the existence of God. I think it proves just the opposite. The entire objection hinges on the observation that true... read more..