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Chonda Pierce: Laughing in the Dark

Humorist Erma Bombeck once said, “There is a thin line that separates laughter and pain.”

Chonda Pierce has been tip-toeing that line for a long time. She’s been doing stand-up comedy for 25 years and is the top-selling female comic in history. She has a unique ability to describe life’s most challenging moments all while making you laugh out loud with her humor.

Focus on the Family was privileged to have Chonda as a guest speaker at a recent chapel service here at the ministry. We recorded it and are pleased to share it with you today on our broadcast.

Chonda will tell you about her little sister, Cheralyn, who came home from high school one day with a sore throat, thinking it was just a flu bug. But when doctors ran tests, they found leukemia. Cheralyn died 21 days later.

Then, years later, Chonda’s husband spiraled into alcohol addiction, and his health rapidly declined. She did the best she could to motivate him to seek help, but to no avail. He suffered a stroke while on a walk through the woods on their property and died at age 53.

A lot of people would have become bitter and blamed God, but Chonda learned to soften her pain with humor. On “Discovering God Is Enough,” she’ll open the eyes of your heart through humor and help you to see God’s greater purpose and plan for your life.

I hope you’ll join us for her message today on your local radio station, online, or on our free phone app.

I’m sure some of you have stories of loss, brokenness, and heartache similar to Chonda’s, but maybe you’re still in a dark place and haven’t reached a point just yet where laughter is the best medicine. We have help available for you, too. Please give our counseling line here at Focus on the Family a call at 1-800-A-FAMILY (232-6459). We’d love to hear your story and come alongside you in any way we can.

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Topics: Family and Home Tags: broadcast, entertainment, faith April 17, 2017 by Jim Daly with Paul Batura

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Jim-Daly Jim Daly is a husband, father and President of Focus on the Family and host of its National Radio Hall of Fame broadcast. His blog, Daly Focus, is full of timely commentary and wisdom designed to help you navigate and understand today’s culture. His latest book is Marriage Done Right.

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