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‘Let no one who is not eager for truth and peace enter here’ (Plato)

Articles on this site express varying points of view, to encourage mature thinking on serious issues. The assumption is that you will want to study a controversial topic from various angles before you arrive at a conclusion, rather than simply believe what someone told you when you were impressionable! (So some stuff here is ‘hot’. Proceed at your own risk!). See the Statement of Faith for John Mark Ministries' theological stance.

Poodle Monkey and Leopard

Poodle, Monkey and Leopard A wealthy old lady decides to go on a photo safari in Africa, taking her faithful aged poodle named Cuddles, along for the company. One day the poodle starts chasing butterflies and before long, Cuddles discovers that she’s lost. Wandering about, she notices a leopard heading rapidly in her direction with […]

Don’t Ever Be Late!

Priest retirement speech A priest was being honored at his retirement dinner after 25 years in the parish. A leading local politician and member of the congregation was chosen to make the presentation and give a little speech at the dinner. He was delayed, so the priest decided to say his own few words while […]

The Dying Priest

The old priest lay dying in the hospital. For years he had faithfully served the people of the nation’s capital. He motioned for one of his aides to come near. “Yes father” said the aide. “I would really like to see George Bush and Dick Cheney before I die”, whispered the priest. “I’ll see what […]

Mistaken Identity

(~) MISTAKEN IDENTITY A man exiting a grocery store was very surprised when a rather good-looking and perky young lady greeted him cheerfully by saying, “Good evening!” Her face was beaming. At least she was smiling until he gave her that “Who are you?” look. He couldn’t remember having ever seen her before. Then she […]

What’s good tonight?

TODAYS RIDDLE : What one word has the most letters in it? /\ x x x x x Scroll down for the answer x x x x x Here it comes x x x x x \/ Alphabet. . ========================== . Our family owned restaurant is the setting for many of our discussions about how […]

Talking Dog

You know how worried President Bush is about the bird flu problem. He would really like to do something to help. He’s decided to bomb the Canary Islands. A bloke sees a sign in front of a house: “Talking Dog for Sale.” He rings the bell and the owner tells him the dog is in […]

Noah’s Ark: some more comments overheard

Cartoons about Noah’s Ark are legion. Some years ago I saw a couple which have stuck in my long-term memory. One of Noah’s sons was complaining “I don’t think it’s fair that I should have both the tapeworms.” Noah looked over the side of the Ark and saw a miniature version alongside, with a load […]

Appearances

An invisible man marries an invisible woman. The kids were nothing to look at either.

A Lawyer’s Generosity knows no bounds

A Lawyer’s Generosity knows no bounds One afternoon a wealthy lawyer was riding in his limousine when he saw two men along the roadside eating grass. Disturbed, he ordered his driver to stop and he got out to investigate the situation. He asked one man, “Why are you eating grass?” “We don’t have any money […]

Landover Baptist Church

From Mark (Warning: parody, satire!!!!!!!!) ~~~ PRESS RELEASE// —————————————————————– T H E L A N D O V E R B A P T I S T C H U R C H S A T I R E http://www.landoverbaptist.org May 19, 1998 e-mail protected from spam bots —————————————————————– Falls Church VA/ Los Angeles CA/: […]