A Shepherd's Blood Type
31/01/10 19:46 Filed in: John
I changed my mind on submitting this for this months' EN. Partly I was really pushed for time and I did most of it in the dark with absurbly minimal amounts of sleep, and partly I did it because I really like this style of work and want to continue pushing it in future work if at all possible.
Anyways - this is a meditation on how I want my hands to be like His hands.
EN75 The Son has Risen: let nightmares cease!
07/01/10 07:40 Filed in: Psalms | Colossians
Based heavily on some recent personal experiences, I have been reflecting on how a parent might bring comfort to a child who is having nightmares. From this I began to move further outwards and think what basis is there for any of us being comforted in the face of the ultimate nightmare of mortality and suffering.
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.
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The previous version of this cartoon can be found here.
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
EN60 Jesus the Anchor
22/09/08 13:55 Filed in: Hebrews
The Bible epilogue text can be found here (you will need to scroll down to find the exact part). Read More...
EN59 The Credit Crunch
01/09/08 13:55 Filed in: 1 Peter
The Bible epilogue text can be found here (you will need to scroll down to find the exact part). Read More...
EN56 The 1967 Aborton Act
22/06/08 13:54 Filed in: Psalms
The Bible epilogue text can be found here.
It is easy to take up extreme positions when it comes to something like Abortion. Shouting matches don't seem to be the right way forward for true gospel people, so I was interested in hearing the testimony of a woman who I featured in the top part of the strip. I didn't want to rubbish people who choose termination but to reflect the relative gravity of each situation. Read More...
EN52 Cutting out God
22/01/08 13:54 Filed in: Psalms
The Bible epilogue text can be found here.
This strip uses a quote from one of my regular RE lessons. We were looking at the ten commandments and I was aiming at trying to get the kids to understand what the original meaning for Israel was. It was as if I had started a war or something! Read More...
EN46 Our days in His hands
01/07/07 13:53 Filed in: Psalms
The Bible epilogue text can be found here (you may have to scroll down a bit to find the exact part...).
Apologies for no extra text. I have just fractured my elbow and typing is not as easy as it was.
EN40 Saddam's Execution
01/01/07 13:53 Filed in: Revelation
The Bible epilogue text can be found here (you may have to scroll down a bit to find the exact part...).
When Saddam was hanged it was shocking to me for a couple of reasons: firstly it happened so quickly, and secondly there was footage of it on youtube. Read More...
EN38 The Adoption Process
01/11/06 13:53 Filed in: 1 Peter
The Bible epilogue text can be found here (you may have to scroll down a bit to find the exact part...).
This one was related to the whole Madonna/celebrity adoption fiasco that hit the headlines. Can a celebrity bypass correct protocols and take a child from africa? Isn't it in fact a compassionate move to share their lives with those less fortunate? Is it right to remove a child from his/her home situation and place them in the ultra-consumerist setting of a celebrity home?
The debates are many, but I wanted to use this situation to Read More...
EN32 The Wages of Wogan
22/05/06 13:52 Filed in: 1 Peter
The Bible epilogue text can be found here (you may have to scroll down a bit to find the exact part...).
Terry Wogan earns a huge amount of money. I thought that this was well worth using because it raises the big question of 'who is worth that?'. The lovely thing about being a christian is that God places infinite value on us by giving His life for us on the cross. People with little or no self esteem can be cherished and cared for in the arms of God. Amazing.
I cheated a little here. The image comes from a set of three pictures I produced for the Brighton Festival Fringe.
Tim Bongers is the dedicatee. I did this specially for him and then the EN staff inadvertently chopped off the whole right hand side of the strip... it was made worse by me telling Tim to look for it. Sorry.
EN27 Bowled Over
01/12/05 13:51 Filed in: Matthew
The Bible epilogue text can be found here (you may have to scroll down a bit to find the exact part...).
This one had something to do with reflecting on retirement issues. I think that that there may have been some pensions related stuff in the news and I wanted to handle it obliquely. I didn't really feel confident dealing with it head-on but this taps into the general idea of what you are ultimately basing your security and hopes on. I think that the Bible text (above) is the best explanation here, so I won't waste my shallow breath.
Occasionally I have departed from the regular format and gone for something almost parentless. The main idea is to establish the window discussion before revealling their ultimate fate and blindness to the impending hit.
I really dislike bowling and when I go I usually look for some creative way to avoid actually playing it - like writing stupid things on the scorecard, or throwing in the most anti-competitive way possible. Once I went to a place that had a speedometer display so I was overjoyed to be aiming for the slowest throw ever. It was hilarious. I find bowling alleys very depressing because they usually have unhealthy food. I don't like the shoes either...
EN25 The 'Incitement to Religious Hatred' Law
01/10/05 13:51 Filed in: Hebrews
The Bible epilogue text can be found here (you may have to scroll down a bit to find the exact part...).
The Christian Institute had made some responses to the discussion on a proposed 'incitement to religious hatred' law. A worrying aspect of the issue was that a law that was intended to protect religious views could end up being used to legislate against faiths like christianity. I had listened to some testimonies of people from around the world where they had been hounded and eventually thrown out of their own countries due to this kind of law being passed. I wanted to reflect on the changes implicit in this law.
A couple of my friends’ boys are mentioned in the dedication. I think it speaks for itself.
EN23 The Hour of Darkness
01/07/05 13:51 Filed in: Colossians
The Bible epilogue text can be found here (you may have to scroll down a bit to find the exact part...).
7/7, as it is referred to, was yet another defining moment in our shifting culture. I reflected on the parallel steps of the bomber and Jesus, how they both involved death, both were puzzling, and yet had such dramatically different consequences for anyone connected.
Flippancy is something to be avoided with this material, and I think it manages to do that. A lot of the time these strips require you to compare parallel compositions or scan repetitive elements. This one uses that device.
EN15 Reconciliation
01/12/04 13:50 Filed in: Luke
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.
