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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.

Laughter Is Good For Us

Laughter Is Really Good Medicine Laughter and humor are two powerful tools, helping people cope and get through threatening situations. Looking at life’s situations with a sense of humor and laughter provides perspective and helps keep things in balance when life seems unfair. Humor and laughter are a source of power, healing, and survival. We […]

19 Things

19 THINGS THAT IT TOOK ME 50 YEARS TO LEARN by DAVE BARRY 1. The most powerful force in the universe is gossip. 2. The one thing that unites all human beings, regardless of age, gender, religion, economic status or ethnic background, is that, deep down inside, we ALL believe that we are above average […]

Truth In Politics

It was election time and a politician decided to go out to the local reservation and try to get the Native American vote. They were all assembled in the Council Hall to hear the speech. The politician had worked up to his finale, and the crowd was getting more and more excited. “I promise better […]

In Or Out?

IN OR OUT A father, a lawyer and an Hospital Medical Officer all died and went to the pearly gates to receive their judgment. “So,” Saint Peter said to the father, “what have you done in your life to deserve eternal happiness?” The dad explained that he was devoted to his wife and children, and […]

Mother-In-Law

Bert took his Saint Bernard to the vet. “Doctor,” he said sadly, “I’m afraid I’m going to have to ask you to cut off my dog’s tail.” The vet stepped back, “Bert, why should I do such a terrible thing?” “Because my mother-in-law’s arriving tomorrow, and I don’t want anything to make her think she’s […]

In The Beginning…

In The Beginning, God created the Heaven and the Earth. And the Earth was without form. And darkness was upon the face of the earth. And the Devil said, “It doesn’t get any better than this.” And so God shed light upon the Earth and created Man and Woman in his own image. And God […]

Think About These

THINGS TO THINK ABOUT If a man speaks in the forest and there is no woman around to hear him, is he still wrong? Why do we drive on parkways, and park on driveways? Isn’t is it a bit unnerving that doctors call what they do “practice”? Where do forest rangers go to “get away […]

Assorted Wisdom

Be nice to other people. They outnumber you 5.5 billion to one. Sometimes I am surprised at how many people automatically view a divorce as a “Failed marriage” or a “failure” of some kind. I know someone who claims to have successfully completed 3 marriages. Wise Man Once Say… “Two can Live as Cheaply as […]

God’s Total Quality Management Questionnaire

GOD’S TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT QUESTIONNAIRE God would like to thank you for your belief and patronage. In order to better serve your needs, [S]He asks that you take a few moments to answer the following questions. 1. How did you find out about your deity? __ Newspaper __ Bible __ Torah __ Television __ Book […]

Jesus And Satan

Jesus and Satan have an argument as to who is the better programmer. This goes on for a few hours until they come to an agreement to hold a contest, with God the Father as the judge. They set themselves before their computers and begin. They are given the task, and began to type furiously, […]