humor on Faith and Prayer

Humor points to faith in that both humor and faith spring up in response to the reality of the paradox and the incongruities at the heart of human experience. But while humor responds well to the lowe...

Humor is, in fact, a prelude to faith; and laughter is the beginning of prayer.

I don’t pray because I don’t want God to know where I am.

You have as much laughter as you have faith.

As we wait, it is critical that we keep our sense of humor in the fullest meaning of that word. When laughter goes, so does hope. When God reaffirms his promise to Abraham and Sarah, he restores not o...

There’s a story of a young girl on a plane who was reading her Bible, and there was a businessman sitting next to her. He looked over to her and he said, you don’t really believe that do you?” And she...

I talked to the Holy Spirit last night and he didn’t look all well. He was pale as a ghost.

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, of Sherlock Holmes fame became a zealous spiritualist later in life. He would often give public lectures on the subject. At one such meeting, he gestured enthusiastically while...

They say that in Martin Luther’s class on Genesis, a smart aleck student asked, “Dr. Luther, since you know so much about the book of Genesis, tell us: what was God doing all that time before God crea...

Sometimes moments of forgiveness and friendship come from unexpected places. In 2018, the comedian Pete Davidson appeared on the “Weekend Update” segment of Saturday Night Live (SNL). Davidson made a ...

The atheists have produced a Christmas play. It’s called Coincidence on Thirty-Fourth Street.

"Love! The walks over soft grass, the smiles over candlelight, the arguments over everything else."

The story is told of a (true) encounter that took place between the Chief Rabbi of London, a Mr. Hermann Adler, and the Catholic Cardinal Herbert Vaughan at some formal luncheon. According to accounts...

It is requisite for the relaxation of the mind that we make use, from time to time, of playful deeds and jokes.

In the beginning there was nothing and God said, “let there be light.” There was still nothing, but you could see it better.

As a committed Southern Baptist, president Jimmy Carter was often questioned by reporters on a variety of moral issues. One day, a reporter asked, “How would you feel if you were told that your daught...

Marriage is tough because you have to deal with feelings and lawyers.

Always forgive your enemies -- nothing annoys them so much.

Being omniscient, God knew Murphy’s Law. On the Eighth day of creation, God said, “Okay Murphy, take over." (for humor)

I saw a study that said speaking in front of a crowd is considered the number one fear of the average person. Number two was death. This means to the average person, if you have to be at a funeral, yo...

Archelaus the 5th century (BC) king of Macedon, was once having his hair cut. His barber, quite verbose like many others in his profession, asked King Archelaus how he would like his hair cut. His res...

In the beginning, the universe was created. This has been widely regarded as a bad move. (for contrast, and humor)

This story deals with a rather old-fashioned lady, who was planning a couple of weeks vacation in Florida. She also was quite delicate and elegant with her language. She wrote a letter to a particular...

Nothing is ever done until everyone is convinced that it ought to be done, and has been convinced for so long that it is now time to do something else.

Common sense and a sense of humor are the same thing, moving at different speeds. A sense of humor is just common sense, dancing.

When we remember we are all mad, the mysteries disappear and life stands explained.

I married my wife for her looks, but not the kind she’s giving me lately.

“A man was about to jump off a bridge when a police officer caught him, right in the nick of time. The man was angry…’don’t you know I have nothing to live for’. Why would you stop me from taking my o...

The powers of a man's mind are directly proportioned to the quantity of coffee he drinks.

A family from a remote area was making their first visit to a big city. They checked in to a grand hotel and stood in amazement at the impressive sight. Leaving the reception desk they came to the ele...