Guest guest Posted October 6, 1999 Report Share Posted October 6, 1999 Just trying to spread some love... Mark ----Original Message Follows---- > > >>FROM A CHILD'S VIEWPOINT > > >A mother was preparing pancakes for her sons , 5, and , 3 The > > >>boys began to argue over who would get the first pancake. Their > > mother > > saw > > >>the opportunity for a moral lesson. > > >> > > >> " If Jesus were sitting here, He would say, " Let my brother have > > the > > >>first pancake. I can wait. " > > >> > > >> turned to his younger brother and said, " , you be > > Jesus. " > > >> > > >>******************** > > >> > > >>A father was at the beach with his children when his four-year-old > > son > > >>ran up to him, grabbed his hand, and led him to the shore, where a > > seagull > > >lay dead in the sand. > > >> > > >> " Daddy, what happened to him? " the son asked. > > >> > > >> " He died and went to Heaven, " the dad replied. The boy thought a > > moment > > >>and then said, " Did God throw him back down? " > > >> > > >>******************** > > >> > > >>After the church service a little boy told the pastor, " When I > > grow up, > > >>I'm going to give you some money. " > > >> > > >> " Well, thank you, " the pastor replied, " but why? " > > >> > > >> " Because my daddy says you're one of the poorest preachers we've > > ever > > >>had. " > > >> > > >>******************** > > >> > > >>A wife invited some people to dinner. At the table, she turned to > > their > > >>six-year-old daughter and said, " Would you like to say the > > blessing? " > > >> > > >> " I wouldn't know what to say, " the girl replied. > > >> > > >> " Just say what you hear Mommy say, " the wife answered. > > >> > > >>The daughter bowed her head and said, " Lord, why on earth did I > > invite > > >>all these people to dinner? " > > >> > > >>******************** > > >> > > >>A mother was teaching her three-year-old the Lord's Prayer. For > > several > > >> > > >>evenings at bedtime, the child repeated it after the mother. Then > > one > > >>night > > >>the child was ready to solo. The mother listened with pride to > > the > > >>carefully > > >>enunciated words, right up to the end. " And lead us not into > > >>temptation, but > > >>deliver us some e-mail. " > > >> > > >>******************** > > >> > > >>A minister dies and is waiting in line at the Pearly Gates. Ahead > > of > > >>him is a guy who's dressed in sunglasses, a loud shirt, leather > > jacket, > > and > > >>jeans. > > >>Saint addresses this guy, " Who are you, so that I may know > > whether > > >>or not to admit you to the Kingdom of Heaven? " > > >> > > >>The guy replies, " I'm Joe Cohen, taxi driver, of Noo Yawk City. " > > >> > > >>St. consults his list. He smiles and says to the taxi > > driver, > > >> " Take this silken robe and golden staff and enter the Kingdom of > > Heaven. " > > >> > > >>The taxi driver goes into Heaven with his robe and staff, and it's > > the > > >>minister's turn. He stands erect and booms out, " I am ph > > Snow, > > >>pastor of Calvary for the last forty-three years. " > > >> > > >>St. consults his list. He says to the minister, " Take this > > cotton > > >>robe and wooden staff and enter the Kingdom of Heaven. " > > >> > > >> " Just a minute, " says the minister. " That man was a taxi driver, > > and > > he > > >>gets a silken robe and golden staff. How can this be? " > > >> > > >> " Up here, we work by results, " says Saint . " While you > > preached, > > >>people slept; while he drove, people prayed. " > > >> > > >>******************** > > >> > > >>A little boy opened the big and old family Bible with fascination, > > and > > >>looked at the old pages as he turned them. Suddenly, something > > fell > > out > > of > > >the Bible, and he picked it up and looked at it closely. It was an old > > leaf > > >>from a tree that had been pressed in between the pages. " Momma, > > look > > what > > >I found, " the boy called out. > > >> > > >> " What have you got there, dear? " his mother asked. > > >> > > >>With astonishment in the young boy's voice, he answered: " I think > > it's > > >>Adam's suit! " > > >> > > > > >******************** > > >> > > >>The preacher was wired for sound with a lapel mic, and as he > > preached, > > >>he moved briskly about the platform, jerking the mic cord as he > > went. > > >>Then he moved to one side, getting wound up in the cord and nearly > > tripping > > >>before jerking it again. After several circles and jerks, a > > little > > girl > > in > > >the third pew leaned toward her mother and whispered, " ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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