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I love invitations. Like this one from a friend celebrating a birthday. The card is all decked out in groovy 1970s colours. “Come on man,” it says, “It’s a ‘70s party. Can you dig it? Don your best polyester and platform shoes then boogie on over to my pad. It’ll be far out. Don’t be…

What the shortest verse in the Bible, and the only A+ I got for memory verses in Sunday School, tells us about our Saviour. John 11 tells the amazing story of Jesus’ close friend Lazarus. Lazarus lived in Bethany with his sisters Mary and Martha. Martha was a good cook; she loved the kitchen and…

As a young Dad, I thought my wife had it easy. She stayed home with our little darlings as I worked my tail off at the office. Then our third child came along, and as my wife recovered in the hospital, I stayed home with the other two. They woke me up bright and early.…

It’s impossible to have enough aviation jokes in your day, so here’s one to get things started. A guy asked his skydiving instructor, “If my parachute doesn’t open, and the reserve chute doesn’t open, how long do I have until I hit the ground?” The skydiving instructor said, “The rest of your life.” Well, when…

Today we present Classic Complaints. These are actual complaints I have either heard or uttered myself. Here we go: My treadmill broke, now I have to run outdoors. This microwave has too many options. Perrier water in the plastic bottle tastes weird. My neighbor just put a password on his Wifi. 20 chicken Mcnuggets and…

Does fear cripple you? With a million different reasons to be fearful, there’s one simple thing that can silence all of it—Christ. What scares you most? There are plenty of phobias out there. If you fear string, it’s called Linonophobia. If you fear the great mole rat, that’s Zemmiphobia. Arachytabuteraphobia is a fear of peanut…

Jesus has the power to take away our fear of death. He did with Mickey Mantle—and He can do it for you, too. Few baseball players are better known than New York Yankee Hall-of-Famer Mickey Mantle. But few people know that Mickey was a big practical joker. One time, he invited teammate Billy Martin to…

Take it from Sylvester Stallone—even the biggest underdog can rise up and offer a tough knock-out punch to their circumstances. Boxers aren’t known for their humility. “There’s not a man alive who can whup me,” said the great Mohammed Ali. “I’m too fast. I’m too smart. I’m too pretty. I should be a postage stamp.…

Here are some lies that parents have told their children. A father told his son, “There’s an app that tells me if you’ve brushed your teeth or not.” “If the ice cream truck is playing music, it means they’re out of ice cream.” One mother told her kids that the pet store is the zoo.…