A wise pastor once said of his country: “I can be deeply grateful for the freedoms and gifts I have received here, and at the same…
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Analogy
traditional Christian reflection
Laughter is not a distraction from holiness. Used well, it is a reminder that we are not the center of the universe and that the story is larger than our current embarrassment or success. A faith that cannot laugh at itself has usually begun to take itself too seriously—and that is a different kind of danger.
How you’d preach it
Humor can be a grace that keeps us from taking ourselves with ultimate seriousness.