One of the most popular images of Jesus today is a painting of him laughing. There are now many versions of “Laughing Jesus” all over the Internet, most of them based on the original image of ...

These memes had me laughing out loud and reminded me that even in our most awkward moments, there’s a little divine humor at play. And honestly, I’m convinced Jesus wouldn’t bat an eye ...

Last week, after over 50 years of this experience, I was finally given a word that captures what I feel when I see any of the many Laughing Jesus paintings: Cringe.

Here is a rare photo of the man who created the original “Laughing Jesus” image, which has become world-famous. There are than a million copies of the Laughing Jesus in print and great ...

The laughing Jesus throughout this gospel also is a feature of some of the other missing gospel texts (like the Apocalypse of Peter and the laughing Jesus from above the Cross).

Contemporary depictions, of course, run a gamut from that awful laughing Jesus to thumbs-up-dude Jesus to sporadic attempts to capture a more ethnographically accurate Jesus (and how telling is it ...

This awkwardly laughing Jesus doing his woodworking doesn’t seem even remotely like the bleeding wreck on the cross or the coiffed prophet preaching handsomely in flashbacks to the disciples.

The permanent exhibit includes a huge quilt of Jesus on the cross, an image of Jesus laughing (originally published in Playboy), Jesus depicted as a donkey, Jesus as a crucified pregnant woman and ...