Humor in the Pulpit
The 9Marks blog has had an interesting discussion going on humor in the pulpit. I thought THIS post captured some of my own approaches to humor and preaching. Alistair Begg has said that a preacher ought to be themselves and not preach themselves. I hope what humor comes across in my own preaching is me being myself as opposed to writing a stand up act and disguising it as preaching. What do you think of the place of humor in the pulpit?
(HT: 9Marks Blog)
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3 Responses to “Humor in the Pulpit”
February 18th, 2009 at 11:54 pm
Humor is fine, as long as you don’t start with a funny-thing-happened-on-the-way-here joke.
Funny church signs are tacky.
February 19th, 2009 at 10:14 am
I’ve always enjoyed your tongue-in-cheek use of bad preacher jokes and attempts to be “hip.” At least, they BETTER have been tongue-in-cheek, cause that’s how I’m taking them.
Now, the whole feel-sorry-for-me-cause-I’m-from-Auburn thing occasionally makes me want to throw a hymnal at you, but that’s part of living with a Southern preacher who went to a mediocre institution.
February 28th, 2009 at 9:52 pm
Humor is like a hammer. I can twirl a hammer. I can bash something to smithereens with a hammer. I can try to saw a 2×4 with a hammer. All of these would be distracting considering the hammer’s intended purpose. However, if I take the hammer and skilfully focus its weight and force squarely on the head of a nail, perfecto! It has served its purpose.
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