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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.

The Chair Test

An eccentric philosophy professor gave a one question final exam after a semester dealing with a broad array of topics. The class was already seated and ready to go when the professor picked up his chair, plopped it on his desk and wrote on the board: “Using everything we have learned this semester, prove that […]

Terminology

The Founding Fathers were sitting around a table sometime in 1776, working on the constitution. It had been a long day. Father 1: Whew! It’s getting rather warm in here, isn’t it? Father 2: Shall I open the window? Father 1: No, that’s alright. I’ll just take off my jacket, and roll up my sleeves. […]

Questions

Some questions… 1. Why does your gynaecologist leave the room when you get undressed? 2. If a person owns a piece of land do they own it all the way down to the core of the earth? 3. Why can’t women put on mascara with their mouth closed? 4. Is it possible to brush your […]

Married Life

#CASE 1 Getting married is like going to a restaurant with friends. You order what you want, then when you see what the other fellow has, you wish you had ordered that. #CASE 2 At the cocktail party, one woman said to another, “Aren’t you wearing your wedding ring on the wrong finger??” The other […]

Universal truths

(Some inappropriate ones deleted): 1) Triangular sandwiches taste better than square ones. 2) At the end of every party there is always a girl crying. 3) One of the most awkward things that can happen in a pub is when your pint-to-toilet cycle gets synchronised with a complete stranger. 4) You’ve never quite sure whether […]

Kids!

NUDITY I was driving with my three young children one warm summer evening when a woman in the convertible ahead of us stood up and waved. She was stark naked! As I was reeling from the shock, I heard my 5-year-old shout from the back seat, “Mom! That lady isn’t wearing a seat belt!” HONESTY […]

Professionals

The following short quiz consists of 4 questions and will tell you whether you are qualified to be a ” professional. ” Scroll down for each answer. The questions are NOT that difficult. 1. How do you put a giraffe into a refrigerator? The correct answer is: Open the refrigerator, put in the giraffe, and […]

Sea-farer’s story

And now, for something different, from a netfriend on a humour newsgroup: ~~~ I like true adventure stories! Perhaps you would like this one from my great-great-grandfather’s diary. He was a merchant sailer in the Romanian fleet, the century before last: Our reconstructed merchant sailing ship fared well, and we navigated the most direct route […]

Men!

One day, Joe, Bob and Dave were hiking in a wilderness area when they came upon a large, raging, violent river. They needed to get to the other side, but had no idea of how to do so. Joe prayed to God, saying, “Please God, give me the strength to cross this river.” Poof! God […]

Answer to Prayer

An overweight business associate of mine decided it was time to shed some excess pounds. He took his new diet seriously, even changing his driving route to avoid his favorite bakery. One morning, however, he arrived at work carrying a gigantic coffeecake. We all scolded him, but his smile remained cherubic.”This is a very special […]