Are we naughty or nice? It would help us to consider two different approaches to humanity and “the Fall” that even Barth, very late in his life, regretted not addressing more clearly. In a climate of what he felt was a naive “I’m okay, you’re okay” theology, he taught loudly and clearly about the wholly otherness of God and the depravity of humanity. Later in life though, he wished he’d been less “God against humanity/ God’s NO to humanity“, and... Read more

I had a strange and surprising experience yesterday. I went into a store that sells fair trade goods from all over the world. It’s an interesting place. Ethereal, New Age music playing. Incense burning. My wife and daughter browsed around looking at their very unique handmade items. I checked out several things. There were 3 or 4 ladies serving people. They were very helpful and friendly. It was packed with stuff and with people. I picked up a vile of... Read more

I haven’t written in a while. I’m sorry. Maybe you’re not. I would like to write more often. I do have people insisting that I should just shut up and draw. My cartoons and my art says enough, they say. Perhaps my art and cartoons are incarnational. After all, the Word did become flesh. But that flesh did speak. So I think words are sometimes necessary. Like St. Francis of Assisi said, “Preach the gospel always. If necessary use words.”... Read more