Cal Samra is the founding editor and publisher of The Joyful Noiseletter, " "a national newsletter which for 31 years has brought good humor and good cheer to churches and families. He is a former newspaper reporter and columnist, the former lay executive director of a medical research foundation, and the author of a dozen books, including Holy Humor, More Holy Humor, Holy Hilarity, and More Holy Hilarity, " "which have sold over a million copies. An enthusiast for tennis and the Mediterranean diet that Jesus ate, he lives the message in his newest book, The Physically Fit Messiah.