nakedpastor
I have an image of this painting, Michelangelo’s “The Creation of Adam”, hanging in my study. For a while now I’ve been wanting to concoct this image of defiance that I see prevails in the world and often in my own heart. Read more
I have an image of this painting, Michelangelo’s “The Creation of Adam”, hanging in my study. For a while now I’ve been wanting to concoct this image of defiance that I see prevails in the world and often in my own heart. Read more
In the past I have done some cartoons with “The Pastor’s Apprentice”. This one is not a cartoon but a written lesson for the pastor’s apprentice. Enjoy! Ah, my dear apprentice… please absorb these four pillars of pastoral ministry into your thoughts and into your work, and the results you so strongly desire will be immediately yours! First and foremost, it is necessary to realize that your people really don’t believe in anything they can’t see. So the opposite is... Read more
I plan on developing this thought a little further later on… egomania on stage. Read more
I’ve begun working on a series of theologians in block-print. This is technically my first one, although I have an image of Karl Barth prepared for carving and printing. This one is of the German theologian Dietrich Bonhoeffer. It is interesting to me that I am releasing this while the Tom Cruise film Valkyrie is making its rounds. The common theme of course is the plot to kill Hitler. But that’s not why I admire Bonhoeffer. I love his little... Read more
Although I’m not a dualist, there is some scriptural support for this concept. In Deuteronomy 34 we find that the body of Moses was never found. In Jude we discover a legend that indicates that the devil and an angel disputed over the body of Moses. This is a silly picture of what my mind pictures happened. It certainly captures how I’m feeling these days. No matter who wins, I lose. Read more
This parable, roughly written yesterday and today, captures the story of my life and my church’s life. Here’s how it goes: A beautiful young woman fell in love and married the perfect man. It was a famous wedding. They were the ideal couple. They had the admiration of everyone around. It was a fairy-tale wedding and a dream marriage. Things were wonderful. For about a year. She realized, as she became more mature and self-aware, that she wanted to continue... Read more
We burned our mortgage at the church Saturday night. It was quite a celebration. Several Vineyard leaders were there, including Gary and Joy Best, the national directors. They all spoke very affirming and life-giving words over our community. I did burn the actual statement which I and the treasurer signed for the bank stating that our original mortgage was $450,000. And now it is all up in smoke! Along with the mortgage, I also burned several papers that I had... Read more
This cartoon is loosely based on the story of the Gerasene demoniac in Mark 5. Read more
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