(*** You can buy a fine reproduction of this cartoon as well as my other artwork in my online gallery.) I see this attitude prevalent throughout our culture. Not just in the church. But the church employs holy scripture as a legitimizing agent in its misogynistic agenda. It’s validated from on high. This is not true everywhere, but it is true in enough places to merit mentioning: Men are slightly lower than the angels. Women are slightly higher than our... Read more
Paul regrets writing a painful letter to the Corinthians (2 Cor. 7: 8, 9). But he is pleased that at least they weren’t as terrible as he was and they used their pain to do the right thing. He wrote a hurtful letter. He’s sorry. But somehow they turned this terrible event around to make themselves better people. This isn’t about the effectiveness of Paul’s meanness. This is about the quality of the Corinthians. Unfortunately, many feel that this gives... Read more
I have come to conclude that existential loneliness is our default position. But when we are a part of the church, many of us assume that because we are surrounded by people our loneliness will be remedied. Not! Some claim that it is when we are most out of touch with our truest selves that we experience the deepest sense of loneliness because we don’t even know or love ourselves. I think this is true. I want to share with... Read more
Maybe someone has already said this. With conviction. I wouldn’t be surprised. Funny thing is I created this tee as a joke but there a lots of people who would wear it proudly. Because it is faithfully and frequently taught in the churches and at least practiced and people are reminded weekly. Even yesterday Pat Robertson was told by an elderly woman that her husband has such high medical bills that they need to use the money to pay those.... Read more
*** No this is not Gandalf the Grey. Nor do everyday witches dress like this. But you get my point. You can order a fine reproduction of “The Good Witch” cartoon HERE. In the summer of ’99 I went to see The Blair Witch Project. I have this interesting ability to sink right into a movie, and it terrified me. When I left the theater I had a curiosity about witchcraft. So I went to our local bookstore and a... Read more
I talk about this idea quite a bit in my Z Theory. The biblical story, as diversified as it is theologically, still presents, in my opinion, a unified idea that God emptied himself into Jesus, that Jesus left and sent the Spirit in his stead, and that the Spirit is now represented in the loving human collective. It is like the waterfalls dream I had in which I knew that above the rim was an infinite source, yet it continually... Read more
(*** You can purchase a high-quality reproduction of this cartoon HERE.) Honestly, people who come out are my heroes. The incredible courage it takes and the incredible risk they take is phenomenally admirable. In my experience and observation the two most risky issues to come out on are sexual and spiritual. These two seem to be the most taboo. And I applaud those who come out sexually and spiritually. But there are situations where coming out is too risky. Not... Read more
Have you read Joan Didion’s remarkable memoir, “The Year of Magical Thinking”? It is about the year following her husband’s unexpected death. She noticed how her mind played tricks on her as she went through the grieving process. An amazing read. There was or is nothing magical about the blood of Jesus. I know it is almost impossible for some of you to let go of that because the church has taught it, defended it and enforced it for millennia.... Read more
Order a reproduction of this cartoon! Do you feel damned if you do and damned if you don’t? Does it seem that no matter what steps you take you will be labeled a sinner and consigned to discipline? Can the god you’ve been delivered be trusted? The fears surrounding our ideas of God can be enormous and debilitating. And there are those who know how to use these fears to their advantage. This is the kind of stuff we freely... Read more
(*** You can purchase a fine art reproduction of this cartoon HERE.) The bible says that God was in Christ reconciling the whole world to himself. The story of Jesus is the working metaphor attempting to explain the perfect and complete living union of God and humanity. So, this cartoon is not meant to be a sentimental, cute cartoon to give us warm fuzzy feelings. I really do offer that this is actually true. There is now no separation. The... Read more
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