You know what? We’re all screwed up. And the way Christians mess things up is we act like we’ve got it going on. And if we would just stay in that place of, hey, we’re all screwed up and but for the grace of God none of us have a shot here. We need to have a sense of humor about it; that’s kind of the way I’ve always faced my comedy.
Is the church good fodder for humor? Are we any good at laughing at ourselves?
No, we’re not very good at it, but we certainly should be able to laugh at ourselves because we can be idiots sometimes. I think that’s the appeal for me. People ask me, “Are you religious?” But I don’t like the word religious, because the only people Jesus argued with were “religious” people. I think that’s why I love doing this stuff with the homeless guys so much, through Atlanta Mission….They take guys off the street and put them up for a year, help them go through detox and get clean. Those guys get it. They get it better than people in church because they’re not clinging to their own self-righteousness. When you’re living under a bridge, you kind of understand it’s nothing based on you. That’s why I love working with those guys. They understand.
Read it all and consider following the link provided to the video on Atlanta Mission.
Christianity Today Interviews Comedian Jeff Foxworthy
You know what? We’re all screwed up. And the way Christians mess things up is we act like we’ve got it going on. And if we would just stay in that place of, hey, we’re all screwed up and but for the grace of God none of us have a shot here. We need to have a sense of humor about it; that’s kind of the way I’ve always faced my comedy.
Is the church good fodder for humor? Are we any good at laughing at ourselves?
No, we’re not very good at it, but we certainly should be able to laugh at ourselves because we can be idiots sometimes. I think that’s the appeal for me. People ask me, “Are you religious?” But I don’t like the word religious, because the only people Jesus argued with were “religious” people. I think that’s why I love doing this stuff with the homeless guys so much, through Atlanta Mission….They take guys off the street and put them up for a year, help them go through detox and get clean. Those guys get it. They get it better than people in church because they’re not clinging to their own self-righteousness. When you’re living under a bridge, you kind of understand it’s nothing based on you. That’s why I love working with those guys. They understand.
Read it all and consider following the link provided to the video on Atlanta Mission.