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Communicators who can't communicate: video humor skit
Lessons here – and laughs – for any communicator in any medium.
http://internetevangelismday.com/blog/archives/11425
Video talk on creativity by writer and comedian John Cleese
John Cleese, creative writer, actor and comedian, has produced much memorable comedy. The classic TV series Fawlty Towers (1975-9) is widely regarded as one of the best television comedies of all time. It has dated little in nearly 40 years, and is available as a remastered DVD set.
So you might think Cleese could teach us something about creativity – and you'd be right.
http://internetevangelismday.com/blog/archives/7929
Computer humor makes serious points about missing emails
Most humor makes a serious point. Having sent a couple of potentially important emails that were either quarantined for no apparent reason, or completely lost, the cartoon below has some truth.
http://internetevangelismday.com/blog/archives/4737
Spike Milligan and the Bible
The last published words of the late British comedian Spike Milligan of blessed memory were recently issued in The Times, and relate to the Bible, his religious upbringing, and specifically his confusion about Jesus. During a time when he was losing his faith, he writes, “I remember, during this period when my faith was fading, that I wished that somehow, somewhere, I’d come across something humorous - a comment or an incident – in my prayer book or Bible. One, just one, line like ‘And lo, Jesu laugheth heartily’, or ‘Jesus sayeth “Come unto me and I will tell you a joke.“ But no such luck.”
How sad that he was unable to see in the Bible the very humor ...
http://internetevangelismday.com/spikemilligan.php
Starting a Christian comedy club. Why God gave humor, how it communicates
I blame Bob Monkhouse. I trace my huge enjoyment of comedy, and attempts to make others laugh, largely back to his Mad Mad Movies TV programme.
All he really did was show clips of old slapstick – Laurel and Hardy, Buster Keaton, Charlie Chaplin, Harold Lloyd, The Keystone Cops and the rest. And I was hooked at the age of about seven or eight.
But I never thought I’d be organising and running a comedy club – let alone launching our town’s first ever Comedy Festival.
http://internetevangelismday.com/blog/archives/2320
Was H L Mencken right? Humor and Christians.
H L Mencken defined Puritanism as ‘The haunting fear that someone, somewhere, may be happy.’ How sad it is that Christians in general, and the bible in particular, have been frequently perceived as humorless.
In fact, the bible, and the ministry of Jesus, are full of humor, and we are therefore mandated to use humor in evangelism and ministry.
Check this CT article on Understanding Humor and James Watkins writings, many of which are very accessible to not-yet-Christians.
IE Day’s page about humor includes a free download of a classic book and a more recent title on Christianity and humor.
http://internetevangelismday.com/blog/archives/70
Spurgeon's Humor. Wit, jokes and humor in preaching ministry of Spurgeon
Some years ago there was a documented case in the British Medical Journal about a man who laughed himself well. He actually had a terminal illness, and through the employment of laughter therapy, he allowed his body to successfully fight the disease. While we may grudgingly acknowledge the merit of such a case, for the most part, we find such an incident almost incredible. Can laughter really be that good for us? The Bible definitely supports such a notion.
http://internetevangelismday.com/medicine.php
Christian Humor: why humor, fun, jokes and stories communicate in evangelism and the Bible
Humor is very valuable in evangelism and Christian communication because:
* humor breaks down barriers and can smuggle ideas and challenges into people’s hearts.
* a joke or humorous situation is often very memorable.
* it shows that we don’t take ourselves too seriously, that we are not ‘holy Joes’, killjoys, or boring.
* humor has been shown to be an essential component of adult learning.
* most importantly, because we have a biblical mandate to use humor!
http://internetevangelismday.com/humor.php
Book review: Serve Him With Mirth, by Leslie Flynn
Even in these more relaxed days, many Christians do not understand just how much humor is embedded in the Bible. Humor is valuable for communicating the Gospel and we have a biblical mandate to use it. This classic book by Flynn remains one of few that cover the subject in depth. We offer it as a free download in PDF, HTML, DOC and MS E-book formats.
http://internetevangelismday.com/bookreviews/serve-him-with-mirth.php