Showing results for "Funny Story" in Christianity

*NATIONAL BESTSELLER* A cancer diagnosis caused Tyler Merritt—beloved author of I Take My Coffee Black—to realize that there was no time for anger, unforgiveness, foolishness, or lost friendships. None of us have any time to waste. When Tyler Merritt was diagnosed with cancer, everything he...

Humor is a truly human phenomenon - crossing history, culture, and every stage of life. Jokes often touch on the biggest topics of our existence. And although it may seem simple on the surface, humor depends on the use of our highest faculties: language, intelligence, sympathy, sociability. To the philosopher Steve Wilkens, these facts about humor are evidence that God just has to be in there somewhere. Yet many Christians, scholars and laypeople alike, haven't taken humor seriously.

In All Seriousness…Totally Funny Bible Stories is a book full of entertaining stories that God has given us as loving gifts. In the stories, the listener learns how to avoid pitfalls by simply heeding God's words and instructions. After listening to this enjoyable book, you'll want a relationship with God and to have his presence guide your life.

Cheese Balls for Jesus is a hilarious and sometimes serious collection of true stories from the life of Molly Sanborn. Some are silly (how and why she became the Cheese Ball Chick), while others dive deeper into topics of jealousy, anxiety, and depression. But Molly finds humor and God’s faithfulness in the midst of chaos and hard times (like the time she nearly drowned!).

A stand-up comedian beloved for her combination of feisty wit and Southern charm, Pierce knows all too well that life is funny—until it’s not. But she also knows that it will become funny again. She’s held on to that hope—and that promise—through tragedy and triumph. And now she’s finally ready to tell her full story. In Life Is Funny until It’s Not, Pierce recounts a preacher’s daughter’s childhood filled with heartbreak, including abuse, her parents’ divorce, and the sudden deaths of her two sisters in the span of two years.

Getting older takes courage, inspiration, faith and the gift of laughter..at ourselves. I'm in my 70's, so I know some of the aging process. The ability to laugh at ourselves and to not take us too seriously is a tremendous help.