humor on Joy

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...

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

You have as much laughter as you have faith.

"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...

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

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

One day, the famous surrealist painter Salvador Dalí walked into a New York bookstore and asked for a copy of his own autobiography, The Secret Life of Salvador Dalí . The young clerk immediately...

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 ...

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

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

Behind every great man is a woman rolling her eyes.

Scott Weems, author of Ha! The Science of When We Laugh and Why, explains that humor stems from our brains being confused about how to respond, which is why we often laugh at inappropriate times. “Wha...

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

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...

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

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

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.

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

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

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

I often quote myself. It adds spice to my conversation.

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

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...

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

“People say, “You must have been the class clown.” And I say, “No, I wasn’t. But I sat next to the class clown, and I studied him.”

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

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

Why would a lazy guy become a parent of five? Then again, why would creative people who inherently don't like change and criticism become writers, actors, or comedians? There's something about...

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...