Church is generally expected to be a place of encouragement, but it can sometimes also be a site of some unusual and hilarious interactions. For instance, a lady walked up and asked, “Are you Josh?” Apparently she had heard about…
On a recent day off from school, the plan was to have my daughter spend some time with Grandma while my Dad and I took care of a few things. And as we were pulling up to my parents’ house,…
Millions of people worldwide have cried their way through Tuesdays with Morrie. This touching book chronicles the author’s visits with a former professor dying of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). ALS is a terrible neurodegenerative disease, and I witnessed its devastating…
Life circumstances have a way of shaping our current and future passions. And recently, my technological savvy using my work iPhone, which could accurately be described as “Boomer-like,” resulted in me inadvertently clicking on an obvious Phishing email. This resulted…
Various programs that “guarantee” improved health, enhanced performance, unlimited energy, failproof financial security, and a host of other appealing things usually result in a charitable donation to an uncharitable person or entity. But when the kids in my church Youth…
Last week, my daughter and I were invited to a Pokemon trading card event. I figured it would be a relatively small gathering of kids accompanied by their parents, but I realized my colossal underestimation of this event’s magnitude the…
Two guys named Josh. Both representing something Wonderful. Both partially clad in neon green. Which is the cardboard cut-out of an NFL star? Which is the author of books on Cholesterol and Cardiovascular Disease? Nearly impossible to tell the difference…but…
As most of you know, I’ve done Youth Ministries and Vacation Bible School events for a long time. And the “Kids Say the Darndest Things” files seem to provide an eternal stream of concurrent hilarity and profundity…which is one of…
A headline flashed across my news feed this morning about a “victim” whose Las Vegasvacation was “ruined” because people kept “mistaking him for David Beckham.” Upon furtherinvestigation of this person’s mug shot, this headline became even more hilarious. I mean,people…
I initially sought some birthday inspiration from the Bible…but since Pharaoh and King Herod’sbirthday activities definitely aren’t on my agenda, I instead reflected on God’s goodnessthroughout my life. Even though my wife likes to remind me I’m “practically 40,” I…
