Watch the Bible come to life... with these delightfully funny sketches and monologues taken from familiar biblical narratives. Written with great humor and charm, these 16 scripts are always in good taste and contain pointed truths recognizable to everyone. Each piece will be appropriate for audiences inside the church and out. Martha Bolton's commitment is evident in each sketch's message.

For five decades, comedian, actor, singer, dancer, and entertainer Bob Hope (1903-2003) traveled the world performing before American and Allied troops and putting on morale-boosting USO shows. Dear Bob...: Bob Hope's Wartime Correspondence with the G.I.s of World War II tells the story of Hope's remarkable service to the fighting men and women of World War II, collecting personal letters, postcards, packages, and more sent back and forth among Hope and the troops and their loved ones back home. Soldiers, nurses, wives, and parents shared their innermost thoughts, swapped jokes, and commiserated with the "G.I.s' best friend" about war, sacrifice, lonely days, and worrisome, silent nights. The Entertainer of the Century performed for millions of soldiers in person, in films, and over the radio. He visited them in the hospitals and became not just a pal but their link to home. This unforgettable collection of letters and images, many of which remained in Hope's personal files throughout his life and which now reside at the Library of Congress, capture a personal side of both writer and recipient in a very special and often emotional way. This volume heralds the voices of those servicemen and women Hope entertained and who, it is clear, delighted and inspired him.

When former Congressman Mark Stedman throws in the towel on his presidential campaign, his only choice is to return to his home state and decide how to spend the rest of his life ... until he meets Josiah Stoltzfus, an Amish farmer from Pennsylvania. Stedman learns more from Josiah in a few hours than in his many years in office. He comes to the conclusion that someone like Josiah should be running the country. Not a career politician, but someone with a little old-fashioned common sense, someone who's not afraid of rolling up his sleeves and getting his hands dirty. Someone like Josiah Stoltzfus. Using his old campaign headquarters for a base, Mark Stedman determines to introduce a new candidate to America. He pledges to do everything in his power to make sure Josiah gets elected. But can a plain man of faith turn the tide of politics and become the leader of America, and what will he have to risk to do it?

A Self-Help Spoof for the Life Impaired Right here in this book store, you can find hundreds of them -- self-help books. They tell you how to improve your finances, lose weight, age gracefully, and influence people. But even after reading all those books, you're still a mess. It can only mean one thing: maybe life's just not that into you. Once you open you mind to this possibility, you can quit beating yourself up. It's all about attitude. It's about the find art of whining. It's about losing your shirt, but keeping your dignity. It's about being dull and boring, but making it work for you. It's about losing friends and influencing nobody. It's about just saying no to dieting because, well, let's be honest, carbs just taste good. A hilarious, good-natured spoof on more that fifty self-help books, this book will leave you feeling better about who you are and laughing your way to becoming the person God created you to be.

Laugh all the way to your next birthday ... and beyond! We all age, but why grumble about it? If you're still here, have some fun and enjoy life. The best way you can do that is through laughter. From well-known comedy writer Martha Bolton comes a refreshing book of jokes for older folks. Topics for laughter include senior foibles, doctor visits, grandchildren antics, travel, politics, pets, technology troubles, good ol' days, and love. Give yourself a laugh vacation. Read this book, share it with your friends, and smile your way to a better outlook on life. And these days, who couldn't use some extra laughs?

Author of more than fifty humor books, Martha Bolton shares a joyous read with feel-good humor on every page, packed with anecdotes, quotes, and more. It is said that a hearty laugh can burn up to thirty-five calories! That being the case, a steady diet of Martha Bolton's humor will lighten up your life in more ways than one. In this fun book, Bolton shares hilarious insights into the stuff life is made of-families, neighbors, dieting, difficult people, politics, marriage, the workplace, and more-as she helps readers see the lighter side of life.

The men are on one side.
The women on the other.
They're ready -- they're set -- they're off ...
Well...maybe not.
Seasoned comedy writers Martha Bolton and Brad Dickson take an unconventional, refreshing look at the over-forty race to the Fountain of Youth. Instead of heaping on the pressure to exercise more, eat less, manage your time, and save all your money for retirement, Bolton and Dickson offer a take-it-easy approach to aging with chapters like:
If Menopausal Women Ruled the World
How to Calculate Your Real Age
I Am Woman, Where'd I Go?
Desperate Grandmas
He Died of What?
Gimme a Head with Hair
Filled with gentle encouragement and rolling humor, "Race You to the Fountain of Youth" will remind you to focus on the things that truly matter -- contentment, personal growth, faith, and joy. Relevant, real, and always funny, this look at the better half of life doesn't ask you to change one thing about yourself -- except maybe to laugh a bit more and worry a bit less.

If anyone ought to stand back and occasionally look at life through the funny bone, it's Christians. Martha Bolton helps us do that. She takes a humorous look at life, church, and the family.

"La autora, Martha Bolton, con un espiritu perspicaz, maduro y divertido nos presenta en esta coleccion una serie de comedias y monologos cortos, atractivos e inspiradores, que hacen posible que las historias de la Biblia cobren vida al ser leidas o representadas. Cada obra esta adecuada para presentarse tanto dentro como fuera de la iglesia. Los manuscristos estan enfocados a audiencias de jovenes y adultos.48 paginas.

A full year of program ideas for almost every phase of the local church program, from back-to-school in September to a summer camp feature for August. Every month of the year is represented in the almanac. Also included is a special section with Appreciation Day scripts for pastor, youth minister, choir director, Sunday School teacher, and nursery worker. This is Martha's fifth book, and many will think it's her best.

Another Martha Bolton sketch script collection that approaches the Old and New Testament stories we've heard all our lives with her funny bone fully exposed, and her ear tuned to truth. These 15 scripts present Lazarus, the ten virgins, Joshua, Job, Elijah and Baal's prophets, Ananias and Sapphira, David, Moses, and more with small casts and next-to-nothing staging requirements. This is Martha's 15th book for Lillenas Drama.

(Lillenas Publications). There's uniqueness to crafting scripts for the church that writers with any level of experience need to know and embrace. Combine a widely published and performed writer with a writer and editor of thousands of scripts, and you find out just how to get a grip on creating a writing ministry in your church and beyond. Paying particular attention to short scripts with concepts that cover all the bases of scriptwriting, this book teaches skills while reminding the playwright of the calling that goes with writing for the church audience. In addition, top writers in the field offer advice in writing process, development, revisions, passion, and more. Every writer will benefit from this knowledge-packed book.

Here is a Bolton monologue collection for everyone's performance library that includes modern characters and biblical ones. You'll find that the subjects range from church situations to family issues. The book features many monologues that can be performed by a male or female.

Finally, a collection for all those sports fans watching the clock on Sunday morning who then race out of the sanctuary before the pastor has a chance to say 'Amen' at the benediction. This fun yet very practical collection uses sports-themed, message-oriented scripts. Sports such as football, golf, baseball, and basketball are used on subjects like advertising the annual church picnic, taking a look at Christmas giving, emphasizing how everyone on the church team is important, the affects of judging others, pastoral sermon preparation, and more. So have some fun while you reach those fanatics sitting in the pews. Get your All Stars going with this collection today!