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Oh look, Chicken Thursday!

There is lots of news about the Cybersalt.org ministry website today.

First of all, it's ugly! OK, that may not be news, but I was reminded of this fact while doing some work on in it today. It is the proverbial "mechanic's car" in that I spend so much time working on others' websites that I end up neglecting my own. I will try to show it some love to make it look better.

Secondly, I have decided to remove Google ads from the Cybersalt.org site. For many years the revenue from Google ads on the pages were an encouraging and helpful source of extra income when I was the pastor of a small church that was neither growing in attendance nor finances. But That revenue has really dropped off in recent years and today I realized that a lot of the ads where only making the ugliness of the site uglier and hard to read. For some time now I have intended to replace them with promotions for services that I offer through my company (cybersalt.com) but until those are ready there will simply be less ads.

Finally, and most excitedly, The Cybersalt Digest and Cybersalt Ministry site are now featuring a new blog. I mentioned a few weeks ago the writings of a good friend of Grandma Cybersalt and mine were going to be appearing on the site and I am happy to point out that the first of Susan Page's devotionals is in today's mailing. For many years Susan Page has written devotionals for the National Prayer Guide of the Associated Gospel Churches of Canada where she serves as their Church Relations Coordinator / Health Benefits Manager. Susan is also a talented photographer, which can be seen by the photographs which adorn her articles.

In other news, our daughter, son-in-law and grandson flew home, yesterday, after a wonderful week long visit during which our entire family was able to be together a couple of times. On Sunday I told you I had hired a photographer friend to take some pictures. That turned out well because not only did it spare my family having to endure me trying to take all the pictures, but also Sunny Gill takes great family photos - as you can see from this proof I have authorized for early release! We are grateful to God that we could be together in one place and for all the memories we have of His faithfulness and care over us down through the years.

Today's video share answers a question I have wondered about for some time, but never could be bothered to find the answer for: "Why are there black dots around the outside of your car's windshield?"
You can watch the video here.

 Enjoy the rest of today's mailing.

~ Pastor Tim 

So there's this fella with a parrot.  And this parrot swears like a sailor.

I mean he's a pistol.  He can swear for five minutes straight without repeating himself.  Trouble is, the guy who owns him is a quiet, conservative type, and this bird's foul mouth is driving him crazy. 

One day, it gets to be too much, so the guy grabs the bird by the throat, shakes him really hard, and yells, "QUIT IT!"

But this just makes the bird mad and he swears more than ever. 

Then the guy gets mad and says, "OK, that's it for you." and locks the bird in a kitchen cabinet. 

This really ticks the bird off and he claws and scratches until the guy finally lets him out.  When he's out the bird cuts loose with a stream of vulgarities that would make even a veteran sailor blush.

At that point, the guy is so mad that he throws the bird into the freezer. For the first few seconds there is a terrible ruckus.  The bird kicks and claws and trashes.  Then it suddenly gets quiet, very quiet... 

At first the guy just waits, but then he starts to think that the bird may be hurt. After a couple of minutes of silence, he's so worried that he opens up the freezer door.

The bird calmly climbs onto the man's outstretched arm and says, "Awfully sorry about the trouble I gave you.  I'll do my best to improve my vocabulary from now on."

The man is astounded.  He can't understand the transformation that has come over the parrot. 

Just then the parrot says, "By the way, what on earth did that chicken do anyway?"

It's been a strange day ... first I found a hat full of money; then I was chased by an angry man with a guitar.

"Be a Billionaire!"

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Refugees and

Persecuted Christians

Teacher asked her kindergarten children to put the colors green, pink and yellow in a sentence.

Jenny said her Grandmother has green, pink, and yellow colors in her garden.

Jeffrey said that there are green, pink, and yellow chairs in their classroom.

Pablo, being new to this country and not wanting to be left out said,

"My telipone goes green, green, green, then I pink it up and say `yellow`.

"No one ever said life was fair. Just eventful."

- Carol Burnett

When my granddaughter, Ann, was 9-years-old, she was given an assignment by her teacher to write a story on "Where my family came from." The purpose was to understand your genealogy.

I was not aware of her assignment when she asked me at the dining room table one night, "Grandma, where did I come from?" I responded quite nervously because my son and daughter-in-law were out of town and I was stalling until they returned home, "Well, honey, the stork brought you."

"Where did Mom come from then?"

"The stork brought her, too."

"OK, then where did you come from?"

"The stork brought me too, dear."

"Okay, thanks, Grandma."

I did not think anything more about it until two days later when I was cleaning Ann's room and read the first sentence of her paper, "For three generations there have been no natural births in our family."

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.

Susan Page writes . . . . 

- Photo by Susan PageEncouragement: giving hope or promise, to spur on ... to inspire with courage .. the raising of one’s confidence ... instilling life, energy, courage or vigour.

Did you ever take the time to think about what little effort it takes to encourage someone?   It’s something that can take minimal time while reaping lasting results.  There have been documented accounts where people on the brink of suicide have done an about-face because of an unexpected phone call that encouraged their heart. Just imagine how blessed you would feel if God used you to impact someone’s life like that.  However, whether your words affect someone dramatically or just give a gentle boost to their day, a little encouragement goes a long way.

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