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September 2019

September 22, 2019

Jesus’ Female Disciples

I continue to find the things that I read and watch while working on my...

September 14, 2019

God as Parent

To the extent that the point of this cartoon by David Hayward is that spiritual...

May 2019

May 19, 2019

Are Humans a Virus?

At one of the public lectures in this year's Butler Seminar on Religion and Global...

May 07, 2019

Changing Beliefs

The cartoon above from David Hayward prompted me to share some thoughts about this...

February 2019

February 17, 2019

Independence, Community, and Authority

David Hayward shared some thoughts on spiritual independence, community, and authority that are worth considering...

July 2018

July 12, 2018

The Bible is What We Make It

In my Sunday school class this past Sunday, we moved into chapter 9 of the...

April 2018

April 07, 2018

Faith that the Bible is Wrong

David Hayward shared this cartoon that gets nicely at the moral problems with the story...

September 2017

September 04, 2017

Suffering and Stupid Theology

I was already planning to share this graph by cartoonist David Hayward well before Hurricane Harvey...

May 2017

May 23, 2017

Not What I Planted

This cartoon by David Hayward seems like a suitable updating of the parable of the...

March 2017

March 13, 2017

Stand Up For Jesus

It has been a while since I've shared one of David Hayward's cartoons, and this...

August 2016

August 17, 2016

Jenga Block Faith

The above cartoon by David Hayward provides a really nice illustration of the issues related...

April 2016

April 29, 2016

The Fear of Losing God (and the God of Losing Fear)

Having pushed students to wrestle with historical methods and their application to Jesus this semester,...

February 2016

February 12, 2016

Side Effects of Your Theology

The above cartoon by David Hayward got me thinking about how theology is like a...

February 10, 2016

Same Scripture Different Response

David Hayward shared the above cartoon, which makes the point that people with the same...

October 2015

October 08, 2015

Does Coffee Prevent Temple Tantrums?

Given my longstanding interest in the temple incident, I felt I had to comment on...

August 2015

August 16, 2015

Have You Seen What They’ve Written About Us?

The above cartoon by David Hayward makes a lot of useful points at once. On...

March 2015

March 03, 2015

Religious Tributes to Leonard Nimoy

It seemed appropriate to round up some of the tributes to Leonard Nimoy which have...

December 2014

December 07, 2014

A Welcoming Congregation

When I saw this cartoon by David Hayward, it struck me as a poignant depiction...

November 2014

November 09, 2014

Unquestioned Answers

October 2014

October 10, 2014

Please Do Not Bring Believers To This Movie

David Hayward offers a funny parody of one of the actual official ads for the...

September 2014

September 30, 2014

Doubts, Erasers, and Mentors

Val Webb shared a talk that she gave on on faith, beliefs, and theological hospitality....

September 04, 2014

Even If The Bible Says

This cartoon from David Hayward highlights an interesting question. Some think that, if they can...

August 2014

August 30, 2014

Rest or Rules?

The above cartoon by David Hayward seems to me to make much the same point...

July 2014

July 28, 2014

Psalm for an Idol

  By David Hayward 

July 05, 2014

God in Chains

The cartoon above by David Hayward depicts what ought to be considered blasphemy by anyone...

July 04, 2014

Church Cocoon

The above cartoon by David Hayward is very clever and beautiful. And it certainly is...

June 2014

June 13, 2014

Biblical Literalism’s Self-Fulfilling Prophecy

David Hayward's cartoon above illustrates the reason why I consider Biblical literalism to be an...

May 2014

May 31, 2014

Blaming the Bible

The above cartoon by David Hayward depicts people who long to come together, but the...

May 10, 2014

Questions Beget Questions

David Hayward's cartoon above illustrates what happens when you tackle a question, thinking that all...

May 01, 2014

5 Steps to Healthy Spirituality

I appreciate David Hayward's cartoon which I've shared above. Of course, most people do indeed...

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