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There are a number of things that should not be done to dogs and today's Funny Dog picture shows one of them. You'll find "Dog Paint Job" at:
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Enjoy the rest of today's mailing! ~ Pastor Tim
Today's CleanLaugh
Blessed Again
A young minister sitting down to dinner was about to say grace when he opened the casserole dish that his thrifty new bride had prepared from all of the refrigerator leftovers.
"I don't know," he said dubiously, "but it seems to me that I've blessed all this stuff before."
Today's One-liner
One-liner #1049
The best inheritance parents can give their children is a few minutes of their time each day.
Today's Clean Pun
Grammar Problem
The sign said “WET PAINT” so I emptied my Dasani water bottle on it.
Today's Quote
Quote #1497
Today's Illustration
Triple Filter Test, Gossip, Slander
In ancient Greece, Socrates was reputed to hold knowledge in high esteem.
One day an acquaintance met the great philosopher and said, "Do you know what I just heard about your friend?"
"Hold on a minute," Socrates replied. "Before telling me anything I'd like you to pass a little test. It's called the Triple Filter Test."
"Triple filter?"
"That's right," Socrates continued. "Before you talk to me about my friend, it might be a good idea to take a moment and filter what you're going to say. That's why I call it the triple filter test. The first filter is Truth. Have you made absolutely sure that what you are about to tell me is true?"
"No," the man said, "actually I just heard about it and..."
"All right," said Socrates. "So you don't really know if it's true or not. Now let's try the second filter, the filter of Goodness. Is what you are about to tell me about my friend something good?"
"No, on the contrary..."
"So," Socrates continued, "you want to tell me something bad about him, but you're not certain it's true. You may still pass the test though, because there's one filter left: the filter of Usefulness. Is what you want to tell me about my friend going to be useful to me?"
"No, not really."
"Well," concluded Socrates, "if what you want to tell me is neither true nor good nor even useful, why tell it to me at all?"
This is why Socrates was a great philosopher and held in such high esteem.
Featured Illustrations are items well suited for illustrating or inspiring a point in a sermon, speech, or devotional. Funny, moving, or perhaps even graphic, the point of them is the point you make with them.
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