During a unit on the solar system in December, the kindergartners learned about the planets, sun, and moon.
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An elderly man rushed into the doctor’s office and shouted, “Doctor! I think I’m shrinking!!”
While picking up some groceries, a retiree noticed a woman with a girl about 3 years old.
After the church service, a little boy told the pastor, “When I grow up, I’m going to give you some money.”
We live in a mid-sized Ontario town and were driving through the countryside one day.
Having witnessed a crime, a young boy was called to testify in court.
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Two youngsters were closely examining bathroom scales on display at the department store.
The pastor in Phil the barber’s village had a fiery sermon on witnessing: “We all have to be soul-winners!”
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Aman called 911 and frantically exclaimed, “Quick, quick, send an ambulance. My wife’s having a baby.
According to a radio report, a middle school in Oregon was faced with a unique problem.
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I was watching my 5-year-old boy kneeling by his bed. He was saying his bedtime prayer.
One day when my daughter Azaeleah was 3 years old, she asked her dad, “Papa, was Joseph a shepherd?”
A new in-law was visiting and inquired about my writing progress.
A rabbi, a priest, and a minister walk into a bar, and the bartender looks up and says, “What is this, a joke?”
Construction began on a bar in a small town. The local church started a campaign of prayers and petitions to stop it.
During the Reign of Terror of the French Revolution, one morning’s executions began with three men: a rabbi, a Catholic priest, and
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While working for an organization that delivers lunches to elderly shut-ins, a mother often took her 4-year-old daughter on her afternoon
A preacher prepared for the Sunday-morning worship service, but only one person, a farmer, showed up.
One morning after breakfast we were just finishing up our Bible reading and prayers—my 5-year-old son finished his prayer with &ldq
John Ortberg told this one when he spoke at Calvin College's 2009 January Series: