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I thought my husband and I had been good parents. So, I was shocked when my daughter called to complain after spending her first weeks at the University of Georgia.

"You raised me wrong," Amber said.

"What are you talking about?"

"You sheltered me too much, Mom. I'm shocked by everything!"

—Valerie A. Norris
Woodstock, Georgia

When I lived in a small town in Mississippi, I heard that the local Baptist minister got a phone call from a teenager whose mother was very ill.

"Brother John," he said, "Mother wants you to come pray with her."

The Baptist minister was flattered since he knew the family attended the Church of Christ. But he had to ask, "Is Brother Syms (the Church of Christ minister) out of town?"

"No, sir," the boy said. "We don't want Brother Syms exposed to what Mother has."

—Clara Null
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

Our minister usually delivered his sermons without too much dramatic flair. But one Sunday as he was speaking, he suddenly exclaimed, "My goodness!" hopped from one side of the pulpit to the other, then pounded the top of the pulpit twice with his Bible.

Stunned at first, the congregation quickly responded with plenty of Amens, vigorous nods, and applause.

After composing himself, Pastor finished the sermon and came down to greet church members. When my turn came, I complimented him for his lively sermon. He whispered back, "You'd have jumped around, too, if that black widow spider had come after you!"

—Harry Grob
Geneva, Illinois

As part of the library renovation at our seminary, bar codes were added to all student IDs.

When I checked out my first book, the librarian assigned me a code, en-tered information into the computer, and said I was "saved." Returning later, a different librarian who was an Episco-pal priest, asked if I'd been "converted." I told him I'd not only been converted, but I'd been assured I was saved.

Grabbing the fishbowl from the counter, he smiled as he asked, "Yes, but have you been baptized?"

—Cynthia Sever
Rochester, New York

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