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The news today is that Grandma Cybersalt and I are away at a conference in beautiful Banff, Alberta. This is related to the work that we (mostly Susan) do helping churches sponsor refugees to come to Canada and restart their lives.

Thanks to everyone who noticed that the quote was messed up in the most recent Digest. We're still not sure what happened there, but it is now fixed and the quote is accurate today.

Today's video share is one of the funniest I have watched in a while - maybe due partly to the painful truth it demonstrates about what we do to others when we don't pay people equally. I think you will laugh out loud at "Two Monkeys Were Paid Unequally."
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Enjoy the rest of today's mailing!

~ Pastor Tim

Now here's one for all you combat veterans, corporate bureaucrats, folks in the marketplace and those with "emotionally challenged" relationships. Notice that the rules are generally transferable from one to the other and that the consequences are roughly comparable.

The Rules of Combat

1.  If the enemy is in range, so are you.

2.  Incoming fire has the right of way.

3.  Don't look conspicuous: it draws fire.

4.  The easy way is always mined.

5.  Try to look unimportant, they may be low on ammo.

6.  Professionals are predictable, it's the amateurs that are dangerous.

7.  The enemy invariably attacks on one of two occasions:
a.  When you're ready for them.
b.  When you're not ready for them.

8.  Teamwork is essential; it gives the enemy someone else to shoot at.

9a.  Claymores are labelled "This side toward enemy" for a reason.
9b.  If you can't remember, the claymore is pointed at you.

10.  If your attack is going well, you have walked into an ambush.

11.  Don't draw fire, it irritates the people around you.

12.  The only thing more accurate than incoming enemy fire is incoming friendly fire.

13.  When the pin is pulled, Mr.  Grenade is NOT our friend.

14.  If it's stupid but works, it isn't stupid.

15.  When in doubt empty the magazine.

16.  Never share a fox hole with anyone braver than you.

17.  Anything you do can get you shot.  Including doing nothing.

18.  Make it too tough for the enemy to get in and you can't get out.

19.  Mines are equal opportunity weapons.

20.  A Purple Heart just proves that were you smart enough to think of a plan, stupid enough to try it, and lucky enough to survive.

21.  Don't ever be the first, don't ever be the last and don't ever volunteer to do anything.

22.  The quartermaster has only two sizes: too large and too small.

23.  Five second fuses only last three seconds.

24.  It is generally inadvisable to eject directly over the area you just bombed.

Sadly, I do most of my proof-reading after I hit sned.

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Refugees and

Persecuted Christians

Well, I can knock the patient out with gas, or a boat paddle. It's an ether / oar situation.

If you have time to worry, you have time to pray.

- unknown

On a recent evening my family sat in a darkened theater waiting to see the latest hit movie. As the screen lit up with a flashy ad for the theater's concession stand, we noticed the sound was missing. The unexpected silence continued for several moments.

Then out of the darkness, an irritated voice in the crowd demanded, "Okay, who's got the remote?"

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.

Rev. James Snyder, God's Penman, writes . . . . 

For the past several weeks, (or has it been several months?) I’ve been busy with many projects to complete.

Finally, I finished my latest manuscript and sent it in; all the other projects were also finished.

That afternoon I sat back in my office chair and sighed deeply, appreciating the moment that I was all caught up with everything. As I was thinking about it, I decided it would be good to take a day off.

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

This fella had owned this large farm for several years. He had a large pond in the back yard and had it fixed up nice with picnic tables, horse shoe pits, a basketball court, etc.

The pond was fixed for swimming when it was built. One evening the old farmer decided to go down to the pond as he hadn't been there for a while and look it over. As he neared the pond, he heard voices shouting and laughing with glee.

Sadly, I do most of my proof-reading after I hit sned.

Well, I can knock the patient out with gas, or a boat paddle. It's an ether / oar situation.