Funny Spirituality

Cheese Balls for Jesus is a hilarious and sometimes serious collection of true stories from the life of Molly Sanborn. Some are silly (how and why she became the Cheese Ball Chick), while others dive deeper into topics of jealousy, anxiety, and depression. But Molly finds humor and God’s faithfulness in the midst of chaos and hard times (like the time she nearly drowned!).

A playful and moving book of essays by a "born storyteller" (Seattle Times) who invites us into the miraculous and transcendent moments of the everyday When Brian Doyle passed away at the age of sixty after a bout with brain cancer, he left behind a cult-like following of devoted readers who...

What Catholic guy made money as an organ-grinder's assistant, spent one-on-one time with John Paul II, met a very nice Thai prostitute, and confessed his sins on a beanbag chair? Lino Rulli, of course!

Getting older takes courage, inspiration, faith and the gift of laughter..at ourselves. I'm in my 70's, so I know some of the aging process. The ability to laugh at ourselves and to not take us too seriously is a tremendous help.

Humor is a truly human phenomenon - crossing history, culture, and every stage of life. Jokes often touch on the biggest topics of our existence. And although it may seem simple on the surface, humor depends on the use of our highest faculties: language, intelligence, sympathy, sociability. To the philosopher Steve Wilkens, these facts about humor are evidence that God just has to be in there somewhere. Yet many Christians, scholars and laypeople alike, haven't taken humor seriously.

You're Right. It Wasn’t Funny is a self-care audiobook about how we can let our walls down and create a new positive lane in our head to diminish our defensiveness. We all have caught something that didn't sound right to our ears, which has triggered us to react hastily at times. Moments later or maybe longer, we've had time to think about it and ask ourselves what happened? You're Right. It Wasn’t Funny doesn't aim to cure defensiveness, negative thinking, and more instead, Lesley offers solutions to help dim troublesome lights.

In this collection of nearly 4,000 Bible verses, author James Larson highlights the humor - and sometimes tragedy - of scripture through his original and eye-opening interpretation. Respectfully presented with unique commentary and thought-provoking questions, this compilation will be sure to pique interest, inspire deeper contemplation, and launch the curious listener on a journey of reflecting upon God's word every day.

Jews have a centuries-old tradition of telling jokes, from the ghettos of Europe to Hollywood and the Catskills. Jewish jokes are entertainment, the oral history of a culture, insightful social criticism, and survival tactic rolled into one. In 2008, Hollywood director and producer Sam Hoffman launched a website called Old Jews Telling Jokes. It’s just what it says: Jewish men and women over 60 sharing their favorite stories, tales, riddles, and punchlines.

You should listen to this audiobook if you like traditional Jewish gags and funny stories about worried mothers, hen-pecked husbands, argumentative rabbis, yentas, and Jewish Princesses!