Ed Stetzer is the President of LifeWay Research, a prolific author & speaker. He has planted, revitalized, & pastored churches, trained pastors & church planters on 6 continents, holds 2 masters degrees & 2 doctorates, & has written dozens of articles & books. He is also a contributing editor for Christianity Today. www.edstetzer.com

Author Gary Chapman has helped many relationships with his books on Love Languages. He outlines five ways to express and experience love and what he calls Love Languages. They’re listed as Gifts, Quality Time, Words of Affirmation, Acts of Service and Physical Touch. Some have suggested that food should be the sixth love language. Chapman argues that emotionally people need to receive love. He also writes that we should discover what other people’s love languages are and speak that language to them. The Bible says to love our neighbour as we love ourselves. Maybe we should rethink the ways we show love. It could make a world of difference in any relationship.

Research shows that the health benefits of laughter are far ranging. Studies have shown that laughter can help relieve pain, bring greater happiness and even increase immunity. One study suggests that pharmacy healthy children may laugh as much as 400 times a day, but adults tend to laugh only 15 times a day. I reckon all of us could use a little more laughter in our lives, considering how beneficial a good laugh can be for our stress levels and overall wellness. And the Bible says that a cheerful heart is good medicine. It also says we need to have faith like a child. Why don’t you go and have a good belly laugh today! Lighten up! It might be just what you need.