Empowerment Hope Justice Laughter
The day after 9/11, I was working for the Red Cross taking inbound calls for missing persons in the fallen towers. Somewhere mid-morning I received a call from … Read More
Gratitude Hope Judgment and Forgiveness Kindness Laughter Self care
(This piece was also featured as a nationally syndicated column with Gannett Media) I thought we all needed a reminder that joy can be found in all circumstances. You simply have to follow … Read More
Cancer (and other road hazards) Empowerment Gratitude Hope Laughter Self care Uncategorized
This piece was previously featured as a nationally syndicated column by GateHouse Media. “Brace yourselves. I’m gunna use the ‘F word’ to talk about my battle with breast cancer.” While the audience gasped, the … Read More
joy Laughter Religion and Spirituality
Please enjoy a recent interview I did with my publisher Smyth & Helwys on my book Preaching Punchlines. As a trial lawyer turned standup comedian and Baptist minister, Susan Sparks is America’s only female comedian with a pulpit. A North Carolina native, Susan received her B.A. at the … Read More
This blog was originally published in 2016 and featured in Psychology Today . It was republished this week by the Women of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of America. Last Wednesday, I woke up in a surly … Read More
I’m so honored to be featured in this interview by Baptist News Global entitled, “It’s Hard to Get a Laugh These Days, Even if You Are a Funny Preacher.”
Hope Kindness Laughter Self care
This piece was also featured as a nationally syndicated column with Gannett Media. Going to the grocery store these days makes me feel like I’m one of the astronaut characters … Read More
Empowerment Hope Laughter Religion and Spirituality
This piece was also featured as a nationally syndicated column with Gannett. Five years ago this week, on January 8th, 2015, my husband Toby and I made a pilgrimage to … Read More
Empowerment Gratitude Hope Judgment and Forgiveness Laughter Risk and Reinvention
This piece was featured as a sermon at the historic Madison Avenue Baptist Church in New York City as well as a nationally syndicated column for GateHouse Media. Dear Madeleine: I am writing … Read More
Please enjoy my recent nationally syndicated column entitled “Laughter – the one thing that may save us all!” on the physical, psychological and spiritual power of laughter!