Laughs can come from anyone, anywhere, at any time, in any situation. And shit, this one was the best one I’ve had in weeks……….

Picture a clown. You know, the big belly that you can tell is fake, the wide pants and button-up shirt that don’t always match, the curly hair that’s too long to be called short but too short to be called long………. I work with a guy like that. All he needs is to color the hair bright colors rather than dark brown and put on a red nose.

I heard him asking a coworker about his church the other day, and previous to that I’ve mentioned Bible and prayer to him because I know he needs it. I was actually planning to give him a Bible when he retired but have since found he has a few of his own that just need dusting off and to be used for once. So I again mentioned it to him, and let him know there’s church everywhere even online these days and there’s no excuse not to have it in your life, and the other guy just said to him that the Holy Spirit is a good thing for everyone to have. The conversation went on from there and finally clown guy says, “Alright, I guess I could read the Bible”. I was like ok cool if you need one I have one I can give you right now today, he said no he has some at home and would use those. !WIN!

Later on in the day he was telling me about a cross he hung up next to some pictures, he described it and it was actually a crucifix and I couldn’t help it, I made a face. He’s like “What, that’s bad too”?! Like not mad, he really wanted to know. So I had to explain it to him the way I heard it explained, which I will write at the end of this article. He’s just like “Wow, I never knew that, should I throw it away”? And of course I said “Yes you should, because why would you want to pass on something like that to someone else who doesn’t know that they should have a plain cross and why”? He agreed.

That was yesterday. So today he comes in, asked me where to get a large print Bible because he couldn’t hardly see the type size in his. That was awesome, so good to know someone else is on their way to being in the body of Christ……….

……….So I sure as shit was not expecting him to come up to me a few hours later and say really low like it was a secret, “Last night I ripped Jesus off the cross”! OMG. I about died laughing, at the same time letting him know that’s awesome and I’m proud of him. He went on to say ‘Yeah! And know what?! There wasn’t any nails in his hands and feet like there was in real life, just one in his butt, so I was able to just pop it off”! O.M.G.! Picture a clown saying that! And he was being dead-serious when he said it! Eyes wide and making hand motions too. This guy will be one hell of a Christian with a comedy skit for a testimony! This was hours ago and I’m still laughing so hard I have tears as I write this. Maybe you had to be there? I don’t know but this made the stressful day So. Much. Better.

So now, about the cross vs crucifix. Jesus is alive. Obviously. When you display a crucifix, which are often used by religious people who don’t believe he rose again, you are pretty much saying he’s dead. Which if he was, would mean he didn’t have the power to rise again and was defeated by the enemy. I mean, Satan is alive, and Jesus is much more powerful than that scummy sonofabitch. May as well be saying you don’t think Jesus overpowers Satan if you display a crucifix. Jesus was God’s sacrificial Lamb, he died only so he could rise again, and it was quite a happening. One that you should have respect for. Hanging or wearing a cross is a sign the cross is empty and his Blood wasn’t shed in vain but has the power to work miracles, heal, and deliver.

So there you go. If you didn’t know, now you do. Go spread it around so the rest of the world can know too.