May 1 is certainly an appropriate time to lift up a biblical account that is all about procreation, fertility, labor and…labor. Some thoughts on the story, and comedy, of "The Hebrew Midwives", at Exodus 1:8-22.
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Pussy Riot Palm Procession
A modern "seriously playful" counterpart to what Jesus was up to, for your consideration, as we enter Holy Week 2014....
Read MoreMensch Madness!
In the Bible, great, entertaining competitions are not just between equally excellent teams.
Read More“… the very word ‘cross’ should be far removed not only from the person of a Roman citizen but from his thoughts, his eyes and his ears. For it is not only the actual occurrence of these things or the endurance of them, but liability to them, the expectation, indeed the very mention of them, that is unworthy of a Roman citizen and a free man. ”
Morons for Christ
While there is much to commend about "Christian Comedy" and what it seeks to provide, it should be noted that the earliest Christian comics did not work "clean." At least that's what the Bible tells us.
Read MoreThose Wacky Wise Men!
Through the Comic Lens, the Wise Men can start looking more like Keystone Cops than venerated sages.
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