I have no idea in the face of such tragedy. Such mystery. But we could keep our mouths shut for a while. You know, Job’s comforters were doing great… until they opened their mouths. You can own the original drawing of this cartoon, or you can buy a print of it. Read more
The church can be accused of false advertising when it says it welcomes all but makes it impossible for some to join or stay or participate. If the church is worried about numbers and is doing anything to grow, including making false claims, then it needs to get over it. Just admit you don’t welcome short people. Don’t worry! There’s plenty of tall people out there who don’t believe in shortness and will join your exclusive group. Just look at... Read more
This is Sister Marie. She is a nun and spiritual director in a Roman Catholic monastery in Canada. I had the incredible pleasure of visiting her last weekend. It was the first time I’d seen her in 25 years. Around 27 years ago I experienced a profound spiritual crisis. I desperately needed help. Somehow I came across Thomas Merton’s Seven Story Mountain and immediately knew I needed a spiritual director. I clandestinely researched high and low until someone told me... Read more
If only we could get this straight. This is easy math. It’s a simply equation. Did you read my post last night Why it is Hard to Leave the Church? Lots of reaction to it. Buy the the original drawing, or buy a print of this cartoon! Read more
I’ve left the church. Many times. The last time I left was over 2 years ago. It was painful every time. Here’s just a few of the reasons why it was so difficult to leave. fear: When I left the church, a profound cloud of fear enveloped me: “What have I done?” No matter how much you rationalize your decision, the years and years of indoctrination collect to shout out jeers and threats for your selfishness, stupidity, sinfulness, and shortsightedness.... Read more
Check out all my art for sale. PLUS, if you sign up for my newsletter, you get a code sent to you for 25% OFF permanently! Read more
Sometimes I want the picture to say the words. Like this one. What more can be said? Really. Concerning my post the other day Women on Top and Biblical Sex, Jared Wilson on The Gospel Coalition has written an apology and retracted his post here. We have a winner of my Sophia print “Trapped” from yesterday’s Freebie Friday. Congratulations Courtnee Scott! You can buy my originals and prints like this oneHERE. Read more
Today I’m giving away a free fine art print of the highly popular Sophia “trapped”. I’ve given this away before, but it seems relevant today. If you want to go ahead and order a print now, just click here! The original is sold. I’m giving this print away because of the incredible debate that is going on right now in the church and elsewhere around gender, women and sexuality. To read more about it, you can check out yesterday’s post... Read more
It was a pleasure to watch this video of Viktor Frankl, a man I highly respect. His book Man’s Search For Meaning is still one of the most important books in my library. I know this flies in the face of a lot of theology out there, including my own in the past. But I’ve changed. This needs to be heard in this day of suspicion, derision and division. Check out my online gallery full of art at good prices:... Read more
nakedpastor
Ad-Free & Subscriber Log-In