The Skunk at Church . . . Has His Own Pew

Humor in The Bible... When an angel told Sara she was going to have a baby, she chuckled at the thought of a 90 year old having a baby. Her son was named Isaac which means “Laughter”. Elijah challenged the prophets of Baal to call down fire from heaven; they couldn’t. He laughed and suggesting their Gods were sleeping or deaf, or possibly their God was in the bath room. (original Hebrew). These are examples of humor in the Bible, but it’s only a start. The Jews have spent so much time in persecution; they became experts at humor. (Have you noticed how many Comedians are Jewish?) One of their favorite forms of humor is stretching things FAR out of proportion. Jesus was the greatest teacher who ever lived. Comedy is a powerful teacher. Understanding the Jewish humor of exaggeration sheds new light on some of his messages; “Why are you worried about the splinter in your brothers’ eye, when there’s a barn beam sticking out of your own?” “You strain at a gnat and swallow a camel.” What do Rodney Dangerfield, Pat Pulson and Johnathon Winters have in common ? They found a cure to their depression; humor ! (Prov 17:22) Doctors say 90% of people’s medical problems comes from how they think. Ulcers, high blood pressure, weight problems, skin rashes, even wrinkles, are a result of worry; not turning problems over to God. The Bible has the prescription...