On the Lighter Side

On the heel's of my 'stoogy 'ol booger's' comment's, thought I would start something on the 'lighter' side.Since what we discuss in these forums is of a serious nature and I would never intentionaly make light of the topics....There still is a joy of the Lord and I believe God has given us the gift of laughter. I find myself taking myself to seriously sometimes, so with that in mind....Humor us!Only let it be with the thought of "what is edifying".Here is a couple I borrowed from CT.Bumper Sticker TheologyLord, save me from your followers.Where am I going and why am I in this handbasket?"I don't question your exsistence."-GodForget world peace-visualize using your turn signal!

here's my favourite bumper sticker"if you haven't changed your mind recently, how do you know you still have one?"His/YoursRon B ;-)

My current bank has a sign by the counter which reads"coinage is only acceptable when presented in specific denominations"Whenever I see it I have a little chuckle and lift my heart in thanks to God that He doesn't work on the same basis!His/YoursRon B ;-)

Funny Thought!David Wilkerson preaching on TBN.PJ

Here's a couple I thought I would share;Q. What kind of motor vehicles are in the Bible? A. Jehovah drove Adam and Eve out of the Garden in a Fury. David's Triumph was heard throughout the land. Also, probably a Honda, because the apostles were all in one Accord. Q. Who was the greatest financier in the Bible? A. Noah. He was floating his stock while everyone else was in liquidation. Q. Who was the greatest female financier in the Bible? A. Pharaoh's daughter. She went down to the bank of the Nile and drew out a little prophet. Q. What kind of man was Boaz before he married? A. Ruthless. In Christ,Ron

Ravenhill had a very keen sense of humour. I have heard him preaching to American audiences who were sometimes a little slow on the uptake with his humour. I think it was always just bubbling under the surface. It is a particular kind of British humour which has its origin around Liverpool, and which is slightly surrealistic. I think he probably amused himself as much as his congregations.It was said of Spurgeon that he never went out of his way to tell a joke, or to avoid one! If you have read Spurgeon's lectures to his students you will know that he had an amazing sense of humour. His classes must have been helpless with laughter at times.Here's a Spurgeon legend; He was rebuked on one occasion by a fellow Christian who thought Spurgeon ought not to use his horses on 'the Sabbath'. (He lived some way from the Tabernacle). Spurgeon is reputed to have replied "These are Jewish horses, they rested yesterday!"

Nudge, nudge, wink, wink, know what I mean?..Or am I in the wrong part of England?I think it was always just bubbling under the surface. It is a particular kind of British humour which has its origin around Liverpool, and which is slightly surrealistic. I think he probably amused himself as much as his congregations.Agreed, I wonder how many ever picked up on that...

HiYou are in the wrong part of England. Python was self-conscious surrealism, and always barbed. Liverpool humour is a recognition of the incongruous that lies just under the surface of ordinary life, and much more wholesome than Python. Python is anarchistic, Liverpool is irreverent. It is the humour equivalent of lateral thinking. Ravenhill saw double meanings in his own utterances, and sometimes interrupted himself with little asides which gave a wonderful insight into the humanity of the man, but didn't really progress his line of thought.Does anyone know which English country Ravenhill came from? Lancashire or Yorkshire I would guess.My home town was about 50 miles from Liverpool.

I just thought it was silly, silly walks, songs about Spam and Lumberjacks....but what do you expect from a Yankee?! :-P

HiI don't think most Brits have thought through the implications of Python humour either, but if you remember that it all culminated in "the life of Brian" it should have been sufficient warning for Christians. That film which was financed by George Harrison of the Beatles, a Hindu, Hari Krishna devotee, you will understand why it was one of the most aggressive blasphemies ever produced.Don't want to spoil your enjoyment of the 'silly walks' but there is something much more ominous in Python creations.

Understood.Kind of pulled those out of my past. Life of Brianwas so long ago (before I was a Christian) that if I were to see it now I am sure I would have a different opinion.Wasn't right to snatch a little quip I thought was funny without taking into account the nature of where it came from.I will edit that out.Thanks for bringing this to my attention, I need to be more cautious in thinking things through before I jump to post in an attempt to be "cute".Thanks for the correction.Proverbs 9:9Mike

Hi MikeBless you, but I hadn't intended my note to be any kind of criticism. There is a lovely verse which says 'to the pure all things are pure' and I would be reluctant to bring others into subjection to my own conscience. Its just that as our chatting is public I thought I would just mention it. There is, however, a cruel streak in Python and we do well keep it in mind.

And Bless you Ron!Didn't take it that way at all. I thought it was helpful, a good reminder...."a little leaven..._/crsschk\\_

Just out of interest - why exactly was the film blasphemous? Somewhat irreverent, extremely childish and vulgar to be sure, but I don't see the blasphemy in it. Brian was never supposed to be Jesus.....the whole point was that he was MISTAKEN for the Messiah. In fact, Brian was to be seen at one point in the crowd listening to Jesus preaching the sermon on the mount! I don't really want to start World War III on this account, but fail to see why Christians get so bent out of shape over things like this....particularly when they refuse to even watch it to give it a proper appraisal (e.g. Malcolm Muggeridge in the famous confrontation between him and the Python crew on TV).

I once heard of a church who consistently had a vibrant verse or insightful quote on their marquee near the street. One day it simply read, "Sign broken. Message inside this Sunday."

One Sunday morning, a man and his wife were getting ready for church. The husband was sitting on the bed, looking rather glum, so his wife asked him what the matter was. "Well," he explained "I really don't feel like going to church." "Why's that, dear?" his wife asked. "It's all the people," he replied "they don't like me, and I don't like them. Can you give me one good reason why I should go?" " I can give you two." said his wife "For one, you're forty-five years old, and for the other, you're the pastor of the church." (Many a true word is spoken in jest!)

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