It Feels Better When I Laugh

Laughter is a wonderful gift from God. The Great Physician has prescribed laughter as a medicine that is good for us. The happiest place in the community ought to be the place where the body of Christ assembles and celebrates. Of course, there is a time for reverence and quiet, but it is wonderful when the joy of the Lord overflows from the cup and runs into the saucer! And when a bunch of happy Christians gather together, laughter is contagious. A sad-sack Christian once asked me, "Don't you believe laughter in church offends God?" I replied, "No, but I believe scowling, sneering Christians offend Him!" Saints, it is time to be happy in the Lord. After all, it always feels better when I laugh. About the Author Rick Coram, a full-time Southern Baptist Evangelist since 1988, accepted God's call to preach as a teenage boy. After college, he served for four years as a minister of students and for eight years as a senior pastor in two Baptist churches. His last pastorate became one of Florida's strongest evangelistic churches, baptizing over 100 people per year for six consecutive years. Since he entered traveling vocational evangelism, Rick has preached in over 1500 revivals, crusades, and camps. He is a frequent speaker at state and national evangelism conferences. RICK CORAM MINISTRIES is founder and sponsor of PowerLife Student Camps and the PowerLife Bible Conference. Since 1990, over 28,000 teenagers have attended the PowerLife Camps. Rick, a native of Florida, makes his home in Jacksonville, Florida. He and his wife Judy have three children, Rachel Carter (husband Bryan), Jessica Turner (husband Patrick), and Jonathan Coram (wife Amanda). Rick and Judy have five grandchildren (Jadyn, Bralyn, Brooklyn, Ansley, and Gradyn).