Sunday Funnies: July 30

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A re-run of my dad’s humor cards. They make me chuckle all over again – so I hope you enjoy them whether it’s the first time or second (first posted on 6/19/2022).

The backstory: My dad was a Presbyterian pastor for 40 years. He kept a well curated stack of humor cards – little stories he heard, found or saw and then typed onto 5×7 cards. Then he wrote in the margins when he used that particular item. His humor was often an easy way to settle in to something deeper – by laughing and thinking about the buried truth in these little nuggets, it paved the way to an open heart.

Kids Church Humor

Rev. David A. Stammerjohn, pastor of Laboratory Presbyterian Church, Washington, Pennsylvania, spent a week at the Synod school with his two children. The school’s theme focuses on Moses and the Exodus. When they returned home, his five-year-old daughter excitedly greeted her mother: “Guess what, Mommy? We made unleaded bread!”

The old pastor made it a practice to visit the parish school one day a week. He walked into the 4th grade class, where the children were studying the states, and asked them how many states they could name. They came up with about 40 names. He jokingly told them that in his day students knew the names of all the states. One lad raised his hand and said, “Yes, but in those days there were only 13.”

Four-year-old Tucker Jones attended the vacation Bible school at our church. The theme was “Discipleship and Saving Mother Earth.” His mother, Trish Jones, asked Tucker what he had learned. He immediately told her all about “Jesus and the 12 recycles.”

31 thoughts on “Sunday Funnies: July 30”

  4. Oh my gosh…the Tucker business reminds me of a childhood friend who was sure the reference was to “Jesus and the tricycles”. LOL! Same as Dr. Stein…but the popsicles…hmmm…that one’s new!

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  10. These always bring a smile and a memory to mind. A Lutheran church that I attended always had humor in the handout and invariably in his sermons as well. It was a lovely small church nestled in the trees. Thank you!

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  11. They’re great as ever. The 12 recycles haha love it. People used to tell jokes more. A few years ago a teacher told our son (then aged about 7) that he had the reading age of an “eight to nine year old”. He came home very excited and said “Mum, dad, my teacher says I’ve got the reading age of an 89-year-old!”

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  12. “One lad raised his hand and said, “Yes, but in those days there were only 13.” – LOL, kids always think we’re waaaay older than we actually are! Good wit!

    “Jesus and the 12 recycles.” – a little blending of the messages! LOL!

    Love these!

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