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Oh look, Chicken Thursday!

Congratulations to our eldest grandson on his graduation from elementary school. Wow, grandkids are real reminders that I am older than I feel.

I can't remember if I have l already shared a video similar to today's, but I found this one very satisfying so I will risk the repeat. I also find it fascinating that the fellow in this video still has all of his fingers!
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Enjoy the rest of today's digest!

~ Pastor Tim 

Take One

A pastor, a doctor and an engineer were waiting one morning for a particularly slow group of golfers.  The engineer fumed, "What's with these guys?  We must have been waiting for 15 minutes!"

The doctor chimed in, "I don't know, but I've never seen such ineptitude!"

The pastor said, "Hey, here comes the greens keeper.  Let's have a word with him."

"Hi George.  Say, what's with that group ahead of us?  They're rather slow, aren't they?"

The greens keeper replied, "Oh, yes, that's a group of blind fire-fighters. They lost their sight saving our clubhouse from a fire last year, so we always let them play for free anytime."

The group was silent for a moment. 

The pastor said, "That's so sad.  I will say a special prayer for them tonight."

The doctor said, "Good idea.  And I'm going to contact my ophthalmologist buddy and see if there's anything he can do for them."

The engineer said, "Why can't these guys play at night?"

Take Two

What is the difference between Mechanical Engineers and Civil Engineers?

Mechanical Engineers build weapons; Civil Engineers build targets.

At my funeral, I would like there to be a piñata so people can be happy ... but filled with bees so they're not too happy.

"Be a Billionaire!"

and Help

Refugees and

Persecuted Christians

To the person who stole my camouflage jacket and my flip-flops ... you can hide, but you can't run!

"In our eagerness to make converts, we are under constant temptation to hide from our hearers the fact that the Christian life is not a pleasurable religious game, but a life of repentance, self-crucifixion, humiliation, and rejection."

-A. W. Tozer

Some people try to punish themselves for their sins. They do not stand on the promises of forgiveness and Christ's propitiation.

"Many years ago, a father and his daughter were walking through the grass on the Canadian prairie. In the distance, they saw a prairie fire, and they realized that it would soon engulf them.

The father knew there was only one way of escape: They would quickly begin a fire right where they were and burn a large patch of grass. When the huge fire drew near, they then would stand on the section that had already burned.

When the flames did approach them, the girl was terrified but her father assured her, 'The flames can't get to us. We are standing where the fire has already been.'"

- Erwin Lutzer, Failure, The Back Door to Success

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 from Susan PageNaming our children is serious business, especially if we are Christ followers. When God added two beautiful gifts to our family, I pondered and prayed over the decision of what their names would be. There was no problem landing on their first names; it was their second names I went back and forth on, ultimately landing on Christina Joy, followed by Jennifer Dawn.

You may be wondering what this introduction has to do with the title of this devotional. Hang in there while I explain.

I have been known to have a slight to moderate issue with what is sometimes referred to as OCD. I believe there is a place for everything, and everything has its place. Over the years, I’ve become less of a fusspot, but others might disagree with my humble assessment.

The Cybersalt Digest is a ministry of Pastor Tim and Cybersalt.