This great collection of anecdotes collected from the clergy at home and abroad hit the Scottish bestsellers list when first published. There is many a good laugh here and hopefully no irreverence.

The royalties from this book have gone to Cystic Fibrosis charities. From his books and speaking engagements, Dr Simpson raised over £70,000 for Cystic Fibrosis research and support.

For 21 years Dr James A. Simpson was minister of Dornoch Cathedral in the Scottish Highlands. During his time there he not only served as captain of the Royal Dornoch Golf Club, but wrote many books, some of which, like Holy Wit and Life, Love and Laughter, topped Scottish bestseller charts. Dr Simpson was a regular contributor to magazines and newspapers, at home and abroad. He was also much in demand as an after-dinner speaker.

Dr Simpson long believed that in any lecture, discussion or debate a little comic relief did no harm, no matter how serious the topic may be.

In 1992 he was appointed chaplain to the Queen in Scotland. Two years later he was elected Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland. Dr Simpson died in 2024.

'This delightful wee volume is a truly ecumenical look at humour in Christian life, as seen by ministers and priests, some of them household names'
-- Catholic Herald

'If you feel like a smile, Holy Wit gives you eighty pages of them'
-- War Cry

'A really happy little book'
-- Northern Times