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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.

Housework

One afternoon a man came home from work to find total mayhem in his house. His three children were outside, still in their pyjamas, playing in the mud, with empty food boxes and wrappers strewn all around the front yard. The door of his wife’s car was open, as was the front door to the […]

Banned Words

An English professor announced to the class, “There are two words I don’t allow in my class. One is gross and the other is cool.” From the back of the room a voice called out, “So, what are the words?”

Revised Gospel Hymns

Now available! REVISED GOSPEL HYMNS for today’s generation of modern churchgoers. The old favorites can now be sung without guilt, conviction, or discomfort. Hundreds of your old favorites made comfortable. Some of the titles include: ~ “Amazing Grace, How Interesting the Sound” ~ “Lord, Keep Us Loosely Connected to Your Word” ~ “Praise God from […]

Two Brothers…

Two brothers, John and Richard lived in the same town. John with his 12 year old cat, Richard with their 88 year old Mother. John’s whole life was his cat. He never went anywhere without her. One day he was faced with a terrible decision. He had to go to England on business for his […]

Think About It

Think about it… ~ 42.7% of all statistics are made up on the spot. ~ A day without sunshine is like, well, night. ~ A good pun is its own reword. ~ A harp is a piano with no clothes on. ~ A heavy-handed father makes a nimble-footed son. ~ A loser is a window […]

Mind Game

Have you ever wondered if your mind is normal or different? Well, do this little mind exercise and find out at the end! Free will or synaptic wiring? You be the judge.Check out the following exercise, guaranteed to raise an eyebrow. There’s no trick or surprise. Just follow these instructions, and answer the questions one […]

Social Workers, And Heaven

Two social workers were walking through a rough part of the city one evening. They heard moans and muted cries for help from a back alley. Upon investigation, they found a semi-conscious man in a pool of blood. “Help me, I’ve been mugged and beaten,” he pleaded. The two social workers turned and walked away. […]

A Marriage Made In Heaven

A Marriage Made in Heaven ————————————— On their way to a justice of the peace to get married, a couple had a fatal car accident. The couple found themselves sitting outside Heaven’s Gate waiting on St. Peter to do an intake. While waiting, they wondered if they could possibly get married in Heaven. St. Peter […]

Children’s Tales

Child re-telling the story of Jesus healing the paralysed man `… And Jesus said to them, “If you mend the hole in the roof, I’ll heal him”.’ `Mummy, do all fairy tales begin “Once upon a time”?’ `No, darling. Some of them begin “When I became a Christian all of my problems were over..”‘ The […]

25 Books Of The Bible

Can you find the names of 25 books of the Bible in this paragraph? This is a most remarkable puzzle. Someone found it in the seat pocket on the flight from Los Angeles to Honolulu, keeping himself occupied for hours. One man from Illinois worked on this while fishing in his john boat. Roy Clark […]