Leadership Tips & Training Fun Diet Jokes

Living healthier is serious business and putting Christ first in all things is even more serious.   But knowing Christ had a wonderful sense of humor and that it's healthy to laugh and even, at times, healthy to laugh at ourselves, I've made it a point to include a "lifestyle" joke at the beginning of each meeting. Some of them have been one-liners, others longer, and some of them are certainly silly, but no matter what they are, I always get a laugh (and occasionally groans). I can't "tell" a joke to save my life, but I can read them. These jokes have become so much a part of our meetings that when I've gotten distracted and forgotten, there's always someone to remind me. They also seem to set the tone for the rest of the meeting. After a long day at work, it's hard to drag yourself to yet another meeting, and the joke seems to help relieve stress from the daily grind.   Where do I get my material, you ask? Some of them come from clean joke books I pick up here and there, even at Christian bookstores. Most come from a "free diet jokes" or "free exercise jokes" search using Google or some other search engine. 

And now for your enjoyment here are a couple of short samples.

    * I drive way too fast to worry about cholesterol.
    * Every time I get the urge to exercise, I lie down till the feeling passes.
    * The only exercise I get is jumping to conclusions.
    * What runs but never gets tired?   WATER

And one of my favorites...

    * After starting a demanding diet, I changed my drive to work so I could avoid passing the donut bakery. By accident, I drove by the bakery this morning and there in the window were a host of scrumptious goodies. I felt this was no accident, so I prayed, "Lord, it's up to you -- if you want me to have any of those delicious goodies, create a parking place for me directly in front of the store." Sure enough, He answered my prayer.   On the eighth time around the block, there it was!!!

I also have a small bulletin board for posting cartoons I've laminated. I'm sending you my favorite as an attachment to another email (couldn't figure out how to include it here). Hope you enjoy it as much as my groups did.

I'm guessing you can tell by now that I'm really enjoying leading First Place and plan on continuing for a long time.   Thank you to you and the rest of the First Place staff for the great job you've done and are doing.

In Christ,
Lee Reichenbach, Leader
New London Presbyterian


Nancy Taylor is the First Place Leadership Training Director and joined the First Place staff in 1997. Nancy teaches leadership principles to First Place Leaders throughout the country and at Houston's First Baptist Church where she coordinates all the First Place groups. . Nancy also speaks at First Place workshops, rallies, retreats, and conferences, where she delights her audiences with humor and encourages them with boldness. She writes a monthly article, which includes helpful tips for leaders, for the First Place E-newsletter, and was a contributing writer to the Today is the First Day devotional book. Nancy is the resident First Place Bible Concordance because of her love for Scripture memory.