EN74 Reduced
01/12/09 18:08 Filed in: Acts | Philippians
The top half of this cartoon is far too common to be comfortable. The second half is something we all need to experience more.
The Big Day: Revelation the 19th
My friends Kev and Kath are getting married in about three weeks. It is a massive chapter change for them and wonderfully they have included us in the celebrations. After stumbling upon a new personal style of adorning text, Kath asked me to do some more and this was the result.
It is an extended meditation on the Christian worldview narrative - from the Creation, to the Fall, to Jesus' Cross-work and finally the consummation.
May God richly bless this couple as they step out in awe of the truly BIG day. All the rest will fall into place.
Cutting Him out
07/11/09 20:21 Filed in: Psalms
The latest submission for Sorted magazine.
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The previous version of this cartoon can be found here.
(click to enlarge)
The previous version of this cartoon can be found here.
EN72 Damn Good Works
30/09/09 07:34 Filed in: Matthew
Mark Meynell has a really worthwhile blog that manages to get the right balance between the lighthearted and personal/serious/critical. He recently wrote this post quoting Tim Keller at length. The end quote from the cartoon above is taken from that post. I have changed the word 'Pharisee' for 'religious people'.
Before I spoil things, it is worth reading Mark's webpage to get a clearer view on what this section is about.
The epilogue text can be read here. It is a story where Jesus makes the important distinction that our external reputation/deeds cannot disguise inner pollution.
Hebrews 13v20-21
26/09/09 13:03 Filed in: Hebrews
This has to be one of my favourite passages in the Bible. I have a lot of very positive associations with it from my time at Cornerstone Church during those innocent (!) student days in Nottingham between 1990-93. It reminds me of the epic yet intimate upward Gospel spiral.
Boxes
14/09/09 07:52 Filed in: 1 John
Sorted - Nov/Dec issue 09. Thanks again to Steve Legg, the Siggs and Andy Ashworth.
A redrafting of this previous version that is based on a quote from Rev Peter Lewis. Incidentally, Peter is celebrating 40 years of ministry this coming weekend in Nottingham. Cornerstone Church has had a massive influence on me and I shall be glad to pay my respects to them.
EN71 Light Pollution
14/09/09 07:47 Filed in: Philippians | Revelation
The background to this idea was something Peter Woodcock said during the Contagious 09 conference. I was standing with him and Jon Drane on a field looking at stars and he made a comment about the link between suburban light pollution and our inability to comprehend the glory of the vastness of space.
You can take this cartoon in a number of ways but my personal intention was to say that everyday life has immediate distractions that appear to be good while keeping us from comprehending the big thing of Jesus stepping into history and redeeming our broken dark planet.
EN70 Remedy Delivery
30/07/09 15:35 Filed in: 2 Corinthians
Although the 2 Corinthians 4 text is quoted at length within the cartoon it helps to see the whole thing here.
Although it took a while to draw, this piece came fairly quickly to me when I heard someone at our local church talking about signing up to become 'flu-friends' and assist collecting Tamiflu in the local community when people are incapacitated.
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The Rope of Hope
29/07/09 22:13 Filed in: Romans
Fantastic!
I have been asked to revisit a few older EpilogueTV cartoons and reformat them for Sorted magazine. I took one of my first ever pieces (found originally here) and redrew it, making a few changes to the text, composition and pacing. The newer version is much much better and hopefully reflects some personal improvements over the five years I have been pushing these little babies out.
Thanks Steve Legg!
I have been asked to revisit a few older EpilogueTV cartoons and reformat them for Sorted magazine. I took one of my first ever pieces (found originally here) and redrew it, making a few changes to the text, composition and pacing. The newer version is much much better and hopefully reflects some personal improvements over the five years I have been pushing these little babies out.
Thanks Steve Legg!
EN69 Redacted
09/07/09 10:14 Filed in: John
You can find the John 3v19-21 text here.
The MP's expenses scandal has been a big thing in the media over the last month (although the Michael Jackson funeral seems to have eclipsed it somehow...). Clearly this cartoon draws it's inspiration from some of the developments in the story.
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Satisfaction and True Peace
07/06/09 20:46 Filed in: Psalms
EN68 Spotting Specks from the Media Plank
03/06/09 19:18 Filed in: Matthew
The Matthew 7v1-6 text is crucial to understanding this one. You can find it here.
My main motivation for this cartoon came from a couple of places Read More...
Hidden Treasure: Matthew 13v44
08/05/09 12:50 Filed in: Matthew
EN67 WYSIWYG
The glorious news is that Jesus unlocks slavery in all sorts of ways. I have been thinking a lot recently about the kinds of twisty paths that social-networks lead to. This cartoon picks up on three tendencies and brings three texts to bear upon them: Matthew 11v28, John 10v3-5 and Matthew 13v45 (you might have scroll down to find the exact bit).
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Deuteronomy 6v6-7
28/04/09 21:20 Filed in: Deuteronomy
Google Reader Issues...
26/04/09 15:51
At the moment I am having a few issues with getting this blog to show up properly in Google Reader. If you are also having a similar hassle then please contact me. The best thing to do is have a look at the original page. For now it looks like the posts for the last few months are okay so hopefully herein it will work.
EN66 Sin Slavery
01/04/09 13:55 Filed in: Romans
A huge thing in Christian thought is the idea of being set free from slavery by Jesus’ Cross-work. Read More...
EN65 Atheism Reasons
01/03/09 13:55 Filed in: John
The Bible epilogue text can be found here (you will need to scroll down to find the exact part). Read More...
Listening to Talks
20/02/09 10:03 Filed in: Matthew
From Christopher Ash’s book on listening to talks.
EN64 We Live In Boxes.
The Bible epilogue text can be found here (you will need to scroll down to find the exact part). Read More...
EN63 Woolies dies but Consumerism lives on.
01/01/09 13:55 Filed in: 1 John
The Bible epilogue text can be found here (you will need to scroll down to find the exact part).
This piece took me a while because it was hard to work out exactly what I wanted to say. As part of the research into the event I asked a lot of people how they felt about the 99 year institution going under. I also made this short film with my mate Dean Puckett:
In the end it was yet another comment on consumerism. Read More...