Amy was assembling our new dressers. The dressers couldn’t have been more disassembled, “unless they made me cut my own wood,” she said. Yes, they could be, I countered. They could have made us grow our own trees. * * * Dissatisfied with your local furniture superstore’s selection? Feeling emotionally disconnected from the furniture pieces […]
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Jeezuz
A lady staffer at a church we used to attend always pronounced Jesus like Jeezuz, like suds, spuds, or was, with a strong emphasis on the hard, buzzing z instead of a soft s. Why did she do this? It’s because she knows the Jesus that most mainstream Christians have yet to meet: Funky Jesus […]
Editor’s Note–TFF Issue 27
Incongruities are the chief source of my humor. It could be that I am creating the incongruities in my head, twisting reality to suit the joke, or just being an irascible, irritating, embarrassing dad, but that’s me. I hope the 13 pieces The Family Farce published this quarter will encourage you to look for and […]
Jesus Saves
I saw a mug at Goodwill with a picture of Jesus on it. In big, bold letters was captioned “Jesus Saves.” In Jesus’ left hand was a pair of scissors; in His right, a fistful of coupons. Gives a whole new meaning to some of the old hymns. “I Know not Why God’s Wondrous Grace” […]