by Frank Powell
I must repent. Not until recently did I consider humor a Christian virtue. Likewise for its close cousins, laughter and fun. Humor had its place in the church. But its role was mostly as an additive…
Terry Lindvall is one of those rare people who, along with being very smart, is also very funny – and by funny, I mean laughter-inducing, life-infusing, and joy-producing. Dr. Lindvall is the C.S. Lewis Endowed Chair in Communication and Christian Thought, and Professor of Communication at Virginia Wesleyan College. In addition to being a Lewis scholar…
Mirth can specifically be related to a spiritually rooted joy. Thus, in this season when we celebrate the Christ Child’s enfleshment…
Steven Wilkens is a professor of philosophy, and has written a number of books on the topics of ethics,…
W. David O. Taylor is Associate Professor of Theology and Culture at Fuller Theological Seminary and the author of several books, including Open and Unafraid: The Psalms as a Guide to Life…
The place of humor and laughter in the Christian journey can lead one down the broad path of destruction, or it can lead up to the pleasure of God.…
by Arthur Aghajanian
Guston’s paintings and drawings have often been interpreted within an existential framework. Alienated characters and forlorn objects are adrift in ambiguous spaces.…
If you haven’t heard of The Church Curmudgeon, you should look him up – or rather, you should look up his creator, David Regier.…
by G.K. Chesterton
The two facts which attract almost every normal person to children are, first, that they are very serious, and, secondly, that they are in consequence very happy.…
by Fr. Ron Rolheiser
If we genuinely trust scripture, our own experience, and our own sanity, we can only conclude that God has a sense of humor, and a robust and sneaky one at that.…