It is often said that our god is too small. It may also be said that our world is too small. We start with the good news that the whole world is loved, that Compassion is for all things, and we end up with tiny, myopic, self-centered worlds, all separated from each other by our own categories and boundaries. There is a Beloved reality that permeates all things… above, below, around, within and through. We must begin to detect it!... Read more
My 23 year old son Joshua has given himself the enormous task of raising a significant amount of money for the Kids Help Phone over the next two days. I normally don’t do posts asking for money. But… this is my son who has started an incredible project… and this is a worthy charity to donate to. Watch this video and pass it on, post it on your blog or your FaceBook page, Twitter about it… get the word out: Read more
One of the questions I was asked in my interview for my new job teaching international students was, “How easily do you adapt to change?” I answered that there are two kinds of change: one that you don’t ask for but happens to you; and the kind you initiate. I told them that I was good and experienced at initiating change I thought was necessary and good. And I told them that I’ve learned to handle the stress of unwelcome... Read more
Get a fine art print of this cartoon. This week’s Illustration Friday theme is “immovable”. I thought, “What is the most immovable thing in the world?” I immediately thought of prejudice. Hence the cartoon. Wikipedia says that prejudice is a prejudgment: i.e., an assumption made about someone or something before having adequate knowledge to be able to do so with guaranteed accuracy. It includes unreasonable attitudes or a priori beliefs that are unusually resistant to rational influence. The problem with... Read more
Lots of drama in my life right now. None of it is to do with me. Everyone else around me. Although I do start my new job on Monday teaching international students at Saint John College in the University of New Brunswick. ‘Nuff said. Get fine art prints of my cartoons. Get my fine art. Get my t-shirts. Please join my newsletter. Read more
I am pleased to announce the winner of yesterday’s FREEBIE FRIDAY contest. I entered everyone in the number generator and the winning number belongs to Kristie Hammond in Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada. I listed my newest drawing of Jesus, Age 12. But I gave the winner the option of choosing a fine art print of any image from my online stores here or here. Kristie chose the one below, a print of the original painting, “Northern Lights Return”, measuring 4″x8″... Read more
(Click on image for a larger picture in order to see the detail in his eyes.) I am giving away a 7.5″x9.5″ (19cm x 24cm) fine art print of this portrait of “Jesus, 12 years“, OR: any print of your choice from my cartoons or from my fine art. Read the instructions on how to win below. I recently had a dream in which I saw the face of Jesus at 12 years of age. He was standing in sunlight... Read more
I come back to the issue of vision and mission statements again and again because it is very important to me. It is also extremely important to the church. I have witnessed and experienced this first hand. This is not theoretical, but practical help for churches. I have seen and experienced the negative impact vision and mission statements have upon the church, and I wish churches would stop needing them, creating them, drafting them and casting them. The church would... Read more
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This is my daughter Casile. Her name is my wife Lisa’s middle name. Lisa has Cherokee in her lineage… her grandmother. The name has Cherokee and Spanish roots. You might remember Casile writing for nakedpastor not long ago. Casile turns 18 today. Our youngest child of 3 is now an adult. She’s going to Mount Allison in September to start her Arts degree. She is interested in writing and psychology. She’s also an artist. I’m busy today getting ready for... Read more
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