Bottom line: Be careful what you pray for. Be careful what you want. You might just get it. Our soul’s deepest yearnings might be to be good, wise and compassionate. But it takes a gruelling education to get there. It’s called the cross of life. Read more
Well, in opposition to those, like Mark Driscoll and so many more, who are certain who is going to Hell, how about a cartoon about being surprised who we might meet in Heaven. Ya… I hear somebody saying, “What do you mean ‘we‘?” This cartoon isn’t meant to endorse the modern magical ideas of a Heaven. It’s just meant to level the playing field. Which it is. Going through such a transition? Need to talk? I provide transition support. If... Read more
When I first drew this cartoon several years ago, I wanted to portray how so many people indirectly condemn people to judgment and to hell. Such as some people would never tell a gay person they are going to hell to their face. But they will say gay people are going to hell. Keeping it general somehow seems less personal. Even though it’s not. Put yourself in the goats’ hooves. But then there are others who just outright tell people... Read more
I read this story last night about Mark Driscoll’s interview by Justin Brierley who hosts the UK Christian podcast Unbelievable. This interview, totally in keeping with the name of the show, is certainly unbelievable. I immediately thought of this cartoon. Double meaning: it acknowledges Mark’s arrogant, male supremacist, bullying, tough guy attitude that he flaunts and buttresses with his theology. But it also suggests that his ideas will not survive the testing fires of purgation. If anyone in Mars Hill Church... Read more
Evil is always willing to share because it understands that it acts like yeast that leavens the whole loaf. Which is the same reason good isn’t willing to share with evil. Read more
One of the most difficult times in our journey is when we come to realize that our prayers aren’t answered, when we conclude that there isn’t a Magical Being who grants our wishes or rescues us, when we are left with our smoldering questions and sometimes left in the dark. The most peaceful time of the day for me is at night, outside, dimly lit by stars. (This cartoon first appeared last week on the friendlyatheist blog). Going through such... Read more
After the first month my daughter got her cell phone we got a bill for hundreds of dollars. I called to find out why. Well… her “unlimited texting” was capped at 2,500 and she’d texted over 6,000! I argued with them until they reimbursed us the extra because “unlimited” should be taken literally. IMO. I would argue the same theologically. Unlimited is unlimited! Or do you tell your children that you promise to love them unconditionally… but here are the... Read more
I hate a pat answer. It accomplishes nothing except satisfaction in the small, unimaginative heart of its giver. I received some pat answers this week and they reminded me of Job’s comforters word for word. As you grow older you hopefully grow wiser, and you begin to understand from your own honest self-analysis that our problems are greater, more complex and more mysterious than any answer. We begin to understand that the overwhelming problem, the looming question, exists to expand... Read more
Sophia has learned a valuable lesson: trying to control only drives away. She has discovered that it is necessary to take the risk of liberating. She knows this because she discovered it about herself. If she liberates herself, if she lets herself go, frees herself… she will find her truest self. Yes it is terrifying to lose control. To surrender. To open the gate and let yourself run. One of the most frightening things is that we have to learn... Read more
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