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Humor Me Im Over The Hill
$9.99Add to cartA delightful reminder to age gleefully while living life to the fullest.
“They say the best way to grow old is not to be in a hurry about it, and Lord knows, I’ve put it off for as long as I could.” says humorist and encourager Barbara Johnson. But old age happens…with little or no effort on our part. If you’re alive, you’re getting older! In this third book in the Humor Me series, readers will find hilarious ways to age both ferociously and joyfully. Created especially for those who are young at heart but slightly older in other places.
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Humor Me : The Geranium Ladys Funny Little Book Of Big Laughs
$9.99Add to cartIn a collection of stories, quips, and quotes that only Barbara Johnson could conceive, readers will laugh at the zany, unforgettable surprises of being a mother.
Mothers-they’ve seen it all-the good, the bad, and the hilarious. And now they’re talking about it. Best-selling author, speaker, and all-around funny lady, Barbara Johnson continues her tradition of serious hilarity with a humorous look at the joys of motherhood. A collection of stories, quotes, and anecdotes that help moms forget the stress and frustration of unmade beds and a fast-food lifestyle, Humor Me, I’m Your Mother is the perfect book that will soon have them giggling, chuckling, and laughing out loud. -
Ha : Humor For The Lighter Side Of Life
$12.95Add to cartWhen sweating the small stuff gets to be a way of life, this book can help keep things in perspective. Packed with anecdotes, quotes, and more, Ha! can make even the grayest day full of sunshine with it’s humorous look at the lighter side of life. A great gift for the lover of laughter in your life!
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Laugh Out Loud
$19.99Add to cartLet your hair down and prepare to laugh out loud! They are back! Laugh along with the Women of Faith speakers and other well-known humorists, writers, and thought leaders as they share a multitude of gentle chuckles and roll-in-the-aisle hilarity in their brand new book of humor that will amuse, provoke laughter, inspire, and bring a smile to the faces and hearts of readers everywhere. Heartwarming and wholesome, Laugh Out Loud gives you a moment of joy and laughter during busy days! Writers and contributors include Sheila Walsh, Patsy Clairmont, Thelma Wells, Marilyn Meberg, and more.
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Jesus Laughed : The Redemptive Power Of Humor
$20.99Add to cart“Agony and hilarity,” said Norman MacLean, “are both necessary for salvation.” We Christians seem to know a lot about the agony part, but what about hilarity? Why do we have to remind ourselves so often that the Bible is full of funny and ridiculous stories and situations? Why do so few of the pictures we’ve drawn of Jesus show him laughing? Because we’ve forgotten the redemptive power of humor, that’s why. In Jesus Laughed, Robert Darden-senior editor of The Wittenburg Door, the world’s oldest, largest, and pretty much only religious satire magazine-draws on his years of experience deflating religious pomposity and making the faithful laugh to show why humor is so central to the faith, and how to make it a big part of your daily walk with God.
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Healing Through Humor
$14.99Add to cartA merry heart doeth good like a medicine.
–Proverbs 17:22We all need to laugh–to laugh more often, laugh at ourselves, and laugh at the ridiculous circumstances and situations we face every day. A good laugh can even strengthen the immune system…so go ahead, let that giggle out, and feel the tension leaving you–you’ll feel better as it goes.
Filled with funny stories, jokes, and facts, Laugh Yourself Healthy is a book you can pick up, open anywhere, and get a good laugh. Join the Hunters in some healthy fun!
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Bible Humor : Top Seven Lists
$24.99Add to cartInside this seriously funny un-commentary you will find the top seven lists of recently discovered businesses, pet peeves of Noah, favorite Christmas gifts for Bible characters, stand by plagues not inflicted on Egypt, biblical fitness videos, and much more! If you aren’t careful, you may learn a few things about the Bible as you laugh your way through the puns, limericks, stories, and jokes told in Bible Humor Top Seven Lists.
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Mama For President
$18.99Add to cartThelma Harper is running for president, and the free world will never be the same! Finally, a candidate who will speak her mind and put the country on the right track. From health care to homeland security, Mama has a plan, and she’s not afraid to tell you about it. Vicki Lawrence, writing as Thelma Harper, the outspoken, irascible widow from the television series Mama’s Family, which has never been off the air since it first aired in 1983, dishes on the other candidates, tackles the big issues, and runs a campaign that has everyone running. Bitingly funny and brutally honest, Mama may just have the answer – but if not, at least readers will have a great laugh.
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Half Life Die Already
$14.99Add to cartLife is certainly circular. In time, we face the same struggles, re-enter the same habitual cycles, and encounter the same types of frustrating people. We always end up facing what we tried our darndest to evade. In fact, we spend so much time trying to avoid the inevitable that we rarely take time to learn, grow, and embrace the rough stuff.
This book suggests that the route to real living is dying to self. With non-stop humor and out-there insights, Mark chronicles his journey-in-progress with often hilarious results. Readers of all ages will enjoy his wit and wisdom, and be inspired to just die already.
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All My Imperfections I Inherited From My Mom
$16.49Add to cartAn endearing portrait of growing up in 20th-century America All My Imperfections I Inherited From My Mom is a humorous compilation of short stories reflecting on many of the physical imperfections that all of us inherit from our parents. Many of these imperfections-allergies, hair loss, weight gain, acne, ugly toes-if taken too seriously, can lead to depression and low self-esteem. In a witty, lighthearted manner, author Craig T. Feigh reflects upon the trials and tribulations resulting from many of his youthful, inherited imperfections. Let him take you on a hilarious childhood journey of discovery and self-affirmation where the awkward moments of growing up are transformed into lessons of truth. You’ll feel a new affinity for yourself and yours-imperfections and all.
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We Dont Do That Tune Vicar
$15.00Add to cartThere’s nothing like singing a favourite hymn to the wrong tune to get everyone up in arms – the congregation will blame the vicar, the vicar will blame the organist, the organist will take it out, as usual, on the choir who claim they never, ever, sing any other tune. By this and other such common occurrences, a low grade war of attrition is constantly maintained in local churches everywhere. It keeps everyone on their toes. And there is no better observer of the volatile relations between the clergy, the choir and the organist than Reg Frary who has seen it all in almost seventy years’ first hand experience of sitting in the choir stalls Sunday by Sunday. Here are 23 new stories, largely featuring trouble over tunes, which will greatly entertain Reg’s loyal and eager readers.
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Screams In The Desert
$18.99Add to cartScreams in the Desert is an invitation to participate in one woman’s cross-cultural journey and the lessons she learns along the way. Sue Eenigenburg’s poignant and humorous accounts of life overseas provide insight into issues that many women encounter in the mission field. Join Sue for trips to the zoo, bouts of illness, landmine fields, miscommunications, and other everyday experiences of life in a foreign country. Providing women with examples to learn by, scripture to meditate on, and space to write about personal experiences, Screams in the Desert offers hope and humor to women working cross-culturally.
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I Fail To Miss Your Point
$29.49Add to cartPacked with quotes, trivia, historical interest, inspiration and wisdom. Even the massive Index is fascinating. Speakers and writers, especially, will find this trove of treasure worth the read. Jim collected this detritus of humor and human interest over 45 years, yielding a very unusual book. You will be touched by the accidental wisdom and humor of children; surprised to learn of the American founders’ devotion to the Bible; groaning with Jim’s penchant for punny stories; laughing out loud at bumper stickers collected over four decades; and entertained by it all.
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Maybe Lifes Just Not That Into You
$15.95Add to cartA Self-Help Spoof for the Life Impaired
Right here in this book store, you can find hundreds of them — self-help books. They tell you how to improve your finances, lose weight, age gracefully, and influence people. But even after reading all those books, you’re still a mess. It can only mean one thing: maybe life’s just not that into you.
Once you open you mind to this possibility, you can quit beating yourself up. It’s all about attitude. It’s about the find art of whining. It’s about losing your shirt, but keeping your dignity. It’s about being dull and boring, but making it work for you. It’s about losing friends and influencing nobody. It’s about just saying no to dieting because, well, let’s be honest, carbs just taste good.
A hilarious, good-natured spoof on more that fifty self-help books, this book will leave you feeling better about who you are and laughing your way to becoming the person God created you to be.
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Humor For The Holidays
$13.99Add to cartCelebrate the holidays with the marvelous gift of humor!
Holidays can be both fun and frustrating, can’t they? All the chaos that goes with the holidays can make you grin or groan. What you need for happy holidays is to have your stocking stuffed with tasty bits of humor.
Imagine reaching into your stocking and finding a hilarious story by Patsy Clairmont, pulling out funny-bone ticklers by Martha Bolton, Jack Hayford, and Tim Wildmon, and discovering goodies to make you giggle by many other gifted writers.
So grab a cup of wassail, curl up in your favorite chair, and indulge yourself with this heart-lifting book of holiday cheer — it’s stuffed full of special surprises to raise your spirits and add joy to your world!
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Help I Cant Stop Laughing
$16.99Add to cartShe’s Still Laughing is the fourth book in the “Laugh Series,” created by Ann Spangler. It is packed with the kind of fun and funny stories that readers have come to love and expect. Along with co-compiler Shari MacDonald, Ann has collected some of the funniest stories from today’s Christian writers along with a couple of short pieces from comedian George Burns that touch on religious subjects. Whether the topic is kids, marriage, pets, church, parenting, aging, or life’s most embarrassing moments, writers like Barbara Johnson, John Ortberg, Mark Lowry, Karen Scalf Linamen, Mark Buchanan, Sheila Walsh, Patsy Clairmont, Becky Freeman, and Chonda Pierce help readers keep life in perspective by sharing their own foibles and follies. Realizing that laughter can be faith’s best friend, Ann and Shari have included a variety of jokes, one-liners, and real life anecdotes that will keep readers smiling no matter what kind of curves life throws their way.
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Daily Splashes Of Joy
$17.99Add to cartIf you need a fresh breath of joy in your life, Barbara Johnson’s new 365 Day Devotional will help you look for “life’s little sparkles,” even in the midst of life’s most crippling sorrows. Love and hilarity bubble through these pages in equal doses as Barbara dispenses her unique blend of wisdom and zaniness to help thousands of hurting readers learn to laugh again. This daily devotional features a Scripture passage and encouraging thought all wrapped up in Barbara’s trademark style of offering firsthand advice about handling life’s hardest hurts, while dispensing infectious laughter and outrageous joy.
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N Fonnie Bisnis
$21.99Add to cart14 Black And White Illustrations
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This work is a celebration of Yankee Dutch, the colorful language adopted by thousands of Hollanders after immigrating to America. Written in a peculiar English with Dutch spellings, Dirk Nieland’s ‘n Fonnie Bisnis recounts the humorous adventures of Loe Verlak, the prototypical Dutch immigrant, as he gets into all sorts of “funny business” around his community. Nieland’s fourteen vignettes touch on a wide variety of Dutch life, from Sunday school picnics to everyday jobs to the joys and trials of marriage.Including a foreword (in plain English) by George G. Harper and an extensive vocabulary chart, ‘n Fonnie Bisnis gives a picturesque glimpse into an ethnic enclave that has since been forever transformed by the passage of time. In this new edition the book along with its audio CD will continue to delight anyone interested in Dutch American people, language, and culture.
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Hearts To Heaven And Tempers Raise
$14.49Add to cartLike a favourite TV comedy series, Reg Frary returns with another collection of all-too believable stories about anarchy and revolt waiting to break out in the choirstalls. They may look angelic in their robes, and may (on rare occasions) even sound like angels, but it’s a dirty game keeping one step ahead of the vicar’s trendy ideas and the choir director’s aspirations to dictatorship. It all necessitates frequent councils of war down at the Dog and Duck after practice…
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Old Testament From A-Z
$11.95Add to cartHave some fun and learn about the stories and characters of the Old Testament at the same time! Episcopal priest Jay Sidebotham provides a humorous approach to Hebrew Scripture that is as educational as it is entertaining. Cartoons, along with short and funny poems, plus references to relevant Bible passages make this a great book for confirmation classes, for newcomers, and for adult and teenage education programs.
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Sacred Diary Of Adrian Plass Aged 37 And Three Fourths
$12.99Add to cartSaturday, December 14th Feel led to keep a diary. A sort of spiritual log for the benefit of others in the future. Each new divine insight and experience will shine like a beacon in the darkness! Can’t think of anything to put in today. Still, tomorrow’s Sunday. Must be something on a Sunday, surely? Adrian Plass is hilarious, pure and simple. His readers are legion – and this is the bestselling book that started it all, converting thousands of people who love to laugh into avid Plass readers. The Sacred Diary of Adrian Plass (aged 37 3/4) is merriment and facetiousness at its best – a journal of the wacky Christian life of Plass’s fictional alter-ego, who chronicles in his ‘sacred’ diary the daily goings-on in the lives of ordinary-but-somewhat-eccentric people he knows and meets. Reading it will doeth good like a medicine!
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Sacred Diary Of Adrian Plass Christian Speaker Aged 45 And Three Fourths
$17.99Add to cartAdrian Plass lovers got their initial baptism of laughter through his bestseller, The Sacred Diary of Adrian Plass (aged 37 3/4). The author’s account of ‘serious spiritual experiences’ naturally made him in demand as a public speaker – so of course another diary was inevitable. The Sacred Diary of Adrian Plass, Christian Speaker (aged 45 3/4) continues the misadventures of Adrian’s fictional alter-ego. As Plass gathers regularly with his support group, we meet old friends, including his longsuffering wife, Anne; son Gerald, now grown but no less irrepressible; loony and loveable Leonard Thynn; Edwin, the wise church elder; and Richard and Doreen Cook, who are just as religious as ever. We also meet some new characters, such as Stephanie Widgeon, who only seems to have one thing to say, ever. . . and who knows, we might even find out why Leonard Thynn borrowed Adrian’s cat all those years ago. And finally – what is a banner ripping seminar?
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Flying By The Seat Of My Pants
$14.99Add to cartTake a look at life from behind the beverage cart.
They asked me to be groomed, be kind, and show up on time; it was too much pressure.
It was like being a waitress, only I was hurtling through space and wound up in Paris.
I thought it would be funny to climb into the overhead bin. How did I know the President of the United States would be on the flight that day?Where flight attendant Marsha Marks goes, funny things happen, and she tells them all in this hilarious and insightful chronicle of her career as a naive flight attendant and a struggling author. From missed flights to missing uniforms, miracle babies to indecipherable southern accents, Flying by the Seat of My Pants is a laugh-out-loud reminder of what is important and what keeps us steady through the turbulence of life.
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When Did Caesar Become A Salad And Jeremiah A Bullfrog
$17.95Add to cartHilarious refreshment for your soul. What do you get when you combine downright hilarity with outright wisdom? A delightful, uplifting read that will not only make you laugh out loud but will inspire your walk of faith.
Pastor and author Martin Babb shares a hilarious collection of brief writings about the funnier side of life with titles like:
“When did Caesar become a Salad and Jeremiah a Bullfrog?
“If the incredible edible road-kill bill passes, will there be a fork in the road?
“Life is an information superhighway, but I can’t seem to find the on-ramp”
“The rain may continue to fall, but God still builds boats”
“If an elephant bags a hunter, does he tie him to his trunk?”
“It’s a dog-eat-dog world, and cats are waiting tables”
Each humorous essay is just two or three pages long and concludes with an easy-to-swallow lesson on life topics, such as family living, loving others, servant-hood, and living through trials. But you’ll hardly feel the lessons for the laughter. Take a much-needed break, put your feet up, relax, and prepare to laugh. Your soul will be hilariously refreshed. -
Humor For A Friends Heart
$14.99Add to cart1. Friends Come In All Shapes And Sizes
2. The Best Kind Of Friend
3. Of Friends And Kids
4. Friends Through It All
5. Real Men Do Have Friends
6. Friends: Can’t Live Without “Em!Additional Info
Rejoice in the treasure of friendship. Take a deep breath…Inhale the joy…Soak up the merriment! If a cheerful heart is good medicine, then this humorous collection of stories is a heart-friendly dose of delight.Stories for friends about friends will have you and your friends giggling with glee. You’ll reminisce about joyous times you’ve shared and vow to make more hilarious memories together.
Authors and speakers, such as Patsy Clairmont, Barbara Johnson, Brennan Manning, Luci Swindoll, Martha Bolton, and many more, bring you forty-plus joy-filled moments that will give your heart a healthy infusion of optimism and hope. As you read, laugh, and relax, this merry little book will make your heart lighter, your day brighter, and your soul hilariously refreshed.
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Beastly Christmas : A Comedy For All Ages
$10.95Add to cartCentering around the theme of the familiar song “The Friendly Beasts,” this intriguing program depicts what the animals who witnessed Jesus’ birth might really have been thinking — if they had human minds. There’s humorous interplay among camels, sheep, cows, and the donkey that carried the pregnant Mary as they share their unique perspective on the nativity. This complete presentation allows many different parts of the congregation to participate; speaking roles can be performed in a readers’ theater format by adults or youth, young children can portray the humans at the manger in a silent tableau, and musical selections allow the choir to be involved as well. A special feature is more than 70 reproducible drawings that can be projected for audience viewing. (Purchase of this book includes access to a downloadable PowerPoint file for use in performances.) This adaptable drama is ideal for use not only in church settings, but also in schools or for children’s programs.
A five-copy package of supplementary coloring books for young children based on the imagery in the PowerPoint file is also available.
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Choir That Couldnt Sing
$16.95Add to cart1. The Choir That Couldn’t Sing
2. The Snowflake And The Church Bell
3. I Guess The Lord Must Be In New York City
4. Too Fat For Paopao
5. The Great Episcopalian Bear Hunt
6. Meanwhile Back At The Manse
7. The Eleventh CommandmentAdditional Info
Seven Hilarious Tales That Celebrate the Christian LifeThis delightful collection of illustrated short stories offers a funny look at some of the follies and foibles of mainstream Christian churches. Humorous yarns about God’s people of all denominations elevate quirky characters to a state of grace through their adventures and misadventures.
If some of the characters in these merry tales seem familiar, it may be that they reflect our ability to find some buoyant laughter in our own pious posturings.
* In “The Choir that Couldn’t Sing,” a collection of Methodist misfits form a sign-language choir for a deaf boy amidst opposition and controversy.
* In “The Great Episcopalian Bear Hunt,” a nutty newspaperman devises a church fund-raising event that ends in disaster, but he is saved by his nemesis – an eccentric Englishman.
* In “Too Fat for Paopao,” an American educator draws on his Baptist past to engage in a dueling biblical quotation battle with a Samoan chief over the establishment of an educational television system.These tales and more come alive with hilarity and warmth to show how God works through even the most bumbling and misdirected human efforts. Author Bob Reed’s humor is laced with insight, his descriptions with inspiration, and his characters with God’s love.
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Humor For A Teachers Heart
$13.99Add to cartSharing Love. . .Making a Difference!
Teachers answer one of the most important callings on earth – the call to shape the hearts and minds of our children. Teachers know that the long-term results of their hard work are not always evident in their everyday experience. But they show up every day, and they give their all to each of their students.
And in the process of all that teachers do, they find that there’s a lot to laugh about. And they know that laughter is sometimes the best barrier between despair and delight.
The humorous stories in this book are all about the life of a teacher – the frustrations and the joys, the challenges and the rewards. Short stories from popular authors – including Martha Bolton, Bob Welch, Teresa Bell Kindred, Linda Gilden, and many more – are sure to bring much needed refreshment and reminders of how valuable a teacher’s work really is.
Whether for yourself or a teacher you know, this sweet infusion of humor is sure to lift hearts to new heights, heal the hurts of a bad day, and instill weary souls with inspiration.
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Phillips Treasury Of Humorous Quotations
$17.99Add to cartThis book is a catalog of more than 1,800 famous (and not so famous) sayings on life. It is designed to be a ready reference for seminar and sermon preparation and, it’s just plain entertaining. Inside, you’ll find entirely new material. Bob draws from a variety of resources throughout history that is sure to give writers, educators, ministers, and public speakers the perfect guide for their speech or paper.
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I Know Where Ive Been Im Just Not Sure Where Im Going
$15.49Add to cartVignettes of Life, Funny and Serious Journeys in life, including true stories, fantasies, poems, and just jokes that are both thought provoking and sometimes just fun This compilation of fantasies, true stories, poems, and jokes comes from the regular column that Keith writes entitled “Keith’s Komments.” As he was writing many of these vignettes for his weekly radio program, a friend suggested that he start writing similar stories for the column, and that column has now turned into a book.
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Swans Soup And Salad
$13.95Add to cart(When placing your order, please mention that this is a Lightining Source book.)
You’ve heard that chicken soup is good for the soul . . . now here’s some soup and salad! Swanberg, “The Minister of Encouragement,” serves up deliciously funny and delightful anecdotes to fill your heart and tickle your funnybone. From “Funeral Fans and Tongue Depressors” to “The Zipper Revenge,” you’ll find his off-beat humor irresistible!
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Honey They Shrunk My Hormones
$16.95Add to cartHumor and insight from the trenches of midlife *Is the alarm on your biological clock about to break the sound barrier? *Are you encountering certain anxiety-producing, heat-generating, life-altering experiences? *Could you use a little help sorting things out?
If you said yes to any of these questions, then Honey, They Shrunk My Hormones is exactly what you need. This humorous, insightful book is about way more than hormones and night sweats. It’s a virtual micropedia of the joys and afflictions that often accompany women in their “second adulthood.” Hitch a wild, informative ride and explore your most nagging concerns-like how to make room for the newest you, aging parents, restocking an empty nest, conquering body wars, letting go, and so much more. With candor and valor, best-selling author Caron Loveless prepares you for some of the most glorious growing up God asks a girl to do.
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Gods Noggin Nudgers
$14.99Add to cartGOD’S NOGGIN NUDGERS (Those Times God Has to Slap Us Upside the Head to Get Our Attention) GOD’S NOGGIN NUDGERS is a book designed to take a humorous yet “shoot from the hip” approach to a better understanding of some of the lessons God wants us to learn. Unfortunately, too many of us suffer from “thickskullitis,” thus making it difficult for God’s message to penetrate. Therefore, there may be times when He has to slap us upside the head just a bit to get us to focus on what He’s trying to convey. Living in a time where most of us want the quick version to just about every facet in life, this book addresses some valuable life lessons without dragging out the point. In fact, most chapters can be read in less than ten minutes. Be assured that the reader will find this book fun to read, enlightening, challenging, and most of all, Christ centered.
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Humor For A Moms Heart
$16.99Add to cartBeing a mom is a roller-coaster ride of exhilarating joys and pull-out-your-hair frustrations. Sometimes a sweet infusion of humor is just what you need to lift your heart to new heights, to heal the hurts of a bad day, or to instill your soul with inspiration. Samplings from some of your favorite authors – including Patsy Clairmont, Martha Bolton, Dave Meurer, Nancy Kennedy, and many more – will energize any worn-out mom and remind you of the joys of motherhood.
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Plant A Geranium In Your Cranium
$18.99Add to cartYou’ll laugh and you’ll cry as Barbara Johnson, the original “joyoligist,” brings even life’s most tragic moments into perspective.
Best-selling humorist Barbara Johnson is back – and getting back to her roots – with a candid look at life and discovering joy in the midst of trials, including her own unexpected battle with cancer. Using excerpts from inspiring articles and extraordinary letters from her mailbag, Johnson presents one big package of humor, comfort and encouragement that her beloved audiences have come to expect.
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Why Didnt Noah Swat Both Mosquitos
$13.95Add to cartGod made a few perfect heads, the rest he covered with hair.
Subject: BaldnessA certain church was taking a missionary offering. As the plate was passed to one dour-/aced man, he growled, “I don’t believe in missions.” The usher replied, “Well, then take some out, brother, this offering is for the heathen.”
Subject: OfferingA congregation in Florida installed a sound system on a trial basis. One reaction: “If I had wanted to hear, I would have moved up front.”
Subject: HearingAcross one-half century of Hoover Rupert’s ministry, humor has been a part of his preaching portfolio. This collection includes nearly 300 stories collected by the author that could be used by any preacher.
The stories are listed alphabetically by subject or theme. Themes range from religious to secular. A selection of topics includes: accidents, babies, Bible, complaints, church, Devil, ecumenical, faith, heaven, Jesus, music, offering, prayer, theology, viewpoint, words and others.
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Lighting Of The Acolyte
$12.95Add to cartTo err is human. Fortunately, so is the ability to laugh at our mistakes. And this collection of actual bloopers and blunders from church newsletters, bulletins, and pulpits across the country will keep you laughing for a long time to come.
Thousands of church secretaries, pastors, and parishioners from several denominations in over thirty states were willing to share their most embarrassing typos, stories, and tongue-tied trip-ups. The author has chosen the very best of them all, included them here for your church secretary, pastor, parishioners — and you — to enjoy.
So, if you have ever said to yourself “only I could make a goof like that!” come share a laugh with Linda Jump and several of your fellow human beings.
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Religious Humor : 409 Bits Of Humor For Preachers Teachers And Public Speak
$12.95Add to cartAn extensive index will make this book of humor one of the most useful resources in your library. All of the key words in every story are in the index. The preacher, teacher or public speaker will have no difficulty finding the exact bit of humor needed to bring sparkle to a sermon, speech, lesson or monthly bulletin.
A sampling of the contents:
The world’s best after-dinner speech: I’ll take the check
One thing you can say about an egoist: He never talks about other people.
Preachers don’t talk in their sleep; they talk in their parishioner’s sleep.
Conversation heard after church: “Do you think Madilyn Johnson is tinting her hair?” “I don’t know; I didn’t see her.” “Do you think that dress Mrs. Hansen was wearing should be paraded before God-fearing people of the church?” “I didn’t notice that, either.” “A lot of good it does YOU to go to church.”
He dieted religiously: he quit snacking in church.
An old Scotchman lay dying. The pastor and family gathered around his bedside. Finally the old man motioned to his grandson. When the grandson reached the bed, the old Scotchman laid his gold watch in the boy’s hand. “Grandson, how’d you like to buy a good watch?” -
Soul Of Wit
$20.99Add to cartA delicious collection of the very best of wit, satire and humorous quotations about the Church, its clergy,the people who put up with them – and vice versa. Spanning the centuries from Chaucer to the present day, it is a glorious send tip of the human foibles that so often ger in the way when the Church tries to live up to its calling. Many familiar figures from literature and letters arc inducted, but there arc endless surprises and novelties too, making The Soul of Wit not only a book to give great pleasure, but an essential resource for speakers, writers and preachers too.
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You Dont Look Like A Minister
$12.95Add to cartHere are candid observations and quips from a minister with over 35 years experience. These 36 delightful essays will be instantly recognized by anyone who serves a parish ministry.
Consider …
You can never hide the fact that you are a clergyman.
Maybe it’s the way we usually sit down front it could be the shameless way we sing hymns as though they were meant to be heard. I’ve gone to church in a sport shirt and pastel slacks and had people say to me, “You don’t look like a minister, but you sure do sing like one.”Personally, I’ve always thought of heaven as down, like down in the Caribbean in February.
The ad in the church supplies magazine said, “We put the van into evangelical.” It was from a company that sells buses and other vehicles to churches. If you can’t afford a van look what Peter did with only a pair of sandals and a heart of love.
During a sermon, a spider dropped down from the end of the microphone. Ordinarily, I can take spiders, but in the middle of a sermon, I don’t need any more distraction. I get enough sirens, coughers and bookdroppers — and people who sit there grinning and I can’t figure out why.
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Attitude Adjustments
$9.95Add to cartThese four playlets treat serious subjects in a thought-provoking yet humorous manner. Each one is followed by a suggested order of worship, prayer, litany, and “meditation.” The subjects covered are: Greed, Pride, Guilt, and Forgiveness.
They are excellent resources for:
Retreats
Seminars
Youth meetings
Men’s or women’s gatheringsThis resource will be helpful in every church library or reference shelf.
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Dont Stop Laughing Now
$16.99Add to cartA sequel to She Who Laughs, Lasts, this book offers the same winning recipe, blending laughter and inspiration, to whip up a delicious blend of fun and faith for readers hungry for more. Contributors include a variety of male and female authors, the most hilarious of whom are Barbara Johnson, Patsy Clairmont, Chonda Pierce, and Becky Freeman.
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If Only That Horse Were A Member Of My Church
$12.95Add to cartEnter this provocative collection of inspirational and often amusing anecdotes, one-liners, poems, and parables, and share in the “Inspirations of Artichokes” and “The Strength of a Child,” learn to recognize “A Living Thief” and a “Burma Buddhist,” and experience the self-realization of “The Gossiping Preacher.”
These 201 gentle lessons in faith, love, and Christian living will touch your heart and tickle your funny bone.
The volume includes a handy topical index, and is perfect for pastors and laypersons who need a humorous or poignant anecdote, an illustration for a sermon or speech, a short message for a bulletin or newsletter — or a ray of sunshine on a rainy day.
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Book Of Bebb
$21.99Add to cart(PUBHarperSanFrancisco)Back in print! All four of the rollicking novels centering on Leo Bebb, the ex-con and founder of the Church of Holy Love, Inc., have now been put into one binding: Lion Country, Open Heart, Love Feast, and Treasure Hunt. “One of our most original storytellers,”—
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Humor For A Womans Heart
$16.99Add to cartThere’s something about humor that refreshes and relaxes the soul.
Humor has the unique power to lift a heart to new heights, to heal the hurts of a bad day, and to infuse the soul with inspiration.
Samplings from some of your favorite authors and comedians including Patsy Clairmont, Martha Bolton, Mark Lowry, Carolyn Arends, and many more, will delight your feminine funny bone and tickle your female fancy.
Take a deep breath, inhale the joy, soak up the merriment, and you’ll surely find that your heart is lighter, your day brighter, and your soul hilariously refreshed.
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I Can See Myself In His Eyeballs
$12.99Add to cartWhat would it be like to get so close to God that we could see ourselves in his eyeballs? Not because we want to look at ourselves, but because we want to be that close to him–to the mysterious, wonderful, invisible God who reveals himself even in temptations, trials, and dangers.
Can you see God when your husband gets a speeding ticket? What about when your daughter wrecks her grandfather’s truck? Is he watching while you drive down the road in a Chevette held together by wire coat hangers?
With her usual sense of southern humor, Chonda Pierce invites us to open our eyes and our sense of humor as she teaches us how to catch God at work, especially in the most unlikely places. Like the time she got her ears pierced–contrary to the advice of her mother. She walked out of the jewelry store, saw two nuns, took them as a sign from God, and never wore pierced earrings again.
Chonda the comedian has touched thousands of women around the country, from stage or on video. “To see or hear her is to love her,” is the unanimous response. But in her writing, Chonda brings a whole new depth of insight into her humor–humor that enables readers to dispel all gloom and experience the joy of the closeness of God in their everyday lives.
