Cybersalt News

Oh look, Chicken Thursday - welcome to December!

Grandma Cybersalt and I are off to a granddaughter's school Christmas pageant. Usually the lights are turned down in the gymnasium and she has a hard time finding us in the audience. But this year Susan and I will be wearing our matching reindeer sweaters with LED lights!

It today's video share gives you a sinking feeling, don't worry: that's part of the goal and the fish like it!
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Enjoy the rest of today's Digest. 

~ Pastor Tim 

10. Anne of Avonlea/Anne of Green Gables Collectors Edition with 74 minutes of extra footage

9. Any knick-knack

8. Tickets to the ballet

7. Another new tie

6. A Bath and Body Works Soap Basket

5. New teddy bear pajamas

4. Vacuum cleaner

3. A weekend seminar on "Getting in Touch With Your Feelings"

2. Pair of fuzzy bunny slippers

1. A nose and ear hair trimmer (OK, well maybe.)

Not saying I'm old, but ... When I was in school, we made our parents ashtrays for Christmas.

Yesterday I spotted an albino Dalmatian. It was the least I could do for him.

"Christmas is an indictment before it becomes a delight. It will not have its intended effect until we feel desperately the need for a Savior."

- John Piper

Dewey had collected lots of money from doing chores and he went to the candy store to buy some chocolate.

"You should give that money to charity," said the sales girl.

Dewey thought for a moment and said, "No, I'll buy the chocolate. You give the money to charity."

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 . . . . 

There are times in ministry when one can feel disillusioned. Whether it’s a relationship that has soured, a misunderstanding, or hurt feelings caused by insensitive comments, we can all relate. If you are a Christ-follower, then you are in ministry.

Henri Nouwen expresses it so well – “The Church often wounds us deeply. People with religious authority often wound us with their words, attitudes, and demands. …There is such an enormous hunger for meaning in life, for comfort and consolation, for forgiveness and reconciliation, for restoration and healing, that anyone who has any authority in the Church should constantly be reminded that the best word to characterize religious authority is compassion. Let’s keep looking at Jesus, whose authority was expressed in compassion.”

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