I’ve been given this book. I’ve given it. I’ve encountered it when I broke one of the unspoken rules. Even though they are often not written down, the list of expectations are just as powerful, if not more so. They can be more powerful because the powers who created these expectations expect them to be so innately assumed, understood and accepted that they don’t even need to be written. My books, my two books, “nakedpastor101” and “Without a Vision My People... Read more
To explain the irruption of evil, is this not to absolve it? (Paul Ricoeur) Ricoeur claims that if we try to show the causes of, say, the rise of Nazism, then the responsibility of the actors would be diluted and even disappear, making no one guilty. The only way to avoid this risk is to not explain evil. This is the only way evil maintains its absolute character of horror and irruption. Can the same be said of good? If... Read more
All the heroes of the faith, at some point, broke away from the norm, the crowd, the established, to become pioneers, to find their own spiritual property, build their own spiritual homes, to become caretakers of their own spirituality. Some are happy just going along with the flow, upholding the faith and maintaining the institution of their religion. They are happy to live and die in the arms of their inherited religion, belief, faith and spirituality. They are a stable... Read more
When I originally drew this image of of Sophia, some wondered if she was inside deciding whether or not to go out. That’s another part of the story, perhaps better captured in my drawing “Clearing”. I actually drew her standing outside before the entrance to the cave deciding whether or not to go in. The cave often symbolizes the depths of our unconscious. It’s where the dark, mysterious and often frightening aspects of our personalities dwell. Since I left the... Read more
This doesn’t mean I’m for entertaining to keep us awake. But I have to tell you that when I’m listening to someone say something that seems vitally true, existentially honest, vulnerably real… then I’m all ears. When I’m listening to something that is Word, it is a matter of life and death and I take it all in like a hearty meal saving me from the brink of disaster. And this hasn’t happened very often. My two books, my two... Read more
Also, I have a request: I want to make my two books, “nakedpastor101” and “Without a Vision My People Prosper”, available on Kindle. People from all around the world have been asking for it. My problem is the cost. I need $420 to make it happen and I simply don’t have it. I’m asking for donations from die-hard nakedpastor fans! I need your help. I’m half way there. But I’m making an offer: you may purchase any Sophia print of... Read more
I want to make my two books, “nakedpastor101” and “Without a Vision My People Prosper”, available on Kindle. People from all around the world have been asking for it. My problem is the cost. I need $420 to make it happen and I simply don’t have it. I’m asking for donations from die-hard nakedpastor fans! I need your help. But I’m making an offer: you may purchase any Sophia print of your choice from my online gallery; or, any donation... Read more
Coming out can be scary. The risk of rejection is great. There are those who have been there. Done that. And they understand. Check out my online gallery where you can buy a print of this cartoon. Check out my BOOKS that address issues like this one with cartoons and writing. Read more
I would never want to claim I have my act together. I don’t. And I don’t want to pretend to either. There are days when I am not doing well. I am just now emerging out of two of the darkest months of my entire life. I’m not out of the woods yet. (Maybe some of you extra sensitive ones have detected something.) In 1 Corinthian 5:27, when Paul says that he lets his body take the punches, I think... Read more
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