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Have you ever considered laughter as part of worship?  So often worship is defined by music, music style, or a sermon.  As I was running early this morning, I listened to the April 6 sermon by Erwin McManus entitled "Refresh Your Soul."  In his message, he spent a significant amount of time helping us to know that God made us to experience play and laughter.  He mentioned the story in Luke 15:11-31 of the Father of two sons.  When the younger son returned home after squandering his share of his father's inheritance, rather than