I’ve been working on this emotive watercolor piece. It took me months to figure out how to complete it. So I finished it this morning. Our young woman Sophia has found herself caught in a winter blast. Just another discomfort on her way to her spiritual independence. Her inner fire will sustain her: It is done with pen and ink and watercolor on Arches acid-free watercolor paper, and measures approximately 14″x21″ (36cm x 54cm). (I’ve decided I’m not finished with... Read more
Sometimes we are so deep into our problem or so high on ourselves that we can’t even hear the cure. Like the Israelites as slaves in Egypt: their misery was so great that they couldn’t hear Moses. Or Nicodemus in the gospel of John: he didn’t have a clue what Jesus was talking about. It is almost impossible to have an honest and objective perspective on ourselves. But it is something we must endeavor to do. And if we get... Read more
Welcome to another Freebie Friday! Today I am, again, giving away a double prize: I am giving away a fine art print of my popular Bullies cartoon (shown above). Also, I am giving away my friend Kathy Escobar’s new book, Down We Go: Living Into the Wild Ways of Jesus. Here’s a quote: A theology of brokenness embraces our spiritual poverty, questions, doubts, and desire for love, hope and redemption, and reminds us that the stink and the beauty are wrapped... Read more
I drew this cartoon after I’d read the amazing memoir, Life and Death in Shanghai, by Nien Cheng. The account of her harrowing experiences in a Chinese prison during the Cultural Revolution and her theological/ spiritual journey through it is unforgettable. Get the my book full of cartoons like this one from amazon.com, amazon.ca, amazon.de. Read more
I know this isn’t what Carrie Underwood meant, but this guy’s praying it anyway. I like Douglas Coupland’s little book Life After God. He says something about Jesus: The radio stations all seemed to be talking about Jesus nonstop, and it seemed to be this crazy orgy of projection, with everyone projecting onto Jesus the antidotes to the things that had gone wrong in their own lives. He is Love. He is Forgiveness. He is Compassion. He is a Wise... Read more
Why does religion seem to be in the shrinking business? Shrinking minds and hearts and worlds? Why has Jesus become a builder of walls and fences instead of a force to be dealt with who has crashed and demolished all barriers and edifices? What happened to the Jesus who has disturbed, disrupted and dispersed the powers? What happened to the person who was so radical that the only way to fix it was to kill him? What happened to the... Read more
Hear ye! Hear ye! Let it be known: There is love. There is compassion. There is understanding. There is solidarity. There is sympathy. Own the original drawing of this cartoon. Buy a print of this cartoon. OR! Get the my book full of cartoons like this one from amazon.com, amazon.ca, amazon.de. Read more
I was describing nakedpastor to someone today, and it helped me clarify a little more what it is about: I realize that some of its readers are people curious about the crazies like me. And some are just interested in what’s an ex-pastor is up to. Others are curious about what heresy looks like. And some just like to argue theologically. But for the most part, I think nakedpastor can be broken down into a two-fold purpose: nakedpastor is for... Read more
This is one of the cartoons in my cartoon book Nakedpastor 101 Have you ever felt micro-managed? You know what it’s like: every move, even every thought and feeling, is monitored and measured. Even your most intimate details are scrutinized. One leader once told me I misunderstood freedom. He said a train is free, but it is only free when it stays on the rails. What he was telling me was that I’d lost my way and he knew exactly... Read more
This is my wife Lisa. Talk about an independent spirit from the deep south of Alabama! We met at Central Bible College in Springfield, Missouri. I went down there from Canada to study religious music. I switched to theology after I met her. Long story. We rapidly fell in love and got married in 1980. Right after we were married we moved to Boston were I studied for my theology masters at Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary under the New Testament scholar... Read more
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