Thoughts on the rich fool Jesus so humorously depicts in Luke 12. Let’s play!
Read MoreWhat Kind of Fool Am I?
Luke
Please Jesus PLEASE, No Parable Today!
On this Mid-Term Election day, please spare us your cute little anecdotes!
Read MoreFood Feat!
It's not quite as outrageous as the most hilarious SNL sketch ever, but what Jesus does in Luke 24:36-43 is pretty close!
Read MoreWhat Would Jesus Pack?
Thoughts on this most-important topic of conversation (and action), through the Comic Lens
Read MoreMum's NOT The Word....
The verses in 1 Timothy and 1 Corinthians prohibiting women to speak or have authority over men are considered among the worst, and most dangerous, in scripture. What difference might it make if we view these texts through a comic lens??
Read MoreAnd This Shall Be a Sign Unto You....
So many of the signs from the Women's Marches of January 21 were clever, funny and sharply-messaged. Can they help us see the humor in the signs of the Bible, especially the one that ends up being Jesus?
Read MoreSilent Light
Here's one way both St. Thomas Aquinas and Monty Python's "Spam" song can find their way into a Christmas Eve sermon. Offered by request.
Read More"Fun With Rummage!"
in Church, comedy of the Bible, God, Jesus, Kitsch, Kingdom of God, Parables, Luke
Here's a sermon of mine that made it into print! As an example of "Comedy and Preaching", I compare the Kingdom of God to a church rummage sale. Seems that now is a good time to share this sermon for a number of reasons, including the beginning of the Cubs-Indians World Series....
Read MoreThe Kingdom of God is Like a Presidential Campaign
in comedy of the Bible, God, Irony, Jesus, Kingdom of God, Luke, Parables, Prayer
It's crazy to even begin to compare God's Realm to what's going on right now.... But maybe Jesus would suggest something so absurd that it's funny. Like with his "Parable of the Widow and the Unjust Judge" (among others...).
Read MoreThe Parable of the Debate
in comedy of the Bible, Farce, Honor, Jesus, Kingdom of God, Luke, Parables
Here's a sketch I recently helped write. It explores how Jesus' radically "upside down" thinking might speak to the biggest thing since sliced bread -- this year's Presidential debates, of course.
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