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May 2017

May 22, 2017

The Terrifying Truth about the USA (And All of Us) That Trump’s Rise to Power Confirms and What to Do about It

Before Trump became president there was room for debate about what and who we Americans...

April 2017

April 25, 2017

Free: Read a sample chapter from my new forthcoming book “Letters to Lucy”

"Letters to Lucy" is a multimedia project I've worked on for 3 years. Now...

March 2017

March 27, 2017

Here’s What I’ve Learned from the Experiences Offered by Life In General, And by Fatherhood and Grandparenthood In Particular: Beauty Matters More than Career

Once during a brief visit home while I was on a particularly travel-filled and arduous...

March 15, 2017

I’m a white male in North America’s upper middle class

I’m a white male in North America’s upper middle class. This inglorious inheritance of slaveholders,...

January 2017

January 16, 2017

Riffing once again on the ironic absurdity of fundamentalist religion and political fallout

These days—as is reflected in the series of paintings I’m doing (as I write...

January 09, 2017

WATCH THIS: do NOT miss Meryl Streep’s classy, moral, Christlike and historic destruction of Trump at Golden Globe Awards 2017

(Photo YouTube) Meryl Streep gave a defining speech Sunday after receiving the Cecil B. DeMille...

January 02, 2017

A sneak peek at the new painting series I’m working on called, “More Useless Miracles by an Absurd God for People Dumb Enough to Vote For Trump.” Please WATCH

A sneak peek at the new painting series I'm working on called, "More Useless...

September 2016

September 06, 2016

Goodbye Evangelicals: “let me be FRANK” — here’s the trailer to the movie about my journey to truth from religious certainty addiction

Living the Questions, in association with Creatista Film and Photography, presents "let me be FRANK,"...

September 01, 2016

At Last Idiot Climate Change Deniers “Logic” Explained (A Hilarious 1 Minute Video) WATCH

(Photo Reason Inc.) This "Living With a Climate Skeptic" hilarious 1 minute video shows what...

August 2016

August 29, 2016

Will you do me a very personal favor today?

Will You please post a video testimonial to Facebook about my book "WHY I AM...

August 12, 2016

Ken Medema and Frank Schaeffer talk about change, creativity, social justice, music, and art. Wild Goose Festival 2016 WATCH

I had a chance to interview Ken Medema at the (terrific!) Wild Goose Festival this...

February 2016

February 15, 2016

Want to Grow Your Church? Here’s my Podcast on how to Do it (Made by a growing Church in NYC)

M I D R A S H N Y C FRANK SCHAEFFER Download HERE and Listen! February...

February 11, 2016

Colbert Nails It On Just How Stupid Our Culture is About Nudity in ART– WATCH!

Here's Colbert at his best in the best and funniest clip I've ever seen on...

January 2016

January 15, 2016

Jane Stuart Smith RIP I’ll Always Love You

A few people in life change everything. One woman (not counting my mother)...

November 2015

November 11, 2015

Are you (like me with my grandchildren) trying to get the good stuff into their heads first ahead of the marketing crap?

I need something from you... please I want your voice in my new book. Please...

November 04, 2015

Please Watch My 2 Min Vid Asking For You to Write me a Letter For My New Book For me to Publish

Will you watch this then help? I would love to hear from you at [email protected]...

November 02, 2015

Our Grandfather/Granddaughter Lucy & “Ba” Art/Icon Art Project

I've just launched a new show of icon art I collaborated with my 7 year...

September 2015

September 27, 2015

Come Lord Banksy, come quickly!

Banksy’s Cinderella crash scene. Photograph: David Levene for the Guardian used by permission Banksy strikes...

September 18, 2015

ENTER ! SNAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARKY PUPPY!

My friend Dave Felten of Living the Question, did me a huge favor: he took me...

September 14, 2015

Frank ” show us some other work!” OKAY

I get glimpses of your other work in your videos - and would like to...

September 09, 2015

3 Selfie Art Videos Explaining/Showing My Paintings re Life, Flowers, God and Grandchildren

Here are 3 "selfie" videos I just took in my garden and studio showing and...

July 2015

July 17, 2015

What Is BAD (and Good) Sex & Art?

Bad art and bad sex matter for the same reason that bad religion matters. A...

July 14, 2015

Peggy Campolo, Brian McLaren, My Granddaughter Amanda, and Me Having a Wild Time at Wild Goose!

Here's Peggy Campolo, one of my most loved and favorite people with me at Wild...

July 03, 2015

I’m So Grateful That I Sold These 2 Paintings Including 1 From My New Summer Show

Here are 2 paintings that just sold from my art site. Thank you! ...

June 2015

June 12, 2015

Here is my NEW Summer 2015 Show of my Paintings… Please Take a LOOK

Here is my new Summer 2015 show of my paintings. Please visit my art site...

June 05, 2015

Laura Hillenbrand did it, so just quit whining and write!

Someday I’ll show the movie Seabiscuit to my grandchildren Jack (4) and Lucy (6). On...

May 2015

May 10, 2015

Now over 3000 FREE downloads of my book Hurry Offer ENDS in 21 hours! Please tell your friends! Help me get to 10,000

Now over 3000 FREE downloads of my book. Hurry FREE Offer ENDS in 21 hours!...

April 2015

April 18, 2015

Once in a while I see the work of a young artist and a bomb goes off in my head

Once in a while I see the work of a young artist and...

December 2014

December 20, 2014

Does Christmas Make You Sad?

Does Christmas Make You Sad? If so-- why? Me? Yes and No... I think that...

November 2014

November 24, 2014

This Christmas Give one of my Paintings

This Christmas Give one of my Paintings I'll ship to anyone anywhere contact me at:...

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