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How to Live Life Laughing Might Sound Like a Foolish Subject for a Minister to Be Writing About, but Living Life Joyfully Is One of the Great Themes of the Bible HANK RUSSELL Over 30 Years of Publishing All scripture quotations, unless otherwise indicated, are taken from the New King James Version®. Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson, Inc. Used by permission. All rights reserved.Scripture taken from THE MESSAGE. Copyright © by Eugene H. Peterson, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996. Used by permission of NavPress Publishing Group. Scripture quotations marked (TLB) are taken from The Living Bible copyright © 1971. Used by permission of Tyndale House Publishers, Inc., Wheaton, IL 60189. All rights reserved. Scripture taken from the Good News Translation in Today’s English Version (marked TEV) - Second Edition Copyright © 1992 by American Bible Society. Used by Permission. Scripture quotations marked (NIV) are taken from the Holy Bible, New International Version®, NIV®. Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984 by Biblica, Inc.™ Used by permission of Zondervan. All rights reserved worldwide. How to Life Life Laughing - Copyright © 2010 by Dr. Henry E. Russell. Printed in the United States of America. All rights reserved, including the right of reproduction in any manner without written permission except in the case of brief quotations for reviews or articles. To Order Please Contact Maranatha Publications 352-375-6000 Or Write to Maranatha Publications PO Box 1799 Gainesville. Fl. 32602 To Order Online Visit Our Website: https://www.weinermedia.com FIRST EDITION Cover Design by John D. Weiner Library of Congress Cataloging in Publication Data has been applied for. ISBN 978-0-93-855802-6 MARANATHA PUBLICATIONS GAINESVILLE, FLORIDA De!cation I dedicate this book to my wonderful wife Grace Jarrell Williams Russell, who is an artist, writer, musician, and public speaker. She has drawn many architectural plans for houses that we have lived in and for many churches where we have served. She is a member of PAPA (Paducah Area Painters Alliance). Besides all of this, she the mother of our five children, whose talents and success reflect her personality and dynamic faith in God. She is rightly called “Amazing Grace.” Table of Contents 1 - Laughter is Good Medicine 15 2 - Determination 17 3 - A Personal Appeal to God 19 4 - The Road to College and Beyond 21 5 - Belief vs. Fiction 23 6 - Understanding 25 7 - Using God or Letting God Use You 27 8 - The Light is Attractive 28 9 - What is a Vacation? 30 10 - Seeing Through Someone Else’s Eyes 32 11 - On Passing a Test 33 12 - An Old Dyer County Tale 35 13 - A Questionable Salesman 37 14 - Fiction, Fact, and Reality 39 15 - Guidance 41 16 - The Need to Be a New Man 42 17 - Garbage 44 18 - Slap Stick Fun 46 19 - To Your Health 48 20 - Theological Confusion 50 21 - An Old, Old Country Story 51 22 - Not Far from The Frontier 54 23 - A Ghost Story 56 24 - A Good Question 60 25 - Replace Criticism with Love 61 26 - Is Being Number One Worth It? 63 27 - Scriptural Support 65 28 - A Risky Assignment 67 29 - A Guiding Light 69 30 - A Compliment? 71 31 - Finding a New Home in a Crowded City 73 32 - Carried Out 75 33 - Frustration Can Be a Lasting Experience 77 34 - Do You Like Your Name? 79 35 - Loyalty 81 36 - A Questionable Trade 83 37 - High Finance 85 38 - An Unusual Birth 87 39 - Too Many Meetings 88 40 - Fact or Fiction 90 41 - What’s in a Name? 92 42 - Halloween 93 43 - Child Guidance 95 44 - What About the Weather Tomorrow? 97 45 - On Running Away from Home 98 46 - The Joy of Meeting Others 100 47 - What Makes a Good Choice? 102 48 - Get Close to the Fire 105 49 - Warning! 107 50 - Tell Me About Your Dog 108 51 - Bumper Stickers 110 52 - Can You Believe It? 111 53 - What Day Is It? 113 54 - An Attention Getting Parable 115 55 - Can a Dog Be Smarter Than a Man? 117 56 - One of My Favorite Stories 119 57 - A New View for Review 122 58 - A Wedding to Remember 124 59 - Changing Our Point of View 125 60 - A Medical Observation 127 61 - Be Careful What You Look For 128 62 - On Trial! 130 63 - Railroad Problem 132 64 - Learning to Say “No” 134 65 - Out of Touch with Reality 132 66 - Fear 138 67 - Finding the Right Medicine 141 68 - Misunderstanding 143 69 - Finding the One Responsible 145 70 - Why Can’t We Balance Our Budget 147 71 - Mary! 149 72 - Seeing Blind! 151 73 - A Startling Sight 152 74 - Not Everybody Can Be Funny! 154 75 - Signs and What They Say 156 76 - An Unusual Request 158 77 - New Life Secret 160 78 - 2008 Olympics 1988 161 79 - An Exciting Story of a Church 163 80 - A Summary of Faith 165 81 - Are You a Member of God’s Family? 166 82 - How to Get On Your Feet 168 83 - Harness 169 84 - Watching the Crowd at Wal-Mart 171 85 - Old Time Texas 172 86 - Academic Jargon 174 87 - Feed My Sheep 177 88 - “Fire in the Hole!” 179 89 - Cartoon Philosophy 181 90 - What Can We Say? 181 91 - Life is What We Make It 183 92 - Starting Over 185 93 - Joshua 187 94 - Surprise! 191 95 - Talking Dog For Sale 193 96 - Impossible Possibilities! 195 97 - Watch Out for Appearances 196 98 - A Poem by a University Student 197 99 - Renewing Old Experiences 198 100 - How to Celebrate 199 101 - Spring is Dependable 201 102 - Enjoying Our Heritage 202 103 - Keeping Our Bread Fresh 203 104 - A Comment on My Call to Preach 204 105 - A Call from Beyond 205 106 - How to Deal with Change 206 107 - Controlling Rebellion 207 108 - Surviving TV 208 109 - A Subtle Teaching 209 110 - Unbelievable Insults 211 111 - Can We Get the Point? 212 112 - The Preacher’s Horse 213 113 - Playground Emergency 215 114 - Can Con -Men Win? 216 115 - Nice to Be Unknown 217 116 - Identifying with Others 219 117 - An Unexpected Outing 220 118 - His Master’s Voice 221 119 - A Disturbing Question 223 120 - What’s Happening? 225 121 - Thinking Backward Moving Forward 226 122 - On Finding the Right Answer 227 123 - Personal Anxiety 229 124 - Do You Want to Get Well 230 125 - Ignorance is No Excuse 232 126 - A Short Sentence 233 127 - Frustration 235 128 - Be Careful What You Repeat 236 129 - Skillful Living 238 130 - Can We Get It Right? 239 131 - The Wrong Side of the Boat 241 132 - An Empty Billfold 243 133 - Everyone Has a Chance 244 134 - Laughter Lifted Me 245 135 - Still Looking! 247 136 - Finding the Right Word at the Right Time 248 137 - Watch Out for Surprises! 250 138 - The Way to Remain Young 251 139 - Road Rage 253 140 - The Mysterious Robber 254 141 - What Do You Prefer? 255 142 - It’s Not Against the Law 256 143 - The Impossible! Live With It 257 144 - $40 – No More – No Less 259 145 - The Village Blacksmith 260 146 - Tough Love Is the Best Answer 262 147 - The Little Country Church 263 148 - A Shocking Discovery! 264 149 - A Remarkable Decision 265 150 - Your Last Six Months 267 151 - Are We There Yet? 268 152 - Jones 269 153 - The Wheel of Faith 271 154 - Confused Logic! 272 155 - Why? How? 273 156 - Learning to Think Before You Speak 274 157 - Rural Responsibility 275 158 - Escape 276 159 - A Boat in the Middle of The Lake 278 160 - Somebody with a Mission 279 161 - Being Clever is Not Enough 280 162 - What Do We Have In Common? 281 163 - Alphabetically Correct, But Wrong 282 164 - Don’t Touch the Buttons 284 165 - Motivation 285 166 - Rice and Grits 286 167 - Watch Your Step 287 168 - Replacement 288 169 - Did You Get My Message? 289 170 - Dog Gone! 290 171 - Big Ben 291 172 - Class Reunions Can Be Revealing 292 173 - Leadership Failure 293 174 - Walk - In Clinic 2 9 4 175 - How Much Information is Enough? 296 176 - Sunsets 297 177 - Anonymous Letters 299 178 - Diplomacy 301 179 - Unbelievable Experience 301 180 - Frustration 302 181 - The Most Expensive Item in the Church Budget 303 182 - When is a New Experience Not New? 305 183 - Learning to Preach 306 184 - What’s in a Name? 308 185 - Art ??? 309 186 - Give Careful Thought to Your Ways 311 187 - Passing on Good Habits 312 188 - Rainbow Ties 313 189 - A Sick Horse 315 190 - Vacation Experiences 316 191 - First Aid 318 192 - Race Horse 320 193 - A Good Way to Earn Money 321 194 - What is the Right Message? 322 195 - E or I? 324 196 - Signs 325 197 - When is It Time to Wake Up? 326 198 - For Those Who Have Ears to Hear 327 199 - What Do You Belong To? 329 200 - Dog Trouble 330 201 - Tough Days 331 202 - Just When I Think I’ve Heard It All! 333 203 - Do You Know Me? 334 204 - A Mountain Top Experience 336 205 - The Children’s Hour 340 206 - Childlike Faith 341 207 - The Power of Imagination 342 208 - Look for the Rainbow 346 209 - Understanding the Main Thing 347 210 - A Do It Yourself Job 350 211 - Cheers! 352 212 - The Source of Self-Confidence 353 213 - Keeping Excitement for Life Alive! 355 214 - Still Under Construction 356 215 - A Memory of Joy! 358 361 Biograpical Information Forward How to Live Life Laughing might sound like a foolish subject for a minister to be writing about, but living life joyfully is one of the great themes of the Bible. Everyone is familiar with the assurance that “laughter is the best medicine,” yet how many people realize that this is a passage right out of the Bible.
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