So if God would punish people forever and ever, like any good father would do, then why shouldn’t he have laws that last forever and ever for those who suffer forever and ever? I mean, let’s be consistent, shall we!? What kind of father would say, “Okay, my rules don’t apply any more!“? No! A good father makes rules and sticks by them forever and ever. We need boundaries that don’t shift. If it is a sin now, then it... Read more
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Many religious leaders bemoan the fact that some people are trying to find community online rather than locally. They feel that this is false, superficial and actually depreciates real community with a geographic location. They feel that such a person doesn’t understand, value or benefit from a physical community. I’ve come to the conclusion that online communities are very much the same as local communities. What I mean to say is that in many ways my “church” at nakedpastor behaves... Read more
I have a deep appreciation for Reformed Theology, a theological movement that began with Martin Luther and John Calvin, was further developed by such theologians as Barth and Brunner, and was followed by such theologians today as Torrance and Pannenburg. When Barth was teaching Calvin to his students, he expressed a deep fondness for Calvin, emphasizing the great contribution he made to our understanding of such things as election, predestination and damnation. However, Barth felt that although Calvin’s theology was... Read more
Is it possible for there to be religious communities that don’t demand change from their members? Can a church, synagogue, mosque or temple… any place where the religious gather in community… still exist without desiring, expecting or pressuring their people to change? The urgency of change is incumbent upon me and me only. But this only comes about when I see that this is so and so change. I may receive assistance. But in the end I will be transformed... Read more
The winner of Friday’s FREEBIE FRIDAY contest is Trevar Simmons of Boiling Springs, North Carolina, USA. He chose, as his print of choice, a fine art print of Red Northern Lights, shown below. Congratulations Trevar!: You can buy the original of this painting HERE. Get fine art prints of my cartoons. Get my fine art. Get my t-shirts. Please join my newsletter. Read more
Did you know that icebergs are 90% underwater, leaving only 10% exposed above the water for us to see? Even the most vehemently opposed people are more connected than they are not. We are more related to each other than we even realize. The apparent differences between us are small in comparison to our unity. The problem is that we are not aware of, or do not care to see, or are completely blind to the connections, to our unity.... Read more
I have a very good book that I’ve read a couple of times called Listening to the God Who Speaks: Reflections on God’s Guidance from Scripture and the Lives of God’s People, by theologian Klaus Bockmühl. I agree with the general thrust of his book. But if I have a book that is called The God Who Is Silent, I would also agree with that. I had spent years in religious traditions such as Charismatic, Pentecostal and Vineyard that strongly... Read more
TODAY I’M GIVING AWAY A FINE ART PRINT OF YOUR CHOICE! LIKE THIS ONE FOR INSTANCE: This one is called “Fearless”. But the winner gets to choose any image from my fine art gallery, and I will give them a fine art print (not a photocopy!) of that image, up to 8″x10″ (20cm x 25cm). 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... Read more
Cartoons exaggerate to make a point. I’m not cynical enough to believe this applies to everyone or every church. But it does apply to many. It may apply as a gentle warning to all those for whom it doesn’t apply now or yet. Many people are taken into the church… ingested… and completely used up. Digested. All the goodness, all the nutrients, all the life, is sucked right out of them. It is absorbed into the body and the rest,... Read more
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