Description
Humor is a reliable minister of God’s grace. In various ways, it uncouples the truth from its sting. It has a way of including its speaker on the wrong side of the righteousness equation—there’s a delightful willingness to be wrong, because you can afford to be. Humor, in other words, is an expression of Paul’s great boast: “If Christ is for me, who can be against me?”
So, we have plenty of laughs to dole out in this issue. We have an interview with comedian and show writer Jeannie Gaffigan, wife of comedian Jim Gaffigan, who talks to us about finding humor in brain tumors. We have an essay from award-winning humor writer Harrison Scott Key, and an essay on the sitcom of the century, Seinfeld, as well as a lesser-known puppet show from hell, Wonder Showzen. We have illustrations and comics from The New Yorker’s Miguel Porlan, from the zany and inimitable Glen Baxter, and from John Hendrix, creator of the “Adventures of the Holy Ghost” series. And that’s just to get your attention. The other gutbusters are merely waiting in the wings…
Contents
Opener
The Church Is Dying for a Laugh by AARON M.G. ZIMMERMAN
The Confessional
Everything I Never Learned from Seinfeld by DAVID ZAHL
A Poem by MICHAEL CHITWOOD
On Bleeding Funny by HARRISON SCOTT KEY
Depraved Puppetry by CAROLINE HENLEY
A Poem by TONY HOAGLAND
The Man of Sorrows Was a Funny Guy by BILL BORROR
For the Record: Books, Laughs, Not-So-Fresh Disciplines
Tumor Humor: Talking Faith with JEANNIE GAFFIGAN
Putting the Fun in Fundamentalism: Tales from a Righteous Youth by BEN MADDISON
A Poem by BRAD DAVIS
Message in a (Wine) Bottle by CHARLOTTE GETZ and STEPHANIE PHILLIPS
The Comedy of Mercy Is Not Strained by IAN OLSON
For the Record: Favorite Onion Headlines, New Mbird Book Titles
Laughing at Hurricanes by SARAH CONDON
A Sermon by JASON MICHELI
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