Dear Friends, I officiated at a wedding this past Saturday. In the message I spoke about 6 necessary ingredients for a healthy marriage, the 4th being, "Laugh & Do Fun Things Together.” Yet, as I shared that point, I mentioned I have not always been very good at that, since I tend to take life seriously. I even mentioned how I still need to work on that – a point on which my wife Nancy agreed! So, today I decided to do something I’ve never done since I started sending out these thoughts out 16 years ago today (the first was sent out on June 25, 2008, making about 800 to date)! I’m going to try my hand at humor. If it’s a disaster, please let me know and I will avoid any forays into it again! I have tried telling jokes from the pulpit, but usually no one laughs until I tell them it was a joke – then they laugh! I’ve selected some I hope will bring a smile to your face. If not, please forgive me! Enjoy. “In the 1800’s a Presbyterian minister in Scotland was...
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