The lighter side of Christian faith is explored in the new humor book Stuff Christians Like by Jonathan Acuff, who has found that touching people's funny bones can also touch their hearts.

Inspired by the author's popular blog--a takeoff of the successful "Stuff White People Like" blog--the Zondervan book releasing in April features essays on the quirky side of all things Christian. Topics include "Being slightly offended the pastor has a nicer car than you," "Telling testimonies that are exciting right up until the moment you became a Christian" and "Using 'Let me pray about it' as a euphemism for 'no.' "

When Acuff started his blog in March 2008, he thought he would do it "for a week or two, but on day eight or nine, 4,300 people came and read the site," he said. "It just went viral." It has since amassed more than a million visits and generated more than 6,000 comments.

His unexpected ministry addressed a serious situation last year. When his 6-year-old daughter raised the issue of children overseas who were starving, Acuff presented a fund-raising opportunity to readers at his Web site in coordination with Samaritan's Purse-raising more than $60,000 in 25 days for orphanages in Vietnam.

"That's the power of social community and what it can accomplish," Acuff said. Read more in the March issue of Christian Retailing.

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