Spirituality And Humor Tag

28 Sep

Posted at 04:48h in Progressive Christianity
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In China, there is the legend of the three laughing monks. They are also today sometimes referred to as the three laughing saints (but of course in a very SBNR way). The monks only ever did one thing: on entering a new village, they would stand in the market place and start laughing. They would laugh with their whole being (mind, body, heart,...

16 Aug

Posted at 04:50h in Progressive Christianity
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The Dalai Lama of Tibet is said to have an extraordinary laugh, one that rises frequently and joyfully from deep within his body. This is something we don't attribute to Jesus much: laughter. We get so caught up with Jesus's end game and the "man of sorrows" image that we lose sight of how much fun he must have been to be around. After...

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