If you think my preaching's bad, try my jokes

David Pytches has for many years been a firm favourite as a speaker, teacher and writer.

Here he has collected many of his finest and wittiest stories. 'One Shrove Tuesday a mother was making pancakes for her two sons, Kevin aged 5 and Bryan aged 3.

They began arguing about who should get the first one.

Their mother thought it a good opportunity to teach a little moral lesson and explained that if Jesus was sitting where they were, He would say 'Let my brother have the first pancake.

I can wait.' Quick as a flash Kevin turned to his younger brother and said, 'Bryan, you be Jesus.'