We know Jesus wept, but did he laugh? And if he did, how might that help us in our struggles with the culture wars, and in our attempts to recapture the imagination of Christendom?

Laughter seems to have been the particular gift of the children of the First Covenant. Jewish humour is amongst the most potent in the world. They know how to laugh. Laughter does not, however, come so naturally to the children of the second Covenant.

This may be a theological mistake. It’s certainly a psychological and political one. Laughter and humour are some of the most powerful tools to exercise against the misuse of power. And what we are facing is a remorseless pursuit of power by the politically correct designed to drive us from the public square.