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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.

Should You Be Institutionalized?

During a visit to the mental asylum, a visitor asked the Director what the criterion was which defined whether or not a patient should be institutionalized. “Well,” said the Director, “We fill up a bathtub, then we offer a teaspoon, a teacup and a bucket to the patient and ask him or her to empty […]

God enjoys a good laugh

God enjoys a good laugh. There were 3 good arguments that Jesus was Black: 1. He called everyone brother 2 He liked Gospel. 3. He couldn’t get a fair trial. But then there were 3 equally good arguments that Jesus was Jewish: 1. He went into His Father’s business. 2. He lived at home until […]

New I R Laws

MEMO Dress Code It is advised that you come to work dressed according to your salary. If we see you wearing Prada shoes and carrying a Gucci bag, we assume you are doing well financially and therefore do not need a raise. If you dress poorly, you need to learn to manage your money better, […]

Life in the 1500s

LIFE IN THE 1500’S These are interesting. Most people got married in June, because they took their yearly bath in May and still smelled pretty good by June. However, they were starting to smell, so brides carried a bouquet of flowers to hide the body odor. Hence the custom today of carrying a bouquet when […]

School Answering Machine

This is the message that the Pacific Palisades High School (California). Staff voted unanimously to record on their school telephone answering machine. This came about because they implemented a policy requiring students and parents to be responsible for their children’s absences and missing homework. The school and teachers are being sued by parents who want […]

Spell Checker

“Ode to the Spell Checker” Eye halve a spelling chequer It came with my pea sea It plainly marques four my revue Miss steaks eye kin knot sea. Eye strike a key and type a word And weight four it two say Weather eye am wrong oar write It shows me strait a weigh As […]

Cute trick

Hi all, Try this for a cute trick… http://trunks.secondfoundation.org/files/psychic.swf How it works is actually very, very simple, but can you figure the trick? Have fun… ~~~ One response: Elementary mathematics, my dear Watson… ~~~ And another: Right on Take two digits x and y and juxtapose them to create a number xy. Now, x + […]

Laws of the Universe

. TODAYS RIDDLE : Which noun, from group B, belongs in group A? Why? Group A Man, Foot, Child, Tooth, Mouse. Group B Girl, Hand, Adult, Toe, Goose. /\ x x x x x Scroll down for the answer x x x x x Here it comes x x x x x \/ Goose. The […]

Welcome Signs

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How Long to Live?

A middle aged woman had a heart attack and was taken to the hospital. While on the operating table she had a near death experience. Seeing God she asked “Is my time up?” God said,”No, you have another 43 years, 2 months and 8 days to live”. Upon recovery, the woman decided to stay in […]