PRESBYTERIAN HUMOR SHOWS
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| Percy T. Presby's Recommended Epitaph For Our Presbyterian Pastors |
| He - or she - has gone to another meeting. |
| Percy T. Presby's Advice To Committee Chairpersons |
| If you are elected the chair of a committee, you should probably begin each meeting with that old Scottish prayer, "O Lord, grant that we may always be right, for Thou knowest we will never change our minds." |
| From How To Survive Being A Presbyterian by Bob Reed |
Back in December, when we asked for funny stories to share in the pages of this February issue of the VOICE, we didn't know what we'd get. Now that the responses are here, set in type, ready to go to press, we can see characteristics these stories have in common. They show recovery, redemption, subtlety, gentleness, thoughtfulness, forgiveness, and understanding. They don't put anybody down. Some will produce smiles and some will provoke laughter. There's a line in TABLE BLESSINGS from First Presbyterian in Vicksburg that reminds us: "A laugh is like music; it lingers in the heart."
We encourage you, therefore, to read the words of our columnists in the pages that follow. They are all written with a light touch. For instance: in Bob Millard's column on church music, we learn that it doesn't take a public relations professional to report on less than a full house with a positive spin. Vic Jameson takes a whimsical look at the first valentine, using two of his favorite biblical characters, Adam and Eve. Rick Dietrich's attitude about Eudora Welty gets adjusted by his Book Group, as reported in the READINGS column. And Sherard Edington always has a humorous approach to the realities of revitalization.
On page 18, Susan Laney, in her story of a pilgrimage to Iona, manages to make personal trauma seem laughable and survival sound easy. On page 26, Marian Stuart tells about a church camping trip that turns into a comedy of errors. On page 12, David Campbell tells how it sometimes takes a sense of humor to keep on trying to help people.
There are quotes from the book HOW TO SURVIVE BEING A PRESBYTERIAN scattered on the following pages, used with the permission of Reed-Gordon Books. For more of that, buy the book. And we welcome a new name to the pages of the VOICE: Andy Acton, a youth minister at Shades Valley Presbyterian Church in Birmingham, sent in the cartoon that appears on this page.
Jane Hines, Editor
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