For the Love of Funny: R. Eric Thomas

About this sermon

We’re back with more of our For the Love of Funny series, and this week we’re asking the question; is it possible to find humor not only in our lighter moments, but also in our vulnerable and difficult times? Our guest this week specializes in wit through the written word–and he has found that it is possible to find joy, while being heartfelt and hilarious at the same time. We’re welcoming R. Eric Thomas, back to the show! Whether he’s writing about politics, pop culture, or celebrity craziness–Eric has a refreshing and hilarious perspective–which really helps when regular reporting on politics and news might send us spiraling into the darkness. Eric is also a television writer (Dickinson on AppleTV+, Better Things on FX), a playwright, and a bestselling author of several books, including Here For It: Or How To Save Your Soul in America and his newest work, a collection of hilarious essays called Congratulations The Best Is Over. Eric brings that laugh we need when the world seems bonkers, and helps remind us that we can find something to laugh at in almost every situation–we just have to be open to it. * * * Thank you to our sponsors! ➤ BetterHelp | Visit https://betterhelp.com/forthelove to save 10% on your first month! ➤ Trust and Will - Get 10% and Free Shipping when you visit https://trustandwill.com/forthelove. See how Trust and Will can benefit you! ➤ FOCL - Visit https://focl.com/ and use code FORTHELOVE at checkout for 20% off of your purchase #ForTheLove #ForTheLovePodcast #JenHatmaker _________ CHECK OUT Resources Mentioned in This Episode: ➤ For the Love of Finding Truth ft. Eric Thomas - https://bit.ly/485FsNO ➤ Eric Reads the News - https://www.elle.com/eric-reads-the-news/ ➤ Dickinson - https://bit.ly/45GhXtf ➤ Better Things - https://www.fxnetworks.com/shows/better-things ➤ Here for It by R. Eric Thomas - https://rericthomas.com/book/here-for-it/ ➤ Congratulations, The Best is Over by R. Eric Thomas - https://bit.ly/3RdAY1E ➤ Reclaiming Her Time: The Power of Maxine Waters by R. Eric Thomas and Helena Andrews-Dyer - https://bit.ly/45IyQTV ➤ Kings of B’more by R. Eric Thomas - https://bit.ly/3PxKvQ4 ➤ Lynn Nottage’s Website - http://www.lynnnottage.com/ ➤ The Getaway Car: A Practical Memoir About Writing and Life by Ann Patchett - https://www.librarything.com/work/11688992 ➤ The Enneagram Institute - https://www.enneagraminstitute.com/ ➤ Broken (in the best possible way) by Jenny Lawson - https://bit.ly/3RfOhi2 ➤ My Point…And I do Have One by Ellen Degeneres - https://bit.ly/3PaVvRH ➤ There’s Nothing in This Book That I Meant to Say by Paula Poundstone - https://bit.ly/3PaV9dP ➤ The Moth - https://themoth.org/radio-hour ➤ For the Love Podcast episode with Anne Bogel - https://bit.ly/488A1O0 CONNECT with Our Guest! ➤ Website: https://rericthomas.com/ ➤ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/R.Eric.T/ ➤ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/oureric/?hl=en ➤ Twitter: https://twitter.com/oureric?lang=en ___ ➤ JEN HATMAKER BOOK CLUB - Join the sisterhood! https://jenhatmakerbookclub.com ___ WATCH more videos from Jen: ➤ For the Love of Small Wins series: https://bit.ly/FTLsmallwins ➤ For the Love of The Enneagram series: https://bit.ly/FTLenneagram ➤ Happy Hour: http://bit.ly/JensHappyHour ➤ Monday Mornings with Jen: http://bit.ly/MondayMorningsJen ___ CONNECT with Jen! ➤ FOLLOW Jen on Instagram: https://instagram.com/jenhatmaker ➤ FOLLOW Jen on Twitter: https://twitter.com/jenHatmaker/ ➤ LIKE Jen on Facebook: https://facebook.com/jenhatmaker ➤ SUBSCRIBE NOW on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/JenHatmaker?sub_confirmation=1 ➤ VISIT: http://jenhatmaker.com/ ___ For more “For the Love” . . . ➤ SUBSCRIBE on Apple Podcasts: http://bit.ly/FTLPodcastApple ➤ LISTEN on Spotify: http://bit.ly/FTLPodcastSpotify ➤ HEAR IT on Stitcher: http://bit.ly/FTLPodcastStitcher ➤ LISTEN on iHeartRadio: http://bit.ly/FTLPodcastiHeart

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• Love & Compassion