Parachuting is scary enough. We take a risk we believe we can handle, and we are proud to call it a step of faith. But what being led into what we don’t think we can handle? What about the Red Sea, or Jericho, or Goliath, or the lion’s den, or the belly of the whale, or the cross and the grave? Or the modern equivalents too innumerable to mention? What about those? You can get a quality fine art print... Read more
Even though I believe I am critiquing the unnecessary and often destruction accretions that the church unwillingly but sometimes willingly dons, I have been accused of critiquing the church herself. Even though I am angry with all the silly and often marring adornments we impose on the Bride, I can be accused of raging against the Bride herself. Even though I rebel against the dominion the principalities and powers exercise over the church, I can be accused of rebelling against... Read more
The problems we are presented with are for our own transformation. My answer is not yours. Yours is not mine. As the philosopher Krishnamurti suggested, “There are no distractions.” In other words, a problem isn’t an obstacle to our transformation, but may be the grist necessary to provoke it. In fact, trite answers and easy solutions are themselves the distractions. You can get a quality fine art print of this cartoon here. Read more
I teach English as a second language to international students at a university. One of the things you learn as a teacher is that students will plateau in their learning, acquisition and utilization of English. This can be caused by many things such as over-saturation, educational exhaustion, complacency or ability. I believe it is helpful to educate the student not just on the subject being taught… in this case English… but to educate them on the process. Once a student... Read more
This has never been my experience, nor the experience of most pastors I know. However, we all know there are some like this. You can get a quality fine art print of this cartoon here. Or you can get my fine art here. Read more
In Christian theology, the cross is the symbol of deconstruction. The gospels portray Jesus as so truthful that he lived this reality through to its inevitable conclusion: his own crucifixion. Paul developed and articulated the theology through to its logical conclusion: the rejection of him, his letters, his gospel and his Jesus by the earliest church. The whole bible is permeated with this issue. Every writer wrestles with this perplexity. Why will every thought that exalts itself be pulled down?... Read more
I worked on this yesterday. I was inspired by the view out my window overlooking the river. What a beautiful cold night! I’m selling this at a very unreasonably reasonable price: go here to acquire it now! It measures 7″x19″ (18cm x 49cm) and is done with oil pastel on Arches 300 lb. hot-press acid-free cotton rag. May you know peace in abundance. Read more
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I’m editing my new upcoming book on Vision. It will include cartoons. I’m quite excited about it. I went back through my blog gleaning all relevant posts. So last night I took a sort of fly-over of the whole history of my blog. I made an interesting discovery from my years of pastoring my last church: We were at our best when we were at our worst. In other words, when we were struggling with something: cancer, accident, the death... Read more
Another FREEBIE FRIDAY!! Today I’m giving away an original miniature watercolor and ink painting, 2″x2″ (5cm x 5cm): All you have to do to enter the contest is: Join my free newsletter. Comment on this blog post. The contest ends midnight tonight Atlantic Time. You can check out more of my fine art pieces here. Read more
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