Thanks to Barbara on my facebook for giving me the idea to put “y’all” instead of “you”. More Southern!! I think this is how it would be said down south. I met my wife Lisa in Springfield, Missouri in 1978 at college. I am from Canada and she is from the deep south of Alabama. It was an extreme culture shock when I first went there. For one summer I worked as an intern assistant pastor at her home church.... Read more
Colossians 3: 14, extolling love, peace and unity, suggests that the burden of unity rests upon the offended, not the offender. As we have been forgiven, so we forgive. The supreme example is Jesus forgiving his murderers even while they are in the act. We cannot wait for repentance, restitution or retreat in order to enjoy peace. It is up to you and it is up to me to forgive and clothe ourselves with love. Now. It begins with me.... Read more
You can buy a fine art print of this cartoon. Even in our deepest sadness, our most profound grief, our loneliest moment, our most frustrating anxiety, there is a Presence that cares for us. There is a Compassion that sustains us. There is a Comfort that provides solace. This Blessing pronounces Benediction over us. Of this I am certain. Check out my fine art prints of my cartoons. Check out my fine art. Check out my t-shirts. Please join my... Read more
My new friend Chad Estes is doing a blog post today about the New York City Mosque controversy. He asked if I might come up with an image to go along with his blog post. This is what I came up with. Check out Chad Estes’ blog post, since he’s including some commentary and a parable. It’s quite simple really: comprehend the other; communicate with the other; cooperate with the other; co-build with the other; cohabitate with the other; and... Read more
You can buy this cartoon here. Remember Rebecca Manley Pippert’s book, Out of the Salt Shaker and Into the World? Well, this is a different take on that: out of the womb and into the world. I got a job offer Friday I’m going to take. I’m going to be teaching at Saint John College at University of New Brunswick in Saint John, NB, Canada. I’m going to be teaching advanced speaking and listening skills to international students. I’ve always... Read more
Lisa and I have been catching ourselves singing this song. We both like it very much. It’s from the song “Airplanes” by B.O.B. featuring Hayley Williams. The song is about returning to our original passion, the purity of our unsullied intention, the dream we used to have but lost. It’s about abandoning the false self that others have shaped, the false self we ourselves have been complicit in fashioning, and coming back to truer selves. And that’s something we’ve just... Read more
Click on the image for a larger picture. You can buy this here. I did this drawing for the Illustration Friday competition this week with the theme “atmosphere“. It is charcoal on Strathmore vellum, measuring 9″x12” (23cm x 30cm). Or my cartoons. Or my tees. Talk with me. Please join my newsletter. Read more
I’m pleased to announce the winner of yesterday’s freebie friday contest. I entered the names into the numbers generator and the winning number belongs to Michael Sly from Kettering, Ohio, USA. He runs a blog too: Peaceful Walk. He joined my newsletter and made a comment, making him eligible to win. Congratulations Michael! buy my cartoons/ my art/ my tees Talk with me. Please join my newsletter. Read more
Welcome to another FREEBIE FRIDAY giveaway. I’m giving this ORIGINAL watercolor and ink painting away. It’s a miniature measuring 2.5″x3.5″ and is painted on Strathmore watercolor paper. The caption is from Psalm 72:7. The full text says, “In his days hall the righteous flourish; and abundance of peace so long as the moon endures.” It doesn’t come matted or framed, but I’m showing you a picture of what it will look like once it’s ready to hang. It is signed... Read more
I was recently interviewed by Becky Garrison. The technical quality sucks. You can make your own judgment on the quality of the conversation. You can listen to it here. In this interview, Becky coaxes what I feel are some of my more important and provocative ideas regarding the institution of the church. Two satirists having it out. Turn up your speakers and give it a go. Buy Becky’s book, Jesus Died For This?. It’s a good read. Her chapter on... Read more
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