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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.

Economic Stimulus Payment Explained

By and others ⋅ May 19, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

Q. What is an Economic Stimulus Payment? A. It is money that the federal government will send to taxpayers. Q. Where will the government get this money? A. From taxpayers. Q. So the government is giving me back my own money? A. No, they are borrowing it from China. Your children are expected to repay […]

A Fool and His Money

By and others ⋅ May 19, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

Man loses €23,000 in cash during convertible test drive Published: 14 May 09 11:55 CET Online: http://www.thelocal.de/society/20090514-19273.html A man test driving a new Audi convertible on Wednesday lost €23,000 – with which he’d planned to purchase the vehicle – because it blew away when he simply put it on the backseat. The 23-year-old from Hannover […]

Questions from God to a theologian

By and others ⋅ May 19, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

(Clever and irreverent; but some of you might enjoy it): The questions are: Where did I come from? Why am I here? How do I decide what is right and wrong? An excerpt from “why am I here?” I could create more universes and more laws, but what’s the point? I’ve already done universes. Creation […]

Irish Sawmillers

By and others ⋅ May 11, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

Paddy and Mick are two Irishmen working at the local sawmill. One day, Mick slips and his arm gets caught and severed by the big bench saw. Paddy quickly puts the limb in a plastic bag and rushes it and Mick to the local hospital. Next day, Paddy goes to the hospital and asks after […]

A Price to Pay for Beauty

By and others ⋅ May 7, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

A husband and wife are shopping in their local Wal-Mart. The husband picks up a case of Budweiser and puts it in their cart. ‘What do you think you’re doing?’ asks the wife. ‘They’re on sale, only $10 for 24 cans,’ he replies. ‘Put them back, we can’t afford them,’ demands the wife, and so […]

The Zen of Sarcasm

By and others ⋅ May 7, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

1. Do not walk behind me, for I may not lead. Do not walk ahead of me, for I may not follow. Do not walk beside me either. Just pretty much leave me alone. 2. The journey of a thousand miles begins with a broken fan belt and leaky tire. 3. It’s always darkest before […]

Mothers’ Day Youtube video

By and others ⋅ May 4, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

Here’s mothers’ favourite Youtube video –

Best clean humor

By and others ⋅ May 4, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

I’m a regular recipient of John Maida’s clean jokes: always gently funny. (Send a blank email to jhmaida[at]hotmail.com with “=Include Me=” as the Subject). **** Sample **** 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 […]

Why the dog?

By and others ⋅ April 30, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

A grandfather was delivering his grandchildren to their home one day when a fire truck zoomed past. Sitting in the front seat of the fire truck was a Dalmatian dog. The children started discussing the dog’s duties. “They use him to keep crowds back,” said one child. “No,” said another. “He’s just for good luck.” […]

White vs coloured

By and others ⋅ April 30, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

Poem by an African kid: When I born, I black When I grow up, I black When I go in Sun, I black When I scared, I black When I sick, I black And when I die, I still black And you white fellow When you born, you pink When you grow up, you white […]

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