Cybersalt News
Thirty years ago today Mrs. Cybersalt and I were married - to each other.
I am so thankful to God for all the grace He has given us, and all of the grace my wife has given me, over this time. I'd be happy to return to the church we were married in and do it all over again, but alas, that church is now a fish and chips store. I suppose I'd be open to it if they also have chicken fingers (I hate fish.)
Unrelated to my anniversary, there is a new funny picture on the Cybersalt Site today. You'll find "Purse Frown" at:
www.cybersalt.org/funny-pictures/purse-frown
Enjoy the rest of today's mailing!
~ Pastor Tim
Today's CleanLaugh
Hurry Home
It has to be confessed that the minister was rather long-winded.
During his sermon a young wife of the congregation remembered that she had left the Sunday dinner in the gas range without regulating the flame.
She hastily wrote a note and slipped it to her husband, who was an usher.
He, thinking it was for the minister, calmly walked up and laid it on the pulpit.
The minister paused, took the note with a smile, which turned into a terrific frown as he read:
"Please hurry home and shut off the gas."
Today's One-liner
One-liner #1105
"There is no psychiatrist in the world like a puppy licking your face."
- Ben Williams
Today's Clean Pun
Discouraging Work Atmosphere
So you want to be an astronaut: sorry, the sky's the limit.
Today's Quote
Quote #1553
"He came to that which was his own, but his own did not receive him. Yet to all who did receive him, to those who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God."
- John, the Disciple of Jesus
Today's Illustration
Trusting Advice
Thunderstorms had rolled through the region, knocking out power temporarily to some of the stores of this supermarket chain. So when a help desk technician got an emergency page from one store, he figured he knew how to handle it.
Turns out it was not that easy. "When I called the store, a somewhat dippy cashier answered the phone," he says. "The cash registers were all off-line, and when I gave her what I thought were simple instructions to restart the registers, she was having trouble understanding."
The flustered cashier just can't seem to get things working - until the tech gets an idea.
"At one point the phone clicked, and she told me it was an incoming call on another line," he reports. "She clicked off and answered again right away."
I said, "Hi, it's Mark from the help desk."
She said, "Oh, hi! I have another guy from the help desk on the other line! Can you help me out? I don't understand what he's telling me to do."
I replied, "That guy's name is Mark too, and he is the most knowledgeable person in our department. Just take a deep breath, calm down, and let him help you get the registers back up."
Another click.
"Hello, is this Mark? I just had that other Mark on the other line. OK, now tell me again what I need to do...."
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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