I tell my students when they start freaking out about a test: relax! I teach them that the number one ingredient to success in testing is to relax. So many of them lose marks because they are nervous and lose their minds. Relax! The same with so much that goes on in religion. Relax! So much is jeopardized because people get uptight and lose their minds. Relax! So… be kind to yourself and others. Unwind! Visit my online gallery to... Read more
From all to most to some to few to you’re to I’m. Kind of narrows it down. We have a choice: the more we get to know people we can either despair and resort to hate, or we can be gracious and resort to love. Of course, it actually begins with us. Visit my online gallery to acquire my art. Read more
It’s a sunny day here. The boats are out on the river. People are taking their dogs for walks. Children are playing. Motorcycles motor past. Beautiful. This painting is a contrast between what it is actually like today and what it will be like a few months from now. It got me thinking about another contrast… between what I have now and what I could have. I was thinking about Jesus. His ministry began popular and concluded obscure. It started... Read more
When I went to Dallas, Texas last weekend I was interested to discover that my most popular Sophia drawing is “Steadfast”… the one above with the rhino. I’ve sold the original as well as many prints of it online. But it was a unique experience to be in the presence of women fascinated by Sophia. So many identified with her. Several women shared with me how this image expresses an incident in their lives where they were up against insurmountable... Read more
I went to college and studied theology and bible. I went to seminary and took biblical studies and languages. I took another masters in religion and ministry. When I finally entered the ministry I was prepared for battle. I was ready to take on the spiritual warfare I’d been prepared for. I was David commissioned and sent out to face Goliath for the sake of God’s people. There was certainly serious warfare. But what usually ambushed me were the incessant... Read more
Well, my cartoon this morning, “Bad Atheism”, provoked quite a discussion… evidence to me that no matter how good our intentions are or how earnestly we try to convey an idea, there’s always the risk of being misunderstood. Especially if you aren’t clear. (By the way there’s still time to post a comment and get a chance to win a free print of the cartoon!) The cartoon above was posted over two years ago and perhaps is a better one,... Read more
(Today I’m giving away a free print of this cartoon to the winner in the draw.) There is bad belief. Believers should admit this. There is bad atheism. Atheists should admit this. Here’s all you have to do to enter the draw: Join my free daily newsletter. Make a comment on this blog post! I close the contest tonight at midnight Atlantic Time. Have fun! Read more
Sometimes our spiritual exercises get in the way of the very thing we are trying to accomplish. Read more
What some believe is often used to endorse pretty serious mistreatment of others. Injustices all over the world and in our own circles are believed to have the blessing of something. Read more
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