I Love God's Sense of Humor; I Just Wish He'd Let Me in on the Joke

by Stan Toler

Have you ever felt like you were the only one in the crowd who didn't get the joke? The joke was told with great delivery...but the punch line just flew over your head? The Christian life can be a lot like that. We're told that God has a great sense of humor, but sometimes His irony leaves us gasping instead of giggling.In his new book, I Love God's Sense of Humor; I Just Wish He'd Let Me in on the Joke, Stan Toler addresses the awkward moments of life and the silence that fills the air after trouble or tragedy has occurred. With humor and insight, Toler revisits the lives of biblical heroes who struggled to find the humor in horrifying situations yet found the courage and faith to overcome the obstacles in their lives. He helps you learn to deal with some of life's most pressing problems--while still managing to keep a smile on your face.I Love God's Sense of Humor...will remind you that you don't necessarily need a great sense of humor to get God's punch lines. You just need a great sense of faith--the ability to see that God will get you to Jerusalem even if you have to go through Cleveland to get there.In I Love God's Sense of Humor...you'll learn to

152 pages, Paperback

First published March 10, 2006

About the author

Stan Toler is senior pastor of Trinity Church of the Nazarene in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, and hosts the television program, "Leadership Today." He conducts seminars throughout the U.S. as the Model Church Instructor for INJOY Ministries, a leadership development institute for pastors. He has written over 30 books and is co-author of The Year Round Church Event Book.

Reviews

[Cindy aka "The Book Fairy" · Rating 4 out of 5]

Marvelous source of encouragement and uplifting verses and stories.....

[Gloria Montoya · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book is magnificent. It is definitely too funny and entertaining to where I could relate to the issues being dealt with and see things in a whole new refreshing way. This book gives you a brand new outlook on life and a greater appreciation for God in Heaven and how much love He has for all of us.
This book unites the humor in biblical situations with today's everyday situations showing you that their is definitely nothing new under the sun and brings out the humorous events in the biblical times to where I found them funny because I was given the chance to really dig deep and think...OMG...what just happened and why did he or she go in that direction and why did they not see that cliff or brick wall directly in front of them.

It is well worth reading and you will get a huge laugh from this book.

Gloria

[Donnamarie Marbet-Eckhardt · Rating 5 out of 5]

I was given this book as a gift. The author takes parts from the Bible and makes them understandable to real life and truly shows the humor of God. This was an easy read and brings a smile to one's face even in the midst of storms.

[Debbie Frickey · Rating 5 out of 5]

Funny, teaches God's temptations, inadequacy, hopelessness, and loneliness.