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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.

Enemies

The preacher’s Sunday sermon was “Forgive Your Enemies” She asked, “How many have forgiven your enemies?” About half held up their hands. She repeated the question, now about 80% raised their hands. She repeated the question again, all raised their hands except one elderly lady. “Mrs. Jones, are you not willing to forgive your enemies?” […]

A Safe Place

Very true That’s why I hardly every miss Church 🙂 Ramona Do not ride in automobiles: They cause 20 percent of all fatal accidents. Do not stay home: 17 percent of all accidents occur in the home. Do not travel by air, rail, or water: 16 percent of all accidents happen there. Only .01 percent […]

The Exterminator

Things You NEVER Want to Hear the Exterminator Say… You know, when you build your next house you might want to consider using steel instead of wood. It’s a shame you didn’t get that extended protection rider on your pest protection policy. Do you know anyone who owns a bulldozer? I need to go back […]

On Time

The passengers were leaving the plane after landing, and one smiling, satisfied passenger paused to congratulate the flight attendant. “Stewardess,” he said happily, “I want to compliment you and the crew and especially the captain for getting here right on time. It’s not often that an airline gets to where it’s going exactly when they […]

A Safe Place

Do not ride in automobiles: They cause 20 percent of all fatal accidents. Do not stay home: 17 percent of all accidents occur in the home. Do not travel by air, rail, or water: 16 percent of all accidents happen there. Only .01 percent (one one-hundredth of 1 percent) of all deaths occur in worship […]

Check the Facts

A company, feeling it was time for a shakeup, hires a new CEO. This new boss is determined to rid the company of all slackers. On a tour of the facilities, the CEO notices a guy leaning on a wall. The room is full of workers and he wants to let them know he means […]

S-s-s-several sleepy shepherds

From Pershore Abbey magazine – if this fits any Christmas features you are preparing, feel free to use it! Colin Reeves, Editor S-s-s-several sleepy shepherds sat… … in sandy scrub, savouring supper and safeguarding snoozing sheep. Suddenly, scores of superbeings shone in sunless sky, singing sensationally of sanctity and salvation. “Seek Saviour,” said some – […]

Dream Woman

A young man called his mother and announced excitedly that he had just met the woman of his dreams. Now what should he do? His mother had an idea: “Why don’t you send her flowers, and on the card invite her to your apartment for a home-cooked meal?” He thought this was a great strategy, […]

Things are not always as they appear

Airline humor … and this is a true story! A friend of mine was flying from Seattle to San Francisco. Unexpectedly, the plane stopped in Sacramento along the way. The flight attendant explained that there would be a delay, and if the passengers wanted to get off the aircraft, the plane would re-board in 50 […]

Kids’ Stuff

This came from a Catholic elementary school. The kids were asked questions about the Old and New Testaments. The following statements about the Bible were written by children. They have not been retouched or corrected. In the first book of the bible, Guinessis, God got tired of creating the world, so he took the Sabbath […]