Pastor Howard Boles once used a deleted movie scene from the Monty Python troupe on Biblical shepherds in their fields as part of a sermon message. In the clip, as herdsmen are engrossed in passionate ...

As the Rev. Thomas Goodhue began his homily, the choir members at his Bay Shore church pulled out newspapers and held them in front of their faces as they read -- seemingly bored to death. Another ...

WILLIAMSTOWN — As the saying goes, if you want to make God laugh, make plans! However, we also know that life with God is not meant to be only somber and serious, and so God is not the only one ...

Those are just two of the religious one-liners the Rev. Marj Stark delivered from the pulpit this week at Holy Humor Sunday, a Saturday Night Live-type service in its third year at the two Methodist ...

EAST MOLINE -- Ever wonder how many Presbyterians it takes to change a light bulb. Head over to First Presbyterian Church, at 777 25th Ave., East Moline, Sunday and let the Rev. Rebecca Sherwood tell ...

The United Methodist church in North San Juan will observe Holy Humor Sunday this week at 8:45 a.m. The Rev. Paul Guffin will preach on “Fools for Christ,” based on 1 Corinthians 1:26-31 and 4:9-13.

It's not often God-fearing people are caught with Laffy Taffy or Good Humor ice cream in church. Nor is it common to see soap bubbles or hear silly songs circulating above the pews. But that's just ...

Five preachers, a rabbi and an imam walked into a local church. Sounds like the beginning of a well-worn joke, right? This was no gag, though. The spiritual leaders who recently gathered at Crossings ...

Moore First United Methodist Church of Moore will be celebrating this Sunday in a different and refreshing way -- as "Holy Humor Sunday." For centuries, church officials said, "Bright Sunday" -- the ...