Religious Comedy Fiction

Restore the wonder of the parables, the joy of the Gospel...and the discomfort of the Sword of Truth stabbed firmly in your gut. Not the Parables of Jesus contains more than 40 different takes on the original parables to snap us out of our over-familiarity and to open our eyes to the truth of the Gospel. Often fun, sometimes poignant, and occasionally painful, these parables reveal our cultural biases, hidden assumptions, and the lies we believe.

New Yorker Hannah Levin is allergic to exactly two things, horses and tinsel. Unfortunately, she’s surrounded by both when she’s snowed in at her grandmother’s home in a small Texas town. Super lonely, missing latkes and reliable Wi-Fi, Hannah wanders into an old deli where she meets the only other Jewish teen around, Noah, who happens to be equal parts adorable and full of annoying, over the top festival of lights spirit that he’s determined to share with Hannah one itchy Hanukkah sweater at a time.

This transformative audiobook invites you to imagine scenes like David, Saul, Doeg, and Ahimelech brought to life on stage, blending tragedy with a surprising dose of divine humor. Yes, humor—because the Bible shows us a Yahuwah with a profound sense of joy and laughter. As Solomon wisely said, "A merry heart does good like medicine," and the Apostle Paul reminds us, "I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me." Jesus himself was anointed with the oil of joy, bringing laughter, light, and healing wherever he went.

My Warped Italian Catholic Childhood is a comedic throwback to the '50s era. Little Rosemarie is a misplaced ward of the times. Her attempt to adapt to the traditions of her culture, coupled with the dogma of the Catholic church, is overwhelming. Because the tale is narrated through the eyes of an innocent child; her recollections are even funnier and engaging. Little Rosemarie trudges through her daily life questioning her puzzling existence. Guilt, sin, the devil, the lack of sex education, and the unmerciful instruction of The Sisters Of Mercy befuddle the sprite.

In this short story from Nathan Englander's collection For the Relief of Unbearable Urges, a Protestant, after a religious awakening in the back of a New York taxi, realizes he has a Jewish soul.

She's barely making ends meet with her beach side drink stand because her ex stole from her and fled the island. So Sasha Redding does what she has to in order to support herself—she takes a job cleaning a house in an exclusive gated community. She just didn't know she'd been hired by a billionaire beast... Her plan to get out of debt doesn't afford her many hours of sleep, and the handsome man who owns the house she cleans doesn't help that when he tells her not to go upstairs, questions her for showering at his place (hers has no hot water) and then...asks her out. Jasper Rosequist ...

Sarah Bosetti hat einen Weg gefunden, die Demokratie zu retten: mit Poesie gegen Populismus! Wohin man schaut: Weltuntergang. Doch Klimawandel, Krieg und Krisen wären zu meistern, wenn die Menschen ihnen mit ehrlicher Vernunft begegnen würden. Im Kampf gegen Fake News, Diskriminierung und Diskursverschiebung nimmt Sarah Bosetti sich einige der schönsten, schlimmsten oder absurdesten populistischen Aussagen bekannter Persönlichkeiten vor – von Alice Schwarzer über Olaf Scholz bis Wladimir Putin – und beantwortet sie mit klugen, bissigen und witzigen Gedichten.

Poésies aux dessins de Michel Yzorche - mis en voix par Christian Gonon (de la Comédie Française)Tiroirs métalliques d’atelier où leurs secrets bien protégés attirent mon œil d’artisteTiroirs légèrement entrouverts où mes mains se glissent fébrilement. Fantasmagorie, œuvre puissante qui attache mon cœurComme celui d’un poète qui, saisi, agrippe ses mots sur les dessins du peintre.Alchimie de deux expressions confondues... un livre est né.