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372 posts of hope & humor

Books
Characters: Comedies and Dramas
Communicate to Change Lives
Squeezing Good Out of Bad
The Why Files: Are there really ghosts?
The Why Files: Is there really life after death?
The Why Files: When can I start dating?
Writing with Banana Peels: Principles, Practices, and Pratfalls of Writing with
Humor
More

Comedy/drama
Characters: Comedies and Dramas
Brother Bob Blessing: "Something Lucrative Is Going to Happen to You" 
Pilate (Easter drama)
Wiseman and Wife (comedy/drama)

Cultural issues
2012: End of the world?
Conspiracy theories
Cults: sects and violence
Dealing with terrorist attacks (7 articles)
Dirty words
Disney's distortions
Harry Potter: The good, the bad,
the muggly
"I wanna be a n'acho man!"
Living simply, living richly
New slogans for old "boomers"
Psychic secrets revealed
Reality TV: Get real!
School shootings
Urban legends

Death/dying
Dealing with death and grief
Dealing with impending death
Dealing with terrorist attacks
Life's VCR

Health
Aging
Breaking habits . . . before they break you
Dark chocolate is good for you!
Dealing with pain (from Squeezing Good Out of Bad)
Government spells "heath" with "w"
"I just want to die" (suicide)
I'm eight pill bottles old
Managing your time . . . and sanity
Resources for physical and mental health (25+ links)
Top ten things I've learned living with cancer
WWJD? What would Jesus devour?
You may be depressed if . . .

Holidays
Christmas (12 articles)
Easter (10 articles)
Halloween
Thanksgiving

Hope
Best of Hope & Humor: 2010
Best of Hope: 2011
Encouragement for clergy
Encouraging quips and quotations
God is never late . . . but He sure is slow!
Hope and humor blog
"I'm a giant killer!" keynote talk

Keeping your dreams alive
Son of a saint: good parents, bad children
Spray-paint parenting
Twenty of my most hopeful posts from 2010
Why? Some thoughts on life's tough questions

Humor
Airline travel
Are you absolutely sure there are no absolutes?
Bad, bad baby names
Barbie turns big 5-0
Best of Humor: 2011
Beyond Viagra: What women really want
The Book of Joe: Feeling rather Job-ish?
Brother Bob Blessing: "Something Lucrative Is
Going to Happen to You" 
Everyone needs a kidney stone
Faith of Our Mothers
Finely-aged believers
It's a Wonderful Life
Mr. Rogers: "It's a Terrible Day in the Neighborhood"
My "real" job:
Confessions of a stay-at-home dad
Old predictions for the new year
The Papoose-Driven Life
Planned Bank Robbery: We're Pro-Choice! 
Pray-o-matic
Top ten differences between "secretaries"
and "administrative professionals"
Top ten great things about being in ministry
Top ten lists
Top ten signs the staff is stressed out
Top ten things not to say at airport security
Top ten things you won't hear at commencement
Top ten wishes for my 50th birthday
The Twitter Bible
What I didn't learn in kindergarten
"Yep, I'm intolerant" 
You can fix anything with duct tape . . .
You may be a parent . . .if you've ever said one or more of the following

Issues
Are afterbirth stem cells more effective than unborn stem cells?
Are you absolutely sure there are no absolutes?
Are you, Jim, a feminist?
"Burn a Koran Day"
Capital punishment
Civil unions
Does DNA disprove evolution?
"Everybody Loves Barack"
Hate crimes
Homosexuality
Intolerance 
Iraq War
Is it a life or a choice?
"Jumbo shrimp" and "mercy killing" (Euthanasia)
Negative campaigning
Osama 'Grinch' Laden
Planned Bank Robbery: We're pro-choice! 
Prayer in school
Product safety
Pro-pro-life
"So help me, God"
Taxes: My plot to eliminate IRS
The Ten Commandments
Were Founding Fathers "Christian"?
When is war "just"?

Love and sex
Breaking up without breaking down
Children who marry their parents: the psychology of courtship
The Cure for alienation
Cure for common cold: sex
Different from the neck up
Falling in loveand getting back up
Guy's guide to cars . . . and sex
The hang-ups with 'hookups'
Homosexuality: Why are people so bent out of shape?
Hormonal Output Toxicity Syndrome (HOTS):
Why guys do what
guys do
"I Can Hear You Snore" and other realistic love songs
Is oral sex "sex"?
Looking for love in all the right places
Marriage vs. same-sex unions
No hablo, estrogen: becoming bilingual in relationships
Porn: Reel vs. real sex
Seven things your guy wishes you knew about himbut doesn't know how to tell you
Top ten advantages of robot love
Three secrets to xxx-ceptional sex
Top ten reasons I'm not divorcing my wife
Why are guys such boobs about breasts?

Spirituality
Thirty-one days of "Hope & Humor" devotions
Angels don't come from Hallmark
Are there really ghosts?
Are you eternally in-secure?
Becoming like little children
Being a wise Samaritan
Charles Colson: good and faithful servant
Demons: possession or obsession?
Genuine Jesus or Counterfeit Christ?
Encouragement for clergy
God is never late . . . but He sure is slow!
God's will' is not lost:
for those trying to find it
Healing: faith or fake?
It's Sunday . . . but Jesus is Comin'
"It Is Well with My Soul" The rest of the stories
The Lone Ranger and someone to believe in
Looking for love in all the right places
Ministry resources for pastors, teachers, Christian leaders
Rolling through life (finding your spiritual balance)
Signs and wonders?!
Taking up the correct cross
The rest of the Bible story
Thirty-one days of "Hope & Humor" devotions
Watkins' Church Dictionary
"What must I do to inherit eternal life?"
Who is the supreme super hero?
Why? Some thoughts on life's tough questions
Women in ministry resources (20+ articles)
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