I gave an original away to a man and his family who did us an incredibly generous favor by taking care of our son Jesse while he was out in western Canada working. I just Facebooked for help and this guy responded. We’ve since become friends. Kirk Bartha began The Clairvaux Manifesto some time ago. It is profoundly interesting and dynamic. Go and check it out and the story about what he did with my original of Jesus and the... Read more
i’m a creatialutionist by nakedpastor Browse other Nakedpastor T-Shirts Some are creationists. Some are evolutionists. Some are both. Read more
My blog was having trouble with my site today, so I just want to remind everybody about FREEBIE FRIDAY! Enter now! Lisa and I have been very busy lately. I’m still settling into a new job, as well as keeping nakedpastor going, my art, my cartoon book, my personal life. Then Lisa is a full-time nursing student in the thick of an unbelievable amount of work, as well as keeping her personal home health-care business going. So before we went... Read more
Welcome to another FREEBIE FRIDAY contest. Today’s offering is an ORIGINAL hand-painted woodcut/ watercolor miniature painting measuring approximately 2.5″x3.5″ (6.5cm x 9cm). It is a depiction of an old spruce tree with the Northern Lights: All you have to do to enter the contest is 2 things: Join my newsletter CLICK HERE TO JOIN NOW SO YOU CAN ENTER TODAY’S CONTEST IF YOU HAVEN’T ALREADY! Leave a comment on this post and you will be entered into the draw. The... Read more
In an age when we are constantly bombarded with advertising, vision statements, and goal-oriented living, wouldn’t it be nice to find maybe one or two hours a week when you could gather together with other people without these pressures? I think so. One thing I do as a pastor is allow space that is totally free of these constant unrelenting pressures. Even such noble pressures as spiritual ones are just as deadly, if not deadlier. I would meditate on grace... Read more
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When you in good conscience end a relationship, be prepared to be the one blamed. My previous church went through a church split in 1997. It was horrendous. Part of the cause of the church split was that I believed there needed to be a healthier relationship between our church and the previous pastor. I felt there should be a healthier distance between us. Even as I write this I am aware that I might be kicking a hornet’s nest... Read more
I am in touch with lots of people who have been excommunicated from their church. I don’t have to tell them that, in most cases, it is for the best. Sometimes it’s easier when you don’t have to make the difficult decision to leave an abusive, codependent, or superficial relationship. But it is still painful for many when the decision is made for them that they can no longer fellowship with certain people, some of whom they love. I sometimes... Read more
There comes a time when you have to believe what you believe. It is difficult. Which is why few people do it. Which is why Jesus called it the narrow way (you can buy a print of my image “narrow way” in my gallery). Here are just a few reasons why it is difficult. You will: disappoint people who want you to believe the norm; sever yourself from an institution that promises support only if you conform; rely on yourself... Read more
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