The person who can bring the spirit of laughter into a room is indeed blessed.
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October 1, 2024 at 4:48 pmFishing Trip with a Visitor One day a Pastor and a Brother from the church took a Visitor fishing on boat. Once in the Middle of the lake, the Pastor said” I seem to have forgotten my fishing pole, be right back” and to the visitors amazement stepped out of the boat and walked on top of the water towards the shore. When he had returned, the Brother said, “I need to use the restroom, be right back” Again the visitor watched in amazement. Once the brother returned, not wanting to be outdone, the visitor said, ” I need to use the restroom too” As soon as he stepped out of the boat, he sank. The Pastor nudged the brother and said “We should have told him where the rocks were?” 🤪😩😆😂
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October 1, 2024 at 10:55 pmYour Hut in Heaven A man died and went to heaven. He was met at the Pearly Gates by St. Peter who led him down the golden streets. They passed stately homes and beautiful mansions until they came to the end of the street where they stopped in front of a rundown cabin. The man asked St. Peter why he got a hut when there were so many mansions, he could live in. St. Peter replied, “I did the best with the money you sent us.” 😩😩😩😩
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October 1, 2024 at 10:58 pmHow to Get to Heaven A teacher asked the children in her Sunday School class, “If I sold my house and my car, had a big garage sale, and give all the money to the church, would I get into heaven?” “No!” The children all answered. “If I cleaned the church every day, mowed the yard, and kept everything neat and tidy, would I then get into heaven?” Again, the answer was “NO!” “Well,” she continued, “then how can I get into heaven? In the back of the room, a five-year-old boy shouted, “You got to be dead!” 😩😩😩
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October 4, 2024 at 6:14 amA MAN IS TRYING TO GET INTO HEAVEN A man died and went to heaven. St. Peter asked him, “Why should I let you into heaven?” The guy said, “Well, I tried to help other people.” “Can you give me an example?” “Sure. Once I was in a roadside diner and a group of Hell’s Angels were in there bothering a little old lady. They had knives and guns and were scaring everyone in the place. So, I stepped up to the leader and spun him around and punched him the face and said, ‘Hey! Why don’t you leave that little lady alone? And while you’re at it, you and your filthy friends clear out of here and get on your bikes and ride away.” “Wow, that was pretty brave, when did that happen?” “About five minutes ago!” 😩🤪😆👌😂
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October 4, 2024 at 9:52 amWhat award did the dentist win? A-Little plaque.”😩😆🤣
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October 4, 2024 at 2:54 pmOfficer Kamala; There’s an emergency at the border, why haven’t you been there yet? She laughs and said, I haven’t been to EUROPE either! HAHAHA😩😩😩😩
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October 7, 2024 at 1:17 pmHonesty Best to be Honest A police officer pulls over a speeding car. The officer says, ‘I clocked you at 80 miles per hour, sir.’ The driver says, ‘Oh my, officer I had it on cruise control at 60; perhaps your radar gun needs calibrating.’ Not looking up from her knitting the wife says, ‘Now don’t be silly dear, you know this car doesn’t have cruise control! As the officer writes out the ticket, the driver looks over at his wife and growls, ‘Can’t you please keep quiet for once??!!’ The wife smiles demurely and says, ‘You should be thankful your radar detector went off when it did.’ As the officer makes out the second ticket for the illegal radar detector unit, the man looks at his wife again and says through clenched teeth, ‘Woman, can’t you keep quiet?!!!!!!’ The officer frowns and says, ‘And I notice that you’re not wearing your seat belt, sir. That’s an automatic $75 fine.’ The driver says, ‘Yeah, well, you see officer, I had it on, but took it off when you pulled me over so that I could get my license out of my back pocket.’ The wife says, ‘Now, dear, you know very well that you didn’t have your seat belt on. You never wear your seat belt when you’re driving.’ And as the police officer is writing out the third ticket the driver turns to his wife and barks, ‘WILL YOU PLEASE BE QUIET!!!!!’ The officer looks over at the woman and asks, ‘Does your husband always talk to you this way, Ma’am?’ and she said, ‘Only when he’s been drinking’. 😩😩😩
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October 8, 2024 at 6:08 amSomething You Never Hear in Church Hey! It’s my turn to sit on the front pew! I was so enthralled, I never noticed your sermon went over time 25 minutes. Personally, I find witnessing much more enjoyable than golf. I’ve decided to give our church the $500.00 a month I used to send to TV evangelists. I volunteer to be the permanent teacher for the Junior High Sunday School class. Forget the denominational minimum salary: let’s pay our pastor so he/she can live like we do. I love it when we sing hymns I’ve never heard before! Since we’re all here, let’s start the worship service early! Pastor, we’d like to send you to this Bible Seminar in the Bahamas. Nothing inspires me and strengthens my commitment like our annual stewardship campaign! 😩😩😩
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October 10, 2024 at 5:07 pmGood Sermon! After a very long and boring sermon the parishioners filed out of the church saying nothing to the preacher. Towards the end of the line was a thoughtful person who always commented on the sermons. “Pastor, today your sermon reminded me of the peace and love of God!” The pastor was thrilled. “No-one has ever said anything like that about my preaching before. Tell me why.” “Well – it reminded me of the Peace of God because it passed all understanding and the Love of God because it endured forever!” 😩🤣😄
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October 10, 2024 at 5:09 pmA Pastor Saying Farewell👋🏼 A pastor was leaving his area and was saying farewell to his congregation at the Church doors for the last time. He shook the hand of an elderly lady as she walked out. She said, “Your successor won’t be as good as you.” “Nonsense”, said the pastor, in a flattered tone. “No, really”, said the old lady, “I’ve been here under five different ministers, and each new one has been worse than the last. 👋🏼🤣😩
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October 10, 2024 at 5:12 pmThe Dead Church A new pastor in a small Midwestern town spent the first four days making personal visits to each of the members, inviting them to come to his first service. The following Sunday, the church was all but empty. Accordingly, the pastor placed a notice in the local newspapers, stating that because the church was dead, it is everyone’s duty to give it a decent Christian burial. The funeral would be held the following Sunday afternoon, the notice stated. Morbidly curious, a large crowd turned out for the “funeral.” In front of the pulpit, they saw a closed coffin, smothered with flowers. After the pastor delivered the eulogy, he opened the coffin and invited his congregation to come forward and pay their final respects to their dead church. Filled with curiosity as to what would represent the corpse of a “dead church”, all the people lined up to look into the coffin. Each “mourner” peeped into the coffin then quickly turned away with a guilty, sheepish look. In the coffin, tilted at the correct angle, was a large mirror! 😩🤣⚰️
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October 10, 2024 at 5:14 pmObituary Our church was saddened to learn this week of the death of one of our most valued members, Someone Else. Someone’s passing creates a vacancy that will be difficult to fill. Else has been with us for many years and for every one of those years, someone did far more than a normal person’s share of work. Whenever there was a job to do, a class to teach, or meeting to attend, one name was on everyone’s list, “Let Someone Else do it.” Whenever leadership was mentioned, this wonderful person was looked to for inspiration as well as results, “Someone Else can work with that group.” It was common knowledge that Someone Else was among the most liberal givers in the church. Whenever there was a financial need, everyone just assumed Someone Else would make up the difference. Someone Else was a wonderful person, sometimes appearing superhuman. Where the truth be known, everybody expected too much of Someone Else. Now Someone Else is gone! We wonder what we are going to do. Someone Else left a wonderful example to follow, but who is going to follow it? Who is going to the things Someone Else did? When you are asked to help this year, remember—we can’t depend on Someone Else anymore. 😩🤣🤣
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October 10, 2024 at 5:16 pmThe judge asked the woman what she stole. She replied, “I stole a can of peaches.” The judge then asked, “how many peaches were in the can?” “Six,” replied the woman. After consideration, the judge decided to sentence her one night of prison for every peach she stole. Six nights total. At this moment, the woman felt helpless, bawling her eyes out, she didn’t know what to do. And before the judge smacked the mallet down to make it final, her husband entered into the courtroom and yelled, “your honor, wait!” The judge froze and listened to what the husband wanted to say. “She also stole a can of peas!” 😩😩😩
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October 15, 2024 at 2:04 am⛔️Church Bulletin Bloopers⛔️ The outreach committee has enlisted 25 visitors to make calls on people who are not afflicted with any church. Next Sunday, Mrs. Maggiestad will be soloist for the morning service. The pastor will then speak on “It’s a Terrible Experience.” Don’t let worry kill you—let the church help. During the absence of our pastor, we enjoyed the rare privilege of hearing a good sermon from E.J. Stubbs. The Pastor would appreciate if the ladies of the congregation would lend him their electric girdles for the pancake breakfast next Sunday morning. Thursday at 5 p.m., there will be a meeting of the little mother’s club. All ladies wishing to become “little mothers” will meet with the pastor in his study. The ladies of the church have cast off clothing of every kind. They can be seen in the church basement Saturday. Scouts are saving aluminum cans, bottles, and other items to be recycled. Proceeds will be used to cripple children. The Low Self-Esteem Support Group will meet Thursday at 7 to 8:30 p.m. Please use the back door of the church. The Rev. Hart spoke briefly, much to the delight of the audience. Weight Watchers will meet at 7 p.m. Please use the large double doors at the side entrance. Flora will be leaning a weight management series Wednesday nights. She uses the program herself and has been growing like crazy! A bean supper will be held on Tuesday evening in the church. Music will follow. Thursday Night—Potluck Dinner. Pray and medication to follow. At the evening service tonight, the sermon topic will be “What is Hell?” Come early and listen to our choir practice. This being Easter Sunday. We will ask Mrs. zfiel to come forward and lay an egg on the alter. For those of you who have children and don’t know it, we have a nursery downstairs. Pastor is on vacation. Massages can be given to the church secretary. 🫣🤣😩🤣😂
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October 18, 2024 at 12:39 pmSwarms of flying insects threaten town! POLICE Deploy The SWAT TEAM😩🤣😆
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October 22, 2024 at 10:55 amLetters to the Pastor Dear Pastor, I would like to go to heaven someday because I know my brother won’t be there. Stephen. Age 8, Chicago Dear Pastor, I know God loves everybody, but He never met my sister. Yours sincerely, Arnold. Age 8, Nashville. Dear Pastor, Please say in your sermon that Peter Peterson has been a good boy all week. I am Peter Peterson. Sincerely, Pete. Age 9, Phoenix Dear Pastor, my father should be a minister. Every day he gives us a sermon about something. Robert Anderson, age 11 Dear Pastor, I’m sorry I can’t leave more money in the plate, but my father didn’t give me a raise in my allowance. Could you have a sermon about a raise in my allowance? Love, Patty. Age 10, New Haven Dear Pastor, My mother is very religious. She goes to play bingo at church every week even if she has a cold. Yours truly, Annette. Age 9, Albany Dear Pastor, I think a lot more people would come to your church if you moved it to Disneyland. Loreen. Age 9. Tacoma Dear Pastor, I liked your sermon where you said that good health is more important than money, but I still want a raise in my allowance. Sincerely, Eleanor. Age 12, Sarasota Dear Pastor, Please pray for all the airline pilots. I am flying to California tomorrow. Laurie. Age 10, New York City Dear Pastor, I hope to go to heaven someday but later than sooner. Love, Ellen. Age 9, Athens Dear Pastor, Please say a prayer for our Little League team. We need God’s help or a new pitcher. Thank you. Alexander. Age 10, Raleigh Dear Pastor, My father says I should learn the Ten Commandments. But I don’t think I want to because we have enough rules already in my house. Joshua. Age 10, South Pasadena Dear Pastor, Who does God pray to? Is there a God for God? Sincerely, Christopher. Age 9, Titusville Dear Pastor, Are there any devils on earth? I think there may be one in my class. Carla. Age 10, Salina Dear Pastor, I liked your sermon on Sunday. Especially when it was finished. Ralph, Age 11, Akron Dear Pastor, How does God know the good people from the bad people? Do you tell Him, or does He read about it in the newspapers? Sincerely, Marie. Age 9, Lewiston 🤣😆😩
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October 30, 2024 at 9:38 amWhat’s a cat’s favorite kitchen utensil? A whisker.😩🤣😆
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November 7, 2024 at 7:24 pmThey say that laughter is “the best medicine,” and as it turns out, there is some scientific truth to this assertion. Humor-associated laughter has numerous health benefits, so here are 11 reasons you should laugh it up.
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November 7, 2024 at 7:26 pmLaughter is a sign of good will toward others.✅ Laughter may be unique to humans. Why do we do it? According to a 2010 study in BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine, laughter and smiling are generally intended as a message of good will. The authors extrapolate that there is a similar function in primates, who use facial expressions with bared teeth to suggest friendliness and sociability. They write, “Because some forms of smiling are voluntary and easily faked, laughter, which requires a more synergetic contraction of the wider musculature, is believed to have evolved in humans to express a secure, safe message to others.”
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November 7, 2024 at 7:27 pmLaughter may reduce your blood pressure. High blood pressure (hypertension) is one of the most dangerous side effects of stress, as well as a huge risk factor for heart disease and stroke. However, it’s hard to be stressed when you’re laughing, so researchers have investigated whether laughter can bring blood pressure down. There are more than a few studies that show a reduction of blood pressure after laughter, such as a 2017 study in the Journal of Dental and Medical Research, where 40 patients undergoing hemodialysis listened to CDs of comic shows for 16 30-minute sessions over eight weeks, and saw a decrease in blood pressure.
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November 7, 2024 at 7:28 pmResearchers presented results of a three-month-long study at the American Heart Association’s Scientific Sessions. Researchers exposed 79 participants to either a music or laughter therapy. mLaughter was stimulated through “playful eye contact” and breathing exercises. Immediately after sessions, the blood pressure readings from the laughers lowered by 7 mmHg—(millimeters of mercury, how the blood pressure readings on a sphygmomanometer are abbreviated). In comparison, music therapy only brought blood pressure down by 6 mmHg.
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November 7, 2024 at 7:29 pmAfter three months, the blood pressure readings significantly decreased overall by 5 mmHg among the laughers. People in the comparison group showed no change in blood pressure readings. This had led to a treatment known as laughter yoga.
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November 7, 2024 at 7:31 pmDr. Madan Kataria, founder of the Laughter Yoga School, told Medscape, “You don’t need any jokes, any humor, or any comedy. You don’t even need to be happy. What we do is laugh in a group and initiate laughter as a form of bodily exercise, but when we have eye contact with others, this laughter becomes real and contagious.” Kataria led a study of 200 male and female individuals who participated in laughter yoga sessions for 20 to 30 minutes. The researchers stimulated laughter in the participants for between 45 seconds and one minute, followed by deep breathing and stretching for the duration of the sessions. Subjects who laughed saw a reduction in their systolic blood pressure of more than 6 mmHg, a significant change from baseline and also significant when compared with a non-laughing control group. Diastolic blood pressure was also significantly reduced. In addition, their levels of cortisol, a stress hormone, were also reduced.
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November 7, 2024 at 7:33 pmAs a result, laughter yoga has gone on to be used as an intervention for a variety of health issues, ranging from stress to dementia. Laughter can reduce anxiety and other negative emotions.
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November 7, 2024 at 7:39 pmA study in Psychological Reports looked at the effects of humorous laughter on threat-induced anxiety. Researchers led 53 college students to believe (falsely) that they were going to receive an electric shock after a waiting period. Subjects in the experiment group listened to a humorous tape while waiting for their shock. The placebo group listened to a non-humorous tape, and the control group did not listen to any tape. The humor group reported that their anxiety decreased during the anticipatory period, and those with the highest self-reported level of sense of humor had the lowest reported anxiety.
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