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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.

How Does A Gopher?

How does a Gopher… A group of friends who prided themselves on their intelligence set out to have a contest of wits. Each person in turn asked a question and anyone who volunteered an answer that was wrong dropped out. If no one could answer, the questioner himself had to answer, and if he was […]

Rules Of The Air

Brer Rabbit once said, “Everybodys got a laughin’ place. Trouble is, most folks won’t take the time to look for it!” RULES OF THE AIR 1. Every takeoff is optional. Every landing is mandatory. 2. If you push the stick forward, the houses get bigger. If you pull the stick back, they get smaller. That […]

Little Johnny

Little Johnny was walking along the railroad tracks when suddenly he got his foot caught under one of the railroad ties. He tried to get it out, but it was really stuck. As he struggled to free his foot, he heard a noise and turned around. To his horror, he saw a train coming. Panicked, […]

Rest In Peace

A new business was opening and one of the owner’s friends wanted to send him flowers for the occasion. They arrived at the new business site and the owner read the card, “Rest in Peace.” The owner was angry and called the florist to complain. After he had told the florist of the obvious mistake […]

Ideal Marriage

Adam and Eve had an ideal marriage. He didn’t have to hear about all the men she could have married, and she didn’t have to hear about the way his mother cooked. ____________________________________________ An elderly woman died last month. Having never married, she requested no male pallbearers. In her handwritten instructions for her memorial service, […]

Questions

Jimmie, an 80-year-old gentleman, retired to Florida after his wife of 58 years had passed away. He was quite alone in the world and longed for companionship. One day, as he was walking through a public park, he spied what he considered to be a very pretty silver-haired lady sitting alone on a park bench. […]

Alligator Shoes

Matters Into Her Own Hands A blonde went into a shoe store to buy a pair of alligator shoes. After trying them on, she asked about the price. Learning that the shoes were very expensive, she decided she would go out into the bayou and get her own alligator shoes. Later that afternoon, the shopkeeper […]

Genius Questions

Genius question #1 Candace is Jane’s daughter’s aunt’s husband’s daughter’s sister. What is the relationship between Candace and Jane? (Scroll down for answers.) <><><><> Genius question #2 I am eight letters long – “12345678” My 1234 is an atmospheric condition. My 34567 supports a plant. My 4567 is to appropriate. My 45 is a friendly […]

My Spell Checker

A Little Laughter Is Good For What Ails Us All If you can stay calm, while all around you is chaos… then you probably haven’t completely understood the situation. I Have A Speling Cheker Author Unknown I have a speling cheker. It came with my PC. It plane lee marks four my revue Miss steaks […]

Making A Good Impression

A young executive was leaving the office of a major corporation late one evening when he found the CEO himself standing in front of a shredder with a piece of paper in his hand. Eager to make a good impression, the young exec introduced himself and asked if he could be of any help. “Why […]