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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.

Marriage

TODAYS RIDDLE: . Manhole Covers: Why is it better to have round manhole covers than square ones? /\ x x x x x Scroll down for the answer x x x x x Here it comes x x x x x \/ A square manhole cover can be lifted, turned and dropped edgewise down the […]

Being organized

. TODAYS RIDDLE: What has a foot on each side and one in the middle? /\ x x x x x Scroll down for the answer x x x x x Here it comes x x x x x \/ A yard stick. . ============================= . Always keep several get well cards on the mantel […]

Another Way to Retire

This is another way to retire and don’t worry about your children not taking care of you when you are old. . About 2 years ago my friend and I were on a cruise through the western Mediterranean aboard a Princess liner. At dinner we noticed an elderly lady sitting alone along the rail of […]

Definitions

The Mensa Invitational once again asked members to take any word from the dictionary, alter it by adding, subtracting, or changing one letter, and supply a new definition. Here are this year’s (2005) winners: 1. Intaxication: Euphoria at getting a tax refund, which lasts until you realize it was your money to start with. 2. […]

Solvent

TODAYS RIDDLE: Sergi and Sally where sitting in their family room one night. While Sergi was watching TV his wife Sally was reading. All of a sudden the power went out and Sergi decided to go to bed, but Sally kept on reading. With no use of artificial light, Sally kept on reading. How? Scroll […]

Things Are Not Always What They Seem

Femme Fatale She came into the room quietly, clinging to his arm All eyes turned to look, captivated by her lilting laugh Their looks were rewarded by the sight of her charming smile Dressed in light frilly clothes that left little to the imagination Her hungry eyes searched the room, taking in everything We all […]

Music – not quite a universal language

It was Stevie Wonder’s first night of a sell-out series of concerts in Tokyo. As rapturous applause greeted his arrival at the keyboard, he sensed he already had the crowd in the palm of his hand. (No small impediment for a pianist!) So, pushing his repertoire aside, he called for favorites. Immediately a voice boomed […]

The World’s Shortest Fairy Tale

Once upon a time, a guy asked a girl “Will you marry me?” The girl said “No.” And the guy lived happily ever after and went golfing and fishing and to the footy a lot. -THE END- (Was that bloke the short fairy named Nuff? Fairy Nuff!)

Definitions

ADULT: A person who has stopped growing at both ends and is now growing in the middle. BEAUTY PARLOR: A place where women curl up and dye. CANNIBAL: Someone who is fed up with people. CHICKENS: The only animals you eat before they are born and after they are dead. COMMITTEE: A body that keeps […]

A Child’s view of Grandparents

A grandmother is a lady who has no children of her own, so she likes other peoples little boys and girls, a grandfather is a man grand mother. He goes for walks and they talk about fishing and tractors, grandmothers don’t have to do anything except just be there, they are so old they should […]