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I would never suggest such a thing in my church…honestly.
This is one of my first attempts at using a combination of pencil and water colour for a cartoon. Actually, it’s all 100% digital, but I’m using an old version of Painter which mimics natural media really well. And the best thing - there’s no mess […]

I’m too busy and I hate it.
Essays are an invention of the devil. Annual reports are not far behind. Cartoon deadlines are just a pain in the backside…
But, I’ve found blogs are good for procrastinating.
Back to work now.

If the message I spoke on the Good Samaritan wasn’t convicting enough, then this week must have been designed to finish me right off.
Read the summary of my Good Samaritan message to get some of the background to the story with my Uncle.
The passage for this week was Romans 5:1-11, a turning point in Romans. […]

Two weeks ago I had a speaking gig in our morning service and with the passage of the Good Samaritan (Luke 10:25-37) as my subject.
Having such a well known story to speak on left me feeling a bit flat - what possibly could I say that hadn’t been said before? Probably nothing, but I knew […]

I’ve always had a respect for the simple living of the Amish communities around the world. When my life gets super busy and life seems far too full, I wonder whether the Amish folk are closer to fulfilling ‘life to the full’ than I will ever be.
Anyway, with the shooting of the Amish school girls […]

Read this article from todays’ paper first and check out their website if you’re game.
Dear Members of Westboro Baptist Church,
I read with interest today your intention to use the tragic deaths of five young Amish girls to let the world know that God hates homosexual people.
If your protest had been about gun control or support for […]

I have this dilemma…
The Bible that I bought when I started Uni 17 years ago is falling to bits. The spine has come off and the cover is in tatters. The pages are still fine, though fairly well worn, with a few ‘dog ears’ scattered through out. I like it because of its size and, […]

Mate! It’s busy at the moment, so my apologies for the lack of stuff on the blog…not particulalry excellent but that’s the way it is!
Dan had his final night with us last Sunday and gave the second part of his excellence series. This was more of a ‘how to’ type message and regardless of how […]