A Merry Heart Doeth Good: Humorous and Inspiring Anecdotes from a Country Pastor

As pastor of a small country church, husband to the Gracious Mistress of the Parsonage, father to three, grandfather to nine, and great-grandfather to one, I take great delight in finding the funny side of any situation.

My wife doesn't always delight in my sense of humor, however. (I think she doesn't understand it, but I won't say that aloud.) Then again, we have enjoyed more than forty-five years of wedded bliss, so she has obviously found a way to abide my idea of comedy.

"For a long time I was under the impression that my wife was giving me compliments. It takes a husband a long time to understand his wife, and by the time he understands her, she has morphed into the next level of womanhood. The man who thinks he knows his wife needs a psychiatrist, preferably a woman psychiatrist."

About the Author: Since 1997, Rev. James L. Snyder has written a weekly religion/humor column, "Out To Pastor," syndicated to over 300 newspapers and many websites. The Rev. Snyder has written and edited 30 books, and is an award-winning author whose writings have appeared in more than eighty periodicals, including GUIDEPOSTS. His first book, In Pursuit of God: The Life of A. W. Tozer, won the Reader's Choice Award in 1992 by Christianity Today. The author was presented an honorary doctorate degree (Doctor of Letters) by Trinity College in Florida. Through 45 years of ministry, he and his wife Martha have been involved in three church-planting projects, prior to their current ministry at the Family of God Fellowship in Ocala, Florida.