Monthly Archive

2005

Welcome to our Archives page. On this page you will find a total of 974 of our articles broken down into Months and Years.
Rev. Spence Laycock
Rev. Spence Laycock
3628

The Crossing

Some of the most profound and familiar images in the Bible have to do with water. Noah and the flood of the whole earth, Moses and opening up of the Red Sea, Jesus walking on the water of the Sea of G... read more..

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Pastor Tim
3014

Charity Answer

Father O'Shea, the parish priest in the village, was giving a sermon about charity. He said, "The trouble with the world today is that some people have too much and others have too little. We must giv... read more..

Wonders of Creation
3014

Wonders of Creation - Ear Coning?

Have you ever heard of ?Ear coning?? Here is how it works: you lie down on your side and stick a cone-shaped candle in your ear. Light the candle and, according to the promoters of this crazy idea, th... read more..

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Pastor Tim
4458

Johnny's Prayer

Johnny had been misbehaving and was sent to his room.  After a while he emerged and informed his mother that he had thought it over and then said a prayer. "Fine", said the pleased mother. ... read more..

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Pastor Tim
2727

Argument Settled

The other day, Avril and I got into some petty argument. (I say it was petty. She would have said it was Armageddon.) As is our nature, neither of us would admit the possibility that we might be in e... read more..

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Pastor Tim
3931

Halloween Pun

Bob Hill and his new wife, Betty, were vacationing in Europe -- as it happens, in Transylvania. They were driving a rental car along a rather deserted highway. It was late, and raining very hard. Bob ... read more..

Dr. Harold McNabb
Dr. Harold McNabb
3704

Who's Farm Is It?

The late Bishop Edwin Hughes once delivered a rousing sermon on "God's Ownership" that put a rich parishioner's nose out-of-joint. The wealthy man took the Bishop off for lunch, and then walked him th... read more..

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Pastor Tim
4163

Dear Abby, Dear Reader

Dear Abby, I have a man I never could trust. He cheats so much on me I'm not even sure this baby I'm carrying is his. Dear Abby, I am a twenty-three year old liberated woman who has been on the pill f... read more..

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Pastor Tim
3525

Nature Abhors A Simile

There was something funny about the kidnapping crime scene that Special Agent Frievald couldn't quite place, and the thought stuck with him throughout the rest of the day, like those tiny little bits ... read more..

The Spur
Marcia Lee Laycock
3218

A Resurrection Parade

The rider-less horse prances, restless in the midst of the crowds and the noise. It leads a long procession through thousands of people who are watching, thousands who are weeping. If you are old enou... read more..

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Pastor Tim
3639

Goobers In Ditch

Two Goobers were digging a ditch on a very hot day. One said to the other, "Why are we down in this hole digging a ditch when our boss is standing up there in the shade of a tree?" "I don't know," r... read more..

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Pastor Tim
3843

Klopman Diamond

A businessman boarded a plane to find, sitting next to him, an elegant woman wearing the largest, most stunning diamond ring he had ever seen. He asked her about it."This is the Klopman diamond," she... read more..

Rev. Spence Laycock
Rev. Spence Laycock
3420

Trusting In Mercy - For Those Who Knock and For Those Who Answer

Can you think of the last time when someone was merciful to you? This will be different than another person showing you a random act of kindness, for we often mistake grace for mercy. When someone has... read more..

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Pastor Tim
4910

When I Was Your Age

A young man who was also an avid golfer found himself with a few hours to spare one afternoon.  He figured if he hurried and played very fast, he could get in 9 holes before he had to head home. ... read more..

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Pastor Tim
2743

Worthy Cause

As a traffic safety consultant, I often gave talks on accident prevention. One night after I spoke to a PTA group, the program chairperson thanked me profusely and gave me a check for fifty dollars."G... read more..

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Pastor Tim
4220

How to Bathe a Cat

1.  Thoroughly clean the toilet. 2.  Add the required amount of shampoo to the toilet water, and have both lids lifted. 3.  Obtain the cat and soothe him while you carry him towards t read more..

God's Penman
Rev. James L. Snyder
3705

My Final Last Words, Finally, Well Almost

If I heard it once I've heard it a million times and this week was no exception. In fact, the words have carelessly tumbled from my lips on many occasions, some of which have been perilously near the ... read more..

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Pastor Tim
2788

Rice Preference

The young woman really thought she'd been very patient, through a protracted period of dating with no talk of marriage.One night her steady boyfriend took her to a Chinese restaurant. As he perused th... read more..

Wonders of Creation
2965

Wonders of Creation - Extinction

What do pteranodon and passenger pigeons have in common?   First, the pteranodon was a flying reptile, which was created on day five, about 6000 years ago (Genesis 1:20-23) along with birds.... read more..

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Pastor Tim
3926

Letter From Tooth Fairy

Dear _________________ : Thank you for leaving one [1] tooth under your pillow last night. While we make every attempt to leave a monetary reward in the case of lost or stolen children's teeth, we wer... read more..

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Pastor Tim
2934

Diary Secrets

A little boy asked his mother, "What's that you're reading?"A diary.What's in it?I can't tell you that. A diary is a highly personal and confidential affair; It has important secret dreams and secret ... read more..

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Pastor Tim
3936

Get Your Own

One day a group of scientists got together and decided that man had come a long way and no longer needed God.  So they picked one scientist to go and tell Him that they were done with Him. The s... read more..

Rev. Spence Laycock
Rev. Spence Laycock
3493

Preparing To Receive

How do you prepare yourself to receive what God has promised? For some it's all about assuring God that we are ready for all the blessings He wants to pour out in our direction. It's like a child that... read more..

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Pastor Tim
4092

Art That Sells

An artist asked the gallery owner if there had been any recent interest in his paintings which happened to be on display. "I have good news and bad news," the gallery owner replied.  " The good ... read more..

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Pastor Tim
2929

Dogs

** If you think dogs can't count, try putting three dog biscuits in your pocket then giving Fido only two of them.** In order to keep a true perspective of one's importance, everyone should have a dog read more..

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Pastor Tim
3767

Academic Phrases and Meanings

The following list of phrases and their definitions might help you understand the mysterious language of science and medicine.  These special phrases are also applicable to anyone working on a Ph... read more..

Dr. Harold McNabb
Dr. Harold McNabb
3299

Where is God?

And he called the place Massah and Meribah because the Israelites quarreled and because they tested the LORD saying, ?Is the LORD among us or not?? Exodus 17:7 This past week in our prayer group,Geor... read more..

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Pastor Tim
2862

Cat Petting

We moved into an apartment while we were looking for a place that would let us keep our pets. We could not have our pets at our apartment, so my brother-in-law kept our cat for us until we could find ... read more..

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Pastor Tim
4762

Cowboy Joe goes to Church

Cowboy Joe was telling his fellow cowboys back on the ranch about his first visit to a big-city church.  "When I got there, they had me park my old truck in the corral," Joe began. "You mean the... read more..

Wonders of Creation
3235

Wonders of Creation - The Eye Lens

The lenses in your eyes are the only transparent tissues in your body.  If they were not transparent you could not see these words.  How do these two lenses form?  They are produced by ... read more..