humor on Heaven

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.

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

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...

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

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

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...

Moses dragged us through the desert to the one place in the Middle East where there is no oil.

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...

Some cause happiness wherever they go; others, whenever they go

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

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

You have as much laughter as you have faith.

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

From there to here, from here to there, funny things are everywhere.

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...

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

Sherlock Holmes and Dr Watson are going camping. They pitch their tent under the stars and go to sleep. In the middle of the night Holmes wakes Watson up: “Watson, look up at the stars, and tell me wh...

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

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...

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...

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

At what age do you think it's appropriate to tell a highway it's adopted?

Neil Marten was a member of the British Parliament from 1959-1984. One day he was giving a group of constituents a guided tour of the Houses of Parliament. During the tour, the group happened upon the...

In 1867, the great American writer Mark Twain embarked on what he wryly called his “Great Pleasure Excursion,” a journey through Europe that would later inspire his travelogue, The Innocents Abroad...

A couple of hunters are out in the woods when one of them falls to the ground. He doesn’t seem to be breathing. The other whips out his mobile phone and calls the emergency services. He gasps out to t...

George Harrison memorial tree, killed by beetles

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...

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

Caesar Augustus, the first Roman emperor, had quite the sharp wit. After hearing about a Roman nobleman who had passed away with enormous debts (which were kept private throughout his lifetime), he se...