Best, most soul-feeding tradition for December 31 (or thereabouts): compiling a list of the year’s top joys. Here are mine. What are yours??
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Celebration
A Thanksgiving Prayer That'll Make You Puke!
in Celebration, comedy of the Bible, Food, Fool, God, Holidays, Irony, Jonah, Kingdom of God
Amidst the incredible sights and smells of the Thanksgiving table you are today undoubtedly in some way gathered around today, we invite you to bring into the mix a bit of sense memory of Jonah.
Read MoreA Most-Fond Farewell....
My article for the local Waverly newspaper summing up my experiences over the past five years, through the comic lens, of course!
Read More"Amazing Grace!"
Thoughts on baptism (and wacky London donuts) through the comic lens!
Read MoreYear End Top 10!
in Celebration, God, Joy, Grace
Believe it or not, 2018 has brought my life a boatload of joy! Here are my top 10. What are yours?
Read MoreMy Christmas Story
in Celebration, Christmas, Grace, St. Paul
As this is the first Christmas since my dad died, I especially cherish a particularly poignant memory of him and a Christmas past. To be exact, the one when I was 15.
Read More"Laughter for a Change!" A Report from This Summer's Wild Goose Festival
Here's what happened when Rev. "Laughing Laura" Gentry and I did our thing for a workshop at Wild Goose 2017 (a "Christian Woodstock" of sorts held in Hot Springs NC in early July). Soooo fun. Theologically relevant, too!
Read MoreGame 7, Inspired Saints, and Unexpected Angels (starting with Jason Heyward, natch): My Sermon for 11/6/16
Here is my sermon from last Sunday. For All-Saints Day, Election Day, the Cubs (and even a little celebration that we got an extra hour of sleep Saturday night). By request!
Read MoreGo Nuts for Fruit!
I’m not sure if Paul ever intended his description of what the Holy Spirit produces in us to be understood as playful and funny, but the Comic Lens says it’s totally okay to go nutso! We can’t celebrate the Fruits of the Spirit too much, especially today!
Read MoreKiss Me, I'm Joyful!
in Celebration, God, Joy, Sarah, Laughter
A few choice "Irish Church Jokes" and some thoughts on the true nature of joy, especially for this St. Paddy's Day!
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