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grace
healing
humor
humor as spiritual path
laugh
laughter
Rev Susan Sparks
spiritual healing
spiritual humor
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- ISBN 9781683361688
- Dimensions: 152 x 229mm
- Publication Date: 17 Jun 2010
- Publisher: Jewish Lights Publishing
- Publication City/Country: US
- Product Form: Hardback
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Laughter—the GPS System for the Soul
Laughter was honored by the ancients as a spiritual healing tool and celebrated by the world's great religions. So why aren’t we laughing along the spiritual path today? What would happen if we did?
In this personal and funny look at humor as a spiritual practice, Rev. Susan Sparks—an ex-lawyer turned comedian and Baptist minister—presents a convincing case that the power of humor radiates far beyond punch lines. Laughter can help you:
Remove the fearful mask of a God who doesn’t laugh
Debunk the myths that you don’t deserve joy
Find perspective when faced with adversity
Exercise forgiveness for yourself and others
Reclaim play as a spiritual practice
Heal—emotionally, physically, and spiritually
Keep your faith when God is silent
Live with elegance, beauty, and generosity of spirit
Whatever your faith tradition—or if you have none at all—join this veteran of the punch line and the pulpit in reclaiming the forgotten humor legacy found in thousands of years of human spiritual history.
Rev. Susan Sparks, the only female comedian in the country with a pulpit, is senior pastor of the historic Madison Avenue Baptist Church in New York City (the first woman pastor in its 160-year history). She is author of Laugh Your Way to Grace: Reclaiming the Spiritual Power of Humor (SkyLight Paths). She has been featured on ABC, PBS and CNN, as a regular guest with country music star Naomi Judd on Naomi's New Morning on the Hallmark Channel, in the New York Times and in numerous comedy clubs. She is the recipient of an award from Intersections International for her interfaith work to promote justice, reconciliation and peace among diverse communities. Find out more at www.susansparks.com.
Rev. Susan Sparks is available to speak on the following topics:
Transform Your Life, Work and Spiritual Path Through Laughter
Life Transitions and Finding Your Path
Humor and Life Crisis
Presentation Skills Using Wisdom from the Courtroom, the Pulpit and Comedy Clubs
The Power of Humorfor Clerics, Chaplains andCaregivers
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