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November 2013

November 02, 2013

10 Reasons Why Leaving the Ministry is Difficult for Pastors

(*** Just a gentle reminder that all my art is 40% OFF this weekend ONLY....

February 2013

February 19, 2013

be afraid be very afraid

This has been me. I distinctly remember going through periods of severe spiritual testing where...

February 11, 2013

breaking in the pastor or the church

This really does happen. I know this for a fact. How do I know? Because...

July 2012

July 24, 2012

shadow

July 04, 2012

show your struggle

If you haven't read Henri Nouwen's, The Wounded Healer, I recommend you do. ****You can...

June 2012

June 27, 2012

once a pastor always a pastor

… those who believed themselves to have a vocation, a call, needed to reach a...

June 24, 2012

vocational advice for ex-pastors

Earlier this month I wrote a post that received quite a bit of attention called,...

June 04, 2012

unbelieving pastor

An honest exchange. And probably a fruitful one. It's so easy to go through the...

June 02, 2012

why it is so difficult for pastors to leave the ministry

I am a pastor who left the ministry. It was one of the most difficult...

May 2012

May 29, 2012

the best feature

May 02, 2012

pastor’s finger

April 2012

April 25, 2012

Pastor Jesus

April 25, 2012

controlling the people

I have an announcement: I am compiling a collection of my favorite color cartoons. Like...

April 04, 2012

Pastor Dominatrix

It is surprising to me how many people get great pleasure out of controlling others....

March 2012

March 30, 2012

sermon preparation and milk

I was a pastor for over 25 years. I know the struggle of teaching on...

March 28, 2012

find and seek

MY ART & CARTOONS MY BOOKS

February 2012

February 03, 2012

the pastor and the pulse

December 2011

December 06, 2011

a friend’s dream about me & my response

Here's my friend's dream. He is a pastor. I just received this email today. It...

November 2011

November 21, 2011

the fear of face to face meetings

November 19, 2011

of two minds

I remember being here so many times. Then I decided to stop. My integrity and...

October 2011

October 17, 2011

break in

Ah yes, the new guy. I know for a fact this is what many new...

October 07, 2011

Keeping Up Appearances

I posted this cartoon on my birthday 4 years ago. It's true: the temptation for...

October 01, 2011

wheelbarrowing out the crap

What a shit storm I caused when I first posted this cartoon over 4 years...

September 2011

September 28, 2011

Keeping Abreast of Ministry

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September 22, 2011

sinners in the hands of an angry preacher

What some believe is often used to endorse pretty serious mistreatment of others. Injustices all...

September 10, 2011

my 1st cartoon 5 years ago: “wishes”

This is the first cartoon I ever drew. I posted it September 2, 2006... 5...

August 2011

August 31, 2011

10 Reasons I Survived a Church Split

In 1997 the church I pastored experienced what is commonly known as a church split....

August 30, 2011

Eugene Peterson: a pastor I respect

Even before I was ordained as a pastor in 1987, I read everything Eugene Peterson...

August 27, 2011

sacred security

Oh the stories I could tell of leaders who personally invited people into relationship with...

August 27, 2011

pastoral dentistry

Interested in owning the original drawing ($150 USD)? email me. Or buy a print ($25)...