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Christians are known for many things. Christmas. Easter.  St. Patrick’s Day.  Potlucks. Followers of Jesus have built orphanages, hospitals, fed the hungry, cared for the sick, and founded many of the great universities. I am privileged to have several atheist friends. Few of them argue when you say that pioneers in compassionate care have been…

Francis Chan on a meaningful marriage I’ve made two great decisions in life. One was to follow Jesus of Nazareth, the second was to marry Ramona of Saskatchewan, Canada. For me, marriage is more than just “an expensive way to get my laundry done for free,” as the old joke goes. Almost four decades of…

When we get it wrong on Laugh Again, we make it right Have you ever told a story that you later learned was false? Here on Laugh Again we do our best to research each story we tell, but we don’t always get it right. Consider this our first—and hopefully last—Laugh Again apology blog. I’m…

What do you worship? Here are a few a clues. When I was a kid, you couldn’t buy a dog. They weren’t for sale. Farmers put ads in newspapers, “Dogs. Free. Take your pick. Part poodle, part sneaky neighbor’s dog.” Today, dogs routinely sell for $2500. Are we a little too into this pet thing?…

My uncle smoked everything. He puffed on cigars, pipes and cigarettes. He also puffed on staircases. In the year 2000, a federal law banned smoking on all flights. Before that, airplanes were divided into smoking and non-smoking sections. Regardless of where you sat, you inhaled about six packs a flight. Nowadays, you smoke on an…

3 radical, biblical ideas for the cynic When I ask an audience how many have been doing too much laughing lately, the only ones who raise their hands are kids. If you haven’t had a good chuckle lately, I hope you enjoy a few jokes my grandkids love. • What do you call a song…

In the event of a fire, what would you take? If you were given 30 seconds to take a few items before your house burned down, what would you grab? I’d take my wife. And my passport. And my golf clubs. Trust me, I could carry all three. On second thought, my wife could walk…

Of perfect love and salads My wife has been, without a doubt, a kind and compassionate woman. Until yesterday. Yesterday she set before me one of my favorites; Spaghetti and meatballs. This she enhanced with a healthy salad containing shards of lettuce, diced tomato, and julienned cucumber. We held hands, thanked God for the meal,…

Hilarious advice from child chefs A little boy was asked to pray before Thanksgiving dinner. He squinted at the food and prayed, “Lord, I don’t like the looks of it, but thanks anyway. I’ll eat it. Amen.” Kids were asked the recipe for turkey. Jeremy said, “You buy the turkey and take the paper off.…