Year: 2000
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A visit with the Dali Lama
We heard recently from someone who returned from India. Her group met with the Dalai Lama for several days. The meetings focused on dialoguing what they believed were the 5 most important questions to be considered moving into the new millennium. The group were asked to come up with five questions before meeting with the…
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A lot of reasons why I don't drink anymore
"How come you don't drink any more?" a renewed acquaintance from a long time ago asked the other day."Any more than who?" I said."I mean, any longer, how come you don't drink anything these days?""Drink? I drink… coffee, milk, tea, soda pop, water, fruit juices, ice cream frappes…""I mean drink," he said, "you know 'booze'.""Oh,…
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Brothers
Two brothers, 8 and 6 years old, were getting ready for breakfast when the older brother said, "I think we're old enough to start using cuss words like grown-ups, so when we go eat breakfast, let's use some cuss words. I'll say, "Hell," and you say, "Fat Ass."They agreed and went to breakfast. After sitting…
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Sunday school lessons
The following statements about the bible were written by children and have not been retouched or corrected (i.e., bad spelling has been left in).In the first book of the Bible, Guinessis, God got tired of creating the world, so he took the Sabbath off.Adam and Eve were created from an apple tree.Noah's wife was called…
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Joining the church
Three couples…an elderly couple, a middle-aged couple and a young newlywed couple wanted to join a church.The pastor said, "We have special requirements for new parishioners. You must abstain from having sex for two weeks."The couples agreed and came back at the end of two weeks.The pastor went to the elderly couple and asked, "Were…