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I have to admit, I kind of wonder if the Devil does this…. because frankly  it looks like fun.

As you’ve probably figured out, I love good Christian humor.  And I think this qualifies.  I’m not sure it was intended to be good Christian humor, but beggars can’t be choosers when it comes to truly funny stuff about faith.  You can buy the snow devil t-shirt here.

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By now you all realize I love good Christian humor.  Not the Ned Flanders type, but things that are actually funny.  So is it any wonder why I love this video?

What better way to kick off 2010 then with some silent monks who sing?

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As we begin to wind down 2009, I want the last few posts of the year to be a bit light-hearted. Life is stressful. We all tend to work long hours. We have hundreds (seemingly) of things going on all the time. We rarely get days off (if you’re lucky enough to have a job).

Everything seems to move at warp speed.

So for this Christmas I encourage you to spend quality, focused, time with your friends and family. Enjoy their company and the community you have. Use this as an opportunity to show what it means to live a life of faith, not by preaching Bible verses, but by being there when they need you.

In the meantime, check out this video. I think we can all wish this was our house growing up…

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In the post, “guard your heart,” I wrote that every time we break one of the 10 Commandments we do serious damage to our heart.  We just weren’t designed to live the way we are choosing to live.  In their book, Jesus Wants to Save Christians, Rob Bell and Don Golden agree, saying, “What God begins …with the 10 Commandments is the long process of teaching [Israel] how to be human again.”

God gave us the 10 Commandments not as punishment for being disobedient, but as a guide to how to live a better life.

That’s the serious side of all of this.  But since it’s Friday, and I just managed to run my USB drive through the washing machine, I feel like a little laughter.  So here is Mel Brook’s take on the 10 Commandments…

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Religion can be a serious business. People have tough questions about their lives, their futures, and even their decisions. It’s no wonder that many churches are so solemn. But I think this is a shame. Humor is one of the ways God has made us unique. No other creature can tell a joke. Humor is a reflection of God’s own personality.

It’s unfortunate that Christians are seen as the ones holding everyone back. We should be on the cutting edge of science, literature and yes, humor. God has given us great freedom. Why don’t we take that freedom and make people laugh?

So on this warm summer day, are a few funny church signs.

If you have a favorite church sign, leave a comment and we’ll see about getting it featured on R3. We could all use a little more laughter in our day.

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I’m on the road this week for work.  So while I’m busy you can enjoy the fact that apparently Jesus has chosen to display himself as a Cheeto.  Naturally the couple who found the Cheeto Jesus have named it “Cheesus”.  Because reallly, what else would you name it?

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I love to laugh.  I believe laughter and a sense of humor is one of God’s greatest gifts to humanity.  So I am always looking for funny Christian humor.  Unfortunately, there just isn’t a lot of it.  In fact, if you type in the phrase “Christian Humor” you’ll end up with a lot of bad knock knock jokes and “how many Christians does it take to screw in a light bulb?”  Personally I think that’s sad.

Maybe some day I will be motivated to create a website devoted to good (because it exists) Christian humor.  But until then we’ll just take a look at what other people are creating.  Even if it’s not exactly true.  Of course, we all know snopes is behind urban legends anyway.

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Sometimes truth is stranger than fiction.  And sometimes it takes a terminator to save Jesus.

Happy Easter everyone!

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So I had this serious, interesting, and quite possibly brilliant post almost completed for today.  But then I came across this viral ad.  And I decided I had to drop everything and post it.  Let’s face it, extreme shepherding is more interesting than anything I was going to say.

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