{"id":1274,"date":"2023-05-25T17:01:32","date_gmt":"2023-05-25T22:01:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.redemptionstable.com\/?p=1274"},"modified":"2025-04-21T00:31:50","modified_gmt":"2025-04-21T05:31:50","slug":"the-wisdom-of-whimsy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.redemptionstable.com\/?p=1274","title":{"rendered":"THE WISDOM OF WHIMSY"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.redemptionstable.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/image0-1-1024x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1267\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.redemptionstable.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/image0-1-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.redemptionstable.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/image0-1-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.redemptionstable.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/image0-1-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.redemptionstable.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/image0-1-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/www.redemptionstable.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/image0-1-100x100.png 100w, https:\/\/www.redemptionstable.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/image0-1.png 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Did you know the average child laughs over 300 times a day?&nbsp;&nbsp;And the average adult?&nbsp;&nbsp;Only 17 times.&nbsp;&nbsp;Today&#8217;s episode will encourage some of us to reclaim those 283 laughs we&#8217;ve been missing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There is wisdom in whimsy.&nbsp;&nbsp;And there is life.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Proverbs 17:22 declares, &#8220;A cheerful heart is good medicine.&#8221;&nbsp;&nbsp;And this is just a holy hunch, but we&#8217;re not sure you can really be listening for God&#8217;s voice and not hear His gentle chuckling.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We dare you to tune in for a few moments and not at least smile.&nbsp;&nbsp;Whimsy is that contagious.&nbsp;&nbsp;And this is flat-out one of the funnest episodes we&#8217;ve ever done.&nbsp;&nbsp;So there.&nbsp;&nbsp;Pull up a see-saw and join us.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Note:&nbsp;&nbsp;No feathers were ruffled in the editing of today&#8217;s edition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Featuring &#8220;Seahorses&#8221; 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