Why the Church's "birthday story" includes a hilarious gaffe by St. Barney...er...Peter.
Read MorePente-sauced?
The Church of the Primacy of St. Barney
It's helpful to remember upon whom Jesus really built His Church....
Read MoreExodus to Dutch Wonderland
Let's face it: anger can make fools of us all, God included.
Read MoreYes, We Have No More Manna
More awful experiences from the Exodus, now so fun to recount!
Read MoreEx-o-"d'oh!"
Like favorite stories of our own travels, the "Exodus" tells of an excursion filled with all sorts of chaos, confusion, misery, and missteps -- and that's why we can find it so funny.
Read MoreAmazing Grace
in comedy vs. tragedy, Holidays, Youth, 1 Peter, Grace
How I was "saved by grace" in May 1974....
Read MoreThe Snip-Snip That Saved Western Civilization
In the true spirit of Mother’s Day, The Comic Lens lifts up perhaps the most audacious peacemaking woman and mother – the most significant peacemaker you may have never heard of -- Zipporah!
Read MoreWhat Do Jesus and Frank Gorshin Have in Common?
In the Gospels, nobody understands Jesus' parables. And, it would seem, that's just how he wants it. Whaat?
Read MoreLabor Party!
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.
Read MoreOriginal (and Fun!) Easter Sermon
The fourth century "Paschal Homily" of St. John Chrysostom, our earliest Easter sermon, is a blast! (Pacifistically speaking, of course....)
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