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A new pastor was visiting in the homes of his parishioners. At one 
house it seemed obvious that someone was at home, but no answer 
came to his repeated knocks at the door. Therefore, he took out a 
card and wrote "Revelation 3:20" on the back of it and stuck it in 
the door.
 
When the offering was processed the following Sunday, he found 
that his card had been returned. Added to it was this cryptic 
message, "Genesis 3:10."
 
Reaching for his Bible to check out the citation, he broke up in 
gales of laughter. Revelation 3:20 begins "Behold, I stand at the 
door and knock." Genesis 3:10 reads, "I heard your voice in the 
garden and I was afraid for I was naked."


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A little boy was attending his first wedding. After the service,
his cousin asked him, "How many women can a man marry?" 
 
"Sixteen," the boy responded. 
 
His cousin was amazed that he had an answer so quickly. 
 
"How do you know that?" 
 
"Easy," the little boy said. "All you have to do is add it up,
like the Bishop said: 4 better, 4 worse, 4 richer, 4 poorer."
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A little girl was sitting on her grandfather's lap as he read her
a bedtime story. 
 
From time to time, she would take her eyes off the book and reach
up to touch his wrinkled cheek. She was alternately stroking her
own cheek, then his again. 
 
Finally she spoke up, "Grandpa, did God make you?" 
 
"Yes, sweetheart," he answered, "God made me a long time ago." 
 
"Oh," she paused, "Grandpa, did God make me too?" 
 
"Yes, indeed, honey," he said, "God made you just a little while
ago." 

Feeling their respective faces again, she observed, "God's getting
better at it, isn't he?"

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There was this preacher who was an avid golfer. Every chance he

could get, he could be found on the golf course swinging away. It

was an obsession.  

One Sunday was a picture perfect day for golfing. The sun was out,

no cloud in the sky, and the temperature was just right. The

preacher was in a quandary as to what to do, and shortly, the urge

to play golf overcame him. He called an assistant to tell him that

he was sick and could not do church, packed the car up, and drove

three hours to a golf course where no one would recognize him.

Happily, he began to play the course. 

An angel up above was watching the preacher and was quite

perturbed. He went to the Lord and said, "Look at the preacher. He

should be punished for what he is doing." The Lord nodded in

agreement. 

The preacher teed up on the first hole. He swung at the ball, and

it sailed effortlessly through the air and landed right in the cup

three hundred and fifty yards (meters) away. A picture perfect

hole-in-one. He was amazed and excited. 

The angel was a little shocked. He turned to The Lord and said,

"Begging your pardon, but I thought you were going to punish him." 

The Lord smiled. "Think about it -- who can he tell?" 

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FORGIVENESS

The preacher used "Forgive Your Enemies" as his sermon subject. After preaching 20 minutes, he asked how many were willing to forgive their enemies. About half held up their hands. Not satisfied, he harangued the congregation for another 20 minutes and repeated his question. This time he received a response of 80 percent. Still unsatisfied, he lectured for 15 minutes, then repeated his question. With all thoughts now on Sunday dinner, all responded except one elderly lady in the rear.

"Miss Jones, are you not willing to forgive your enemies?"

"I don't have any."

"Miss Jones, that is very unusual. How old are you?"

"Ninety-three."

"Miss Jones, please come down front and tell the congregation how a person can live to 93 and not have an enemy in the world."

The little elderly lady teetered down the aisle, very slowly turned around and said, "It's easy. I just outlived them all."

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