smiles ----- Original Message ----- From: "delma bliss" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, July 13, 2007 2:39 PM Subject: [RecipesAndMore] Children & The Church
> > > CHILDREN AND THE CHURCH > > 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 pastor said, > 4 better, 4 worse, 4 richer, 4 poorer." > > After a church service on Sunday morning, > a young boy suddenly announced to his mother, > " Mom, I've decided to become a minister when I grow up." > "That's okay with us, but what made you decide that?" > "Well," said the little boy, "I have to go to church on Sunday anyway, > and I figure it will be more fun to stand up and yell, > than to sit and listen." > > A 6-year-old was overheard > reciting the Lord's Prayer at a church service, > "And forgive us our trash passes, > as we forgive those who passed trash against us." > > A boy was watching his father, a pastor, write a sermon. > "How do you know what to say?" he asked. > "Why, God tells me." > "Oh, then why do you keep crossing things out?" > > A little girl became restless as the preacher's sermon dragged on and on. > Finally, she leaned over to her mother and whispered, > " Mommy, if we give him the money now, will he let us go?" > > Ms. Terri asked her Sunday School class > to draw pictures of their favorite Bible stories. > She was puzzled by Kyle's picture, > which showed four people on an airplane, > so she asked him which story it was meant to represent. > "The Flight to Egypt ," was his reply. > Pointing at each figure, Ms. Terri said, > "That must be Mary, Joseph, and Baby Jesus. But who's the fourth person?" > "Oh, that's Pontius - the pilot!" > > The Sunday School Teacher asks, > "Now, Johnny, tell me frankly do you say prayers before eating?" > "No sir," little Johnny replies, > I don't have to. My mom is a good cook." > > This is the best one. > 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?" > > > Delma > > > > > > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.5.476 / Virus Database: 269.10.4/898 - Release Date: 7/12/2007 > 16:08 > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Access the Recipes And More list archives at: http://www.mail-archive.com/recipesandmore%40googlegroups.com/ Visit the group home page at: http://groups.google.com/group/RecipesAndMore -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
