An angel appears at a faculty meeting and tells the President/Dean that in return for his unselfish and exemplary behavior, the Lord will reward him with his choice of money, wisdom or beauty. Without hesitating, the President/Dean selects wisdom. “Done!” says the...
A preacher knew the sermon would be a long one. Nothing tried made it shorter. So this is how the sermon was introduced: “Today, the first half of my sermon will be directed toward the sinners in this congregation. The second half will be devoted to the non-sinners...
A parent was helping her third-grader with homework. “What’s a noun?” “A person, place or thing.” “OK. What’s a pronoun?” After a brief pause, the boy said, “A really good noun.” The world needs some more pronouns. To access this post, you must purchase Standard...
One of the stories from the “Omaha Beach” invasion of World War II is of a Navy radio crew that was desperately trying to function under extremely hazardous conditions. The officer in charge tells it like this; “We were under attack by enemy planes. At one point, I...
Many of us spend a great deal of time in inane conversation because we are so frightened and feel socially awkward of silent spaces . .. . We fear silence when we are alone as well and so we often live with a constant background of radio chat or muzak.… To...
