A Peggie tip for lost lambs: Please stroll down to access page!
It's Time for Tickles 'n Truth 
A Fun, Faith 'n Funny Bone Feature
"Funny Bone Faith" sees humor--AND faith--in the tough times and with God's help, smiles through tears as it triumphs in a Lord who brings joy and laughter to our lives--daily! Enjoy the fun and inspiration--and strengthen YOUR "Funny Bone Faith" right here--today!
NOTE: Humor pieces are meant to be funny. No offense is meant with regard to age, sex, race, religion, occupation or any other topic. It is simply a way of laughing at ourselves, so please just laugh along with us!
Today's Tickles!
Happy Fourth of July - and God bless America! Tickles 'n Truth is celebrating the holiday - enjoy these sites and see you Monday, July 8!
Enjoy A Virtual Visit to Washington, D.C.
Celebrate the Fourth at Peggie's Place - Freedom, Faith and the Flag
"A Fourth Funny"
One year, Johnny's family was having the "extended family" 4th of July cookout at their home. One of the special treats that year was the lighting of the fireworks (Roman candles, bottle rockets, missile batteries, etc.) they had bought out of state (they're illegal in their state, of course!)Just before they were to arrive, a cousin calls, saying their neighbor's plans had just fallen through, and could they bring them along to the picnic - they even had extra food to bring. "Sure, the more the merrier!"
Upon arrival and meeting of their cousin's neighbor, it is discovered that he's a police officer. The father turns as innocently as he can to Johnny, and whispers to him to grab the paper bag of fireworks sitting in the kitchen and hide them somewhere quickly. Johnny disappears, and the father changes the topic to food for the day. This family had brought some chicken to grill, so the father tells them the gas grill is all set to use out back - just turn on the gas and push the ignition button with the lid still closed.
They head out to the back as Johnny comes back in through the front door. The father hurries to him and says "Whew, that was close! That man's a police officer, and he almost saw the fireworks. Did you hide them real well?"
"Oh, yeah, nobody will ever think to look in the grill!"
--Selected from Mikey's Funnies.
"The Night Before!" -------------------------------------------------------
"ByLine with Dan Betzer" Program #2283
Release Wednesday, July 3, 2002
"The Night Before"
-------------------------------------------------------
It was July 3, 1776. Feelings were at fever pitch in the American Colonies, in Philadelphia in particular. Would Congress actually do the unthinkable and pull the plug from England? Only a few years earlier, there were precious few extremists who were ready to go the whole length of separation. There were many who still swore loyalty to England.However, King George III had made any hopes of status quo unthinkable. The King had turned down the American petition for the redress of grievances. He had publicly branded the colonists as rebels. And with the full support of Parliament, he had even begun to hire Hessian troops to assist him with any impending war with them.
Trade was suffering acutely. Then, Thomas Paine wrote "Common Sense," which powerfully called for American independence. He saw something perpetually absurd in supposing that a mere island could govern a continent. In April of that year, the North Carolina delegates made it clear that they were opting for full independence. The next month Virginia agreed.
Every state except New York was pushing for the break. New York finally agreed. Now, as nightfall crept over Philadelphia, citizens wondered what the next day would bring forth. Can you visualize in your mind what it must have been like on that fateful night in American history?
Tomorrow's celebration will be different from any other in our past. Between this observance of Independence Day and the last one, 9/11 happened. Now we are all wondering what the price of our continuing liberty will be. It cost our forefathers everything. Are we planning to pay less?
--Reprinted with permission from ByLine Online, a free email subscription.
Copyright (c) 2002 Media Ministries of the Assemblies of God."ByLine with Dan Betzer" is a 2-minute daily program heard on radio stations nationwide. If you would like to sponsor a ByLine broadcast in your area, call (417) 869-8829.
Inspiration, News, Devotionals, Humor & More to Start Your Day!
My Pastor's Message of the Day--Updated each weekday!
Introducing Pastor David Watson, Central Assembly, Springfield, Missouri
Feel like pokin' around Peggie's Place?
START HERE or skip straight to the ROOMS!.
Have fun--and should you get lost, scroll to the end of a page for a directory."Peggie Breaks"--humor & inspiration links each month
The Devotional Buffet--for over 500 archived devos at Peggie's Place!
+ + + + + + +
For more humor, visit The Fun Room at Peggie's Place!
For more inspiration, visit The Prayer 'n Praise Room at Peggie's Place!
For more daily humor:
Reverend Fun--A fun Christian cartoon of the day!
Pastor Tim's Clean Laugh List--a daily email humor list
Privacy Statement at Peggie's Place!
Peggie's Personal Statement of Faith . . . The Peggie's Place Story & a Mission Statement
Celebrating God's goodness . . . . . . 15 million and counting!
Note: Counter keeps a running total of "page views" for the entire site.
--It jogs around the world and around the clock--to find YOU!This Christian home has been visited a zillion times since December 26, 1995!
Well, not quite, but there HAS been a houseful--and STILL room for one more--YOU!
The Christian Counter scans the entire site--and there's plenty of chocolate for everyone--so enjoy!
AddThis.com . . . Search Engine Submission - AddMe
Thanks, AddMe, for promoting Peggie's Place, including my new TWITTER page!Most of the music playing at Peggie's Place originates from Songs of Praise.
Visit their great Web site to hear beautiful tunes by many talented artists. CDs are available.Please note: Peggie's Place is a member of the Gospel.com community, formerly known as Gospel Communications Network; this site was also known as peggiesplace.gospelcom.net. Please update your bookmarks to peggiesplace.com. See "Lost 'n Found: A Redirect at Peggie's Place" for more detail.+ + + + +
Please note that while I strongly adhere to major tenets of the evangelical Christian faith, I may not personally agree with every specific doctrinal belief set forth in other Christian pages. I do want to provide a diversity of links and resource material for the entire Body of Christ to enjoy, and trust you will view it as such.
A safety tip: Internet links and material may include other links and/or material which do not reflect my Christian views or yours. Please choose wisely and use with discretion! And if you find an ugly spider hiding in a dark corner, you may smash it with a broom from my BROOM CLOSET--I hate offensive stuff too!
Report problems to pbohanon@peggiesplace.com. Copyright 1996-2010 by Peggie C. Bohanon, Springfield, MO. All rights reserved.
