Topic
Humor
The Problem with "Awkward Couples of Liberty University"
And other postmodern instruments of public shame.
September 28, 2012
Why Christians Could Use a Little Adventure
What we can learn from Bob Goff's best-selling book, 'Love Does,' illustrating how to take "WWJD?" to new heights.
August 7, 2012
Louis C. K. Disses Himself
Crass comedian's show, 'Louie,' is a self-critical social commentary that's all for social justice.
July 12, 2012
The Soul of Your Soles: Why Women Love Shoes
Celebrating those 'bursts of beauty that defy the mundane.'
July 10, 2012
What Christians Can Learn from the Legacy of Nora Ephron
The film screenwriter, who died Tuesday, showed that women can be deadly funny about the fears that haunt us.
June 28, 2012
In Defense of Sarcasm & Humor: A Response to the Earnest
Why Christians can appreciate a good dose of laughter along with a serious sensibility.
June 6, 2012
Ben & Jerry's 'Schweddy Balls' and Scatological Humor
Why I'm not joining 'one million moms' in a boycott.
September 27, 2011
The Unfunny Side of Modern Feminism
What I observed at Double X's recent event on women and comedy.
October 1, 2010
ChristWire and Good Satire
The satirical website ChristWire is heavy-handed and not very funny. But might good satire help illuminate where we believers need reform?
September 9, 2010
Gimme that Christian Side Hug
The viral video has received some negative attention over the past few weeks. But the joke's on whom?
December 14, 2009
The Rotisserie Chicken Gospel
Author Susan Isaacs on comedy, church hopping, and having a 'middle-class white girl's Dark Night of the Soul.'
July 1, 2009
Women's Groups Lash Out at Letterman in Palin's Defense
Letterman joked that Alex Rodriguez 'knocked up' one of her daughters.
June 12, 2009
Laughing with Evangelicals 
Joel Kilpatrick of LarkNews.com satirizes only the ones he loves.
January 11, 2008
Amusing Ourselves on Sunday
Why the church must practice a different kind of comedy.
October 8, 2007
Colbert and Dolan Open Up on Spirituality
The comedian Stephen Colbert and Cardinal Timothy M. Dolan of New York bantered onstage Friday night before 3,000 cheering, stomping, chanting students at Fordham University, in what might have been the most successful Roman Catholic youth evangelization event since Pope John Paul II last appeared at World Youth Day. (NYT)
The New Yorker’s Bible parodies: A Brief History
The magazine’s Bible parodies seem to be a relatively new phenomenon. (Slate)
Humor: “God’s Blog”
(Paul Simms, The New Yorker)
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