More Holy Humor

by Cal Samra, Rose Samra

Effectively disproving any notion that Christians are relentlessly dour, melancholy, humorless, and joyless, these books from Cal and Rose Samra offer a rib-tickling treasury of Christian joy and humor. They're as ideally suited to individuals and families looking for a laugh as they are to pastors, speakers, and all those who seek to spice up their presentations - and their lives -
with a few power-packed moments of Holy Humor.
        For more than a decade, the interdenominational Fellowship of Merry Christians has been publishing The Joyful Noiseletter, an award-winning newsletter filled with church life humor by some of the world's top comedians, humorists, clowns, and cartoonists. Now, the most snicker-spurring and laughter-inciting of these comical contributions are available in four uproarious trade paperback collections and four mini-giftbooks!
        Featuring cartoons by such gifted cartoonists as Bil Keane, creator of The Family Circus, and Johnny Hart, creator of B.C., these collections by editors Cal and Rose Samra are a virtual treasury of good, clean, inspirational humor. Within the pages of each book, readers will find enough knee-slapping jokes, uplifting anecdotes, zingy one-liners, joyful Scripture references, inspiring stories, top ten lists, clean limericks, church cartoons, real-life "uh-ohs," bulletin bloopers, and "jestimonials" from pastors, health professionals, chaplains, and patients to make them laugh from start to finish!
        Conveniently arranged by topic or month for easy use, each book is ideal for pastors, teachers, public speakers, and all who seek to fill their lives with God-inspired joy and holy laughter, to help them face the challenges of life.

Genres: Humor, Christian, Comedy, Nonfiction

208 pages, Paperback

First published May 1, 1997

Reviews

[Beth Brekke · Rating 2 out of 5]

This is one of those books that are nice to have around when you only have a few minutes to read a snippet or two and can pick up here and there at any time. The problem with this one is most of the anecdotes are only mildly insightful or humorous. "The seven ages of man are spills, drills, thrills, bills, ills, pills, and wills." (Richard Needham) is about as good as it gets in this collection.

[LuAnn · Rating 3 out of 5]

Not as funny as I would have liked. But still an easy, quick read.

[Steven P Engel · Rating 3 out of 5]

See: review of Holy Humor. More of the same.

[Beverly · Rating 5 out of 5]

A great collection of one-liners, anecdotes, and reprints from other sources. I especially liked the section "Out of the Mouth of Babes."

[Kristopher Swinson · Rating 4 out of 5]

A decent sequel to an enjoyable book, perhaps a bit better. I don't think they realized that a little bit of their material was repeated. (They were also still pitching the same things as in the first.) On the other hand, it was a tighter, superior read. (It was shorter.) Somehow I think there was less of the corny and a better sense of the humorous. I personally appreciated their laudable goal (187) of searching for the original source--otherwise, they'd simply acknowledge who'd passed it on.

[Cws]

248.4

[Andy Mitchell · Rating 4 out of 5]

Cute but dated.