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For an article by Kevin Forbes on creating a welcoming community in the March edition of the BUV’s Witness.

Sorry for the lack of posts this past week, but I’ve been tied up with our Urban Summer mission. More on that in a few days, but for now, here’s my first effort at a Valentine’s Day cartoon for 2007.

Saddam Hussein was executed earlier today by hanging. I’m still not sure what I think about it - yes, he did some horrible things, but does this really makes things any better?
The words “Love those that persecute you” keep echoing in the back of my mind, but then again, I was not personally impacted by […]

There is no denying that cartoonists are very astute commentators on culture. Often their artwork can even sway public opinion and help shape culture. But in 2007, there is a movement that will see the cartoonist rise to new heights of power and influence in a way never thought possible.Think about this for a moment…
Our […]

Once Christmas is finished, traffic to my site plummets for about a month or so, which usually means it’s a good time to do a site overhaul.
I’ve started a bit early because my January is shaping up to be crazier than usual!
I’m aiming for a newspaper-ish feel, plus I’m working on a few extra things […]

Call me an old Scrooge if you like, but I cannot stand the Christmas carol “Away in a Manger.”
I didn’t mind it up until four years ago. Then my son was born and I realised that the sterile and serene image painted in this song was not even close to the reality of that first […]

There’s another cartoon competition running over at Chewing Pencils at the moment - and this time there is a real prize! The judge, Stanley award winner Matt Golding, has offered one of his original cartoons as first prize.
You don’t have to be a cartoonist to enter, but you do have to do a drawing.
See the […]

My folks took me on a beach holiday to NSW when I was a kid. Superb beaches, but we couldn’t swim in any of them because of all the jellyfish - I’d never seen so many in my life, I don’t think I have since.
Anyway, as summer approaches, this cartoon came to mind. Anyone pick […]

Feel free to send this to anybody who you think will be upset by it. I’m seeing if I can start a riot amongst mega-church Christians…