Tom had proposed to young Mary and was being interviewed by his prospective father-in-law. “Do you think you are earning enough to support a family?” asked Mary’s dad. “Yes, Sir,” replied Tom, “I’m sure I am.” “Think carefully now,” said the father. “There are eight of us…”
In the first book of the Bible, Guinessis, God got tired of creating the world, so he took the Sabbath off. Adam and Eve were created from an apple tree. Noah’s wife was called Joan of Ark. Noah built an ark, which the animals come on to in pears. Lot’s wife was a pillar of [...]
Irving Benson and Jessie Carter were married on October 24 in the church. So ends a friendship that began in their school days.
A new pastor moved into town and went out one Saturday to visit his parishioners. All went well until he came to one house. It was obvious that someone was home, but no one came to the door even after he had knocked several times. Finally, he took out his card, wrote on the back, [...]
Two men were talking together. The first challenged the other, “If you are so religious, let’s hear you quote the Lord’s Prayer. I bet you £10.00 you can’t.” The second responded, “Now I lay my down to sleep, I pray the Lord my soul to keep. And If I die before I wake, I pray [...]
Arguing against God is arguing against the very power that makes you able to argue at all. CS Lewis
The Christmas advertising campaign has given us a wide range of images, some of which have upset bishops. But this year one Bishop has given his unstinting approval to the latest iteration. The new posters from ChurchAds.net, the Churches Advertising Network, feature a very different image of the baby Jesus and again is intended to [...]
An Israeli mayor has offered a £1million reward to anyone who can prove the existence of mermaids. The offer from the mayor of Kiryat Yam, in the north of Israel, was responding to new claims of sightings of mermaids. Six months ago, when the promenade of the town was completed, the reported sightings of mermaids [...]
Bird watchers report that the bitterns are back, if not booming. The once rare red kites are soaring across the Welsh hills even more abundantly than caravans heading for the Gower. The European beaver, absent for many years, has been reintroduced to West Scotland, and the red squirrel, for years only found north of the [...]
