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August 2012

August 05, 2012

meaning in the midst of suffering

Viktor Frankl, in his famous book Man's Search For Meaning, shares about a time he...

August 02, 2012

suffer in silence

Almost every day I receive mail from people expressing their concern that I'm focusing on...

March 2012

March 12, 2012

suffering and the respect for life

We just passed the one year anniversary of Japan's devastating earthquake, tsunami and resulting nuclear...

November 2011

November 08, 2011

somebody cares

In keeping with this morning's cartoon, "afloat", I thought I would share this tender cartoon...

September 2011

September 12, 2011

inappropriate tees #1

This guy simply isn't thinking. Even if it's true, you don't say it in this...

August 2011

August 24, 2011

not all stories end well

This is a cartoon that loosely addresses James Fowler's famous book Stages of Faith. He...

May 2011

May 31, 2011

bummer

(Ask me about acquiring the original cartoon. Just email me. Or buy the print here.)...

March 2011

March 05, 2011

Let’s Admit the Silence

Prayer does nothing to alleviate suffering. (Ferriera in Shusaku Endo's Silence). Certainly upon this we...

February 2011

February 10, 2011

in advocacy of agony

"… there is no proper public, no listener to adequately receive their testimony" (Slavoj Žižek)...

September 2010

September 12, 2010

streams and deserts

I was talking with a good friend of mine yesterday. She was outside reading 'Streams',...

August 2010

August 16, 2010

cartoon: on suffering

Silly generalizations, I know. However, that's what cartoons, satire, comics, comedy and humor are made...

February 2010

February 23, 2010

Vocation, Suffering and the Struggle for Meaning

Jesus was in the garden facing torture and death. He asked God to let the...

January 2010

January 21, 2010

Something That Happened Last Sunday

A young man in our congregation asked if this could be read last Sunday morning....

January 14, 2010

cartoon: suffering and stupidity graph

December 2009

December 23, 2009

Job Is the Man!

Job is the man! It took you one word for him to ask the question...

April 2009

April 21, 2009

Physicists and Dark Matter

I read somewhere recently that physicists believe that 60% of the universe is made up...

February 2009

February 20, 2009

cartoon: forks with money, or not

January 2009

January 24, 2009

cartoon: just a little bit of heart

Sometimes, when it all comes down to it, you just want to be able to...

February 2008

February 20, 2008

cartoon: no words

February 09, 2008

Jesus Suffering Among Precious Stones

I had a dream last night. It wasn't a moving dream, but just a snapshot....

January 2008

January 09, 2008

Sleep in Heavenly Peace

I'm feeling really tired today. Part of it is having teens. But you can tell,...

November 2007

November 23, 2007

cartoon: solidarity

November 12, 2007

Suffering Is Not a Stepping-Stone

(ADDED NOTE: My image in this post is available on T-shirts, etc., HERE.) Several time...

November 08, 2007

Look Up!

So much is happening in my life right now that i really don't have time...

November 08, 2007

cartoon: the way of the contemporary church

October 2007

October 25, 2007

Wounded and Proud of It!

I'm discovering that it is dangerous for pastors to blog. Just like it's dangerous for...

September 2007

September 24, 2007

Turning 50 & Dying to All

This man is turning 50 on October 7. As his landmark birthday approaches, he finally...

September 20, 2007

Christ and Coke

When I became a Christian at the age of about 15 (no, I can't remember...

June 2007

June 26, 2007

Playing Both Sides #3

May 2007

May 26, 2007

Jaunt with Jesus #14: Investments