What a fab way to start the new year. After two years of work, this was released onto the iPhone/iTouch app store:




Some blurb from a recent e-newsletter:

Jason Ramasami is an RE teacher who wants to make the Bible memorable and accessible to students who may have little or no interest in following the Christian faith. Two years ago he embarked on the ambitious project of creating a wordless comic of the main events of Jesus' life for visual learners.

Somewhere along the line the project developed further into an iPhone/iPod Touch app that was approved in December for worldwide distribution.

The Jesus Comic (which is easily searchable in iTunes) is a 150 page comic that moves through 12 chapters and is intended as a discussion kick-starter - not a replacement for the Bible. So far feedback has been very positive -

"This comic is really inspiring; the first genuinely fresh retelling of the good news about Jesus that I have seen in ages. It manages to be faithful to the original text, yet visually creative at the same time. Required viewing!"

"It provoked discussion with my wife, our son and daughter. They spotted some stuff that I didn't and I spotted some that they didn't. This was fun!”

The accompanying website gives some further guidance on interpreting the bigger Bible narrative, but the main idea isn't to be a digital tract but an intriguing and fresh way of reflecting on the life of Jesus.

Jason is asking people to have a look and to recommend/rate it if they enjoy what they experience.

More info website:
http://www.thejesuscomic.com

App store link for the full version:
http://www.iTunes.com/apps/jesuscomic

App store link for the free sampler version:
http://www.iTunes.com/apps/jesuscomicnativity

Facebook page:
http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Jesus-Comic/222779070030?ref=nf

Twitter feed:
http://twitter.com/theJesusComic

Tags: NT, Redemption, Jesus, Evangelism, Faith, Christmas, Art, thejesuscomic

The Bible epilogue text can be found here.

This is an interview I recently put together with an ex-student who has become a really good mate. It is really exciting that he won the Best British Doc at the London Independent Film Festival at the NFT a few weeks ago. I did a skype call to explore some of the making ideas.



Anyway - it got me thinking about Luke's Gospel which has so much in common with a well-produced and researched documentary. Read More...

Tags: apologetics, Jesus, Eyewitnesses

The Bible epilogue text can be found here and here (you may have to scroll down a bit to find the exact part...).

Richard Dawkins is an intelligent man with plenty to say about christianity and religion that is fundamentally flawed. A TV program was shown where he basically did a rather stupid hatchet job. I wanted to point out that this hero cannot continue to be such a thing if he continues making straw-man arguments.

I wanted to dedicate this to the Christians in Science organisation, who do a great job of portraying a thoughtful response to so much incredulity.

Tags: Richard Dawkins, apologetics, Hypocrisy, Discrimination, Sin, Truth/Lies, atheism

The Bible epilogue text can be found here (you may have to scroll down a bit to find the exact part...).

Live 8 was spread widely across the media. There is a tension I have noticed among christians between the focus on social action or evangelism. Some people are able to happily wed the two, others appear to emphasise one above the other. This strip picks up on the tension but also poses a question about our perseverance in prayer. It is all very well having theological convictions - if you don't have a living and vibrant relationship with God (which implies prayer as a regular activity) your principles probably wont mean a great deal.

The two warring parties are a married couple I know quite well.

Tags: Live8/Geldof, Patience, Prayer

The Bible epilogue text can be found here and here (you may have to scroll down a bit to find the exact part...).

Anti Social Behaviour Orders might well be an effective measure for preventing crime, but if you look further back in each persons history, where are the Dad's who provide a loving context for discipline and nurture? The strip points toward God as the ultimate father who can repair the damage.

I like the 'pof' frame as the missile is launched from the Bible.

It is interesting that I got a complaint from one gentleman for the language being used in the title. He felt that it was inappropriate to use sacred references in this way. I had to respectfully disagree - I think that once you get into 'sacred' forms of language you are heading into the direction of holy places, a view that I think the Bible refutes quite heavily in the new testament.

Tags: ASBO, Father, Youth/Age, Wisdom, Sin, Redemption, Adoption, Law

The Bible epilogue text can be found here (you may have to scroll down a bit to find the exact part...).

The story in Luke is known as the 'Prodigal' or lost son. It is about family reunion after some difficult times. This is a slightly different take on that story about something which happened to me. The most helpful thing to say here is that part of the key for me to find reconciliation in the particular situation required letting go of past baggage - hence the bin.

This has very little text for good reason. I think it works well as it is.

Tags: Father, Youth/Age, Redemption, Repentance, Friendship, Crisis, Adoption