*** Purchase a print of this cartoon! *** This is an oldie I drew a while ago and is quite popular. My views of heaven and the afterlife have changed. Actually, my heart and mind are far more at peace now that I’ve let a lot of my literalism go. Heaven is a metaphor for a deeper and more significant meaning, such as living a full life of compassion and unity with all beings and the earth now. Eternity is... Read more
I had this lined up for tomorrow morning, but some things just can’t wait. Mark Driscoll again exposes his deep issues with women in his post about Esther. Here’s a quote: Feminists have tried to cast Esther’s life as a tragic tale of male domination and female liberation. Many evangelicals have ignored her sexual sin and godless behavior to make her into a Daniel-like figure, which is inaccurate. Some have even tried to tie her story in with modern-day, sex-slave... Read more
Purchase the original or a print of this drawing. I was talking with a friend the other day about the whole idea of the importance of being able to question beliefs, ideas or theologies that are passed on to us. He told me how he grew up in church and how he loved it. But one day in Sunday school, when he was about 12 years old, he asked the priest a question about what he was teaching. The priest... Read more
I kid you not: this is a weekly anxiety for many pastors. When you have the building, staff and expenses of all kinds, the amount of weekly offerings is crucial. It can mean life or death. Every every every pastor wants to know what the “take” is every Sunday as soon as it is counted. I’ve heard of some pastors wanting to know via a sign at the back so that if they were lower than needed he could preach... Read more
This is one of those times when I was drawing what I didn’t understand. Only as I was drawing it did it begin to dawn on me what my subconscious was communicating. Remember: Sophia is me. Sophia is you. Sophia is having a nightmare in which she is confronted with her worst fear: dismemberment, dis-integration, dis-jointedness. As many of you know from Sophia’s story, her earlier years were not pleasant. She grew up under a severity, an abuse fueled by... Read more
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You are not an atheist, but neither are you not. I’m giving away 5 atheish t-shirts, thanks to the incredibly generous guys over at WhoopTee. Go check them out! Really nice folks. And did I say “generous”? I mean… 5 tees!!!!! That means 5 winners!!!!! For a chance to win all you have to do is: 1. leave a comment on this post. Even just “hi”. You can be anonymous if you want. 2. you must sign up for my newsletter (and... Read more
Purchase this picture! Have you ever felt this way? Like maybe there was something seriously wrong with you? Like people really thought that maybe something had snapped inside your head? Like maybe you should see a doctor? Like maybe you’ll hopefully get better soon? Read more
One of the reasons change is so difficult is because of all the words that you must ignore. Most of the words are motivated by concern and even love. But often they are spoken out of a deep fear. It can make your individual journey more terrifying than it already is. You really just have to go for it. Purchase the original drawing or buy a print! Read more
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