Issue #4451
Cybersalt News
Sunday greetings everyone!
There was no mailing last Chicken Thursday. Grandma Cybersalt and I finally took advantage of a getaway that our church generously gave us when I retired from pastoring local churches back in October of 2017. As you can see by this picture we were also able to make a day trip to Avatar Grove, part of the incredible ancient rain forest on Vancouver Island.
The picture is so tall I am putting ti below, instead of wrapping text around it, which will mess the formatting up.
This week, while watching politics on the news, Rev. James Snyder had a "Did I say that out loud?" moment that his wife turned in a wonderful way. You can read "Finding 'Good' In Our World Is Challenging" at:
www.cybersalt.org/gods-penman/finding-good-in-our-world-is-challenging
Enjoy the rest of today's mailing!
~ Pastor Tim
Today's CleanLaugh
Flower Request
"I'm sorry," said the clerk in flower shop, "we don't have potted geraniums. Could you use African violets instead?"
Replied the customer sadly, "No, it was geraniums my wife told me to water while she was gone."
Today's One Liner
One-liner #1379
Self-Annihilating Sentence: Complaints
We have worked ourselves into a frenzy of lethargy!
Today's Clean Pun
Goal Warning
Be careful not to choke on your aspirations!
Today's Quote
Quote #1821
"This generation has forgotten that the gospel message does not clean up and shine the outside of a person, rather it bores into the very heart and soul of a person and radically changes that person from the inside forever."
- A. W. Tozer
Today's Illustration
Sharp Enthusiasm
Because my daughter always complained that she didn't have any sharp knives, I bought her some. I phoned later and asked how she liked them.
"They're terrific!" she replied enthusiastically. "I've already cut myself four times!"
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.
The Cybersalt Digest is a ministry of Pastor Tim and Cybersalt.
Grandma, who appeared to become an ever-more intimidating personality as the years went on, was giving directions to her grown grandson who was coming to visit with his wife:
Yesterday, tomorrow was the day after tomorrow.
You should be able to park in an “expecting mother” parking space if you’re waiting for your mom.
A six-year-old said grace at family dinner one evening.
We think Cybersalt's collection of Christmas jokes is the best collection on the net. Right now it features over 70 jokes.
Over the years, some of the most popular pages on the Cybersalt site have featured Funny Cat Pictures. We have to admit that even though cats often look at humans like they owe the feline world something (remember dogs have owners and cats have staff), cats aren't as bad as a lot of the press that they get.
Some say the world can be divided into two types - cat people and dog people. For the cat people of the planet, Cybersalt has the 