The pastor and his wife knew they had made a mistake by
agreeing to counsel with Mrs. Smith when she opened their first session by
saying, “I want to thank you for seeing me, especially since my husband said he’d
kill anybody that I talked to...
Intending to raise cattle, a family from New York bought a
ranch out West. When their friends visited and inquired about the ranch’s name,
the would be rancher replied: “I wanted to name it the Bar-J. My wife favored
Suzy-Q, one of our sons...
Gertrude
was about to make her first parachute jump. The instructor said, “First,
you pull the big cord. If it doesn’t work, you pull the little cord. There will
be a red pickup truck waiting for you when you land.”
A blonde called out and asked her husband to help her with a very difficult
jigsaw puzzle that she could not figure out how to get started. Her husband asked, “What is it supposed to be when it’s finished?”
Four priests met for a friendly gathering. During the conversation one priest
said, “Our people come to us and pour out their hearts confessing certain sins
and needs. Let’s do the same. Confession is good for the soul.”
In the washroom of a place of business in London, British newspaper
publisher William Beaverbrook happened to meet Edward Heath, a young member of
Parliament, about whom Beverbrook had printed an insulting article a few days
earlier. “My dear...
A missionary couple once brought some African pastors to the
Unites States for a big meeting. During their free time, these pastors wanted
to go shopping. Even though they were in a small town, the missionary knew
there was a chance one of them...