"Out on the front lines in Afghanistan, humor is an awesome morale
builder among the Marines I serve as chaplain."
—
Lieutenant Commander James M.T. Connolly, CHC, USNR
“For seven years,
I have anxiously awaited the delivery of JN each month.
It’s always the dose of medicine that I need. I use it for sermons,
youth talks, rest-home Bible studies, wherever I can.”
—
Pastor Scott Dickinson
Cherry Street Wesleyan Church, Ottawa, KS
“I’ve enjoyed
JN for many years, often thankful for great sermon ideas and
reproducing its cartoons in parish bulletins. May JN keep
on changing sad saints into happy ones!”
—
Rev. John Kennedy
St. Vincent’s Seminary, Philadelphia, PA
“I use material
from JN each month in our Sunday school class of baby boomers
at Rose Hill Presbyterian Church in Kirkland, WA. It is invaluable!
Worth much more than the paltry sum I pay for membership!”
—
Gordy Darragh
Kirkland, WA
“JN is the
best of its kind on the market today! I really enjoy great truths
and splendid belly laughs.”
—
Pat Boyd
Muncie, IN
“I attended a Festival
of Christian Humor sponsored by the Georgia Baptist Convention.
They highly recommended The Joyful Noiseletter.”
—
Pastor Joel Smith
Hopeful Baptist Church, Camilla, GA
“JN is a
wonderful and sorely needed publication! Pastors in particular (and
their spouses!) could benefit from the joy and good wholesome humor
you publish!”
—
Kathryn Blackmon
Dallas, TX
“When JN
arrives, our senior pastor, Rev. Dan Sander, immediately assembles
all of the staff and reads it out loud, cover to cover, to all of
us. Thanks for bringing joyful noise into our church office.”
—
Rev. Jon C. Paulus
Parma (OH) Lutheran Church
“Thank you for bringing
Christ’s joy into my life.”
—
Rev. John S. Trimbur
St. John the Baptist Church, Campbell, OH
“JN is packed
with funny religious stories, plus a page of cartoons, that offer
some of the choicest pickings for the pulpit, church bulletins,
or dinner table fare.”
—
George W. Cornell
The Associated Press
“Reading The
Joyful Noiseletter and the Holy Humor
and Holy Hilarity series of books by Cal
and Rose Samra is like looking at a Norman Rockwell painting. You’ll
see touches of Americana from glimpses into how we used to be to
reminders of how we’re still the same.”
—
Sandi Dolbee, Religion Editor
San Diego Union-Tribune
“The nondenominational
FMC ministry measures its success not by counting dollars, but by
watching people laugh. JN’s board of 40 consulting editors
includes not only respected Christian leaders, but also an array
of denominational representations. JN prints only humor
that is tasteful and reverent.”
—
Dan Runyon
Christianity Today
“JN is a
rollicking good idea. We’re grateful to its founders for reminding
us of humor’s rightful place in the life of faith.”
—
United Methodist Reporter
“Last year, I was
given a copy of Holy Humor by Cal and Rose Samra, and I
really enjoyed it. After I read it, I put it in the men’s restroom
at church. Thereafter, our Quaker silent worship was punctuated
with laughter emanating from the men’s room.”
—
Philip Gulley
Best-selling author
“God bless you in
your crucial ministry to bring joy and good cheer into the lives
of Christians.”
—
Dr. Lloyd John Ogilvie
Chaplain, U.S. Senate
“A prominent European
theologian once commented that ‘orthodoxy has no humor.’ Anyone
who thinks this way should subscribe without delay to The
Joyful Noiseletter.”
—
Sherwood Eliot Wirt
Author, Jesus Man of Joy
Billy Graham biographer
Asked at one of
his comedy concerts, “What would be your advice in helping our pastors
with their sermons?”, comedian Steve Allen responded by recommending
The Joyful Noiseletter.
“FMC is one of those
ideas whose ‘time has come.’ It’s nice to know someone is helping
Christians to stop being humor-impaired.”
—
Antoinette Bosco, Columnist
Catholic News Service
“…a new generation
of clergy, theologians, and comics whose mission is to recapture
what they envision as the joyful world of the early Christians,
in which the resurrection was a living memory… a movement to a more
celebrative faith focusing on joy and fueled by humor…”
—
David Briggs, Religion Editor
The Associated Press
“JN
is great for snappy sermon starters. Our church has a support group
for persons suffering from chronic depression and a variety of other
illnesses.
We always open our sessions with a tidbit or two from JN.
It really
helps these persons.”
—
Rev. Barron B. Maberry
St. Matthew’s Evangelical Lutheran Church, Washington, DC
