Category: Lighter Side

Technological crutches

This morning I thought about something which made me very uneasy about technology (or at least, my use of technology). In general I’m very absent-minded about things. I frequently misplace and/or lose objects that were, only moments before, securely in my possession. While searching for one thing, I’ll put...

Pastor’s Lawnmower Dilemma

Fred, who was the pastor of a small community church, set out one day to replace his old beat up lawnmower because it was no longer working. He went to some local garage sales in hopes of finding something that would do the job. Thankfully, he found a nice...

Strength, Tools, and Wisdom

There were three men who were trying to make their way across a very wide and unruly river. All of these men were fervent believers in God. They trusted Him to provide them with what they needed and to bring them safely across the river. Each of them said...

Combination denominations

If your spouse and you come from different religious backgrounds, you could raise your children as the following (don’t really do this): Lutherist – Lutheran and Baptist Methaterian – Methodist and Presbyterian Non-depentecostal – Non-denominational and Pentecostal Anglavinist- Church of England and Calvinist Catholatheist – Catholic and Atheist Seventh...

Secret of a Good Marriage

An elderly man was telling his grandson about his long and successful marriage. He first explained that after almost 25 years, things had worked out OK but that the relationship had really fallen short of his expectations. Nevertheless, to surprise his wife and, hopefully, rekindle their marriage, he decided...

Pushing the Grocery Cart

Today we were at the grocery store and my wife, as usual, insisted on pushing the cart. That was fine with me but eventually we accumulated a lot of groceries and I began getting some funny (i.e., disapproving) looks from nearby shoppers; as if to say “how can this...