Jesus
Jesus' "Beatitudes" were so far from proper rabbinical thinking they would have been heard, at least initially, as patently absurd. Not unlike something Groucho would gleefully espouse, and in a song??
Read MoreWhen Pharisees try to trap Jesus, things become as delightful - and goofy - as a Road Runner cartoon!
Read MoreAudiences love comics who are good at one-liners. Jesus was good at one-liners. Like that "seventy times seven" one.
Read MoreThe Book of Revelation: Gloom and Doom or Looney Toon?
Read MoreHow might Mr. Williams help elucidate the strange, disturbing and, ultimately, comic encounter between Jesus and "The Canaanite Woman"? Fasten your seatbelts!
Read MoreThe surprising comedy in the story of Jesus' "Feeding of the 5,000" is really just icing on the cake. Of course, for many, that's the best part of the cake to bite into!
Read MoreWhen Jesus says he teaches in parables because "those who listen won't understand", maybe it's because the audience wouldn't find his punch lines -- especially regarding weeds, mustard seeds and leaven -- the least bit funny.
Read MoreI dedicate my work on "The Parable of the Sower" in part, to my dad, who can't help but offer snarky comments every time a "Christian Mingle" commercial graces our tv screen.
Read MoreWhen trying to explain "The Trinity," thank goodness I love Jesus junk, and have plenty of it.
Read MoreIt's helpful to remember upon whom Jesus really built His Church....
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