Let There Be Laughter: Living, Lifting, and Laughing as a Person of God

by Bimler, Richard W.

• ISBN13: 9780570053569
• ISBN10: 0570053560
• Format: Trade Paper
• Copyright: 1999-06-01
• Publisher: Concordia Publishing House

Summary

Learn how laughter and life in Christ can heal hurts.

Author Biography

Rich Bimler has served as president of WheatRidge Ministries, Chicago, since 1991. He continues to celebrate life with his five grandchildren, three children, and one wife--plus lots of other friendly people. Bob Bimler is a business person in Indianapolis. He enjoys playing with his nieces and nephews, and celebrating life in any way possible.

Table of Contents

Introduction	p. 5
What This Book Can Do for You	p. 7
Holy Hilarity	p. 9
Health, Hope, and Humor!	p. 11
Let There Be Laughter in the Scriptures--Ta-da!	p. 14
Psalm 126:3	p. 15
Hope and Hooray	p. 17
How Friendly Is Your Congregation?	p. 18
Laughing at Life, Laughing at Death	p. 21
Honest Hymns	p. 23
Checking Up	p. 25
"Laugh, Then, Wherever You May Be!"	p. 28
Top 10 List of How to Live, Lift, and Laugh as a Person of God	p. 33
The Little Girl Who Couldn't Smile	p. 36
Growing Old--Gratefully	p. 39
Laughing at and During Meetings	p. 42
How Do You Spell C-E-L-E-B-R-A-T-E?	p. 44
Listening to the Sounds of Kids	p. 47
"Down Under," Down Under	p. 49
I Can Only Please One Person	p. 51
Don't Let the Kids Have All the Fun!	p. 52
Letter from Camp	p. 55
To Play and to Pray	p. 58
I've Got the Joy, Joy, Joy	p. 60
Top 10 List of How to Keep Happy and Healthy as a Family of God!	p. 62
I Am Special! (I Really Am!)	p. 67
Do Be Do Be Do!	p. 70
Theology of T-shirts	p. 73
To Celebrate Life Means to Share Life	p. 75
Chain Laughter	p. 77
The Good Fridays and Easters of Our Lives	p. 78
Life Is For-Giving!	p. 80
Laughter--An Encouraging Sign of the Presence of God	p. 85
Where Has All the Laughter Gone?	p. 87
Things to Do for Fun at Home	p. 89
Laugh, Even Though It Hurts	p. 93
Humorous Family Vacations or It Didn't Seem Funny at the Time!	p. 95
Ho-Ho-Home Is Where the Har-Har-Heart Is!	p. 99
Grandparenting Is "Grand"!	p. 105
I Can't See the Dark!	p. 108
What's Taken So Long?	p. 110
I Wish I Had Said That!	p. 112
Affirming Those around Us	p. 116
Just for Fun	p. 118
Easter Joy Turns the World Upside Down!	p. 121
Time Is Celebration	p. 123
The Gift of Today	p. 125
Rise ... and Whine!	p. 127
Jesus Is with Us	p. 129
Celebrating Life	p. 131
A Quiet Joy	p. 133
Children and Adults--Together	p. 134
Guidelines for Celebrating the Christ-Life	p. 136
Well Now!	p. 137
A Final Word on--Let There Be Laughter!	p. 138
Sarah's Christmas Scenario--1998	p. 139
12 Warning Signs of Health	p. 143
Endnotes	p. 144
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