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God's Table Requires Table Manners (Author Unknown) You undoubtedly felt awkward the first time you had to learn which fork to use. But with that knowledge you can enter any dining experience with confidence.The same is true when you dine at God's table. At first it seems difficult. But learning the right manners makes it possible for you to be in any situation and please the Father. Table manners at God's table: 1.You have to do your own chewing. Too many Christians expect God to take out a spoon and dish up the blessing for them. He is supposed to...

Mind your manners BY DAVE BARRY (This classic DAVE BARRY column was originally published Nov. 24, 1996.) Today's etiquette topic is: Proper Table (burp) Manners. I have here a letter from Jean Gerdes, who teaches Family and Consumer Science to 6th-graders at the Donegal Middle School in Marietta, Pa. She states: ''I would like to ask your help in teaching my students the importance of good manners. I have found that if they can see how good manners might help them in their future, they are more motivated to learn and practice them. It would be a great help if...